
New PhDs Foretell Greater Diversity in Behavioral Neuroscience
The Department of Psychology's Behavioral Neuroscience doctoral program is seeing its largest-ever cohort of PhD students graduate, and five out of the six of this outstanding group are women of color.

Girls Inc. Eureka! Imparts Knowledge with Fun to Young STEM Students
For the fourth straight summer, the College of Arts & Sciences hosts Girls Inc. Eureka! program, with faculty from seven UAlbany departments imparting a love of STEM subjects to girls from the Capital Region.

A Passion for Improving Mental Health Systems for SE Asians Brings a Psychologist a 3rd Fulbright Award
Bruce Svare wins his third Fulbright Senior Scholar award to travel to Laos, Indonesia and Malaysia and continue his work of spreading the discipline of contemporary psychology to Southeast Asia.

Psychologist and Educator Named Distinguished in Service by SUNY
Longtime UAlbany teachers, researchers and administrators Edelgard Wulfert of Psychology and Alan Wagner of Educational Policy & Leadership are promoted to SUNY’s highest faculty rank.
A Student-Faculty Team Weighs Effective COVID-19 Messaging to Those with Limited English Proficiency
A student-faculty team weighs effective COVID-19 video messaging to those with limited English proficiency

PUMP is Primed for Mentoring Psychology Students toward Graduate Study
The success of the 4-year-old Psychology Undergraduate Mentoring Program, forged by graduate students, is documented in an academic article.
UAlbany Psychology graduate contributes chapter to anthology of women showcasing resiliency
Cassandra J. Edwards, a 2017 graduate of the University at Albany Psychology BA Program (with a double major in Criminal Justice), has contributed a chapter to an anthology published in November 2020 titled “21 Resilient Women: Stories of Courage, Growth, and Transformation” (available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/21-Resilient-Women-Stories-Transformation/dp/0981310478). Cassandra completed her honors thesis in Anna Reiman's lab in 2017. She also received a Master’s degree in mental health counseling from UAlbany in 2018.
UAlbany Social Psychology Grad Earns 2019 Early Career Best Manuscript Award
A recent graduate from the University at Albany’s social psychology program, Tina DeMarco, PhD, was awarded the 2019 Early Career Best Manuscript Award from the European Association of Social Psychology for a paper she published with Anna Newheiser, PhD. Read about the award.