The Newsletter of the Faculty, Staff, and Students of the Psychology Department,
Pace University, New York City Campus
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VOLUME 26, No. 2
Spring 2014
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
Do Psychologists Have A Responsibility to
Social Justice Issues?
At the beginning of each new year, people often
take time to reflect on the previous year and look forward
to and set resolutions for the next year. Mostly, this is
done on a personal level: What did I accomplish last year,
and what do I want to accomplish this year? What can I
improve on in the year to come for my own life?
This type of personal, inward reflection is
inherently a part of the discipline of Psychology and
important to individuals’ well-being and growth. But, in
this new year, I also suggest that we each take time to
reflect on the society and world surrounding us, and what
we should be doing to address some of the social and
political issues currently facing us. As students, teachers,
researchers, and practitioners of Psychology, what roles
and responsibilities do we have to human rights and social
justice issues?
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
MUSINGS . . .
I had just come back from a prestigious
fellowship at the Leadership Institute for Women in
Psychology sponsored by the APA when Dr. Velayo asked
me to write a message from the Chair for Psych Eye. Since
leadership seemed to be on my mind, I decided to
share my thoughts with you. Among the many powerful
experiences I had during the fellowship, was a talk by the
APA President, Nadine Kaslow. She shared with us her
perspective that the best lessons about leadership are
learned from our failures rather than our successes. As I
reflected on her wise words and pondered over my own
learning, I realize the truth and courage of those words. It
takes tremendous strength to…
(Continued on page 2…)
In this Issue… Note from the Editor…………………………………………………………..…….. 1 Message from the Chair……………………………………………………….…… 1 Faculty Announcements………………………………………………………….…3 Program U pdates……………………………………………………………………...5 Featured Profiles Faculty Profile….…………………………………………………………........... 7 Psy.D. Student Profiles……………………………………………….…………8 M.A. Student Profile………….……………………..………………………….. 9 Undergraduate Major Profile………………………………………………11 Student Research Opportunities……………………………………………….12 Upcoming Conferences……………………………………………………………..13 Featured Library Resource ………………………………………………………14 Web Psyched!....................................................................................................... 14 PSI CHI (Pace NYC Chapter) …………………………………………………….15 Mike’s Column………………………………………………………………………… 16 (NOTE
EDITOR…Continued from page 1)
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…………………………………………………………………….16 Miscellaneous………………………………………………………………….……....16 page 1 Looking Back at Last Year, 2013
August of last year was the 50th anniversary of
the March on Washington, attended by over 200,000
people, and during which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave
his “I Have a Dream” speech. Three years after that march,
Dr. King gave an address at convention of the American
Psychological Association (APA), only 7 months before
he was assassinated. In this address, he stated, “For social
scientists, the opportunity to serve in a life-giving purpose
is a humanist challenge of rare distinction.” He spoke
about current issues at that time, including the Vietnam
War; racism and inequality; unemployment; riots, civil
disobedience, and political action. And, he called on
Psychologists to play a central role in understanding these
issues, as they are “fortunate to be able to extirpate evil,
not invent it.” Indeed, we are fortunate to have this
opportunity. Some also argue that we have the
responsibility.
In December of last year, Nelson Mandela, an
activist and leader in the anti-Apartheid movement in
South Africa and the first Black president of South Africa,
died at age 95. His death brought to the forefront
memories of the struggle against such stark oppression,
discrimination, and inequality in South Africa, and
discussions of such issues in contemporary societies
around the world. APA had taken a stance against
Apartheid and divested from South Africa as a protest
against the Apartheid system. In fact, Pace’s very own Dr.
Florence Denmark was a part of and advocate for this
action taken by APA!
Looking Forward in This Year, 2014, and Beyond
On February 26th, a federal judge ruled that
Texas’ ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional, and
similar decisions have recently been made in several states
around the country. On the same day, Arizona’s Governor
vetoed a bill that if passed would have allowed businesses
to deny service to lesbian women and gay men, in addition
to others, based on religious principles.
In addition to the current prominence of LGBTQ
rights issues, right now we face a wide range of critical
social and political issues: a gigantic and ever-widening
inequality gap between rich and poor along with
continuing high rates of unemployment; high rates of gun
and other violence in poor, urban communities; gun
control debates; health care reform debates; immigration
rights debates; “Stop and Frisk” tactics and the continued
hugely disproportionate incarceration of people of color;
the persistent gender pay gap and threats to women’s
reproductive rights; continued U.S. military occupation in
Afghanistan; sex and other human trafficking and modern
forms of slavery; and these are just a few examples!
Much debate also currently continues on the
ethics of APA’s stance on Psychologists’ involvement in
interrogations at Guantánamo Bay and other places,
including the recent decision not to rebuke a member who
participated in what is claimed to have been a brutal
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interrogation (possibly including what some would
consider torture).
So what do you think your role should be as a
student, teacher, researcher, or practitioner of Psychology
in addressing the current social justice issues of our time?
What, if anything, would you like to do this year and
beyond to contribute to the promotion of a more humane
and just society and world? I hope that you will consider
reflecting on these issues in addition to your own personal
introspection.
And if you are interested… one place to start is to
connect with organizations and people that are already
working to address these issues. For example, check out
the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
(SPSSI; also Division 9 of APA), which describes itself as
“an association of approximately 3000 psychologists,
allied scientists, and others, who are interested in the
application of research on the psychological aspects of
important social issues to public policy solutions”:
www.spssi.org. This is just one example - there are many
organizations and people you can connect with that are
taking on current social issues. I encourage you to GET
INVOLVED!
All the best,
Dr. Lisa Rosenthal
Editor, PsychEye
(MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR…Continued from page 1)
acknowledge fragility, compassion, and humaneness
needed for real leadership – in the narratives we have
about life and in organizations. I was also reminded of a
beautiful poem that I learned by rote as a child without
ever understanding the depth and reality of those words Our sweetest songs are those that tell the saddest thoughts
(by Sarojini Naidu). We are all leaders in our world
and Failures are Opportunities created for us and perhaps
the first germ of effort that enables us to transcend
our limitations. As some or many of you are drawing
toward the end of the semester, I urge you to take a
moment and enjoy your successes but also to embrace the
learning your failures may have provided you. I am
similarly taking a moment to reflect on the many new
experiences I have had in my first year as department chair
at Pace.
The best part of my new job as Chair are the
many dedicated leaders – and I am referring to the
academic leadership, faculty, administrative staff,
students, and many other great people that I have come to
page 2 know as colleagues and friends - who have been an
incredible support as I grow and learn in my new role. I
am frequently humbled by the ongoing evidence of their
tireless and selfless dedication to student advancement and
growth at every level of training. Although their
dedication is ever-present, I am particularly struck by the
terrific work that the faculty and indeed everyone affiliated
with the department is doing with regard to APA
accreditation site visit at the present time.
For those who are unfamiliar with it, the APA
accredits doctoral programs in Psychology. The doctoral
program in the department has been accredited by APA for
almost 25 years and was the first of its kind to be
accredited in the state of New York. There has been an
intense level of activity in the department during the past
year as the department prepares for the APA accreditation
site visit. I would like to take a moment to acknowledge
the faculty who have done a stellar job in steering the
department to the highest standards of training leading to a
nationally and even internationally well-recognized
training program at Pace. I would also like to acknowledge
the University leadership, administrative staff, students,
and alumni, and the many adjuncts and supervisors who
tirelessly work with our students and have been like a
ROCK in their support for the department and the faculty.
It is important to note that all the
APA accreditation preparation occurs with the backdrop of
changing accreditation guidelines in the wake of the
Affordable Care Act and other changes in the world of
Psychology and Health. Accreditation happens every few
years. However, maintaining the highest standards while
incorporating time-tested techniques with the latest
advances occurs all the time and characterizes our
department at Pace. I am very privileged to have been
given an opportunity to serve as the Chair. And I look
forward to many wonderful years ahead – of learning and
growth.
Sonia Suchday, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair
Psychology Department
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FACULTY
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dr. Baptiste Barbot is incoming Associate
Editor of Wiley’s Quarterly thematic journal “New
Directions for Child and Adolescent Development”
dedicated to new perspective and scholarship in the field
of child and adolescent development. His Lab group
“Individual Differences in Development” was recently
launched and involves currently 6 Pace undergraduate and
graduate
students
(IDiD
lab
website:
http://webpage.pace.edu/bbarbot/). The group’s research
will be presented this summer in several international
conferences such as the congresses of the International
Test Commission (ITC); the International Center for
Innovation in Education (ICIE); the 28th International
Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP), and the 2014
Annual Convention of the American Psychology
Association (APA). Dr. Barbot recent publications (i.e.,
past 6 month) include: [1] Mourgues, C., Barbot, B., Tan,
M., & Grigorenko, E. L., (in press). The interaction
between culture and the development of creativity. In
Jensen, L. A. The Oxford Handbook of Human
Development and Culture: An Interdisciplinary
Perspective. ; [2] Barbot, B., Heinz, S., & Luthar, S.S.
(2014). Parental Reactions to Adolescent Distress
(PRAD): Development and Validation of a Brief Measure.
Attachment & Human Development.16(1), 1-21. [3]
Barbot, B., Tan, M., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2013). The
Genetics of Creativity: The Generative and Receptive
Sides of the Creativity Equation. In O., Vartanian, A.
Bristol, & J. Kaufman (Eds.), The Neuroscience of
Creativity (pp. 71-93). New york: Cambridge University
Press; [4] Barbot, B., Randi, J., Tan, M., Levenson, C.,
Friedlaender, L., Grigorenko. E. L. (2013). From
Perception to Creative Writing: A Multi-method Pilot
Study of a Visual Literacy Instructional approach.
Learning and Individual Differences, 28, 167-176; [5]
Barbot, B., Hunter, S.R., Grigorenko E. L., & Luthar, S. S.
(2013). Dynamic of Change in Pathological Personality
Trait Dimensions: A Latent Change Analysis Among atRisk Women. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral
Assessment. 35(2), 173-185; [6] Besançon, M., Lubart,
T.I., & Barbot, B. (2013). Creative Giftedness and
Educational opportunities. Educational and Child
Psychology, 30(2), 79-88.[7] Lubart, T.I., Zenasni, F., &
Barbot, B. (2013). Creative potential and its’
measurement.
International Journal for Talent
Development and Creativity.1(2), 41-51.
Dr. Thalia Goldstein received a grant from The
John Templeton Foundation entitled "Training Empathy
and Compassion Through Engagement with Fictional
Worlds." This two-year grant involves an intervention
study to look at the effects of play on empathy,
page 3 compassion, altruism, and spatial skills in four year old
children, as well as funding for a speaker series and a
conference, both of which will be held on the Pace NYC
campus. The conference will be open to the public and
take place in June 2015. It will feature nationally and
internationally renowned researchers on children's
empathy.
Dr.
Goldstein's
recent
publications
include: Goldstein, T.R. & *Yasskin, R. (in press).
Another Pathway to Understanding Human Nature:
Theatre and Dance. In P. Tinio and J. Smith
(Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of
Aesthetics and the Arts. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge
University Press. and Goldstein, T.R. (2013). Responses to
and judgments of acting on film. In J. C. Kaufman and D.
K. Simonton (Eds.), The Social Science of Cinema. New
York: Oxford University Press. Dr. Goldstein will be
presenting at the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology conference (Feb 2014), the Society for
Research in Human Development (March 2014), the
American Association of Theatre Educators (July 2014),
and the American Psychological Association (August
2014). Two lab members from the Social Cognition and
Imagination Lab (directed by Dr. Goldstein) will also be
presenting at the American Psychological Association
annual conference on work completed through the lab. Dr.
Goldstein co-edited and contributed to a recent online
series on child development, learning and the arts:
http://www.learnnow.org/topics/arts/. This series of
articles looks at visual arts, theatre, arts integration and
music, with contributions from nationally and
internationally renowned researchers and practitioners of
the arts.
Dr. Mercedes A. McCormick is completing six
years of significant psychological professional leadership
responsibilities at the international, national, and regional
levels. Currently at the International Level, Mercedes is
the 2014 Past-President of APA Division 52 International
Psychology. Past-President responsibilities include being
the chair of the Div. 52 Nominating and Election
Committee and chair of the Awards Committee. At the
National level Dr. McCormick served the term as elected
Vice-President of Psi Chi International Honor Society in
Psychology (2011-2013). She also led terms as president
of the NYSPA Academic Division (2008-2010) and the
Division of Women’s Issues ( 2011-2013). She is looking
forward to continuing her responsibility as MA
Coordinator of the Psychology Program and teaching
graduate and undergraduate students in psychology
programs at Pace University. At the start of 2014, Dr.
McCormick attended the National Teachers of Psychology
Annual Meeting (NITOP) in St. Petersburg, Florida. She
participated in the conference as a participant and
presenter. She led a Participant Idea Exchange (PIE)
about Tools to Internationalizing the Psychology
Curriculum. In February 2014, Dr. McCormick continued
to speak about her work in Building Bridges in
International Psychology at the Society of Cross-Cultural
Research Conference (SCCR). This presentation addressed
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key points from the chapter Co-curricular activities and
student development: How positive nations encourage
students to pursue careers in psychology. (see Springer’s
Cross- Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology 6
Series in Positive Nations and Communities edited by
Antonella Delle Fave, Chapter Six by McCormick, M.,
Rich, G., Harris-O’Brien, D., Chai, A. (2014). At the
2014 Eastern Psychological Conference Dr. McCormick,
Advisor of Pace PSI CHI Chapter chaired a symposium on
The ABC’s of Success-Connection and Collaboration with
Psi Chi Chapters. Dr. McCormick was proud to introduce
panel presenters who are our 2014 Pace Psi Chi Chapter
Executive Officers.- Brittany Battista (President), Nancy
Martinez (Vice- President) and Rachel Wandishin
(Secretary).
Dr. Yvonne Rafferty had an article published in
the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. It is entitled
Child Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation: A
Review of Promising Prevention Policies and Programs
(2014, 84(4), 1 – 17). She also had a book chapter
published in C. H. Qi and T. Stanton-Chapman (Eds.),
Preschool Children: Education, Social Functioning and
Behavioral Issues (2013). The chapter is entitled: The
Impact of Family Factors and Parenting Practices on
Cognitive Development and Aggressive Behavior among
Children in Early Head Start. In October (2013), Yvonne
presented a paper at the Sexual Violence Research
Initiative Conference in Bangkok. This presentation
highlighted Child Trafficking for Commercial Sexual
Exploitation (CSE): An Overview of Promising Practices
for Prevention. Yvonne continues to represent The Society
for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) at the
United Nations, where she focuses primarily on issues
related to child rights, and discrimination and violence
against the girl child. She is currently on sabbatical
traveling throughout South and Southeast Asia exploring
promising practices for the successful recovery and
reintegration of children who have been trafficked.
Congratulations to Dr. Tyrel Starks, in his first
year at Pace, for receiving an R34 intervention
development grant from the National Institute on Drug
Abuse, for his research study Addressing Substance use
through CVCT (Couples Voluntary Counseling and
Testing for HIV). The three-year award totals
$654,093. In addition, Dr. Starks is a coauthor on 5
articles recently published in a 2014 Special Edition of the
Archives of Sexual Behavior focused on same-sex male
couples.
Dr. Richard Velayo recent article (in
press) titled “Helping Prevent Elder Abuse Globally
Through the Use of Social Media” article will be
published in International Understanding, a refereed
publication of the International Council of Psychologists.
He also has an book chapter that will be published by the
American Psychological Association the end of 2014:
Velayo, R., McCarthy, S., & Sternberger, L. (in press).
Teaching: Opportunities and Recommendations to
Internationalize Psychology Education. In Bullock, M. &
page 4 Shealy, C. (Eds.). Going Global: How Psychology and
Psychologists Can Meet a World of Need (pp. xxx-xxx).
Washington DC: APA. His recent conference
presentations include the following: (1) Velayo, R., &
Trush, M. (March, 2014). Tips for a Successful
International Mentoring Using the Internet - presented at
the 42nd Annual Hunter Psychology Conference, New
York, NY; (2). Velayo, R., Trush, M., & Blackwood, M.
(March 2014). Learning Concept Pairs as a Function of
Memory Strategy Type - presented at the 42nd Annual
Hunter College Psychology Conference, New York, NY;
(3) Reano, C., Forti, L., & Velayo, R., Stedman, N., &
Trush, M. (March 2014). Internationalizing the Teaching
of Psychology: Preliminary Survey - presented at the 42nd
Annual Hunter College Psychology Conference, New
York, NY; (4) Velayo, R., Reano, C., Forti, L., &
Stedman, N. (March, 2014). A Survey To Assess an
“Internationalized” Psychology Course - presented at the
2014 Convention of the Eastern Psychological
Association, Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers, Boston,
MA; (5) Velayo, R., & Trush, M. (February, 2014).
International Mentoring in an “Internet” World:
Recommendations for a Successful Mentor-Mentee
Relationship - presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the
Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Charleston, SC. Dr.
Velayo is also one of the keynote speakers at the 6th
International Conference on Psychology Education
(ICOPE 6) to be held on August 3-5, 2014 at Northern
Arizona University in Flagstaff. In addition, he was the
featured senior psychologist in APA Division 52
(International Psychology) in its FAST-CONNECT
initiative (no. 6, Feb. 2014), which provides an
opportunity for the electronic correspondence and
interviewing among senior international psychologist,
early career psychologists, and psychology graduate
students from various parts of the world.
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PROGRAM UPDATES
GRADUATE PROGRAM
UPDATES
From the Fall 2013 semester to the
Spring 2014 semester, there has
been a significant degree of
program development activity in
the Psychology Department. The
faculty
developed
and
unanimously supported sending
forward two Ph.D. program proposals, one in school
psychology and the other in clinical health psychology.
These proposals represent tapping the strengths of the
Psychology Department and expanding the program
offerings. The anticipation is that, if approved within the
University and the New York State Education Department,
the programs would work in concert with the existing
APA accredited Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in SchoolClinical Child Psychology program. Under the leadership
of Sonia Suchday, our Chairperson, there are also program
development activities at the master’s degree level. The
faculty have supported an M.A. in Global Health
Psychology and program development activities related to
that degree have begun. With all new program proposals,
there is a lengthy time frame as the approval process
moves forward. The anticipation is that the earliest any of
these programs would be operational would be in the
2015-2016 academic year.
The most important graduate program activity
during the Spring, 2014 semester, of course, is the
scheduled accreditation visit from American Psychological
Association (APA). The visit is scheduled for April 1011th and our visitors will be Drs. Hector Machabanski,
Thomas Oakland, and Virginia Salzer. Our planning for
this visit extends back from our last visit in 2007. Faculty
have been continuously refining the program and program
offerings as well as making sure that the program is
consistent with national training standards. For example,
the expectation is that all doctoral psychology training
programs utilize a competency based model. The program
faculty have worked diligently to make sure that
competencies associated with the Psy.D. program are
clarified and rigorously measured. In addition, there has
been work on our diversity plan for both faculty and
students. Also, during this semester there is a search for a
new school psychology faculty member. A number of
excellent candidates have been interviewed and the
process for hiring an appropriate faculty person is moving
along. The addition of a school psychology faculty person
will solidify the school psychology portion of our
combined-integrated Psy.D. in School-Clinical Child
Psychology program. We are looking for someone trained
page 5 in current issues in school psychology who also has a
strong research agenda and can contribute in many ways to
the teaching and overall functioning of all graduate
Psychology Department programs.
Faculty and students continue to write and
present research at regional, national, and international
conferences. For example, we have a number of students
who made presentations at the annual meeting of the
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) as
well as the Society for Personality Assessment (SPA).
This year the annual meeting of the APA will be held in
Washington, D.C. and there will be many Pace University
faculty and students who will be attending and presenting
papers, posters, and symposia. Beyond professional
presentations, faculty and students have been involved in
writing articles for publication in professional outlets.
And, there are a number of grant writing activities in the
department. Drs. Thalia Goldstein and Tyrel Starks
already have been successfully grant funded.
The professional practice fieldwork our students
are engaged in, as well as the various scholarly
presentations and publications, speak well of our graduate
programs. The students, staff, and faculty all contribute in
their own way to our excellent graduate programs.
Best wishes for Spring of 2014 as well as the
upcoming academic year!!!
Barbara Mowder, Ph.D.
Director, Graduate Psychology Programs
And Associate Chair
M.A. IN PSYCHOLOGY
GRADUATE PROGRAM
UPDATES
As the Coordinator of the M.A.
program in Psychology let me alert
all that the M.A. in Psychology
program is thriving. At this time in
the semester a significant number of applicants are
interested in this program. National, regional, and
international applications are being submitted and
processed.
During the 2014 spring semester an innovative
Research Lab Course was introduced into the MA
curriculum. Dr. Goldstein designed this course offering
that was readily approved by the Dean of the Department.
Much appreciation Dr. Goldstein and to other key facultyDr. Mowder, Dr. Rosenthal, Dr. Barbot, Dr. Starks, and
Dr. Velayo who have open their labs to MA students to
acquire experience in conducting research. (P.S.: I have
only heard positive feedback about MA students
experience in this Research Lab Course).
I thank the MA in Psychology Committee for
their innovative ideas and instruction. Such endeavors
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strengthen the MA program greatly. We will all continue
to work together.
Dr. Mercedes A. McCormick
Coordinator, M.A. program in General Psychology
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
UPDATES
Spring 2014
Over the past two semesters the
Psychology Department faculty have
been working hard to revitalize and
update the Psychology Curriculum,
and to improve the undergraduate
Psychology Major experience. New
electives, more research opportunities, and increased
mentoring from full-time faculty are among the changes
currently being considered and implemented.
For
example, this semester marked the first time a Mentored
Research Lab course was offered by our department
(thanks to the course proposal designed by Dr. Thalia
Goldstein), and enrolled students are getting invaluable
experiences working with professors on research,
discussing research ideas and articles, and attending
seminars designed to promote scholarly activity.
Beginning Fall 2014, the department is also going to offer
more writing-enhanced courses, new honors sections, and
an increased number of Psychology electives.
This semester we are also looking forward to the
22nd Annual Pace Undergraduate Psychology Conference
on May 3 (Saturday) featuring the research contributions
of undergraduate and graduate psychology students from
Pace and other academic institutions. The theme of the
2014 conference is “Perspectives on Diversity and
Prosperity.” Dr. Sonia Suchday, our Psychology
Department Chair will deliver the keynote address. We
hope to have considerable participation from our own
accomplished undergraduate students, both as contributors
and conference attendees.
The involvement of undergraduate Psychology
Majors is important to the vitality of the Psychology
department. Thus, full-time faculty are making sincere
attempts to be more accessible to the undergraduate
community. Specifically, more of the full-time faculty are
teaching undergraduate classes and taking on the roles of
research and/or professional mentors. Undergraduate
students are now sending representatives to the
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee meetings, and they
are able share their ideas and opinions more openly with
the faculty. There will be a Spring “Town Hall” Meeting
where undergraduates will also be invited to share their
thoughts and concerns about the department.
Additionally, an exit questionnaire is being prepared for
page 6 graduating Seniors to garner information about the
undergraduate four year Psychology Major experience.
We look forward to continued student-faculty
collaboration in order to make the Psychology
undergraduate experience a more fulfilling and wellrounded collegiate experience!
Michele Zaccario, Ph.D.
Director of Undergraduate Psychology Programs and
Associate Chair
FACULTY PROFILE
Dr. James McCarthy
Clinical Professor of Psychology at the Adelphi University
Postgraduate Program in Child, Adolescent, and Family
Psychotherapy.
From 1993 through 2013, he was the Director of
Psychology and Co-Director of Psychology Training at
Queens Children’s Psychiatric Center (currently New
York City Children’s Center-Queens Campus) where he
was also Chairperson of the Institutional Review Board.
His publications and research interests are in the areas of
psychotherapy with adolescents and adults with severe
personality disorders and psychosis, developmental
psychopathology, child and adolescent psychotherapy,
trauma issues and thought disorder in children. His books
include: Death Anxiety: The Loss of the Self (a synthesis
of Existential Psychology), Adolescence and Character
Disturbance,
Adolescent
Development
and
Psychopathology, and an edited book, Psychosis in
Childhood and Adolescence which will be published by
Routledge in late 2014. Dr. McCarthy is a Diplomate of
the American Board of Professional Psychology, a Fellow
of the American Psychological Association Society of
Clinical Psychology, the Society of Clinical Child and
Adolescent Psychology, the Division of Trauma
Psychology, the Division of Psychoanalytic Psychology,
and the Academy of Psychoanalysis.
Dr. James McCarthy
Dr. James McCarthy joined the full-time faculty
of Pace University in September, 2013. He is Associate
Professor of Psychology and Director of Field Training for
the Psy.D. Program in School-Clinical Child Psychology.
A clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, researcher, and
author who was also trained as a school psychologist, Dr.
McCarthy was the first graduate of the St. John’s
University Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology. He
completed his postdoctoral training at New York
University and is a graduate of the New York University
Postdoctoral
Program
in
Psychoanalysis
and
Psychotherapy. He was formerly the Director of
Psychology and was the founder of the Psychology
Internship Program at Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric
Center n Dix Hills, NY, a faculty member at the
Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, Lenox Hill
Hospital and New York Medical College, and Clinical
Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons,
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is also
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page 7 positivity to the people with whom I work. Previous work
has always been just a "job", this is a career.
PSY.D. STUDENT PROFILE
Alixandra Blackman
Mike: What are some hobbies or activities that you like to
do in your spare time?
Alix: Though graduate school can easily fill up much of
my schedule I believe it is important to make time for
friends, family, and loved ones. On weekends I enjoy
going out for dinner, going to the movies, or just hanging
out at home with friends. I really enjoy cooking and like to
try new recipes in my spare time.
Mike: What do you enjoy about psychology?
Alixandra Blackman
Mike: Please tell me a little bit about yourself and your
educational background.
Alix: My name is Alixandra Blackman and I was born and
raised in Staten Island, New York. I received my B.A. in
psychology from the University of Maryland in 2009.
Following graduation, I took a year off from school to
decide what direction I wanted to focus on within the field
of psychology. I spent that year working and traveling and
after researching the options, school psychology piqued
my interest. I initially entered the Psy.D. program as a
master's student but as the coursework progressed over my
initial year I realized that I was also very attracted to the
clinical side of psychology and applied to the combined
Psy.D. program. Currently I am finishing my fourth year
in the Psy.D. program and will be completing my
internship at The School at Columbia next year.
Alix: The profession of psychology is truly a helping and
healing profession. I love the culture of approaching all
situations with the hope that I can help a person to feel
better about something that is difficult for them, or just
offer someone that may have no where else to turn, a
lending ear. It is a beautiful profession to be able to
provide a person with support and understanding.
Psychology has been fulfilling every step of the way and I
feel very grateful to have the opportunity to pursue my
dream profession and continue to grow and learn as an
individual and as a professional.
Mike: What are some future goals in Psychology?
Alix: In the future I would like to combine the two areas of
psychology I have learned so much about and work as a
school psychologist as well as have a part-time private
practice. I believe that both jobs are extraordinarily
important though are very different in nature and in an
ideal world I would love to be able to do both!
Interviewed by Mike Trush
Associate Editor
Psy.D. student
Mike: How are you enjoying your experience here at
Pace and how does it vary from your previous work
experiences?
Alix: The Psy.D. program at Pace has been a wonderful
opportunity and has opened a lot of doors for growth. I
have learned an incredible amount about school
psychology and clinical psychology and though I am
always continuing to learn, I feel well prepared to enter
both fields. The program was certainly not an easy
experience though with the support of my peers and the
faculty I was able to achieve things that I didn't realize I
was capable of achieving. My experience at Pace has
varied from previous work experiences because I am able
to work in a field that I love and I am able to contribute
PSYCH EYE (Volume 26, No.2)
page 8 PSY.D. STUDENT PROFILE
Diana Haddad
Diana: I appreciate the versatility that a PsyD offers and I
love that I can work in psychiatric, medical, and
educational institutions. While it sounds cliche, I enjoy
psychology because I get to do what I love, to help people.
Mike: What are some future goals in Psychology?
Diana: I'm flexible, but for now, my future goal is to
work as a psychologist in a medical setting.
Interviewed by Mike Trush
Associate Editor
Psy.D. student
M.A. in Psychology
STUDENT PROFILE
Lucio Forti
Diana Haddad
Mike: Please tell me a little bit about yourself and your
educational background.
Diana: My name is Diana Haddad and I'm a fourth year
student in the PsyD program here at Pace. I graduated
from the Macaulay Honors Program at Brooklyn College
in 2010 with a BA in Psychology. I am currently an extern
within the North Shore LIJ Health System, where I spend
most of my time working with children being treated for
cancer and other hematological illnesses. I grew up in
Brooklyn and am proud to be a member of a close-knit
community of family and friends.
Mike: How are you enjoying your experience here at Pace
and how does it vary from your previous work
experiences?
Diana: I am so happy here at Pace! The environment is
warm and supportive, and the training has been excellent.
While I am eager to continue my clinical training during
the internship year, it has been a long road at Pace and I
will definitely miss it here.
Mike: What are some hobbies or activities that you like to
do in your spare time?
Diana: I'm looking forward to having some more spare
time soon...But for now, I enjoy traveling, playing tennis,
hanging out with friends, and visiting the elderly.
Lucio Forti
M.A. Student
Mike: Tell me a little about your educational background.
Lucio: I began my undergrad career as a music major at
The Catholic University of America in DC. For me, the
switch into psychology started with a research paper on
Stockholm syndrome I was writing for a class. I met with
some of the faculty in the psychology department to learn
more and was hooked from there. Shortly after, I was
studying ERPs in a psychophysiology lab and taking
classes in the biology department which exposed me to
genetics and physiology through some really interesting
experiments and tools. Later on, I also took a graduate
course at American University while I was working at a
software developer. That course helped to reaffirm that I
Mike: What do you enjoy about psychology?
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page 9 needed to go back to graduate school full time in order
pursue the career I want.
Mike: How are you enjoying your experience here at Pace
and how does it vary from your previous school
experiences?
Lucio: I couldn’t be happier with my experience here. We
have a really diverse population of students who are
interested in a wide range of fields and work really well
together. The biggest difference I’ve noticed from past
experience is the emphasis that professors at Pace are
putting on advising students to present at conferences,
submit posters, and work on independent projects. As a
result, I’m presenting at several conferences this semester
with Dr. Velayo and the other members of our research
group: Internationalizing the Teaching of Psychology
Team. I’m also involved in Dr. Starks’ research group
where we are also receiving guidance and support in
developing a research project that will combine my lab
partners’ interests in assertiveness, empathy, and risk
behavior with my interests in impulsivity and decision
making.
Mike: What do you enjoy about psychology? How did you
become interested in the field?
Lucio: I’m attracted to the mystery of the brain and the
process of discovery. Psychology provides the necessary
tools and offers a rich perspective if you are interested in
the basic principles that make us who we are. Dr. Godfrey
recently gave a talk about translational research which
really resonated with me as well. It’s fascinating to learn
about the fundamental things that drive us. At the same
time, we can’t lose touch with the opportunity of
delivering what we learn back to our communities in
practical ways. I enjoy psychology because it strives to
uncover basic truths, but it also provides a chance to be
involved in creating meaningful change.
Mike: What potential research areas do you hope to
pursue, and what current research projects are you
working on?
Lucio: I’m interested in the human connectome – the
highways of wires that connect different regions of the
brain. With today’s techniques, researchers can look at the
whole-brain connectome at a macro level with lower
resolution, or at a micro level with a limited but highly
detailed field of vision for a small volume of tissue like a
pinhole. It’s been suggested that some disorders, like
schizophrenia or autism, could possibly involve an
incorrect wiring of the brain – or a “connectopathy”. Your
connectome might even be useful as a potential biomarker
or fingerprint for identifying certain disorders. That’s an
idea that I want to explore as it could provide new insight
into cognition and the causes of disorders.
Mike: What are some hobbies or activities that you like to
do in your spare time?
Lucio: I like to unwind with a guitar and play what’s on
my mind. Music is a language, and its fun to paint stories
with. It describes the world, encodes it in a six-string
message, and somehow a person on the other end can
respond “Yes, I know exactly what you’re saying”. The
most important friendships and experiences I’ve had over
the years involved playing music. I’ve also gotten into
photography and video editing lately. You really couldn’t
ask to live in a more inspiring place than New York if
you’re of the creative mindset. As the philosopher Keys
once said, “These streets will make you feel brand new.
Big lights will inspire you”.
Interviewed by Mike Trush
Associate Editor
Psy.D. student
Mike: What are some of your future goals in Psychology?
Lucio: My goal is to contribute towards interdisciplinary
efforts that tie different perspectives into single
frameworks. In the study of how the mind works, there are
processes at many different scales from genetics,
molecules, cells, systems, up to behavior and each level
has interactions with the environment. I want to contribute
by asking the right questions from a behavioral data point
of view that can be combined with efforts at other levels.
That goal also reflects the motive behind my background
in software engineering and my interest in biology. These
are just a few of the areas that are going to continue
working closer together in the future in order to bring new
advancements.
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page 10 Undergraduate Major
STUDENT PROFILE
Nicholas Stedman
conducting experiments. There is just so much of
psychology not to love.
Mike: What are some of your future goals in Psychology?
Nicholas: After I graduate from Pace University, I'm
looking to apply for a Masters program (M.S) in
industrial-organizational psychology. As previously
mentioned, I want to apply the psychology I learn to the
real world, specifically the workplace. I'm still indecisive
in going for a doctorate degree in industrial-organizational
psychology. There are just so many fields that psychology
has to offer and as a result, I'm still weighing my options.
Mike: What potential research areas do you hope to
pursue, and what current research projects are you
working on?
Nicholas Stedman
Undergraduate Psychology Major
Mike: Please tell me a little bit about yourself and your
educational background.
Nicholas: I am in my junior year of college. I went to high
school in Brooklyn and decided to apply and enroll at Pace
University.
Mike: How are you enjoying your experience here at Pace
and how does it vary from your previous school
experiences?
Nicholas: I live the commuter life so I'm not entirely
living the complete college life, but I am enjoying my life
here at Pace University. Despite living in Brooklyn my
whole life, I barely ever went to Manhattan. Now, I feel I
know more about the city. Also, the community is great
here and it reminds me of my high school days in
Brooklyn.
Nicholas: Currently, I'm helping Professor Velayo on a
study which analyzes the internationalization of the
psychology curriculum. I am looking at any experiments
or informative articles that mention any previous attempts
to internationalize the psychology curriculum, any
problems that hinder the attempts, and what benefits could
result from infusing a cross-cultural/global perspective
into the psychology curriculum. For my thesis, I'm still
thinking of a possible cognitive psychology experiment I
can conduct.
Mike: What are some hobbies or activities that you like to
do in your spare time?
Nicholas: Other than psychology, I love history. I'm
actually reading a book called Blood and Thunder by
Hampton Sides which is an epic story about the conquest
of the American West. As for activities, I recently went to
the Museum of Modern Art on a Friday, which was free
admission, and I enjoyed a lot of it. It's fun to explore the
city and there's more to discover.
Interviewed by Mike Trush
Associate Editor
Psy.D. student
Mike: What do you enjoy about psychology? How did you
become interested in the field?
Nicholas: When declaring my major, I had little idea of
what I wanted to do. Despite not taking any psychology
classes prior to college, I was very interested in
psychology when looking at every major listed.
Psychology is so great because of its extensive
applications to the real world. I have become interested in
cognitive psychology. Originally I thought of working
towards becoming a therapist or a clinical psychologist.
Even though i still haven't lost interests in those two fields,
I've since become liked the whole process of research and
PSYCH EYE (Volume 26, No.2)
page 11 STUDENT RESEARCH
OPPORTUNITIES
For students who may be interested in obtaining research
experience with faculty, you may view the scholarly
interests of the psychology faculty at:
http://pacepsychologynyc.jimdo.com/
The list of faculty members who have listed their scholarly
interests include:
Western Regional Convention
April 24 27, 2014 in Portland Marriott Downtown
http://www.westernpsych.org/
Midwestern Regional Convention
May 1 - 3, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois
http://www.midwesternpsych.org/
APS Annual Convention
May 22 - 25, 2014 in San Francisco, California
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/conventio
n/
APA Annual Convention – 2013
August 7 – 10, 2014 in Washington, DC
http://www.apa.org/convention/
(Alphabetically listed by last name)
Baptiste Barbot
June Chisholm
Christopher Godfrey
Thalia Goldstein
James McCarthy
Barabara Mowder
Weihua Niu
Yvonne Rafferty
Lisa Rosenthal
Mark Sossin
Tyrel Starks
John Stokes
Sonia Suchday
Leora Trub
Richard Velayo
Anastasia Yasik UPCOMING CONFERENCES
Below is a list of other upcoming conferences of interest…
Southwestern Regional Convention
April 3–5, 2014 in Hyatt Regency on the Riverwalk in San
Antonio, TX
http://www.swpsych.org/
Rocky Mountain Regional Convention
April 11–13, 2014 Salt Lake City at the Salt Lake
Marriott City Center Hotel
http://www.rockymountainpsych.org/
PSYCH EYE (Volume 26, No.2)
NEPA and NECTOP
The New England Psychological Association (NEPA)
and the Northeast Conference for Teachers of
Psychology (NECTOP) are pleased to announce that their
combined 2014 Annual Meeting will be held at Bates
College (Lewiston, Maine) during October 17-18.
•
NEPA is dedicated to the presentation of scholarship
across all areas of the psychological sciences. The
NEPA priority deadline is June 8, 2014 for papers,
posters, and symposia; after this deadline NEPA will
continue to receive and review posters on a spaceavailable basis through September 21, 2014
•
NECTOP is dedicated to the scholarship of the
teaching of psychology. The NECTOP priority
deadline is March 1, 2014 for one-hour interactive
sessions/workshops and June 8, 2014 for posters and
participant idea exchanges; after these deadlines
NECTOP will continue to receive and review posters
on a space-available basis through September 21,
2014.
Submission Portals are up and running and waiting for you
at www.NEPsychological.org!
Very truly yours,
Gary M. Brosvic
Professor and NEPA Association Coordinator
page 12 NYSPA 77th Annual Convention
New Horizons in Psychology:
Diverse Approaches for Integrated Heath Care in
Diverse Contexts
May 31, 2014
Hyatt Regency Long Island at Wind Watch Golf Club
1717 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, NY 11778
To register and more information, go
to: http://www.nyspa.org/index.php?option=com_content
&view=article&id=922&Itemid=728
The first author (or sole author) for all proposals must be
a student.
Proposals must be received no later than April 11, 2013
(Friday). Submissions on topics related to psychological
research from non-Psychology majors and departments are
also encouraged.
To submit for a poster or oral presentation, go to
http://www.pacepsychologyconference.net. Then, click on
the link called Proposal Submission.
Ø
1.
2.
22nd Annual
Pace University
PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE
MAY 3, 2014
Ø
1.
2.
Posters (1 hour):
Title, author(s), institutional affiliation(s), mailing
address, and e-mail address and telephone of first
author.
Brief summary of your completed study (no longer
than 150 words).
Brief Paper Presentations (15 minutes):
Title, author(s), institutional affiliation(s), mailing
address, and e-mail address and telephone of first
author.
Brief summary of your completed study (no longer
than 150 words).
[NOTE: The acceptance rate for brief paper
presentation proposals may be lower than poster
proposals, depending on the number and quality of
proposals submitter for brief paper presentations.]
First authors will be notified by email on the status of
your proposal application no later than April 25.
For accepted poster and brief paper presentations,
abstracts will appear in the conference proceedings which
will be made available on the conference website a few
days prior to the conference and in print form to be
distributed on the day of the conference.]
To submit a proposal for a poster or brief oral
presentation, go to:
http://www.pacepsychologyconference.net
DATE:
May 3, 2014 (Saturday)
TIME:
8:45am – 3:00pm
For the program schedule, directions and other
information, go to
http://www.pacepsychologyconference.net
PLACE: STUDENT UNION
One Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038
REGISTRATION IS FREE!
Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit
proposals for the poster and the brief paper presentations.
PSYCH EYE (Volume 26, No.2)
page 13 FEATURED
LIBRARY RESOURCE
Featured Library Resources
for Psychology
Before spring semester, I completed a video about finding
and acquiring dissertations:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ootVyzE3KBM&fea
ture=youtu.be In the video, I discuss searching in the
Doctoral Dissertations at Pace University database and the
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database. If a dissertation
is not immediately available in full text, then at least a
preview can be viewed. There is the interlibrary loan
option to obtain the entire dissertation. If the ILL
department cannot locate any colleges or universities to
loan the dissertation, then you can either purchase the copy
from ILL or select the “Order a Copy” link in the database.
For more information about finding dissertations at Pace
and beyond, visit the Dissertations and Theses LibGuide
on the Pace Library’s website at
http://libguides.pace.edu/theses.
Janell Carter
Instructional Services Librarian
Birnbaum Library
WEB PSYCHED!
Infusing DIVERSITY
in the
TEACHING of
PSYCHOLOGY
The Society for the
Teaching of Psychology (APA
Division 2) has a Diversity
Committee
charged
with
overseeing and assessing all of
the Society’s activities related to diversity issues,
including but not limited to, diversity in membership,
integration of diversity into the curriculum, hiring and
PSYCH EYE (Volume 26, No.2)
retaining a diverse faculty, and attracting members of
diverse groups to psychology as a major and a profession.
One of the tasks of this Committee is to gather and share
resources and references among its members. Below, I
have chosen some weblinks to selected resources to share
with you that may help understand the value and need to
infuse diversity in the curriculum, and to provide useful
materials that may help provide an impetus to make
diversity an integral part of the teaching of psychology.
APA Presidential Taskforce on Diversity Education
Resources
• The APA Presidential Taskforce on Diversity
Education has developed annotated bibliographies of
books, journal articles, films, websites, and other
media on 20 cross-cutting issues and specific
domains. The Division 2 Diversity Committee will
continue the PTDE's work by making yearly updates
to these resources.
Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Faculty
• Resources
• Recruitment and Retention Summary-Faculty.pdf
Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Students
• Resources
• Recruitment and Retention Summary-Students.pdf
Exemplary Syllabi for Diversity Content
• These syllabi were reviewed and approved by the
Project Syllabus Team of APA Division 52 as well as
three members of the Diversity Committee. You will
find syllabi ranging from an abnormal psychology
course to a women and gender course
TOP Diversity 1975 to 2011.xls
• This database contains articles published in the
Teaching of Psychology Journal that contain
diversity-related topics in the relevant to teaching.
Course Resources January 2009.pdf
• This PDF file is a collection of readings, in-class
activities, and videos. Categorized by areas of
psychology (e.g., abnormal, developmental,
physiological, personality, research methods, social,
statistics, etc.).
Richard Velayo, Ph.D.
Editor, Psych Eye
page 14 What’s New on Psichi.org
PSI CHI
PSI CHI
The International Honor Society in
Psychology
President: Brittney Bautista
Email: [email protected]
Vice President: Nancy Martinez
Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Keith Thomas
Email: [email protected]
Treasurer: Rachel Wandishin
Email: [email protected]
Psi Chi Has a New Website
In celebration of Psi Chi’s 84th anniversary, Psichi.org has
a new appearance, organization, and a streamlined
navigation system. Whether you are a new Psi Chi
member looking to take advantage of the many Psi Chi
benefits, or a faculty advisor wanting to simplify
management of your chapter, psichi.org now makes it
easier than ever.
Member and Chapter Login
The website may be new, but not your username or
password. Use the same login information you used on
the old website.
ABOUT: A new History Timeline shows important Psi
Chi events and changes since 1929. You will also find
contact information for the Board of Directors and Central
Office Staff.
JOIN: This new section assists chapters in recruitment of
potential members with basic requirements to join.
MEMBER/CHAPTER: Updated pages show how
Undergraduates, Graduates, Faculty, and Alumni can
benefit from membership. Chapter Leadership and Chapter
Service provide specific ideas to make chapters more
involved. A new Member Search is also available to
members.
REGIONS: Discover what is going on in your region with
news and updates directly from your Regional VicePresident. All regional information is now in one place
including regional conventions, awards, travel grants, and
quarterly
spotlights
on
individual
chapters.
AWARDS/GRANTS: This section is now arranged by
undergraduate, graduate, chapter, and faculty levels.
Clearer, more concise descriptions explain each award or
grant, who should apply, and where to submit.
PUBLICATIONS/NEWS: Psi Chi has three publications
with redesigned layouts:
Eye on Psi Chi, Psi Chi Journal of Psychological
Research, and the Digest.
STORE: With your primary Psi Chi login, you can now
easily purchase all your Psi Chi merchandise.
FAQ: All of the frequently asked questions have been
grouped into a single helpful page. Each section of the site
is represented with clear answers and helpful links.
Over the course of the next few months, we will continue
to add more content. Meanwhile, please take a few
moments to explore the new site!
MEMBER: When you log in at psichi.org, you will have
access to your profile where you can update your personal
information, upload a photo, manage your publication
subscriptions, maintain your privacy settings, and
communicate in group environments.
CHAPTER (faculty advisors only): Potential members
now enter their application information online through a
simple form. With the website’s changes, faculty can
easily evaluate and approve new potential members.
Faculty can find resources, such as online forms, here as
well.
PSYCH EYE (Volume 26, No.2)
page 15 MIKE’S COLUMN
DENISE’S CORNER
WISE WORDS
With this being the final newsletter that I will be
serving as associate editor of, I wanted to first and
foremost thank Dr. Richard Velayo for his constant
support and guidance throughout my first three years as
his assistant within the doctoral program. Helping to put
together PsychEye each semester has provided me with the
opportunity to interact with faculty, staff, and students
both past and present. Putting together each issue of
PsychEye requires tremendous effort on behalf of the
contributors, as well as the time it takes to design and edit
each issue. However, the end product always serves as a
reminder of the research, meetings, and activities
constantly taking place within the psychology department.
I am very thankful for having had the opportunity to serve
within this capacity, and very much look forward to seeing
the newsletter transform and evolve for years to come.
Mike Trush
Associate Editor
Psy.D. student
It has been almost a year since I have
joined the PSY dept., Oh my how
time flies! Throughout the past year, I
have learned so much and have met
some incredible individuals. This year
would not have been possible for me
without the help and support from our amazing staff!
Betsy, thank you for all your hard work with
Comprehensive Exams! Maria, Jannette and Steve thank
you for the never ending assistance! As the semester
comes to an end, I would like to wish everyone Good Luck
on your final exams!!! To those who will complete their
studies this year, CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF
2014!!! Good luck to all of you in future endeavors.
Cannot wait to see you at Madison Square Garden on May
21, 2014!
MISCELLANEOUS
Dr. Florence Denmark (middle in white)
at the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman award ceremony
held on November 9, 2013 at The Carter Center in
Atlanta, GA
PSYCH EYE (Volume 26, No.2)
page 16 The Parent-Child Institute symposium presentation at the
2014 meeting of the National Association of School
Psychologists (NASP) in Washington DC, entitled
"Current Parenting Theories, Measures, and Issues for
School Psychologists." From left: Samuel Jeannite, Renee
Krochek, Taoxin Zeng, Barbara Mowder, Ashley Bogatch,
Shagufta Asar, Alixandra Blackman,
and Linda Olszewski.
(The prezi designed by Jessica Retan and the photograph
provided by Monique Hawthorne.)
Cory Reano, graduate student in the
MA General Psychology Program,
will give two poster presentations in
the upcoming APA Convention on
August 2014 in Washington, DC. The
first poster will be about her MA
Thesis, titled "Personality Traits vs.
Self-Objectification
in
Women's
Choices of Clothing" under Division
35: Society for the Psychology of Women. The second
poster will be as co-author for Dr. Richard Velayo's
research on assessments of "internationalized" psychology
courses.
Dr. Richard Velayo, Lucio Forti, and Cory Reano (from
left to right), presenting their poster titled “A Survey To
Assess an “Internationalized” Psychology Course” at the
2014 Convention of the Eastern Psychological Association
in Boston.
Assistant professor Leora Trub and MA student
Jeremy Richards present the development of a new
measure of texting motivations at the Eastern
Psychological Association conference in Boston in
March 2014.
PSYCH EYE (Volume 26, No.2)
page 17 “Reggie” the Lizzard
The late Dr. Paul Echandia
(Photo above courtesy of Stephen Salbod)
Dr. Paul Echandia’s Memorial Celebration at Pace (NYC
campus) was held on February 28, 2014 from 2:00 –
4:00pm in the Schimmel Theater Lobby. Many who know
Paul, including Dean Herrmann and many faculty, and
some former students and staff within the University
attended the event and shared their memories about Paul.
Paul’s family attended and were delighted to hear the
many wonderful memories that Paul had left many faculty,
staff and students.
Jannette Cardona’s family pet, Reggie. He is a dragon
bearded lizard. Did you know that they go into a
hibernation period. We did not know that until we looked
it up. He was staying in his rock cave for long periods and
we hardly saw him or even eat. Perhaps with this daily
savings time, he came out and he ate 5 crickets and stayed
out for a short while. Just like a Mom, I was worried
about him for a short while too. But that’s nature.
Jannette Cardona
Secretary, Psychology Department
The latest issue of the PSYCH EYE newsletter
may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.pace.edu/pace/dyson/academicdepartments-and-programs/psychology--nyc/student-activities-and-resources/
Congratulations to Aqueda Portalatin on her new
grandson Kalum!!!
For comments and/or contributions to this
newsletter, contact:
Dr. R. Velayo at 212-346-1558
Email: [email protected]
PSYCH EYE (Volume 26, No.2)
page 18 PSYCH EYE Crew
REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS
EDITORS:
Richard Velayo, Ph.D.
Lisa Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Jannette Cardona
Mercedes McCormick, PhD
Denise Moreno
Barbara Mowder, PhD
Lisa Rosenthal, PhD
Sonia Suchday, PhD
Michael Trush
Richard Velayo, PhD
Michele Zaccario, PhD
ASSOCIATE EDITOR:
Michael Trush
CIRCULATION DIRECTOR:
Denise Moreno
22nd Annual
Pace University
PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE
May 3, 2014
Summer 1 semester
Begins: May 27, 2014
Ends: July 3, 2014
Summer 2 semester
Begins: July 7, 2014
Ends: August 16, 2014
PUBLISHER/LAYOUT:
Richard Velayo, Ph.D.
122nd Annual Convention
of the
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSOCIATION
August 7-August 10, 2014
Washington, DC
The next issue of the
PSYCH EYE newsletter
will be made available in
October 2014
Passover: 4/14
Easter Sunday: 4/20
Mother’s Day: 5/11
Memorial Day: 5/26
Father’s Day: 6/15
Ramadan starts: 6/29
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