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Congratulations Dr. King on being recognized for your accomplishments! Dr. King was appointed as Director of the UF Health Psychology Specialties Clinic in November of 2021. She has fulfilled her commitment with excellence chairing the Clinical Operations Group, assessing staffing needs to improve performance, implementing policies…
Natalie Koskela-Staples, M.S., has received the APA Division 54 Marion and Donald Routh Research Grant to fund her dissertation study: “Association between parent-child communication patterns and pediatric asthma outcomes: A mixed methods study.” This $5,000 grant is designed to enable a student member of the Society of Pediatric Psychology to…
After a long and remarkable career Dr. Peter Lang retired as Professor Emeritus on October 31, 2022. Dr. Lang obtained his BA in psychology from Denison University in 1950, his M.A. in Romance Languages from the University of Buffalo in 1952, and his doctorate in Psychology from the University of…
Congratulations to Dr. Waxenberg, CHP’s winner of the 2022 Halloween Door Decor Spooktacular! Her theme was, “What Haunts You?”. Crowd favorites were Will you serve on my committee?, FARs, and Returning from vacation. It was a friendly competition between HSRMP (event sponsors) and CHP. Congratulations also to Dr. Molly…
Kim Driscoll, PhD and colleagues Matthew Schmidt, Jie Lu, Avani Modi, and Wenjing Luo were recently honored with the AECT Division of Distance Learning (DDL) Crystal Award for their study titled Diabetes Journey: from systematic screening to intervention. This award honors innovative and outstanding multimedia-based distance education…
Congratulations to Adam Woods, Ph.D., who continues to make headlines in research and accomplishments. October 25, 2022, it was announced that Dr. Woods has been appointed by the college of Public Health and Health Professions as it’s Associate Dean for Research. As Associate Dean, Dr. Woods will focus on…
Congratulations to CHP’s doctoral candidate Priscilla Amofa-Ho, recently featured as an up-and-coming neuroscience researcher at UF in MBI (McKnight Brain Institute) Rising Stars video series. To watch the video and read the full MBI article about her ongoing research, please click HERE. Priscilla Amofa-Ho conducts research with…
Congratulations to CHP’s Dawn Bowers, PhD, ABPP-CN, who earned her doctorate in clinical psychology in 1978 and has been named the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions Outstanding Alumna of the Year in recognition of extraordinary contributions to the field of neuropsychology. To view the…
Congratulations to CHP’s Rebecca Pearl, Ph.D., one of 103 highly innovative “trailblazing” scientists, has received the prestigious 2022 High-Risk, High-Reward Research Award from the Common Fund at the National Institutes of Health. “Pearl’s project will address the internalization of health-related stigma, or self-stigma, among people with chronic…
Congratulations to CHP’s Clinical Assistant Professor Alana Rawlinson, Ph.D., who was awarded one of five 2022 Reubin O’D. Askew Young Alumni Awards, the highest honor bestowed upon young alumni by the Florida State University Alumni Association. This award recognizes outstanding accomplishments built on the foundation of their education…
