Centenary Professor Receives National Award Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology, selects 12 faculty members from colleges and universities across the nation for a faculty advisor research grant award each year. This year, Centenary Assistant Professor Keith Morgen, Ph.D. of Psychology Keith Morgen, Ph.D., was one of them. Psi Chi awarded its Faculty Advisor Research Grant to Dr. Morgen for a study entitled “Addiction and Trauma in the Criminal Justice System: Parole Analyses.” The Psi Chi Faculty Advisor Research Grants are competitive, peer-reviewed awards presented annually to support Psi Chi faculty advisors’ research. Dr. Morgen’s $2,000 grant will support a project that is one of the first known examinations of the substance abuse/dependency and trauma issues of paroled older offenders over the age of 55.
It’s a Hit! WNTI launches summer concert series WNTI (91.9 FM) launched its inaugural summer concert series with a diverse roster of performers that included Citizens Band Radio, Gandalf Murphy, Ronnie Spector and more.
“There is little known about older offenders, so this research is important to understand what their needs are upon parole,” explained Dr. Morgen. “Our findings will inform the counseling and other supportive services focused on their addiction and trauma recovery needs.”
This was the station’s first venture in producing its own summer festival. In previous seasons, WNTI acted as media sponsor for other summer music performances. The concerts were held at the Knowlton Township Lions Club Pavilion in Delaware on select Friday evenings in June, July and August.
The grant money also furthers research opportunities for Centenary’s Psychology majors. The project is the principle task for Dr. Morgen’s 2011–2012 substance abuse research team; four Psi Chi honor students will conduct the case record reviews, and with Dr. Morgen, plan to present the initial findings at the Eastern Psychological Association Conference in 2012.
“This is the first year WNTI has ever done a concert series, and it was a success,” said Melanie Thiel ’09/11, the station’s development director. “All the bands were a pleasure to work with and the patrons really enjoyed themselves. We are already starting to plan next year!”
Dr. Morgen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey and a National Certified Counselor (NCC). He is also the 2011 recipient of the Centenary College Distinguished Teaching Award.
WNTI reaches more than 52,000 listeners in six counties from the David and Carol Lackland Center at Centenary College.
Supporting Players Seven Centenary Theater students served on the production team for the comedic one-woman play “Bad Dates,” which played at the Sitnik Theater in the David and Carol Lackland Center last February. The show starred Broadway veteran Liz McConahay Wanfried (second from left) and was directed by Centenary Stage Company (CSC) Artistic Director Carl Wallnau, who also serves as Associate Professor of Theater Arts and chair of the Communication and Fine Arts Department. Centenary is one of a few colleges in the country that offers Theater majors hands-on experience in Actor’s Equity productions.
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