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Dr. Will Canu, Dr. Kara Dempsey, Dr. Mohammad Ali Javidian, Dr. Roshani Silwal, Dr. Andrew Smith and Dr. Marketa Zimova

6 CAS faculty receive 2023-25 GRAM program awards
Feb 15, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has announced the recipients of the 2023-25 Gra...

James Auwn presenting his research on the role of translation initiation factors in the development of sensory neurons that transduce harmful stimuli at the State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium in December, 2022. Photo submitted

Biology, Psychology major James Auwn receives competitive research scholarship
Feb 14, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — James Auwn, a junior molecular biology and psychology major from Cary, has been selected for the competitive Fulbright-MITACS Glo...

Dr. Doris Bazzini, professor in the Appalachian State Department of Psychology

Who's Who Wednesday: Dr. Doris Bazzini
Feb 8, 2023

Today's Who's Who Wednesday features Dr. Doris Bazzini, professor in the Appalachian State Department of Psychology....

The Harris family celebrates their Mountaineer legacy: Two members are App State alumni and two are current students at App State. Pictured in front is Tony Harris II, a first-year student at App State with a major in risk management and insurance. Behind Harris, pictured from left to right, are his sisters Lundyn Harris ’16, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from App State, and Joy Harris, a student at North Carolina A&T University; his mother, Melissa Harris; his sister Jaeda Harris, an App Stat

‘It runs in the family’ — App State alumnus Tony Harris ’92 inspires next generation of Mountaineers
Feb 6, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — The Harris household in Charlotte wears a lot of black and gold. Tony Harris Sr. ’92 and his daughter Lundyn Harris ’16 are alumni...

Psych alum recipient of Callegari Scholarship
Nov 1, 2022

Katie Williard graduated from Appalachian State University in 2022 with a B.A. in Psychology and a B.A. in Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies with...

Psychology graduate students earn top honors at 3MT competition
Nov 1, 2022

Appalachian State’s 11 th annual 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) competition was held October 28, 2022. 3MT is a competition in which graduate students ex...

Virtual Open House
Oct 15, 2022

The Department of Psychology is holding a virtual open house on November 4th at 12 pm EST. See the flyer below for details. Zoom link: https://appstat...

Psychology alumna Laura Yates Clark '99 gives back to the community
Oct 13, 2022

Department of Psychology Alumna (Class of 1999) Laura Yates Clark, as the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of United Way of Central Carolin...

Dr. Emery serving as APA Disability Mentor
Oct 10, 2022

People with disabilities are underrepresented among psychologists and graduate student trainees and are more likely to drop out of their educational p...

Professor publishes ADHD research
Oct 4, 2022

Dr. Will Canu and his collaborators at Appalachian State and other universities across the country have been busy this year. Dr. Canu's research focus...