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The American Psychological Association has recognized Tiffany Chenneville with the 2025 Lifetime Award for Accomplishments in Ethics Education. The award is given to a psychologist who has made outstanding contributions to ethics education across all fields of psychology.

December 2, 2025Accomplishments, Faculty News, Research

From coding to cognition: student bridges engineering and psychology to advance brain research

Before engineering major Brandon Snyder joined the EMaC Lab, the toolbox— which makes behavior-contingent analysis of co-registration data possible — was just a dream Liz Schotter and Sara Milligan shared.

November 21, 2025Research

October 30, 2025Research

Tara Perreault is a Ph.D. student at the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ, she is currently working on research that highlights the psychology of why people like to scream.

October 30, 2025Research

The five-year project, a collaboration with several community organizations, is designed to reduce family stress by testing effective strategies to strengthen parental relationships and create supportive home environments.

October 29, 2025Research

CNS doctoral student Tara Perreault was interviewed October 1 on Fox News' Charley’s World in segments on Busch Gardens’ Howl O Scream. Tara gave a clear explanation of the physiological reasons why people enjoy being scared AND gave a great shout out to the CNS program.

October 1, 2025Research

August 12, 2025Research

Two CAS faculty honored with research excellence awards

Each year, Women in Leadership & Philanthropy recognizes faculty research excellence throughout USF with six award categories and an accompanying $5,000 research grant. This year's CAS recipients include Dr. Diana Rancourt, an associate professor and Director of the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program in the Department of Psychology.

April 29, 2025Accomplishments, Faculty News, Research

USF World honors nine Global Excellence Awardees

Dr. O’Brien is being recognized for her contributions to the USF in London summer experience, her support of Fulbright student applications, her international research engagements and her selection as a finalist for the British Council’s Study UK Alumni Awards 2025 in the Science and Sustainability category.

April 24, 2025Accomplishments, Faculty News, Research

Psychology Department Faculty Member Dr. Edelyn Verona, Co-Director of the Center for Justice Research and Policy, comments on the tragic FSU shooting

April 19, 2025Faculty News, Research

Graduate Student Susan Rodriguez Wins Poster Award at 2025 Conference of Florida Graduate Schools

CNS student Susan Rodriguez earned 2nd place in the Biological, Health, and Life Sciences category at the Statewide Graduate Research Poster Symposium for the 2025 Conference of Florida Graduate Schools.

April 9, 2025Accomplishments, Research

American Psychological Foundation (APF) Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Winner

The Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant, a prestigious national award recognizing outstanding contributions to LGBTQIA+ family psychology and therapy, has been awarded to Jason R. Schmidt Avendaño for his pioneering research exploring the neural mechanisms of emotional regulation in LGBTQ+ individuals within the context of family connectedness.

February 13, 2025Accomplishments, Research