Dr. Lauren Berger, psychological sciences, received the 2025 Becky Houck Award in Recognition of Outstanding Advising & Mentoring from the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS). The award was conferred at the College’s annual celebration on February 12th, 2025. The Becky Houck Award, named for a distinguished professor of biology and student advisor, is awarded annually…Continue Reading Dr. Berger Receives 2025 Becky Houck Award in Recognition of Outstanding Advising & Mentoring
Student Presents Research & Receives Poster Award at APA (Seattle, WA)
Lisa Heng presented research examining the social validity of cognitive behavioral therapy among Whites, East Asians, South Asians, and Southeast Asians at the 2024 American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention, August 8–10, 2024, in Seattle, WA. The work, co-authored by Mara Xiong, Dr. Lauren Berger, and Dr. Nolan Zane, received a poster award from the…Continue Reading Student Presents Research & Receives Poster Award at APA (Seattle, WA)
Student Receives 2023-2024 Psi Chi Summer Unrestricted Travel Grant
Mara Mohan Xiong received a 2023-2024 Psi Chi Summer Unrestricted Travel Grant to support her travel to the 33rd International Congress of Psychology (ICP), July 21-26, 2024, in Prague, Czech Republic and present research on the social validity of cognitive behavioral therapy….Continue Reading Student Receives 2023-2024 Psi Chi Summer Unrestricted Travel Grant
Student Presents Research at APS (San Francisco, CA)
Colin Bui presented research examining racial identity, phenotype, belonging, and self-esteem in a multiracial sample at the 2024 Association for Psychological Science (APS) Annual Convention, May 23–26, 2024, in San Francisco, CA. Travel support was provided by the University of Portland Office of the Provost….Continue Reading Student Presents Research at APS (San Francisco, CA)
Dr. Berger Receives 2024 Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP; APA Div 2) International Travel Grant
Dr. Lauren Berger, psychological sciences, received a 2024 Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP; APA Div 2) International Travel Grant to attend the Biennial International Seminar on the Teaching of Psychological Science (BISTOPS), July 1-5, 2024, in Paris, France and present on the use of VoiceThread (an interactive web-based tool) in introductory psychology courses….Continue Reading Dr. Berger Receives 2024 Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP; APA Div 2) International Travel Grant
Students Receive 2022-2023 Psi Chi Summer Unrestricted Travel Grant
Maria Trinidad Sepulveda, Noelle Mace, and Colin Bui received a 2022-2023 Psi Chi Summer Unrestricted Travel Grant to support their travel to the 2023 Association for Psychological Science (APS) Annual Convention, May 25–28, 2023, in Washington, DC and present research on the indirect effect of community ethnic-racial composition on cultural homelessness through perceived ethnic discrimination….Continue Reading Students Receive 2022-2023 Psi Chi Summer Unrestricted Travel Grant