• Jun 24, 2021
  • Office of Communications

Assumption’s Psi Chi Honor Society Designated Model Chapter 

The Assumption University Chapter of Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology, has been designated as a 2020-21 Psi Chi Model Chapter for its commitment to the organization’s mission of promoting the study of psychology. Assumption’s chapter is among only 32 of 1,150 chapters to a...

Assumption’s Psi Chi Honor Society Designated Model Chapter 
  • May 18, 2021
  • Office of Communications

Assumption, New England Center for Children Announce Partnership Providing Students Opportunities to Collaborate with Leaders in Autism Research 

Assumption University and The New England Center for Children (NECC), an internationally recognized leader in autism intervention, research, and professional development, have announced an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Fellowship, which will allow students the opportunity to pursue a Master of Art...

Assumption, New England Center for Children Announce Partnership Providing Students Opportunities to Collaborate with Leaders in Autism Research 
  • Mar 29, 2021
  • Lily O’Connor ‘21

Assumption’s Clinical Counseling Psychology Program Receives Extended Accreditation

Assumption University’s Clinical Counseling Psychology graduate program has received an extended accreditation from the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC). The program, which received an initial two-year accreditation in December 2018, is now accredited through Dece...

Assumption’s Clinical Counseling Psychology Program Receives Extended Accreditation
  • Dec 05, 2019
  • Office of Communications

N.E. Conference Features Research Conducted by Assumption Faculty and Grad Fellows

Three Assumption psychology faculty members participated in the 59th annual New England Psychological Association (NEPA) Conference attended by hundreds held on November 9 at Southern New Hampshire University. The purpose of the conference is to provide an opportunity for scholars and undergraduate ...

N.E. Conference Features Research Conducted by Assumption Faculty and Grad Fellows
  • Apr 10, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Are There Benefits of Screen Time for Teenagers?

Assumption Associate Professor of Psychology Sarah Cavanagh, Ph.D., was recently tapped to testify before the Washington State Human Services and Early Learning Committee on the impact of teenage exposure to “screen time” on their behavioral health and personal development. According to...

Are There Benefits of Screen Time for Teenagers?
  • Jan 09, 2019
  • Maria Chrisom '18

The Electronic Tether: Smartphone Addiction

Smartphones are a key means of accessing information and communicating in the 21st century. From texting friends, to browsing social media sites like Instagram and Facebook, smartphones keep individuals connected to one another like never before. But are there disadvantages to a society with ex...

The Electronic Tether: Smartphone Addiction
  • Jan 09, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Assumption Named a Top College for School Counseling Majors

Assumption was named one of the “Top 5 Best Schools for School Counseling Majors” in a ranking recently released by Zippia, an online resource that provides assistance to those exploring their career options.To determine which school counseling programs offer the best career opportunities, Z...

Assumption Named a Top College for School Counseling Majors
  • Jan 08, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Psychology Professor Named President of the New England Psychological Association

Assumption Psychology Professor Leonard Doerfler, Ph.D.,  has been named President of New England Psychological Association (NEPA). In his new role as president, Prof. Doerfler will chair the steering committee that organizes the annual conference and collaborate with his colleagues to review p...

Psychology Professor Named President of the New England Psychological Association
  • Jan 08, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Clinical Counseling Psychology Program Receives National Accreditation

Noting that the University’s Clinical Counseling Psychology program “clearly plays an important role in the community and appears to have a significant impact on services for the public,” Assumption’s program has been accredited by the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Counc...

Clinical Counseling Psychology Program Receives National Accreditation
  • Jan 07, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Assumption Professor Featured in Research in Action Podcast

Sarah Cavanagh, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology and associate director of the D’Amour Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption University, was recently featured on Oregon State University’s Research in Action podcast. According to the Research in Action websit...

Assumption Professor Featured in Research in Action Podcast
  • Jan 04, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Assumption’s Beck Institute to Host Workshop on Treating Children Coping with Traumatic Life Events

The Aaron T. Beck Institute for Cognitive Studies at Assumption will hold a one-day workshop exploring Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), a treatment method which is used to aid children and adolescents who have significant emotional problems related to traumatic life events....

Assumption’s Beck Institute to Host Workshop on Treating Children Coping with Traumatic Life Events
  • Jan 04, 2019
  • Marissa Smith '17

Faculty, Students Present Research on Human Emotions and Autism to New England Psychological Association

On October 15, the New England Psychological Association (NEPA) held its 56th Annual Meeting at Assumption, providing an opportunity for psychologists, and psychology students from across the Northeast to gather and discuss issues affecting the world of psychology. The day-long event also ...

Faculty, Students Present Research on Human Emotions and Autism to New England Psychological Association
  • Jan 03, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Assumption Announces Program to Combat Addiction

Assumption University has announced that beginning in fall 2017, it will offer a new Certificate in Graduate Studies (CGS) in Addiction Counseling, which aims to raise the standard for the educational preparation of addiction counselors. The new certificate program is a one-year, six-course cur...

Assumption Announces Program to Combat Addiction
  • Jan 02, 2019
  • Office of Communications

Assumption Faculty, Students Present at 58th Annual Meeting of New England Psychological Association

Assumption was well represented at the 58th annual meeting of the New England Psychological Association (NEPA), which was held at WPI on November 10. During the meeting, more than a dozen Assumption faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate psychology majors presented posters and papers, as...

Assumption Faculty, Students Present at 58th Annual Meeting of New England Psychological Association