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<Title>Congratulations Doctoral Candidates!!!</Title>
<Tagline>Psychology celebrates students admitted to candidacy in 2020</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><strong><span>Applied Developmental Psychology Program</span></strong><span></span></p><p><strong><span> </span></strong><span></span></p><p><strong><em><span>Merve Balkaya Ince</span></em></strong><span>, Mentor - Dr. Charissa Cheah</span><span> </span><span></span></p><p><span>“</span><span>A Multi-Method Approach to Examine Predictors and Outcomes of Muslim American Adolescents' Social Identities</span><span>”</span><span></span></p><p><strong><em><span>Brittany N. Gay</span></em></strong><span>, Mentor - Dr. Susan Sonnenschein</span><span> </span><span></span></p><p><span>“</span><span>Characterizing the Educational Involvement of Families During Fifth Grade: Predictors and Academic Outcomes Associated with Latent Class Membership</span><span>”</span><span></span></p><p><strong><em><span>Lisa Shanty</span></em></strong><span>, Mentor - Dr. David Schultz</span><span> </span><span></span></p><p><span>“</span><span>Facilitating Parent-Child Interaction in Home Visiting: Staff Experiences and Supervisory Support</span><span>”</span><span></span></p><p><strong><em><span>Jia Shen</span></em></strong><span>, Mentor - Dr. Charissa Cheah</span><span> </span><span></span></p><p><span>"Self-Regulation Among Emerging Adults"</span></p><p><strong><span> </span></strong><span></span></p><p><strong><span>Human Services Psychology Program</span></strong><span></span></p><p><strong><span> </span></strong><span></span></p><p><strong><em><span>Eduardo Alsina</span></em></strong><span>, Mentor - Dr. Shari Waldstein</span><span> </span><span></span></p><p><span>"Epigenetic Clock and Associations with Neurocognition"</span></p><p><strong><em><span>Shelter N. Dziya</span></em></strong><span>, Mentor - Dr. Kenneth Maton</span><span> </span><span></span></p><p><span>“</span><span>Child Abuse, Adult Sexual Assault, Sexual Revictimization and Depression among Black Women: The Moderating Effects of Sense of Control and Education Level</span><span>.</span><span>”</span><span></span></p><p><strong><em><span>Samantha Jay</span></em></strong><span>, Mentor - Dr. Jason Schiffman</span><span> </span><span></span></p><p><span>"</span><span>Suicide risk assessment in young adults at clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR); CHR specific risk factors of suicidal thoughts and behavior</span><span>"</span></p><p><span> </span><strong><em><span>Brianna Jehl</span></em></strong><span>, Mentor - Dr. Lynnda Dahlquist</span><span> </span><span></span></p><p><span>"</span><span>The impacts of experimenter gender on children’s comfort expressing acute pain</span><span>"</span></p><p><strong><em><span>Sarah Jung</span></em></strong><span>, Mentor - Dr. Shari Waldstein</span><span> </span><span></span></p><p><span>"</span><span>The impact of racial discrimination and psychological variables on obesity</span><span>"</span></p><p><strong><em><span>Christa R. Lewis</span></em></strong><span>, Mentors - Dr. Raimi Quiton &amp; Dr. Rebecca Schacht</span></p><p><span>"Neurocognitive Influences in Pain &amp; PTSD"</span></p><p><strong><em><span>Ana Maldonado</span></em></strong><span>, Mentors - Dr. Christopher Murphy &amp; Dr. Shari Waldstein</span></p><p><span>"</span><span>The Impact of Post-traumatic Stress on Glucose Metabolism Trajectories: A Health Disparities Approach</span><span>"</span></p><p><span> </span></p></div>
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<Summary>Applied Developmental Psychology Program     Merve Balkaya Ince, Mentor - Dr. Charissa Cheah   “A Multi-Method Approach to Examine Predictors and Outcomes of Muslim American Adolescents' Social...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="93302" important="true" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/cahss/posts/93302">
<Title>A SALUTE TO OUR MAY 2020 GRADUATES!</Title>
<Tagline>Celebrating the success of our ADP &amp; HSP graduate students!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><strong><em>Applied Developmental Psychology</em></strong><div><em>Nicole Telfer, MA</em></div><div><em>Mariana Castillo, PhD</em></div><div><em>Michelle Frank-Crawford, PhD</em></div><div><em>You Jung Seo, PhD</em></div><div><em>Joy Thompson, PhD</em></div><div><em>Kathy Vu, PhD</em></div><div><em><strong>Human Services Psychology</strong></em></div><div><em>Munazza Abraham, MA</em></div><div><em>Eduardo Alsina, MA</em></div><div><em>Samantha Hardesty, PhD</em></div><div><em>Sarah Jung, MA</em></div><div><em>Elaina McWilliams, MA</em></div><div><em>Tali Rasooly, MA</em></div><div><em><strong>Human Services Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis track</strong><br></em><div><em>Ashley Carver, MA</em></div><div><em>Stephanie Howell, MA</em></div><div><em>Alexa Kalmbach, MA</em></div><div><em>Caitlyn Malone, MA</em></div><div><em>Michaela Scotchie, MA</em></div><div><em><br></em></div></div></div>
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<Summary>Applied Developmental Psychology Nicole Telfer, MA  Mariana Castillo, PhD  Michelle Frank-Crawford, PhD  You Jung Seo, PhD  Joy Thompson, PhD  Kathy Vu, PhD  Human Services Psychology  Munazza...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="51379" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/cahss/posts/51379">
<Title>Doctoral Dissertation Funding Announcement</Title>
<Tagline>Family Strengthening Scholars Grant</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><div><strong>OPRE Grant Announcement</strong></div><div><br></div><div>The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recently published a discretionary research funding announcements titled “<em>Family Strengthening Scholars.</em>” If you have questions regarding this grant announcement, please email the OPRE grant review team at <a href="mailto:FSScholars@icfi.com" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">FSScholars@icfi.com</a> or call 1-877-350-5913.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Family Strengthening Scholars</strong></div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div>The full announcement for “Family Strengthening Scholars” is available online at: <a href="http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2015-ACF-OPRE-PD-0977" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2015-ACF-OPRE-PD-0977</a>. OPRE intends to award up to three grants to support dissertation research on healthy marriage/responsible fatherhood policy issues (HMRF).  These grants are meant to build capacity in the research field to focus research on questions that have direct implications for HMRF policy decision-making and program administration, and to foster mentoring relationships between faculty members and high-quality doctoral students. These grants are intended to address issues of significance to inform policy decisions and solutions, particularly for underserved/understudied populations (e.g., low-income families, minority populations), utilize rigorous research methodology (both primary data collection and secondary data analysis), and help inform the development of future intervention research. Applicants may apply for project periods up to 24 months with two 12-month budget periods.  Up to $25,000 may be awarded for each budget period.  Letters of intent are due by May 8, 2015 and applications are due by June 8, 2015. </div></div>
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<Summary>OPRE Grant Announcement     The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recently...</Summary>
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