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Dr. Twila Wingrove

Dr. Twila Wingrove appointed chair of App State's Department of Psychology
Jul 1, 2026

Dr. Twila Wingrove has been appointed chair of the Department of Psychology. She joined App State as an assistant professor in 2009, was promoted to f...

Dr. Will Canu

Can ‘body doubling’ really help you focus? Psychologists say maybe. [faculty featured]
Jun 26, 2026

I’m writing this very sentence while sitting in a so-called “body doubling” session. On an open Zoom screen are the friendly, if focused, faces ...

Jabari Budd, Brenna McNamara '24, and Anhminh Nguyen

Jabari Budd, Brenna McNamara '24, and Anhminh Nguyen inducted into Spring 2026 Cratis D. Williams Society
May 11, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — In the Spring and Fall, Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies seeks nominations for t...

Dr. JP Jameson (left) and Ryan Kennedy (right)

Dr. JP Jameson and Ryan Kennedy honored with 2026 App State Awards of Distinction
May 4, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University honored 29 students, faculty and staff during its fourth annual Awards of Distinction ceremony,...

App State Psychology Students Contribute to the Global H2O Initiative
Apr 21, 2026

Three undergraduate psychology students, Jessika Bumgarner, Isabel Van Sickle, and Toni Hutchens, have leadership positions in the H2O Global Initiati...

PsyD Students Earn First Place at Nutrition Summit
Apr 16, 2026

PsyD doctoral students Tori Elliott and Shelby Holmes represented the Department of Psychology at the 4th Annual Nutrition Summit, hosted by App State...

Esther Killius ’19, center, graduate student in the Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology program, receives the Zigli Research Award at the Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies Faculty and Student Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Photo by Kyla Willoughby)

PsyD student Esther Killius ’19 receives 2025–26 Williams School of Graduate Studies Zigli Research Award
Apr 14, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has announced the recipients of their 2025–26...

Dr. Timothy Ludwig

Dr. Timothy Ludwig honored with OBM Network Lifetime Achievement Award
Mar 25, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University professor Dr. Timothy Ludwig has been named the 2026 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Awar...

Appalachian State University's block

All App State PsyD internship applicants matched to accredited training sites
Mar 11, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (PsyD) program is celebrating a major accomplis...

Dr. John Paul “JP” Jameson, professor in App State’s Department of Psychology and the recipient of a 2025 Gov. James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service from the UNC System Board of Governors. Photo by Chase Reynolds

App State's Dr. JP Jameson honored for advancing rural mental health care across Western NC
Feb 27, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University faculty member Dr. John Paul “JP” Jameson has earned the 2025 Gov. James E. Holshouser Jr. Award...