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Department of Psychology


Highlights

Faculty Highlights

Baltimore, MD (Fall 2025) Congratulations to Dr. Jocelyn Turner-Musa for being elected as an American Psychological Association Fellow Division 1, The Society for General Psychology and Interdisciplinary Inquiry. 

New York, NY (Fall 2025).  Congratulations to Dr. Justin Bonny on his appointment as an At-Large Board Member in the Eastern Psychological Association. 

Baltimore, MD (Fall 2025).  Congratulations to the following faculty members for receiving  federal grant awards: 

Dr. Karen Watkins-Lewis received a National Science Foundation Grant entitled  The Impact of Structured Support Programs on Engineering Student Retention and Degree Completion. 

Dr. Ingrid Tulloch received a National Institutes of Health grant entitled Perceived Discrimination, Geography, and Demographic Effects on Immune Cell Function and Regulation.

Graduate Student Highlights

Baltimore, MD (Spring 2025).  Congratulations to the following Psychometrics students for graduating in May 2025: 

Doctoral Degree recipient:  Taj Rollins, PhD
Master’s Degree recipients:  Monet Boyd, Kayla Hightower, and Breanne Martin

Minneapolis, MN (Summer 2025).  Congratulations to Psychometric graduate students Jerome Anderson, Christopher Greene, and Lucy Okam for presenting their research at the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society. 


Lucy Okam: Uncovering Dynamic Cognitive Family Involvement in K-12 Education   


Jerome Anderson: Linear Measurement of Parent and Signatures in Spatial Problem Solving

Not Pictured - Christopher Green:  Demarginalizing the Intersection of DIF: Traditional vs. Intersectional Approach

Undergraduate Student Highlights

Baltimore, MD (April 2025).  Congratulations to the following Psychology students who received a Psychology scholarship at the 2025 Mae P. Claytor and Martin D. Jenkins Behavioral Science Research Conference: 

Beatrice Anegbode:  Anthony Clark Memorial Scholarship
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.

Zipporah Ogabo:  Carrol S. Perrino Scholarship
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.

Tamya Colvin:  HOPE Dealing Mindset Scholarship
This scholarship recognizes a student who exemplifies academic excellence, shows a commitment to community service through volunteer work, and demonstrates an interest in raising funds for various social causes designed to empower underserved communities.