Category: Psychology

On this Giving Joy Day, we would like to announce the creation of a new scholarship to support students going into the behavioral health field. The Jeff Thomas Behavioral Health Scholarship was established to honor the legacy of EWU alumnus, Jeff Thomas, former CEO of Frontier Behavioral Health, by Coordinated Care. Coordinated Care aims to…

On Wednesday April 3rd, 2024, EWU will be celebrating Giving Joy Day!  This annual event is an opportunity for new and returning gifters to give to programmatic and scholarships funds at any financial level, supporting student success and providing opportunities for current and future Eagles! In 2023-2024, 103 CPP students received EWU scholarships totaling nearly…

The School of Psychology will be hosting a Student Psychology Research Conference on Thursday, May 16th from 5 to 8 p.m., in collaboration with Bellevue College. Location: Bellevue College, U-Building Ballroom U301 This conference invites undergraduate and graduate students to present on psychology-related topics. Research reviews and proposals are acceptable and advisor endorsement is required.…

Congratulations to Education Specialist (EdS) in School Psychology students Monica Garcia Ramirez and Maria Anguiano-rivera for receiving the Diversity Scholarship from the Washington State Association of School Psychologists (WSASP)! Four students statewide were recognized as recipients at the fall conference in October.  WSASP writes in their Diversity Scholarship description that they are “…aware of the…

by Mya Brossoit The College of Professional Programs is excited to highlight Dr. Kevin Criswell for his impressive involvement in the passing of Senate Bill 5189. Dr. Kevin Criswell, a Bellevue-based Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology, recently worked alongside Dr. Kayleen Islam-Zwart in providing testimony on Capitol Hill in Olympia in support…

by Mya Brossoit Nicholas “Nick” Mehrnoosh, MS Psychology ‘22, an adjunct faculty member for the School of  Psychology, participated in a guest presentation for Stroke Community Day at Providence St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute on May 18th. His presentation was titled, “Cultivating Self-Compassion and Resilience Post-Stroke.”  Amanda Smith-Treadwell, Senior Speech Language Pathologist with St. Luke’s, writes…

by Mya Brossoit The College of Professional Programs is proud to recognize EWU School of Psychology Alumna, Heather Morris Tuip. Heather graduated from Eastern in 2022 with her Bachelor’s degree. She majored in Psychology and minored in Communications while attending college and is now pursuing her doctorate in clinical psychology from Antioch University in Seattle.…

by Mya Brossoit The College of Professional Programs is proud to recognize EWU School of Psychology and School of Social Work Alumna, Azra Grudic. In 2006, Azra graduated from Eastern with her bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and returned to complete her Master of Social Work (MSW) degree in 2008. She current works as a School…

by Mya Brossoit The College of Professional Programs is proud to highlight Arcelia Madrigal, a Psychology major, for this month’s student spotlight! Originally from Sunnyside, Washington, Arcelia came to EWU because of the School Psychology program. Graduating this June with her BA in Psychology, Arcelia is also completing a certificate program in Social Emotional Learning…

Emily Collins, Psychology major at EWU-Bellevue, recently attended the Annual Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) in Atlanta, Georgia with Dr. Julie Swets. At this conference, they co-presented a poster entitled “Relationship Nostalgia and Attitudes toward Intimate Partner Violence.” To support her travel expenses to Atlanta, Wmily applied for and received…