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Carol Weisse, the Ronald M. Obenzinger Professor of Psychology/Director of Health Professions, along with Dr. George Giokas and chaplain Tony Green were featured in the Ellis Medicine podcast Beyond the Chart: Conversations About End-of-Life Care.

Recently published article "Left out of the game, unhappy with my body: Cyberball exclusion decreases state body satisfaction through loneliness,” in the journal Appetite: Disordered Eating.

Informal Caregivers’ Administration of Opiate, Benzodiazepine, and Antipsychotic Medications to Home Hospice Patients Experiencing Hyperactive Delirium in the Last Week of Life, published in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Jennifer Fredricks, professor of psychology, facilitated a roundtable on “Beyond Faculty Burnout: Reimagining Faculty Well-Being” at the annual conference for the Teaching of Psychology in St. Louis.

Carol Weisse, the Ronald M. Obenzinger Professor of Psychology/Director of Health Professions, presented a poster at the Montreal International Palliative Care Congress. Co-authors were Kelly Melekis and Elizabeth Cepeda from the University of Vermont.

Marlow Guerrant, visiting assistant professor of psychology, presented an oral research talk and continuing education workshop at GLMA's 44th Annual Conference on LGBTQ+ Health in Seattle, Wsh.

Jennifer Fredricks, professor of psychology, received a contract from Edward Elgar Publishing to serve as the editor of the Research Handbook of Adolescent Development which is due to be published in 2027.

Mai P. N. Tran ’26 and D. Catherine Walker, associate professor of psychology, recently published an article, "AI chatbot usage may increase mental health help-seeking among college-aged individuals" in the Journal of American College Health.

Professor D. Catherine Walker and Union alum collaboratorJulia M. Brooks '16 presented “In the mirror functional appreciated bodies: A randomized control trial of a body image intervention” at the 2026 International Conference on Eating Disorders.

Jennifer Fredricks, professor of psychology, presented a paper, “Groups, goals, growth: How peer acceptance shapes student development in co-curricular activities,” at the International Conference on Motivation in Lisbon, Portugal.