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CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Several Clinical Psychology graduate students presented at national conferences, were awarded external funding to attend these conferences over the summer and/or had work published. Below is a partial listing of students accomplishments between May and August, based on information provided by the faculty.
PRESENTATIONS Several TU clinical graduate students presented at the annual meeting of American Psychological Association (APA) in August.:
· Patricia Byrd, Sumer Ledet, and Patricia Stem spoke at a symposium chaired by Dr. Dennis Combs entitled: "Improving Mental Health Services in Correctional Settings: A Research-Based Approach".
· Brandon Baughman, Rebekah Shields, and Taeh Ward also were first authors or co-authors of posters.
· The talk listed below by Alyssa Rippy was referenced in a USA Today news article.
“Does In-Vivo Catastrophizing Engage Descending Modulation of Spinal Nociception?” Journal of Pain, 7, S8. “Emotional Modulation of Sympathetic Defense Responses to Noxious Shock” Journal of Pain, 7, S18. “Modulation of Spinal Nociception and Pain by Emotion: Does Predictability of the Noxious Stimulus Disengage Modulation at Spinal Levels?” Journal of Pain, 7, S17.
*Rippy, A*. & Newman, E. (2006, August). “Measuring Perceived Discrimination Among Muslim American”. In S. Ahmed (chair), Muslim American Research in the Post September 11th Era presented at the American Psychological Association annual convention , New Orleans, LA. “Conditioned Fear-Induced Pain Modulation in Humans: The Influence of Preparedness” Journal of Pain, 7, S18.
“Perceived religious discrimination and its relationship to anxiety and paranoia among Muslim Americans”. Journal of Muslim Mental Health, 1, 5-20.
STUDENT AWARDS Amy Williams American Pain Society Travel Award ($750) Project: Conditioned Fear-Induced Pain Modulation in Humans: The Influence of Preparedness Klanci McCabe American Pain Society Travel Award ($750) Project: Emotional Modulation of Sympathetic Defense Responses to Noxious Shock |
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INDUSTRIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Recent events for I/O graduate students include:
Kevin Fox and Michael Anderson successfully defended their dissertations, completing their Ph.D. Studies.
Mehmet Turget, Jenna Fitzke, Jason Huang, Ken Barton, and Tae Yang completed the requirements for their Masters degree in IO Psychology.
Michelle Streich, Edward Jerden, and Ho-Chul Shin successfully defended their dissertation proposals.
Michelle Streich, David Stewart, and Kevin Meyer presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology’s annual conference. |
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Michael Basso, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, received a $942,000 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a branch of the National Institutes of Health. The grant will be used to investigate the ability of people with multiple sclerosis to provide competent consent to take part in research studies. The bulk of the grant will go towards salaries, including stipends for three graduate students and two undergraduates, and equipment, such as computers and printers. or at the project's toll-free number, (866) 819-5019.
Click here to read more about the grant: http://www.utulsa.edu/news/article.asp?Key=1178
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