Psychology

Professor of Psychology Libby Nutt Williams, in collaboration with colleagues from James Madison University, the George Washington University, and Deakin University in Australia, published an article in the European Journal of Training and Development entitled "The Development and Practice of… Find Out More

Professor of Psychology Libby Nutt Williams and alumni Margaret (Meg) Marcelli ‘17, Benjamin (Ben) Ertman ‘18, and Kelly Cullota ‘18 recently published an article in the journal Adoption Quarterly. The article, "The Impact of Racial-Ethnic Socialization Practices on International Transracial… Find Out More

Visiting Instructor of Psychology Maria Kalantzis recently published an article entitled "Disordered eating and emotional eating in Arab, middle eastern, and north African American women" in the journal Eating Behaviors.
The present mixed-methods study addresses the underrepresentation of Arab,… Find Out More

Psychology majors Raina Crew ‘24, Giselle Harris '25, Sadiyyah Holsey '25, Ashley Johnson '25 and Greta Michels '24; alums Mackenzie Brooks ‘22, Nicolette Iacona '23; and Associate Professor of Psychology Jennifer Tickle, Assistant Professor of Psychology Anandi Ehman and former SMCM Visiting… Find Out More

Senior psychology major Katya Scott '24 and Professor of Psychology Libby Williams were recently published in the journal The Arts in Psychotherapy. The article is based on Scott's summer 2022 SURF project: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies on Art Therapy with Adult Refugees. Katya's St.… Find Out More

Alumni April Fraser '23 and Sonder Van Wert '23 and Assistant Professor of Psychology Kristina Howansky presented research at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference held in in San Diego, California in mid-February. 
April Fraser '23 presented… Find Out More

Visiting Instructor of Psychology Maria Kalantzis was recently selected as a 2024 summer research fellow at the Center of Excellence in Eating Disorders at UNC-Chapel Hill. She will be investigating genetic risk factors of anorexia nervosa. Learn more about the program here.

Assistant Professor of Psychology Kristina Howansky recently gave an invited talk entitled "Fantasy World, Real-Life Impact: The Benefits of RPGs for Transgender Identity Exploration" for the LGBTQ+ Psychology Network. Hosted by University of Glasgow, the talk focused on the St. Mary's Project… Find Out More

Psychology and art major Katya Scott ’24 was selected as a recipient of a 2023-24 Fall Mamie Phipps Clark Diversity Research Grant from Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology, for her project entitled “Art Therapy with Ukrainian Refugees.” The $1200 grant will help cover… Find Out More

Associate Professor of Psychology Scott Mirabile and collaborators from the University of Puget Sound and Montana State University recently published an article titled “Development and adaptation of the Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire for adolescents" in the Journal of Adolescence.  
The… Find Out More