Psychology Department Announcements
Congratulations to our own Dr. Nancy Adleman for winning the CUA Teaching Excellence in Early Career Faculty Award!
We're very excited to announce that this year all 7 of our clinical students matched with their top internship picks. Which is 12% better than the national average! We are also very happy to announce that 7 out of 9 of our MA students applied for PhD/PsyD programs and all 7 were accepted! Congratulations to all!
Congratulations to Dante Nicotera and Peter Varga for winning 2019 Cardinal Leadership Awards! Dante won the Roy Bode Memorial Award, and Peter won the President's Award, the highest University Award and is presented to a graduating senior that demonstrated prominent leadership and outstanding scholarship. Congratulations to you both!
Congratulations to the following students for the awards received from the Psychology Department for outstanding performance:
Distinguished Psychology MajorBA: Peter VargaBS: Alexandra Sinner Outstanding Achievement in PsychologyBA: Adriana Penafiel & Samantha CaliasOutstanding Achievement in Psychological Brain SciencesBS: Francesca Gualano Excellence in ResearchHeather Finster Excellence in PsychologyCynthia Fioriti
Dr. Sandra Barrueco, director of the LALS program and a faculty member of the Department of Psychology recently hosted the Puerto Rican Mayor of Ponce to discuss the "Trials and Triumphs of Post-Maria in Puerto Rico" You can check out the article on the CUA homepage here.
The Department of Psychology is sad to announce the passing of former Professor and Department Chair, Dick Youniss. Dick was born to Jean and Thomas Youniss on January 15, 1929, in Wisconsin. He moved to Washington, DC in his adolescence and attended the Catholic University of America, where he received his Psychology BA and Ph.D. degrees in 1950 and 1958. After a brief stint in the Navy, he joined the Clinical Psychology faculty at CUA in 1959. Dick served as the department chair from Fall of 1988 through Spring of 1991 and was awarded the Father John Stafford Award, in recognition of his long-time contributions to the Department of Psychology. He trained several clinicians who practiced in the DC area, encouraging them to blend science with an appreciation of literature and the fine arts. Later in his life, Dick started a career as an artist in the early 1990s. His works grace the homes and lives of many people who share his sense of beauty. He equally enjoyed making lasting friendships in DC, Middlesex Beach, DE, and Miami, FL. Dick died February 7, 2019, in peace at his home in Hyattsville, MD. He is survived by his sisters, Mary and Helen, and his brothers Don and Jim. He was the proud uncle of many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews who continue to write the wondrous American immigrant story.
