Associate Professor Teceta Tormala, Ph.D., presents Christine Isotalo with Outstanding Student award for the M.S. in Psychology program.

Each PAU student finds their way through our doors in different ways. Dennis Haysley’s path was remarkably unique. After spending 20 years without a home and addicted to drugs, Haysley sought help to get off the streets, graduate from college, survive a quadruple heart bypass, and eventually, at the age of 70, reach his goal of earning an M.A. in counseling.

Dr. Zapf is Vice President for Continuing and Professional Studies at Palo Alto University and Founder of Concept Professional Training

PAU student Kellylynn Zuni, M.S., is one of only a handful of students selected by the Udall Foundation to participate in the 2019 Native American Congressional Internship. An independent review committee from the Foundation and the Native Nations Institute selected 12 students from 10 tribes and 10 different universities based on outstanding academic achievement and a demonstrated commitment to careers in Tribal public policy.   Kellylynn (Diné) of the Black Streak Wood People clan and born of the Two Who Came to Water clan, is currently a Ph.D.

  The training of “budtenders” (cannabis dispensary staff) to formulate advice when making sales to the public at dispensaries around the country was the topic of a recent Psych Files podcast featuring Nancy Haug, Ph.D., a PAU professor and associate chair of the PAU’s Psychology Department. In an interview with Psych Files host Michael A. Britt, Ph.D., Dr. Haug discussed the findings of research she and her students conducted among 55 budtenders in eight states and Washington, D.C.

Florencia Iturri Mariaca, M.S., has received a ‘Diversity in Psychology and Law Research Award’ from the Minority Affairs Committee (MAC) of the American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS). The award promotes diversity by supporting student research on psycho-legal issues related to diversity as well as research by students from underrepresented groups. Iturri’s $1,000 grant will fund her dissertation, “Culture, Gender, and Sex: Experiences and Attitudes in a Sexually Diverse Sample of Latino Men.”

An intervention program for the prevention of perinatal depression among pregnant women and new mothers has been implemented in Greece with the permission of PAU distinguished professor Ricardo F. Muñoz. Dr. Muñoz developed the Mothers and Babies/Mamás y Bebés course with his colleagues several years ago.

Background:

LEAD STORY President O'Connor and Distinguished Professor Muñoz Share Their Experiences as Mentees and Mentors
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  A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Maureen O'Connor, Ph.D., J.D.