Self-Monitor Alumni Newsletter, 2019
The Summer 2019 edition of The Self Monitor, the department’s alumni newsletter, is now available. Check it out here.
Associate Professor Karla Vermeulen Receives $20,000 Grant
Associate Professor Karla Vermeulen (IDMH) has received a $20,000 grant from the New York State Office of Mental Health to support development of a webcast titled “Assisting Children Following Disasters & Large-Scale Traumatic Events.” Contact the Institute for Disaster Mental Health to learn more.
Faculty Search: Cognitive Psychologist
SUNY New Paltz Vacancy External Posting (Faculty) Applications are invited for consideration for appointment to the following position: Department: Psychology Budget Title: Assistant Professor Local Title: Assistant Professor of Cognitive Psychology Posting Date: June 6, 2019 Classification: na Duties: The Department of Psychology at the State University of New York … Continue reading
Professor Jonathan Raskin Publishes Article on Alternatives to the DSM-5
Professor Jonathan Raskin has published a new article in the Journal of Humanistic Psychology on diagnostic alternatives to the DSM-5. The article is part of a special issue, “Diagnostic Alternatives Part 4.” The full reference and abstract are below. Raskin, J. D. (2019). What might an alternative to the DSM suitable for psychotherapists look like? Journal … Continue reading
Professor Glenn Geher Co-Edits New Book, “Darwin’s Roadmap to the Curriculum”
Professor Glenn Geher recently co-edited the newly released book Darwin’s Roadmap to the Curriculum: Evolutionary Studies in Higher Education published by Oxford University Press. Professor Geher co-edited this book with David Sloan Wilson (Binghamton University), Hadassah Mativesky (Universal Instruments), and Andrew Gallup (SUNY Polytechnic Institute). This book was largely inspired by the EvoS … Continue reading
Presentation on Adoption as a Specialty Area in Counseling
Dr. Yanhong Liu, assistant professor of counseling and human services at Syracuse University, presented an empowering talk on adoption at SUNY New Paltz on April 11. The presentation, which was well attended by faculty and students across counseling and psychology, was entitled “Adoption as a Specialty Area of Counseling: Reality, Themes, and … Continue reading
SUNY New Paltz Psychology Program Ranked as 2019 Best Value
The Department of Psychology at SUNY New Paltz has achieved a top rating in College Factual’s 2019 Best Value Colleges for General Psychology analysis. More specifically, the program at SUNY New Paltz was ranked #67 out of 814 colleges and universities, making it one of the best values in the … Continue reading
More Hope, Less Blame: Rosie Phillips Davis targets deep poverty in Distinguished Speaker Address
Reproduced from New Paltz News American Psychological Association President Rosie Phillips Davis visited SUNY New Paltz on Monday, April 1, to make a case that one of the most important collective actions we can take in the fight against poverty is to change our attitudes about impoverished people. Davis, who … Continue reading
Professor Glenn Geher Publishes Book, “Own Your Psychology Major!”
Congratulations to Professor Glenn Geher, who has published a new book from APA Books, Own Your Psychology Major! A Guide to Student Success. Overview Congratulations on declaring your psychology major! Psychology is among the most popular majors in college today — yet, it’s possible that you chose it without realizing how … Continue reading
Dr. Matthew Wice To Join Full-Time Faculty as Assistant Professor
Dr. Matthew Wice, currently a visiting lecturer, will join the SUNY New Paltz Department of Psychology as a full-time assistant professor beginning in Fall 2019. Dr. Wice received his Ph.D. in developmental psychology from The New School for Social Research in May 2017. His research program concerns the development of social cognition, with … Continue reading
Professor Giordana Grossi Co-Edits Special Issue on Neurogenderings
Professor of Psychology Giordana Grossi has co-edited (with Rebecca Jordan-Young, Barnard College, and Gina Rippon, Aston University) a special issue of The Scholar & Feminist Online (15.2 Spring 2019 issue) on NeuroGenderings, an international and transdisciplinary groups of scholars who critically examine the neuroscientific production of knowledge, along with its practices and methodologies, … Continue reading
Three Psychology Faculty Publish Disaster Mental Health Case Studies Book
A newly released book, Disaster Mental Health Case Studies: Lessons Learned from Counseling in Chaos, was edited by three psychologists affiliated with the Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) at SUNY New Paltz. Dr. James Halpern is the IDMH Founding Director and a Professor Emeritus. Dr. Amy Nitza is the … Continue reading
Emeritus Faculty Member Phyllis Freeman’s Latest Work on Lyme Disease
Emeritus faculty member Phyllis Freeman has coauthored with Dr. Richard I. Horowitz two recent peer reviewed medical articles on Lyme disease. The first is an article published in the International Journal of General Medicine on dapsone combination therapy for the treatment of Lyme disease and associated co-infections. This is part 1 of … Continue reading
Third Annual Darwin Day Symposium
For the third year in a row, members of the New Paltz Evolutionary Psychology Lab held a symposium related to evolution for the Hudson Valley Humanists as part of the Humanists’ celebration of Darwin Day at the New Paltz Community Center. Darwin Day is an international secular holiday held on … Continue reading
Suicide Awareness on P.S. I Love You Day, Feb. 8
The SUNY New Paltz Department of Psychology invites you to participate in P.S. I Love You Day by wearing purple on Friday, Feb. 8 to bring awareness to suicide prevention. Here’s the description of it from the P.S. I Love You Day website: P.S. I Love You Day is held every second Friday of February, making it … Continue reading
Assistant Professor Dan Li’s Publication on Interactional Patterns of Clinical Supervision
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education Dan Li’s newest publication examines the interactional patterns of clinical supervision by using sequential analysis. Here is the title, abstract, and eprint link: Interactional patterns of clinical supervision: using sequential analysis Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy Volume 10, 2019 – Issue 1 Dan … Continue reading
Fall 2018 Student Award Winners
Outstanding Student Awards Undergraduate Students Sabrina Distefano Alexander Mahon Hanna Zyshchuk Graduate Student Angelo D’Addario Students of Excellence Julia Avallone Paige Barto Julia Berak Claire Chandler Crystal Ghany Emily Kramek Julia Laplaza Karlene Nippert Chloe Oktay Avery Seyler-Wetzel Beatriz Vera Awards from other semesters
Psychology Student Awards Ceremony and Reception December 13
The Student of Excellence Award Ceremony for Fall 2018 will be held on December 13 at 5 PM in Wooster 360. All members of the psychology department community are invited. Please join us.
Emeritus Professor Phyllis Freeman Coauthors New Publication on Chronic Lyme Disease
Precision Medicine: The Role of the MSIDS Model in Defining, Diagnosing, and Treating Chronic Lyme Disease/Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome and Other Chronic Illness: Part 2 Richard I. Horowitz 1,2,* and Phyllis R. Freeman 2 1 HHS Tickborne Disease Working Group, Washington, DC 20201, USA 2 Hudson Valley Healing Arts Center, New … Continue reading
Professor Glenn Geher’s Two New Publications
Professor Glenn Geher has two new publications. Along with psychology graduate students Jacqueline Di Santo and Julie Planke, Professor Geher co-authored a chapter titled “Social Reputation” for the Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science (T. Shackelford, Ed.). He also was an invited contributor to November’s cover story for Times Higher Education. … Continue reading