GWU Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
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Please join us in huge congratulations to Dr. Lisa Bowleg who was named the James S. Jackson Memorial Award Winner from the NIMH! What an incredible, and well-deserved recognition for Lisa!
Official NIH announcement is here: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/.../dr-lisa-bowleg-named-james-s...
Amazing achievement! Congratulations 
Please join us in congratulating Minh Cao for her successful defense of her dissertation, entitled "Developmental Model of Early Childhood Intra- and Interpersonal Contributions to Adolescent Life Satisfaction".
Many thanks are also extended to her committee:
Dr. Sherry Molock (chair)
Dr. George Howe (committee member)
Dr. Cindy Rohrbeck (committee member)
Dr. Christina Gee (examiner)
Dr. Erica Spotts (examiner).
Great work, Minh
Please join us in congratulating Applied Social Psychology doctoral student, Katarina AuBuchon, who successfully defended her dissertation, The Physiological and Psychological Pain of Racial Discrimination and Potential Pain-mitigating Effects of Acknowledgement from an Ally.
Committee members included Drs. Ellen Yeung, Lisa Bowleg, and Paul Poppen from PBS and Dr. Vani Mathur from Texas A & M University. Dr. Jody Ganiban served as the Chair.
In August, Kate will begin her NRSA Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship appointment in Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center's Cancer Population Science T32 Training Program.
Congratulations Kate
