Newsletter and Announcements
Professor Christian Hart, Ph.D., interviewed in NPR story 'Big Little Lies: The Art of Being Duped'
6/29/19
TWU professor of psychology Christian Hart, Ph.D., weighed in on fraud and con artists in the NPR newscast, "Big Little Lies: The Art of Being Duped," which aired June 26 on multiple NPR stations across the nation.
Christian Hart, Ph.D., authors Psychology Today article, "Why is my Child Lying?"
6/14/19
"...While all children learn to lie, the socialization they are exposed to at home and at school influences the degree to which they practice lying. All children lie, and trying to stamp out lying altogether may be a fool’s errand. Parents may be well-advised to accept that their kids lie, and focus their efforts on shaping the frequency and types of lies that their children tell," said Christian L. Hart, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Director of the Psychological Science program at Texas Woman’s University.
John Terrizzi, Ph.D., leads local discussion on prejudice in library's cultural appreciation series
5/29/19
The Nature of Seeing, Part 2 of the Cultural Appreciation Series, will be held at Emily Fowler Central Library at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 8. Led by John Terrizzi, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at TWU, the discussion will focus on prejudice and how it forms naturally in humans.
Debra Mollen co-chairs APA guidelines for girls and women, TWU alumni contribute
5/13/19
The American Psychological Association (APA) published the revised APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women. Debra Mollen, professor in the TWU Department of Psychology and Philosophy, along with colleagues Sharon Lamb and Lillian Comas-Diaz, co-chaired the working group that consisted of more than 40 contributors, including several alumni of the TWU Counseling Psychology MA and Doctoral programs (Dena Abbott, Sonia Carrizales, Justine Kallaugher, Jennifer Mootz, Noelany Pelc, Angela Salzmann, Lauren Woolley, Sapna Patel and Natasha Shukla). Dr. Roberta Nutt, TWU Professor Emeritus, was one of the three co-chairs of the original APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women published in 2007.
Women Who Lead: Laryn Kropik (BS '19)
4/16/19
Laryn Kropik discovered her creative side while struggling with depression and fell in love with art. This led her to pursue a degree in psychology, pre-occupational therapy, with hopes to heal future patients physically and mentally through occupational therapy and art.