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Undergraduate Student Researchers Attend 2023 Society for Prevention Research Conference

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This spring, Dr. Courtenay Cavanaugh traveled with four CCAS undergraduate students, Skylar Rucci, Jeniska Rivera, Sarah Mireles, and Reese Mabolis, to the 2023 Society for Prevention Research Conference in Washington, DC. During their travel, Sarah Mireles ’23, Reese Mabolis ’25, and Skylar Rucci ’23 presented their research study “Examining Whether Gender Moderates the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Intimate Partner Violence,… continue reading

Boy in the Mirror: Dr. Markey’s Research Starts Crucial Conversations on Male Body Image

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By Tom McLaughlin The statistics are tough to digest, said Rutgers University–Camden psychologist Charlotte Markey. Among mental health issues, eating disorders are the second deadliest, behind only opioid abuse. And, although much more public attention and research is given to issues around female body image, anywhere between a quarter and a third of eating-disorder patients… continue reading

Lisa Payne Receives the Vice Chancellor’s Fund for Research Catalysts and Multidisciplinary Award

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The Research Office announced Dr. Lisa Payne as one of this year’s recipients of the FY 2023 Vice Chancellor’s Fund for Research Catalyst and Multidisciplinary awards. These projects reflect the high-quality research that is a hallmark of our campus. Dr. Payne will be collaborating with Dr. Michelle Carlin, Department of Chemistry, on a research project titled… continue reading

Congratulations to our Graduate Students who received the Chancellor’s Grant for Independent Student Research

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Three Psychology Masters students received the Chancellor’s Grant for Independent Student Research: The Chancellor’s Grant for Student Research intends to support student involvement in independent research under the direction of a faculty mentor. The program encourages the students’ experience in defining objectives and selecting methodologies appropriate for original research in their chosen field of study… continue reading

Three Psychology Faculty Receive Chancellor’s Grant for Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Vice Chancellor’s Fund for Research

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The Office of the Chancellor sponsored a host of faculty awards this academic year as part of their “15 in 5” Strategic Initiatives. Department of Psychology recipients for Spring 2023 are: Kristin August BauerDepartment of Psychology & Department of Health SciencesCo-PI: Eveling Hondros, Department of World Languages & Cultures, Co-PI: Kathleen Jackson Department of Nursing, Co-PI: Ana Laguna, Department of World Languages… continue reading