Psychology Alumni News Fall 2022

New Faces in Goodpaster Hall

Congratulations and welcome to Assistant Profesor of Psychology Nayantara Kurpad!

The Department of Psychology's Alumni Newsletter

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Dr. Kurpad earned her PhD in applied psychology where she specialized in applied cognitive psychology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell

Dr. Kurpad's research lies in the intersection of cognitive psychology and education. With roots in cognitive theories and its applications to practical situations, she focuses on investigating the why’s and how’s of student learning, with a special interest in metacognition

In FA22, Dr. Kurpad is teaching Introduction to Psychology and Cognitive Psychology.

Greetings Psychology and Human Development

We hope this finds you safe and well! The new academic year is well underway and things are mostly back to "normal" here. We had some anticipated departures towards the end of SP22 but also some unanticipated ones so once again the department had to navigate staffing issues The only thing constant is change! With some creative flexibility we are maintaining a strong program and the ability to serve our students Here's what's new:

We have been joined by three new faculty members: Dr Nayantara Kurpad, Dr Amie Severino '11, and Dr Yu Sun Chung Meet them throughout the newsletter (pages 1 & 6)!

Dr Richard Platt retired after 29 years of dedicated service to the College He plans to tackle a long "honey do" list in his retirement, including work to prepare several rental properties for sale.

Dr Fernandez relocated to Virginia to be closer to family and joined the faculty at Christopher Newport University

We held a joint farewell gathering for Rich and Gina on April 28 Former department member Dr Terell Lasane made a guest appearance. View the photos here!

Dr Enright relocated to California to join her husband on the west coast. She is continuing on as a member of the department this year by serving as an adjunct professor to remotely mentor four St Mary's Project students

We have welcomed back Dr Cjersti Jensen as an adjunct professor! A developmental psychologist, Dr Jensen previously taught as a visiting assistant professor in AY19 20 & AY 20 21 In AY 22 23, Dr Jensen will teach Lifespan Development remotely from her home in Colorado.

We miss you and hope you are off doing amazing and rewarding things Please let us know!

Connect with us, especially Angie, via LinkedIn (and join our LinkedIn alumni group). If you are on Facebook, like the Psychology Alumni page and send Angie info to post (including job and/or internship opportunities) or post it directly If you plan a visit to campus during the academic year or summer, let us know! We absolutely love to hear from our alumni and include them in our events And, if you stop by during the week, a faculty and/or staff member would happily join you for a coffee/tea or lunch Take great care and keep in touch!

Jennifer Tickle,

Angie Draheim ’03,

Student Kudos!

Allyson Myers '22 was the recipient of the 2022 Myron G Marlay Award for Science Her project, "The Fight Against College Suicide: Creating a suicide prevention training resource for St Mary's College of Maryland Resident Assistants" was mentored by Dr Aileen Bailey

St. Mary’s Projects

46 students completed an SMP in psychology in AY21 22. Showcase projects (those se lected by faculty mentors to be the “best in show”) from that cohort were done by seniors Gabrielle Backus '22, Mason Drusano '22, Erin Lanham '22, Isabella Moutoux '22, and Allyson Myers '22.

Project titles abstracts from these and all past showcase students are available here

Isabella Moutoux was selected by a faculty committee as the winner of the AY21 22 Department SMP Award ($100) Her SMP study, “The Role of Gender and Sexual Orientation in Perceptions of Ghosting Acceptability,” was mentored by Dr Gili Freedman (who was virtual in 21 22 but was able to join in on the big day thanks to Zoom and fellow SMP student Drew Sonnenberg). Bella is pursuing a MPS in industrial/organizational psychology at University of Maryland with an expected graduation in the fall of 2023

AY21 22 Presentations

student co authors in bold, * denotes alumni co author Click red titles to view posters

Three virtual posters were presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Conference held in February 2022.

*Blair, E , Howansky, K , Maimon, M , & Chen, J Perceived illegitimacy of bisexual identity: Exclusion from lesbian and gay spaces

*Moutoux, I , & Freedman, G The role of gender in perceptions of ghosting acceptability

Freedman, G , Green, M C , Kussman, M., Drusano, M., & Moore, M “Dear Future Woman of STEM’: Letters of struggles and advice from women in STEM.

One poster was presented at the in person portion of the SPSP conference (held in San Francisco, CA).

*Oates, I & Howansky, K Transgender and gender non conforming individuals dehumanizing beliefs and experiences

Two posters were presented in-person at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) held in March 2022 in NYC

*Brooks, M & Tickle, J J Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR): Online, offline, and during COVID Fitzpatrick, J. & Tickle, J. J. The effects of eye contact on self disclosure and trust Julia went on from EPA to present this research at two regional conferences as a virtual poster at the L Starling Reid Undergraduate Psychology Conference (hosted by UVA) on April 15, 2022, and as a short talk at the virtual Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges (LVAIC) Undergraduate Psychology Conference on April 23.

Research Fund Updates

The Psychology Research Fund was established by (now Emeritus) Professor Roy Hopkins in the early 1990s to support student research efforts in psychology, especially travel to present at annual conferences (e.g., collaborative posters from directed research).

Four grants totaling $641 were awarded from the Psychology Research Fund in FY22.

One student received $71 to support costs associated with presenting a virtual directed research based poster at SPSP 2022

One alumna received $200 to support costs associated with presenting an in person directed research based poster at SPSP 2022.

One alumna received $170 to present a directed research based poster at EPA 2022

One student was granted $200 to present a directed research based poster at EPA 2022; they ultimately submitted for a $171.97 reimbursement.

The Bucknam Glidden Fund was created from the combination of a fund started by (now Emerita) Distinguished Professor Laraine Glidden in 1996 and leftover Psi Chi funds (granted for a SMP) donated by Elaine Bucknam ’16; it also supports psychology majors presenting at conferences.

One grant totaling $200 was awarded from the Bucknam Glidden Fund in FY22 for a student to present her SMP at the Annual Meeting of EPA She decided not to attend, however With the world getting more back to "normal" we expect and hope to see more requests from alumni for support to present their SMPs at in person or hybrid conferences

A huge thank you to all who donated to the research funds in FY22!

Please consider supporting current and future SMCM psychology students and recent psychology alumni by donating to one or both of these funds on Giving Tuesday or sometime in FY23!

Presentation funding for recent alumni available!

The main differences be tween the two research funds is that the Bucknam Glidden Fund only applies to original research and must be related to/ associated with presenting at a conference whereas the Psychology Research Fund has the flexibility to support both conference related and non conference related costs and need not be original research

Alumni presenting their SMP (conducted under the mentorship of SMCM Psy chology faculty) for the first time at an academic confer ence (e.g., APA, EPA, SFN, SSEA, SRCD, SPSP) can apply for funding from the Bucknam Glidden Fund.

If you are a recent graduate who will be making such a presentation of your SMP and need help with registra tion costs or poster printing, please complete the Depart ment of Psychology Re search Funding Application Form (available from this link on our website) and submit it to the academic program coordinator, Angie Draheim

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Psyched for Life

The 2022 Psyched for Life team consisted of SMCM employees Angie Draheim (captain) ’03, Aileen Bailey, Jennifer Tickle, Anne Marie Brady '93, Scott Mirabile, and Janna Thompson; psychology majors Mason Drusano '22, Julia Fitzpatrick '23, Samorah Neal '23, and Emily Shipley ‘23, once a psychology but turned a philosophy major Ryan Carter '22; Emily’s sister and mother; and Angie's family & some family friends

Overall, the team helped to raise general and brain can cer awareness as well as $3233 14 for research & patient support programs sponsored by the American Cancer Society Since the first SMCM Relay for Life in 2010, Psyched for Life (which has historically been the largest faculty/staff based team and most often the highest fundraising team) has raised $53,732 17 for ACS! The entire 2022 SMCM Relay raised $7,916 73 Across its years at SMCM Relay for Life has raised $274,749 68

As part of its fundraising efforts, the teams raffled of sets of upcycled drinking glassses crafted by Dr Scott Mirabile and $320 worth of giftcards donated by several local restaurants Aileen Bailey offered a number of virtual pumped up strength and barre sessions over the academic year and summer break for donations.

Additionaly, Logan Best '20 created a beautifiul cake and raffled it off ultimately earning and donating $130 towards the team!

The 14th Annual SMCM Relay for Life is scheduled for the evening of April 22, 2023. If you are local, please join us! Dogs on leashes are invited, too! Scan the QR code to register.

AY21 22 Lectures

Speakers for the (virtual) Psychology Lecture Series: The Psychology of COVID-19

On September 22, 2022, Dr Nickola Overall (Professor, School of Psychology, University of Auckland) presented “Family Stress, Risk and Resilience during the COVID 19 Pandemic.”

On October 22, 2022, Dr Cixin Wang (Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education, University of Maryland) presented “COVID 19 Racism towards Asian American Youth: Consequences and Solutions ”

On February 18, 2022, Dr Jessica Fish (Assistant Professor, Department of Family Science, University of Maryland School of Public Health) presented “Advancing Research and Practice to Address LGBTQ Youth Mental Health During COVID and Beyond ”

On February 25, 2022, Dr. Rama Cousik (Associate Professor, School of Education, Purdue University Fort Wayne) presented “Disability Inclusion Matters: COVID 19 Pandemic and College Students with Disabilities ”

are looking forward to hosting both in-person and virtual scholars in

22-23, including Dr. Brian Doss '97 on February 13, 2023!

Check out Logan Bakes!

2022 Student Awards

Lisa Zsebedics Award [Established in 1985 in memory of a former student, to recognize an outstanding first year student or sophomore committed to studying human developmental processes] ~ Sadiyyah Holsey '24. Sadiyyah, a double major in neuroscience and psychology, is in her second semester of directed research in clicical psychology with Dr Ehman

Wilhelm Wundt Award [Established in 2003 to recognize a student's excellence in quantitative and methodological course work] ~ Lynx Gabinet-Bethoule '22 and Allyson Meyers

'22 Lynx completed one semester of directed research in neuroscience with Dr Fernandez and two semesters of directed research in counseling psychology. He plans to pursue a PhD in clinical psychology Ally is now a crew systems flight test engineer for NAVAIR at Patuxent River Naval Air Station

Margaret Floy Washburn Award [Established in 1990 to recognize a junior or senior psychology major exemplifying superior understanding of research and experimentation in psychology] ~ Jacinda Thomas '22. Jacinda completed five semesters of directed research in social psychology with Dr Tickle and served in a Psi Chi leadership role She is pursuing a MSW from University of Mayland, Baltimore School of Social Work with an expected graduation in 2024 Psychology Major Award [Established in 2003 to recognize a psychology major who demon strates superior understanding of the themes and methods of the discipline] ~ Andrew Sonnenberg '22 Drew served in a leadership role for Psi Chi, was a teaching assistant for Psyc Stats (and then the new version of the course, Research, Analysis, and Writing I), and completed a year of directed research in social psychology with Dr Freedman Drew plans to go to graduate school for social psychology at some point Until then, starting in FA22, he is working in the psychology department at SMCM as a lab manager supported by Dr. Freedman's National Science Foundation grant

Jaie M. Perizzo Human Services Award [Established in 1993 to recognize a junior or senior psychology, human development, or human studies major who demonstrates outstanding potential as a practitioner in human services Named in 2015 to honor a former student ] ~ Mary Katherine "MK" Meyers '22. MK served the department as the IRB assistant for 3 years and was an active member of Psi Chi leadership While at SMCM, MK worked in a Sheppard Pratt residential program for dual diagnoses with substance abuse She is now a residential facilitator for Sheppard Pratt in a program for transitional age youth.

Thanks to all who have submitted alumni updates! Keep them coming!

Please be sure to make sure your listing on our alumni index website is #1 present and #2 current If you find the answer to #1 and/or #2 is "no," then please fill out the online update form at the link so we can update our records!

Our alumni map poster in Goodpaster Hall currently features 97 of our wonderful alumni. We use the info to show current and prospective students and their parents all the fantastic things you've gone on to do after SMCM and where you are now. It's great for them to see how psychology can really take a person a lot of places and to so many different psyc related and non psyc related career paths. The large map poster is a dedicated stop on College tours and we print out mini versions for open houses and majors fairs Whichever size, it is always a big hit

We’ve heard from several current students passing by the poster that your shown successes help them feel more secure in their major choice! And we’ve heard from the Office of Admissions that the map has influenced more than one person to go to SMCM to major in psychology So thanks for your help on those two fronts!

Additionally, we use your various career and grad school information for our program brochure that we distribute at open houses and such We also have a series of slides on our program TV display that show the wide range of various career paths which we also use to discuss with local high school AP Psyc students when they come to visit the department for field trips

Skylar Limpert '22 is an education assistant at Sheppard Pratt working with students who have autism and a variety of other disabilities.

Adair Watson '22 is a genetic counseling assistant at INOVA Schar Cancer Institute

Gretchen Young '21 earned a MAT from SMCM in 2022 She is a second grade teacher for Baltimore County Public Schools

Taylor Curp '20 is a talent acquisition coordinator at 14 West She is pursuing a MS in I/O psychology at Capella University with an anticipated graduation in 2023.

Heather Wood '17 earned a MBA from Florida Institute of Technology in 2021 She is a project manager at Northrop Grumman Corporation

Kitt Klassen '16 earned MA in Counseling Psychology from Towson University in August 2022, and became a LGPC this year They are an associate psychotherapist at the Maryland Center for Gender and Initimacy

Pamela Naab '05 earned a MA in Social Psychology at Boston College in 2007, and a MA in Counseling Psychology from the same institution in 2012 She earned a PhD in Counseling Psychology from Northeastern University in 2017 She is an assistant professor at Lasell University

Alexa Webb '03 is a blogger and influencer from Baltimore

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Congratulations and welcome to Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Amie Severino '11!

Dr. Severino earned her PhD in neuroscience from Wake University School of Medicine and completed postdoctoral work in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California Los Angeles.

Her areas of research specialization include opioid addiction, pain mechanisms, and affective dysregulation (anxiety, depression).

In FA22, she is teaching CORE101 seminar on the identity of addiction, Physiologal & Sensory Psyc, and a topics course on the neurobiology of substance use and comorbid disorders

Congratulations and welcome to Visiting Assistan Profesor of Psychology Yu Sun Chung!

Dr Yu Sun Chung earned her PhD in cognitive psychology along with cognitive, computational, & systems neuroscience pathway at Washington University in St Louis

The aims of her recent projects are to examine 1) how puberty influences cognitive affective processes in adolescents with a focus on sex differences, and 2) how early stressful life events are related to adolescents’ mental health in a sex specific way To probe these questions, she uses large, longitudinal public fMRI data (i e , Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study®), EEG task paradigms, and analysis of pubertal hormones.

In FA22, Dr Chung is teaching hybrid (as her home is NC) sections of Lifespan Development and a topics course on developmental psychopathology.

Spotted on Campus in AY21 22

On December 13, students had fun presenting the games they developed for Dr. Freedman's Psychology of Games for Good class.

Samorah Neal '23 wasn't the only one smiling under her mask at the sight of Bumble, the department's holiday door creation in early December.

After a fun round of Sushi Go brought in by Sonder Van Wert '23, Dr. Mantell introduced folks to Rhino Hero at Brain Games, our traditional finals week brain break event, on May 6.

Some of the Spring 2022 Psi Chi inductees along with the executive board. Congrats to Allyson Myers '22, Annika Drilling '23, Caroline Taylor '23, Catherine McCarron Triebwasser '23, Elizabeth Robey '24, Greta Michels '24, Isabella Sterner '23, Izzy Hermans '22, Jetta Murphy '23, Julia Cutroneo' 23, Julia Kochman '23, Kelsey Kluh '23, Meara Johnson '24, Merel Verhoeven '23, Nicholas Ashenfelter '23, Nicolette Iacona '23, Sofia Santiago '24, and Stephanie Heffron '22!

Dr. Tickle and her lab group enjoying breakfast together outside of Goodpaster Hall on May 5.

Dr. Ehman, Dr. Enright, and Dr. Tickle led a Getting into Grad School workshop on November 30.

The Career and Professional Development Center Needs You!

Through connections, coaching and classes, the Center for Career & Professional Development (CCPD) helps St Mary’s College of Maryland students and alumni prepare for and sustain success in their chosen careers. They partner with on campus, local, regional, and national employers to provide students with enriching hands on work experience related to their classroom learning and/or professional goals

In-person or virtual info sessions: This recruiting tool provides students a detailed overview of a company's values, missions, and hiring processes Students who attend will have a greater understanding of each organization and therefore be better prepared to apply for internships and jobs

In person employer info booths: Similar to info sessions, employers come to campus to share information about their company, and meet students face to face. Here, students are able to establish introductory employer connections, and ask questions in a fast paced environment

Career & Internship Fair: This is an excellent opportunity to not only hire interns, graduating seniors, current students and recent alumni but also to help steer exploring students by showcasing the amazing work possibilities available Interested employers can register (by October 18) for the November 1st 2022 fair online here.

Questions? Would you like to get involved? Contact careercenter@smcm.edu or 240 895 4203.

create them!

HireSMCM is the St. Mary’s College internship/job board that enables students and alumni to connect with local, regional, and national employers.

If you or your current employer would like to advertise a job posting, or could offer an internship opportunity to our current students, please create a HireSMCM employer account

If you are a graduate and would like to look for internships or job opportunities, please create a HireSMCM alumni account

Link to HireSMCM: https:// smcm csm.symplicity.com/

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In July 2022, Dr. Tim Herzog '98, a clinical and sport psychologist, noted on LinkedIn "I’m thrilled to have three book chapters (in different texts) recently finalized and being published right now… one on ethics, one on counseling elite athletes, and one on coordinating cross disciplinary care with elite athletes (a case study involving a suspected eating disorder) A brilliant resource to help me organize my thoughts for that third chapter was this publication from colleagues at the Australian Institute of Sport Addressing the spectrum from optimised nutrition to disordered eating to eating disorders, it is worth checking out " Earlier in the year, Tim was elected to the Board for the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback and was featured as a guest speaker discussing mindfullness, biofeedback, ethics, and consulting within the sport of sailing on an episode of the Mindful Sport Performance Podcast

Also in July, Chance (Hazelton) Smith '13, a real estate agent who transitioned to Northrop Realty (MD and DE) in June 2022, was recognized in the Top 10 of agents for the month of June She'd closed 6 contracts in her first month working with the company!

In June 2022, as you may have noted in The Mulberry Tree, the podcast Throughline which Ramtin Arablouei '05 co created and co hosts, won a Peabody Award.

If you have a job or intern ship announcement you can also post it to our LinkedIn and/or Facebook groups (directly or via message to Angie Draheim)!

PSYC innumbers

65 the number of students graduated with PSYC as their first major, account ing for 18% of the 2022 class (the largest of all majors). An additional 6 students graduated with PSYC as their second or third major.

18 the number of students initiated into Psi Chi on Friday, April 8, 2022 (pictured on page 6)

7 the number of majors who completed SMPs in other disciplines or areas

4 the number of psyc alumni currently in the MAT program at SMCM. Good luck to Gabi Backus '22, Lauren Baker '22, Isobel Hermans '22, and Maggie Warnick '22!

Faculty

Double congratulations to Dr Ayşe Ikizler' 07!

At Awards Convocation on April 22, 2022, Dr Ikizler was presented with the prestigious Homer L Dodge Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Junior Faculty Member

On May 12, Ayşe was granted tenure by the Board of Trustees and promoted to Associate Professor of Psychology That new position officially began on August 1.

She plans to work on a number of writing projects and spend time with family during her well earned sabbatical over AY22 23.

Faculty

Aileen Bailey, Department Co Chair

Professor of Psychology ambailey@smcm edu

Sarah Breedin

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology sabreedin@smcm edu

Yu Sun Chung

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology ychung@smcm edu

Torry Dennis

Assistant Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience Neurosciences Program Coordinator tsdennis@smcm edu

Anandi Ehman

Assistant Professor of Psychology acehman@smcm edu

Elizabeth Enright

Instructor of Psychology eaenright@smcm edu

Gili Freedman

Assistant Professor of Psychology gfreedman@smcm.edu

Kristina Howansky

Assistant Professor of Psychology khowansky@smcm edu

Faculty Emeriti

David Finkelman dgfinkelman@smcm edu

Carol Giesen carolgie@ptd net

Laraine Glidden lmglidden@smcm edu

J. Roy Hopkins jrhopkins@smcm.edu

Wes Jordan wpjordan@smcm edu

Staff

Angie Draheim ’03 Academic Program Coordinator & Departmental Web Specialist ardraheim@smcm.edu

Jenn Marsh ’01

I spy with my little eye psychology graduates from the class of 2019 in Glendening Hall.

Ayşe Ikizler '07

Associate Professor of Psychology asikizler@smcm edu

Cjersti Jensen

Instructor of Psychology cjjensen@smcm edu

James T. Mantell, Assistant Chair

Associate Professor of Psychology jtmantell@smcm edu

Scott Mirabile

Associate Professor of Psychology spmirabile@smcm.edu

Amie Severino '11

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology amseverino@smcm edu

Jennifer Tickle, Department Co Chair

Interim Assistant Dean of Faculty Associate Professor of Psychology IRB Co chair jjtickle@smcm.edu

Libby Nutt Williams Professor of Psychology enwilliams@smcm edu

Behavioral Neuroscience Lab Coordinator & Instructor jamarsh@smcm edu

The department became a "Classic Crew" for Halloween 2021. A pumpkin, witches, ghost, zombie, and skeleton were joined by cats (including Taylor Swift's cat Olivia Benson).