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Alicia Vasquez was awarded the Outstanding Senior in Social Sciences Award this year. She has worked in my research lab for 2 years on studying different aspects of mental health literacy and barriers to seeking psychotherapy among college students. Alicia has … Continue reading →

Dawn Salgado College of Arts & Sciences, Academic Year, “Promoting Well-Being Through Research, Practice and Pedagogy.” https://www.pacificu.edu/about-us/news-events/faculty-members-receive-tenure-promotions-sabbaticals

Pacific University Psi Chi/Psychology Club students were featured in the latest Eye on Psi Chi Magazine for Fall 2017 (page 40, 41-42). See pictures of  Psi Chi students presenting at the 2016 Pacific University Undergraduate Research Conference.  

During fall semester, Pacific Psi Chi students held their Fall Retreat and Organizational Meeting and participated in the university’s Club and Major fair to share information about Psychology as a major and future career. See more in the Winter magazine, … Continue reading →

Thanks to Elise Elliott Grant for Faculty-Student Travel ($4000) to the International Symposium for Contemplative Studies, sponsored by the Mind & Life Institute. I will be bringing two class of 2017 research assistants Alicia and Ashley, to come and learn … Continue reading →

Thank you to Pacific University for awarding me a Faculty Development Grant for my proposal entitled, “Training and Applications in Positive Psychology and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to Promote Well-Being”.  Jon Kabat-Zinn began with the MBSR clinic in 1979  and the … Continue reading →

Thank you to the Faculty Development Committee at Pacific University for awarding me $1,500 to attend University of California-Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center. They are hosting their 2nd Annual Summer Educator’s Institute. Mission The Greater Good Science Center studies the psychology, … Continue reading →

2016 Pacific University Undergraduate  Research Conference Examining Mental Health Literacy Among College Students Author: Alicia E. Vasquez First Generation College Students’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Barriers about Mental Health Services Authors: Ashley N. Eddy, Julia L. Wengeler Campus Factors that Influence College Student’s … Continue reading →

See my presentation at the Association of Women in Psychology conference where I talk about my dissertation research on risk and resiliency factors predicting recidivism and successful re-integration upon release. See more information here.