American Psychological Association

Dr. Healy serves Minority Fellowship Program at annual summer institute

The APA Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) hosted its Annual Psychology Summer Institute (PSI) at the American Psychological Association (APA) in Washington, D.C. on June 22-25. Deborah Healy, PsyD, Professor of Psychology, is a member of the MFP Training Advisory Committee, and serves on the Services for Transition Age Youth (STAY) initiative.

PSI provides mentoring, educational, and professional development experiences for selected masters and doctoral students thereby advancing them in their professional development, and career preparation via ongoing mentorship and training.

Begun in 1974, MFP is a highly successful, federally-funded training program for ethnic and racial minority researchers and service providers and graduated its first doctoral recipient in 1978.

PsyD student awarded APA IMFP Fellowship

Congratulations to first-year PsyD student Zeemal Zubair! She has been awarded a Fellowship from the American Psychological Association (APA).

The Interdisciplinary Minority Fellowship Program (IMFP) award includes a $23,000 stipend for one year, starting in September 2023 and ending in August 2024.

The IMFP fellowship is awarded through a federal grant to APA from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). It is uniquely tailored to provide support and training beyond what is offered by most fellowship programs and other institutions.

Association of Black Psychologists congratulates PsyD students

The OLLU chapter of the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi) would like to recognize the academic and professional achievements of Doctorate of Psychology (PsyD) students during the 2020 pandemic. Students have worked hard to achieve a high level of scholarship and psychological practice

OLLU ABPsi congratulates Valerie Perez, ABPsi Secretary, on becoming a 2021 American Psychological Association (APA) Minority Fellow.

The following students are 2021 APA internship matches:

*Adela DeHoyos, 2020 APA Minority Fellow at the Texas Valley Coastal Bend VA in McAllen, Texas

*Natalie Garza at the James A. Haley VA in Tampa, Fla.

*Daniel Hoover at the Baylor University Counseling Center in Waco, Texas

*Michael Morar at the Institute for Multicultural Counseling and Educational Services in Los Angeles

*Ann Stalcup at the Eastern Oklahoma VA in Tulsa, Okla.

*Weston Wyble at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo, Colo.