Highlights

Faculty Highlights

Boston, MA (Spring 2026). Kudos to Drs. Justin Bonny, Amber Hodges, Kyle Nolla, Ingrid Tulloch, and Anita Wells for presentingand participating in the Eastern Psychological Association’s Annual Conference.

Baltimore, MD (Summer 2026). The Department of Psychology hosted the 57^th Annual Association of Black Psychologists Convention. Thanks to Drs. Ingrid Tulloch and Jocelyn Turner-Musa and Ms. Karoline Ruhdorfer for assisting with the coordination of this event.

Seoul, South Korea (Summer 2026) Congratulations to Dr. Michael Nettles for serving as a keynote speaker at the International Meeting of the Psychometrics Society in Seoul, South Korea.

Baltimore, MD (Summer 2026). Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Amissah for receiving a National Institutes of Health LRP award.

Washington, DC (Summer 2026). Congratulations to Drs. Christopher Amissah, Kyle Nolla, Lening Olivera-Figueroa, Stacey Stanley, Jocelyn Turner-Musa, and Dr. Karen Watkins- Lewis for presenting at the Annual American Psychological Association Convention.

Graduate Student Highlights

Baltimore, MD (Spring 2026). Congratulations to the following Psychometrics students for graduating in May 2026:

Doctoral Degree recipient
Pictured: Dr. R. Trent Haines-Hopper (Advisor) and Dr. Alaa Abduljabbar Alkhalaiwi

Master’s Degree recipients
Pictured: Christopher Green, Shamia Boone, India Harper, and Isaiah Fahie

Washington, DC (Summer 2026). Congratulations to Psychometric graduate students
Yannick Nsani, Godwin Umeobi, and Destiny Woods for presenting their research at the Annual American Psychological Association Convention 

Pictured: Yannick Nsani at the American Psychological Association Convention

Undergraduate Student Highlights

Boston, MA (February 2026). Congratulations to the following Psychology students who presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Conference. Jaylin Babb, Brian Ellis, Antania Johnson, Trinity Allen, Mirelle Oloke, Zipporah Ogabo, Salena Cheeseboro, Sophia Lyons, and Beyania Dover.

Baltimore, MD (April 2026). Congratulations to the following Psychology students who received a Psychology scholarship at the 2026 Mae P. Claytor and Martin D. Jenkins Behavioral Science Research Conference:

Mykell Jones: Anthony Clark Memorial Scholarship Recipient

This scholarship is awarded to a psychology student for exemplary academic standing and achievements in the field. The award memorializes psychology student Anthony Clark, who tragically lost his life in 2022.

Jada Martin: Carrol S. Perrino Scholarship Recipient

This scholarship is awarded to a student who exemplifies academic excellence, shows commitment to serving the Department of Psychology, and demonstrates an interest in research.

Baltimore, MD (September 2026). Congratulations to Jaslyn Pometto on receiving the Dr. Caroline Kingori Alumni Excellence Scholarship.

Jaslyn Pometto

This is a one-time $1,000 scholarship (Fall 2026 only) to provide financial support to a junior or senior psychology major who exemplifies high academic standards. The award was donated by Morgan State Psychology alumna Dr. Caroline Kingori c/o 2006.

Alumni Spotlight

Jose Emmanuel Alafaro, M.A. (c/o 2009) is the executive director for the Community Justice Action Fund and advocates for communities that are disproportionately impacted by gun violence. Prior to his current role, Jose served as the Director of Latinx Leadership and Engagement at Everytown for Gun Safety. He has advocated on behalf of Latinx communities and for increased access to reproductive justice. His career began in Baltimore as a community educator, and he worked in various roles focused on underrepresented youth and gang members. He traveled for a year on a listening tour across 11 cities and interviewed 154 Latines to understand the experience of gun violence in Latinx communities and strengthen Everytown’s Latinx engagement strategy. In 2024-2025 he was appointed as an Obama Foundation USA Leader. (Source: The Barack Obama Foundation).
Jose received his B.S. in Psychology from Morgan State University and his M.A. in Social Justice at SIT Graduate Institute.