Psychology Department News and Announcements
September, 2023- Dn. Joe Ferrari, St. Vincent dePaul Distinguished Professor of Psychology, was interviewed for a UK podcast titled “Still Procrastinating?” The podcast was Episode 10 for the show MaryLayo Talks, and may be found here:
https://marylayotalks.com/episode/10 . Dn. Joe was also interviewed/cited in Consumer Reports [AUG-SEPT] for his work on
“Clutter”.
July, 2023- Anne Saw, associate professor of clinical and community psychology, participated in the inaugural White House Initiative “Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Summit”. The event was organized by Cori Cafaro, clinical-community psychology doctoral student, through her internship with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Office of Behavioral Health Equity. The summit may be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0hjITBZidI July, 2023-
Psi Chi, the International Academic Honor Society in Psychology, received the 2022-2023 Ruth Hubbard Cousins Chapter Award. With over 1,150 chapters, the DePaul chapter is the only recipient of this prestigious award this year. Theresa Luhrs, director of undergraduate studies, and Jennifer Zimmerman, senior professional lecturer, are the co-faculty advisors of the DePaul chapter.
June, 2023- Psi Chi, the International Academic Honor Society in Psychology, received the Model Chapter Award again. With over 1,150 chapters, the DePaul chapter is one of only 34 chapters to achieve the prestigious Model Chapter status this year. Theresa Luhrs, director of undergraduate studies, and Jennifer Zimmerman, senior professional lecturer, are the co-faculty advisors of the DePaul chapter.
June, 2023- Ansuk Jeong, assistant professor of community psychology, was named a 2023 Research Scholar of the American Psychological Association, “Division 27, Society for Community Research and Action.”
June, 2023- Olya Glantsman, senior professional lecturer, was awarded from the American Psychological Association, “Division 27, Society for Community Research and Action” the Outstanding Educator Award, the Excellence in Education Programs for Undergraduate Concentration in Community Psychology and the Don Klein Publication Award to Advance Community Psychology Practice.
May, 2023- Verena Graupmann, associate professor of psychological science, received the DePaul University Quality of Instruction Council Excellence in Teaching Award.
May, 2023- Antonio Polo, professor of clinical psychology, was interviewed by CBS 2 News Chicago regarding his Department of Education-funded program to train school counselors of diverse backgrounds to work in high-needs schools.
April, 2023- Laura Saldana, clinical-child psychology doctoral student, was selected for APA’s Minority Fellowship Program (https://www.apa.org/pi/mfp). The MPF is a highly competitive and prestigious honor preparing doctoral students for research and practice in psychology. Laura is mentored by Antonio Polo, associate professor of clinical psychology.
April, 2023- Antonio Polo, professor of clinical psychology, was interviewed by WTTW’s Chicago Tonight regarding his study that identified high rates of mental health difficulties among Latinx youth before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
March, 2023- Antonio Polo, professor of clinical psychology, was awarded a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to conduct “Project STRIDE.” The project will train mental health counselors and counseling students of African American and Latinx backgrounds to provide mental health interventions in high-need elementary schools.
March, 2023- Susan McMahon, professor of clinical and community psychology, was interviewed by The Washington Post for a story on workplace violence against women.
March, 2023- Leonard Jason, professor of community and clinical psychology, was awarded a $842,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to further his research on “ME/CFS and long COVID.”
February, 2023- Olya Glantsman, senior professional lecturer in psychology, co-authored an OP-ED piece for the Chicago Sun-Times titled, “Higher Education Can do More to Help our City’s Immigrants.”
February, 2023- St Vincent dePaul Professor of Psychology Dn. Joseph Ferrari was interviewed for the APA podcast series “Speaking of Psychology” about his work on CLUTTER.
February, 2023- Susan McMahon, professor of clinical and community psychology, was interviewed by WAVY regarding her research on violence against teachers. January, 2023- Jocelyn Carter, professor of clinical psychology, was interviewed by WTTW’s Chicago Tonight regarding the importance of inclusive fitness spaces for women.
January, 2023- Anne Saw, associate professor of clinical and community psychology, was interviewed by USA Today and ABC7 Chicago regarding the impact of the mass violence in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay on Asian American communities.
January, 2023- St Vincent dePaul Professor of Psychology Dn. Joseph Ferrari was interviewed on “Digital Clutter” removal for the Wall Street Journal. He also was cited on health implications of academic procrastination by
HealthDay.com, the ‘associate press for medicine’. The same story/interview on student health and procrastination appeared in
AtchinsonGlobeNOW.com.
December, 2022- Dn. Joseph Ferrari, St Vincent dePaul Professor of Psychology, was interviewed in the New York Time for an article on “task paralysis.” This term reflects when persons freeze, and are unable to move forward on task completion. The article may be found at:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/12/well/mind/task-paralysis.html Dn. Joe also was part of the national cable channel and show NEWSY-TV, “The Why” about ‘
Christmas and procrastinating‘. In addition, Dn. Joe posted on Psychology Today on
“Timing is Everything: Christmas and Procrastination” AND yet another - THE ATLANTIC magazine, on
defending having clutter.
December, 2022- Jocelyn Carter, professor of clinical psychology, was interviewed in the LA Times on how to identify signs of depression and anxiety in children and teenagers.
https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2022-12-06/group-therapy-depression-anxiety-children-group-therapy November, 2022- Joseph Mikels, professor of psychological science and community psychology, was awarded funding to establish the “Chicago Consortium on Healthy Aging and Longevity.” Dr. Mikels will create a network of scholars, practitioners, teachers, and other individuals and organizations that work with older adults.
November, 2022- Anne Saw, associate professor of clinical and community psychology, was interviewed in Block Club Chicago regarding her advocacy efforts to pass the Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act and why Asian American history education will help promote Asian childrens’ identity development.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/11/01/chicago-teachers-can-now-attend-free-workshops-to-better-teach-asian-american-history/ October, 2022- I-O doctoral program Alum Shanique Brown (now, Wayne State University faculty member) was selected by the journal Group Dynamics for a new role, awarding her their first Editorial Fellowship for Members of Historically Excluded Groups. Read about the two year Fellowship: Group Dynamics: Theory Research, and Practice editorial fellowship for members of historically excluded groups (apa.org)
October, 2022: Megan Greeson, associate professor of clinical and community psychology, was awarded a grant from the US Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women to conduct a study. titled “Sexual Assault Survivors' Experiences Seeking Civil No Contact Orders.”
September, 2022- Leonard Jason, professor of community and clinical psychology, published an op-ed in MedPage Today regarding lessons learned from research on ME/CFS that are applicable to long COVID.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/100788 September, 2022- Molly Brown, associate professor of clinical and community psychology, was interviewed for a story in the Chicago Tribune to comment on prevalence estimates of homelessness in Chicago and local advocacy efforts to address homelessness.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-homelessness-increase-report-20220920-nmfrgnivrvexhg6iia4otsggkm-story.html September, 2022- Leonard Jason, professor of community and clinical psychology, published a commentary in the Chicago Tribune regarding his work on the National Institutes of Health’s “RECOVER Commonalities with Other Post Viral Syndromes Task Force.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-long-covid-19-20220912-42gktniwobbcbblcbs56l6r7zu-story.html August, 2022- Leonard Jason, professor of community and clinical psychology, is a 2022 DePaul University Spirit of Inquiry Award honoree. The award acknowledges leadership and commitment to intellectual inquiry, and the university’s excellence in research award.
https://resources.depaul.edu/newsline/sections/campus-and-community/Pages/spirit-of-inquiry-2022.aspx?utm_campaign=Daily_08182022&utm_medium=email&utm_source=EOACLK August, 2022- Joanna Buscemi, associate professor of clinical psychology, was interviewed on WTTW Chicago Tonight about the cost of insulin for Medicare and non-Medicare users following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
https://news.wttw.com/2022/08/17/law-caps-monthly-insulin-cost-medicare-users