Here is where we celebrate our lab's accomplishments!
May 9, 2022 |
Marin Olson proposes dissertation |
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First-year student Marin Olson has successfully proposed her dissertation, titled, "In good times and bad: Measuring ambivalence in custodial grandparents."
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April 22, 2022 |
Acacia Lopez wins fellowship award |
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Congratulations to Acacia Lopez, M.S., for winning the American Psychological Association's Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services! The pre-doctoral fellowship is awarded through a federal grant to APA from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). This prestigious fellowship comes with three years of financial support, additional support for travel and research, training and enrichment opportunities, assistance with the clinical internship application process, and a lifetime membership to a network of professionals focused on minority behavioral health issues. More info is available at https://www.apa.org/pi/mfp/psychology/predoctoral.
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December 9, 2021 |
Ian McKay graduates |
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Fifth year student Ian McKay has graduated with his Ph.D. from MSU's Clinical Psychology Program.
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November 4, 2021 |
Rachel Scott defends thesis |
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Third-year student Rachel Scott has successfully defended her thesis, titled, "Do opposites attract...or aggravate? The impact of intergenerational solidarity on well-being."
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September 17, 2021 |
Acacia Lopez defends thesis |
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First-year student Acacia Lopez has successfully defended her thesis, titled, "Bonded or broken? An expansion of Goodman and Gotlib’s model of maternal psychopathology transmission extended to non-parental caregivers."
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May 12, 2021 |
Ian McKay defends dissertation |
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Fifth-year student Ian McKay has successfully defended his dissertation, titled, "A Pilot Study Examining the Impacts of an Entrepreneurial Education Program on Entrepreneurial Intention and its Antecedents in a Population of
Adolescent Males in Recovery." |
April 21, 2021 |
Acacia Lopez wins award |
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A poster by first-year student Acacia Lopez has been chosen as the best overall student poster from the American Psychological Association's Child and Adolescent Psychology division. Her poster was titled, "Racial Trauma In Children Raised By Grandparents: Protecting Against Discrimination."
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August 7, 2020 |
Melanie & Ethan graduate |
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Fifth-year students Melanie A. Stearns and Ethan D. Lantz have graduated with their Ph.D.s in Clinical Psychology from Mississippi State University.
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June 3, 2020 |
Ethan Lantz defends dissertation |
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Fifth-year student Ethan Lantz has successfully defended his dissertation, titled, "The Mediation Effect of Gratitude and Social Support: Exploring the Relation between Religiosity and Psychological Well-being in a National Sample of Adults."
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Sep 30, 2019 |
Ian McKay proposes dissertation |
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Fourth-year student Ian McKay has successfully proposed his dissertation, titled, "A Pilot Study Examining the Impacts of an Entrepreneurial Education Program on Entrepreneurial Intention and its Antecedents in a Population of Adolescent Males in Recovery."
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March 29, 2019 |
Melanie Stearns wins award |
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Fourth-year graduate student Melanie Stearns has won the 2019 Mississippi State University Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) Graduate Student Researcher Award! She is pictured here with the Provost, Dr. David Shaw, the President, Dr. Mark Keenum, and the Dean, Dr. Rick Travis.
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Nov 6, 2018 |
Ian McKay defends thesis |
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Third-year student Ian McKay has successfully defended his thesis, titled, "The Effect of Custodial
Grandparenting on Levels of Cognition in a Longitudinal Sample of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren." |
Sept 5, 2018 |
Ethan Lantz proposes dissertation |
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Fourth-year clinical psychology graduate student of the Grandfamilies Lab, Ethan Lantz, has successfully proposed his dissertation, titled "The Effects of a Gratitude Intervention on Well-being and a Physiological Measure of Stress on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren."
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April 13, 2018 |
Emily Williamson wins award |
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Four Grandfamilies Lab students presented posters at the MSU Shackhouls Honors College Research Symposium: Zoe Fokakis, Kelly Coble, Delaney Peterson, and Emily Williamson. Emily was awarded third place in the Social Sciences Category for her poster titled "The Wear and Tear of Raising Grandkids: Impact of Custodial Grandparent Status on Physical and Cognitive Difficulties in a Nationwide Sample."
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October 13, 2017 |
Dr. Nadorff awarded Cross-College grant |
Nadorff, D.K., Wilmoth, J.D., & Lantz, E.D. (2017). Counting your blessings: Improving mental health outcomes through gratitude training in a custodial grandchild population. Agency: Mississippi State University Cross-College Research Grant Program. Funding: $2,000 (and eligible for one $2,000 renewal). Program period: Oct. 1, 2017-Sep. 30, 2018.
August 14, 2017 |
Dr. Nadorff awarded RAPP Grant |
The Grandfamilies Support Group of Starkville, MS (Program Director/Primary Investigator: Dr. Danielle K. Nadorff of Mississippi State University) has been awarded one of 15 slots as a national Relatives As Parents Program (RAPP) group for the 2017 - 2018 year. The initial award is $10,000, with the ability to apply for an additional $5,000 on a yearly basis, contingent upon progress made toward program goals.
Visit http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/ for more information regarding the Brookdale Foundation and RAPP.
Visit http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/ for more information regarding the Brookdale Foundation and RAPP.
May 25, 2017 |
Ian McKay proposes thesis |
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First-year clinical psychology graduate student of the Grandfamilies Lab, Ian McKay, has successfully proposed his thesis, titled "The Effect of Custodial Grandparenting on Levels of Cognition in a Longitudinal Sample of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren."
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April 13, 2017 |
Ali Evans & Anna Claire Smith win awards |
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Four Grandfamilies Lab students presented posters at the MSU Shackhouls Honors College Research Symposium: Emily Williamson, Ali Evans, Anna Claire Smith, and Theresa Fitchie. Ali Evans (left) was awarded first place in the Social Sciences Category for her poster titled "A Generational Study of Religiosity and Depression." Anna Claire Smith (right) placed third with her poster titled "Religiosity and Forgiveness in Custodial Grandchildren and Foster Children: Moderation by Gender."
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April 3, 2017 |
Theresa Fitchie defends honors thesis |
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Theresa Fitchie, a senior psychology major and member of the Grandfamilies Lab, has successfully defended her honors thesis, titled "Suicidality and Depressive Symptoms in Adults Raised in Kincare."
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March 30, 2017 |
Ethan Lantz wins award |
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Second-year clinical psychology graduate student of the Grandfamilies Lab, Ethan Lantz, has won second place in the Social and Behavioral Sciences category of the MSU Graduate Student Association's Research Symposium. Ethan's poster was titled "The Mediation of Gratitude on the Relation between Religiosity and Satisfaction with Life."
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