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ABBREVIATIONS ACHS APA APS EPA MPA NEPA RMPA SEPA SWPA WPA
Association of College Honor Societies American Psychological Association Association for Psychological Science Eastern Psychological Association Midwestern Psychological Association New England Psychological Association Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Southeastern Psychological Association Southwestern Psychological Association Western Psychological Association
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Svetlana A. Aslanyan (Armenia), and Tara Pir (CEO, IMCES).
Fordham-Lincoln Center (NY)
Morgan State (MD)
INDUCTION CEREMONY: On September
24, 2021, the chapter held its first oncampus induction since 2019, with encouragement and a message from the new dean, Laura Auricchio. Dr. Auricchio earned her BA in psychology at Harvard before completing her PhD in art history, and becoming the first woman dean in the history of Fordham College at Lincoln Center.
CONVENTION/CONFERENCE: Due to
continued COVID lockdown of New York City campuses, the chapter had to replace its in-person activities with three global webinars in fall 2021, arranged with the Psychology Coalition at the United Nations (PCUN): (a) On September 24, Dr. Sameena Azhar (Fordham) chaired a webinar on “Mental Health in Global Contexts,” with four global experts: Drs. Sawti Bajpai (New Delhi), Kelly and Michele O’Donnell (Geneva), and Niels Peter Rygaard (Denmark); (b) On October 28, Daniel A. Balva, MA (U Georgia) chaired a webinar with “Students at the United Nations,” with seven experts: Rita M. Rivera (APA), Nadine Clopton (NGO Exec Committee), Elaine P. Congress, DSW (Fordham), Dr. Ani Kalayjian (Teachers College), Shenae C. Osborn, LMSW (Fordham), Dr. Irina Novikova (Moscow), and Dr. Judy Kuriansky (Columbia); (c) On November 2, Dr. Marciana L. Popescu (Fordham) chaired a webinar on “Forced Migration, Health, and Mental Health,” with three experts: Drs. Ani Kalayjian (Teachers College),
MEETING/SPEAKER EVENT: Guests
from Stevenson University’s new PsyD program provided students with information about the program, admission requirements, and more.
COMMUNITY SERVICE: The chapter
collaborated with the Food Resources Center at the university to implement a donation drive. They assisted in collecting food, toiletries and other health and beauty products, PPE, and clothing to donate to college students facing food and financial insecurity. New Jersey City University
MEETING/SPEAKER EVENT: On
September 20, 2021, the chapter hosted the PSYCH Star Speaker Series with special guest Dr. Jeremy Sawyer, assistant professor at CUNY’s Kingsborough Community College. His talk investigated the impact of play on children’s private speech (self-talk) and motivation in activities with differing demands. He shared results of his coauthored study (Sawyer & Brooks,
2021). As a Neo-Vygotskian, Dr. Sawyer considers sociodramatic play as a beneficial activity for development. Dr. Sawyer’s engaging talk, “Extending Vygotsky: Sociodramatic Play Increases Preschoolers,” was well-received and inspired the audience to implement more motivational play into their daily lives.
MEETING/SPEAKER EVENT: On
November 1, 2021, the chapter hosted the PSYCH Star Speaker Series with special guest Maya Rose, a PhD candidate in educational psychology at CUNY (advisor: Dr. Patricia Brooks). Learning a new language is difficult, yet some succeed at it. Maya’s brilliant talk “Talking Turkish: Studying How Adults Best Learn a Second Language,” discussed how variations in practice tasks influence comprehension of Turkish nominal morphology. She shared preliminary findings from her dissertation and provided information on impressive protocols and adaptations to conduct research in a safe and sound setting during times of COVID-19. Maya Rose was awarded the NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement grant.
Right: On Sept 24, 2021, Dean Auricchio addressed the Fordham-Lincoln Center (NY) chapter inductees. Far right: Morgan State (MD) Bear Pack donation tables for the Food Resources Center. Below: With gratitude, the Fordham-Lincoln Center (NY) Chapter presented a message from Dean Auricchio.
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