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Psychology Department News

5-19-2008: Congratulations to Kevin Montes (Psychology Major) for receiving a forgivable loan through the 2008 Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program. His mentors are Drs. L. Mark Carrier and Carl Sneed.

5-3-2008: Congratulations to Chaka Dodson (Masters Student) for being the runner up in Psychology at the 2008 CSU Statewide Student Research Competition. Her mentor is Dr. Karen Mason

03/27/08 – Congratulations to Nikki Mehdiyoun who successfully defended her thesis, "Problem behavior theory: Factors associated with youth classified as "highest risk."  Dr. Carl Sneed was the chair of her committee; Drs. Keisha Paxton and Frank Papa were also committee members.

03/18/08 – Congratulations to Elizabeth Curtis who successfully defended her thesis, "The Relationship Between Adult Attachment Styles and Self-Esteem."  Dr. Carl Sneed was the chair of her committee; Drs. Larry Rosen and Mark Carrier were also members of her thesis committee.

11/19/07 – Congratulations to Chaka Dodson (Psychology Major) for winning First Place in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Discipline at the CSUDH Student Research Day 2007. Congratulations also to Haykal Maalouf (Psychology MA Student) for winning First Place in the poster session.  Their mentor is Dr. Karen Mason.

9/12/07 – Congratulations to Dr. Carl Sneed for receiving funding from the Centers for Disease Control to conduct his study entitled “Minority HIV/AIDS Research Initiative (MARI)” in the amount of $204,437.

5/30/07 - Psychology BA recipient Angelica Mendoza is featured in an article in Dateline Dominguez Hills (http://www.csudh.edu/univadv/dateline/campusnews/mcnair.htm). Her mentor is Dr. Larry Rosen.

5/17/07 - Psychology BA Recipient Cheyenne Cummings is featured in an article in Dateline Dominguez Hills (http://www.csudh.edu/univadv/dateline/campusnews/mbrs.htm). His mentor is Dr. Larry Rosen.

3/12/07 - Congratulations to Psychology Majors Michelle Albertella and Angelica Mendoza for receiving mini-grants from the Graduate Studies Office to attend the 35th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society and the UPRH - McNair Research Symposium, respectively.

3/7/07 - Congratulations to Psychology Major Heather Ruoti for receiving a mini-grant from the Graduate Studies Office to attend the Western Psychological Association 87th Annual Convention.

11/06 - Psychology BA Alumnus Pamela Robinson is featured in an article in Inside Dominguez Hills.

11/06 - Drs. Maria Hurtado-Ortiz and Silvia Santos, as well as Psychology students Etna Jimenez, Erikah Miller, and Astrid Reynosa, are featured in an article in Inside Dominguez Hills.

11/22/06 - Congratulations to Breyon Clemons and Lynisha Kelly (Psychology Majors) for winning Poster Awards for the Behavioral and Social Sciences session at the CSUDH Student Research Day 2006. Breyon's mentor is Dr. Tara Victor and Lynisha's mentor is Dr. Silvia Santos.

7/13/06 - Congratulations to Drs. Maria Hurtado-Ortiz and Silvia Santos for receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health to conduct their study entitled, "Mental Models of Diabetes Among Latino Students."

6/13/06 - Congratulations to Steven Hayes (Psychology BA Recipient, 2006) for being selected to receive a CSUDH forgivable loan to help finance his graduate education at the University of California, Riverside, in the area of Social Psychology/ Human Development. His mentor is Dr. Larry Rosen. Congratulations also to Juliana Mojica (MA Psychology student) for being named a California Pre-doctoral Scholar for the 2006-07 academic year by the CSU Chancellor's Office. Her mentor is Dr. Carl Sneed.

5/19/06 - Congratulations to Drs. Karen Mason and Keisha Paxton for getting funded through a RSCAAP (CSUDH) grant for conducting research during Summer 2006.

5/18/06 - Congratulations to Heidi Martin (Psychology/Africana Studies Major) for receiving the Deborah C. Sears Scholarship from the California State University Dominguez Hills Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA).

3/17/06 - Congratulations to the Outstanding Psychology Students for 2005-2006! By a vote of the Psychology faculty, the following students were awarded the Outstanding Psychology Undergraduate Award: Michelle Albertella, Steven Hayes, and Myeshia Price. The Outstanding Psychology Graduate Award was awarded to: Rosalynd Divinity, Juliana Mojica, and Jeffrey Saylor.

2/20/06 - Congratulations to Juliana Mojica (MA Student), whose presentation on the topic of Adolescent Sex Education on the Internet was accepted to the 2006 Western Psychological Association conference. Her co-authors are Dr. Carl Sneed and Alex Nedilskyj (Psychology major).

1/23/06 - Congratulations to Dr. Silvia Santos, who is receiving an Academic Affairs Faculty Award honoring her for 10 years of service to the University.

12/30/05 - Congratulations to Michelle Albertella (Psychology Major) for winning a Howell-CSUPERB Student Research Fellow Award for $2500. Her project is concerned with the interplay of prenatal hormone exposure (to androgens), depression and immune system functioning. Her mentor is Dr. Diane Henschel.

12/12/05 - Psychology MA student Cesar Rodriguez and MA Alumnus Raul Rodriguez are featured in an article in the Dominguez Hills newsletter (http://www.csudh.edu/univadv/dateline/archives/20051212/studentnews/cesarrodriguez.htm).

12/12/05 - Psychology Majors Michelle Albertella, Jyenny Babcock, Steven Hayes, Heidi Martin, Angelica Mendoza, Ignacio Sobers, and Victor Tovar appear in an article about the McNair Scholars program at CSUDH. Dr. Elena Reigadas (part-time faculty member) also appears (http://www.csudh.edu/univadv/dateline/campusnews/mcnairscholars.htm).

12/2/05 - Congratulations to the following students inducted into Psi Chi, Fall 2005 semester: Lucille Alkamine, Michelle Albertella, Jyenny Lee, Sharon Baye, Maria Canela, Cheyenne Cummings, Mallory Lavrini, Sherry Liang, Jeana Mims, Juliana Mojica, Alexander Nedilskyj, Brian Olsen, Jennell Plummer, Chrissie Smith-Brewer, and Anna Zavala.

11/23/05 - Psychology Alumnus Alejandro Morales (BA) is pictured on the cover of this month's "gradPSYCH: The Magazine of the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students." (http://www.gradpsych.apags.org/)

11/21/05 - Congratulations to these Fall 2005 graduates who were nominated by the Department for Honors in the Major: Ricardo Alvarado, Shah Alvarez, Guadalupe Castaneda, Marcelina Ceballos, Laura Dowsing, Suzanne Fagins, Catalina Gaete, Monica Gonzalez, Nicholas Grant, Jessica Hout, Alyce Lunardi, Chloe Nieto, Sandra Nunez, Curtis Owens, Deana Rice, Birney Smith, Brenda Thompson, Han Tran, Dizon Cheyenne Williams, and Tasha Worthy.

11/18/05 - Congratulations to Dr. Carl Sneed for getting funded through a RSCAAP (CSUDH) grant for conducting research.

11/15/05 - Congratulations to Steven Hayes (Psychology Major) for receiving a $500 mini-grant from the Office of Graduate Studies & Research to attend the UMBC McNair Scholars 13th Annual Conference.

11/14/05 - Congratulations to Myeshia Price (Psychology Major) for being a Division Winner (Behavioral & Social Science Division) at the CSUDH Student Research Day. Her faculty mentor is Dr. Karen Mason.

12/00/04 - Former student Alejandro Morales (BA Psychology) is featured in an article in this month's APA Monitor (as well as Drs. L. Mark Carrier and Silvia Santos). (http://www.apa.org/monitor/dec04/pipeline.html)