The Union College Psychology Department Speaker Series and Honors Colloquium host a series of experts from different areas of psychology and neuroscience throughout the academic year.
Prof. Carol Weisse had a paper published with her colleague Dr. Kelly Melekis and alumni Alice Cheng '23, Keerthi Konda '23, and Dr. Ajay Major '12 about ongoing work with community-run care homes serving hospice patients in New York and Massachusetts.
Sarah Competiello '21, George Bizer, professor of psychology, and Catherine Walker, associate professor of psychology, published a paper in Media + Society, “The Power of Social Media: Stigmatizing Content Affects Perceptions of Mental Health Care.”
Meichai Chen '20, George Bizer, professor of psychology, and Roger Hoerl, Professor of Statistics, published a paper in College Teaching, “Student Evaluations of Teaching as a Predictor of Teaching Effectiveness in a Selective Liberal Arts College.”
Natalia Garcia ‘24 presented a poster at the Eating Disorder Research Society conference with D. Catherine Walker and Conor O'Dea. The poster is titled “Weight Stigma among healthcare professionals and its effects on misdiagnosis of eating disorders.”
Marlow Guerrant, VAP of psychology, received a $10,000 grant through the GLMA Lesbian Health Fund for a research project: “Let's Tok About S3x: Patterns and Possibilities of Utilizing TikTok to Improve LGBTQ+ Women's Sexual Health."
Prof. Jennifer Fredericks published a paper, “Getting Students Engaged in Learning." She presented at the Education Week K-12 forum on Sept. 21. She also wrote two chapters for a book due in the fall.
