Dr. Kirsten Pollick, CSPP Fresno graduate, receives the Muscular Dystrophy Association's 2008 Robert Ross Personal Achievement Award for Missouri.
Recent CSPP Los Angeles graduate, Dr. Jenine Oropeza talks with the Ventura County Star about presevering in the face of medical challenges and earning her doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
CSPP graduate, Dr. David Laramie, talks with Fox News in Tampa Bay about his research on individuals' experience of phantom cell phone rings.
CSPP graduate, Dr. Lindsay Heller, was recently featured in an article entitled “Is there a Nanny Doctor in the House?” on SF Gate, the San Francisco Chronicle’s online newspaper.
CSPP graduate, Dr. Kelley Haynes, to lecture at Christian College in South Africa.
California School of Professional Psychology Distinguished Professor and Executive Director of the Institute of Health & Disability Psychology Rhoda Olkin featured on disaboom.com.
California School of Professional Psychology Professor Eduardo Morales discusses the portrayal of gay and lesbian parents and adoption in Spanish-language soap operas in the San Francisco Sentinel.
"Phoenix in a Bottle" by Lilian and Murdoch MacDonald chosen as set text for California School of Professional Psychology students in San Diego.
Karen Franklin, CSPP adjunct faculty member, discusses Dr. Phil's involvement in the Britney Spears controversy in her American Chronicle column.
California School of Professional Psychology Professor Neil Ribner talks to the San Diego Union Tribune about bioenergetic therapists.
The Times of India learns about 'ringxiety' from a study conducted by CSPP's David Laramie.
The American Chronicle features CSPP instructor Karen Franklin’s article “Psychologist who evaluated sex offenders resigns over child pornography.”
Incoming Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Russ Newman bids farewell to the American Psychological Association (APA) and his post as executive director for professional practice.
The American Psychological Association's Monitor on Psychology recaps the 2007 convention, including California School of Professional Psychology Dean Morgan T. Sammons' participation in a debate over the presence of psychologists at military-run detention sites.
The Daily Collegian talks to California School of Professional Psychology student David Laramie about his dissertation, cell phones, and "phantom ringing."
Check out this profile of California School of Professional Psychology alumna Venus Nicolino on lastheplace.com.
California School of Professional Psychology Professor Eduardo Morales talks to ABC7 about a new HIV bill.
California School of Professional Psychology Assistant Professor Dr. Tai Chang speaks to CBS 5 about Asian Americans and Mental Health.
The APA Monitor is following California School of Professional Psychology Alumnus Captain Jeffrey Bass during his 15-month deployment in Iraq.
Study by CSPP Assistant Professor Benjamin Caldwell and Professor Scott Woolley Finds Marriage Counselors Get More Optimistic About Marriage Over Time. This study appears in the October 2008 issue of the Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy. (more)
CSPP Student Steven Jella Wins National Award for Best Dissertation in Marital & Family Therapy (MFT) from the American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT) Congratulations to Steven Jella and to his committee Drs. Ann Lawson, Marianne Miller, and Narumi Taniguchi. (more)
CSPP-Irvine MFT doctoral students, Lucy Her and Metra Salem were awarded the AAMFT SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Award of $25,000 per year. This award is only available to doctoral students from COAMFTE accredited programs and is designed to increase the number of culturally competent therapists who teach, administer, research, and provide mental health and substance abuse services to underserved minority populations in the public and private non-profit sectors. (NOTE: CSPP at Alliant had 15 research posters at AAMFT last fall, more than any other university!)
Alliant's Office of Disability Services Announces Partnership with Bookshare.org and Requests Book Donations
Alliant's Office of Disability Services has partnered with Bookshare.org to address the scarcity of psychology books available in alternative formats to university students and professionals with print-based disabilities. The Office of Disability Services plans to make at least 100 psychology, education and business books available for people with disabilities over the next year with the online service Bookshare.org. (more)
Addictions Institute to Serve Both Public Needs and Aid Student Research
The Addictions Research Institute will assist psychologists in understanding the treatment of additions and also serve the research needs of the Alliant’s doctoral students, providing education, clinical training, and stipends and resources for their dissertations. (more)
CSPP Founding Faculty Member and CSPP Alumna Bring Institute for Behavior Assessment and Research (IBAR) to Alliant
Thanks to one of the founders of the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) and one of its alumnae, current students now have an institute that can help them with their dissertations by providing research subjects, consultation about research design and data analyses. The Institute for Behavior Assessment and Research (IBAR) is the brainchild of Drs. Diana and Louis Everstine. (more)
CSPP Fresno Associate Professor Paul Lebby Published Book on Brain Injury
In the past few months, Associate Professor Dr. Paul Lebby has been invited to lead a workshop, present a paper and publish a chapter in a textbook “Clinical Pediatric Neurology.” All these events stem from his most recent book “The Source of Traumatic Brain Injury – Children and Adolescents,” co-written with CSPP alumna Shana Asbell. (more)
Dr. Robert-Jay Green, CSPP Distinguished Professor and Director of Rockway Institute Receives APA Award in LGBT Psychology
Robert-Jay Green, PhD, from San Francisco, has been recognized for his distinguished professional contributions by the Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues - Division 44 of the American Psychological Association (APA). The award was presented Sunday, August 19, 2007 during the annual APA meeting. (more)
California School of Professional Psychology Students and Faculty Leave a Deep Footprint at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention
The California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) at Alliant International University made a strong showing at the American Psychological Association’s Annual Convention in San Francisco with 1 Presidential Address, 5 Invited Addresses, 3 Roundtable Discussions, 8 Discussion Sessions, 12 Symposia, 2 Workshops, 3 Paper Presentations and 47 Posters. (more)
Saving Face but Losing Control: Experts from California School of Professional Psychology Discuss Asian American Suicide, Domestic Violence, Gambling and other Mental Health Issues
Virginia Tech shooter Cho Seung-Hui – a brooding Korean American student who spoke in whispers and never removed his sunglasses – is an extreme example of a common problem. In part because cultural barriers make Asian Americans less likely to seek help for emotional problems than whites, mental health care often fails to reach them says a panel of experts at the California School of Professional Psychology. (more)
