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OLLU represents well at APA Convention

Two graduate students and two faculty members represented OLLU at the American Psychological Association (APA) Convention in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 2-5.

PsyD students Olivia Hinojosa Galvan and Alyssa Arredondo and Assistant Professor of Psychology Jacque Coppock presented two sessions titled, “Muxeres standing strong: Decolonial healing through Womanist and Mujerista Psychology and Recognizing wellness: Decolonization of counseling practices for diverse Latinx clients.”

Dr. Coppock also served as the Society for the Psychology of Women (Division 35 of APA) program co-chair and Olivia Hinojosa Galvan served as the Division 35 Hospitality Suite program coordinator.

Professor of Psychology Kathryn Anderson, President of Division 35, gave an address titled, “Feminism is the radical notion that…: We can effect change like Judy Heumann,” which included a tribute to Judy Heumann whose advocacy led to passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Dr. Anderson is new President-elect of Society for the Psychology of Women

Kathryn B. Anderson, PhD, professor of Psychology, is the new President-elect of The Society for the Psychology of Women, Division 35 of the American Psychological Association (APA). Dr. Anderson’s 2022-2023 presidency will begin at the APA convention in August in Minneapolis and will focus on: how the organization can reflect its inclusion of gender nonbinary and transgender people, prevention of gender-based violence with a focus on Indigenous and Black populations and development of pedagogical resources for critical examination of biased assumptions in evolutionary psychology. Dr. Anderson also plans to collaborate with APA leadership and other division presidents to engage in advocacy on pressing social issues.

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.

PsyD student named American Psychological Association MFP Fellow

Valerie Perez, a third-year PsyD student and a graduate assistant, has been named an American Psychological Association (APA) Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) Fellow.

Perez, 29, is the fifth OLLU student to have won the prestigious fellowship in recent years. Only seven percent of those who apply are awarded the fellowship.

A native of Edinburg, Texas, Perez also won the American Association of University Women (AAUW) scholarship. 

“The AAUW scholarship is given to those who will fulfill the AAUW mission of advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research,” Perez said. “I feel grateful for the encouragement and support that I’ve received from my professors, colleagues and mentors.”  

She is scheduled to graduate in May 2023.