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Sarah C. Westen, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Diabetes Behavioral Medicine and Psychology in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Florida, leads the Psychosocial Subcommittee of the American Diabetes Association’s Youth Strategies Committee, which developed a video project over the past…
On June 23rd, the 2022-2023 CHP Interns culminated their year-long efforts with a festive graduation ceremony. Dr. Lori Waxenberg hosted a delightful presentation, honoring each outgoing intern for their accomplishments. As a thoughtful parting gift, each intern received a framed photo from Dr. Waxenberg’s personal collection with words of encouragement…
Congratulations to Adam Woods, Ph.D. on his appointment as co-director of UF’s Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory (CAM). CAM is a premier research center supported by the McKnight Brain Institute that is focused on discovering interventions to prevent or remediate age-related cognitive decline. In his new role,…
Ronald H. Rozensky, Ph.D., ABPP, has received the Society for Health Psychology’s (APA Division 38), 2023 Cynthia D. Belar Award for Excellence in Health Psychology Education & Training. This award is presented to a leader in psychology’s education and training community who has made major contributions to…
Congratulations to CHP’s Emily Matusz, selected for the 2023-2024 Stephanie Nicole Ross Foundation’s annual scholarship. Emily is entering her third year of the Clinical and Health Psychology Ph.D. program with a specialization in Neuropsychology at the University of Florida. Broadly, Emily’s research focuses on the intersection among biomarkers,…
Christian McLaren, B.S., a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Florida College of Health and Health Professions, has received the prestigious 2023 Cluff Aging Research Award in recognition of his outstanding scholarly contributions in the field of aging. The…
Congratulations to Drs. Kathryn Ross, Jared Tanner and Sarah Westen. Each were recently recognized by Dean Virnig for their outstanding teaching efforts during the spring 2023 semester based on mean course evaluations of 4.8 or higher. Excellent instruction is essential to our programs, college, and university. Their hard work,…
Championship Team On Saturday May 20, 2023, these cast-offs by the Child area joined 4 non-child area players to bring home the title in an extra innings 8-7 thriller. It was only fitting that MVP Catherine Tocci scored the winning run. Dr. Gabrielli was a defensive gem at shortstop. Ryan…
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Allison Holgerson has agreed to serve as our new Director of Clinical Training. Allison has been with the Department since 2018 and is Board Certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Health Psychology. Her primary clinical practice has been collaborating…
Congratulations to Clinical and Health Psychology’s Assistant Professor, Joe Gullett, PhD, who has received a five-year K23 research career development grant from the National Institute on Aging to support a new AI study. As part of UF’s artificial intelligence initiative, the study focuses on patients with a diagnosis of…
