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This afternoon we honored the accomplishments of our 165 Majors in Psychological and Brain Sciences, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Neuroscience as they graduate from GW and embark on new adventures.  Department Chair Dr. Sarah Shomstein, Dr. Paul Poppen, and Dr. Denny Schell shared words of wisdom and well wishes during today’s celebration event.  Psi Chi Co-President. Taylor Migliori, spoke to her fellow majors about what her time here at GW has meant to her.  

Graduates: We know that you will take the knowledge you have gained during these past 4 years to make the world a better place. We are proud to have been a part of your GW experience!  Congratulations Class of 2021!!  Stay in touch!

Dr. Denny Schell
Taylor Migliori, Student Speaker (Psi-Chi Co-President)

Our Department’s Award winners and Honors students are recognized below.  Congrats to all!

Psi Chi Award: Zoe Waldman

GRADUATING MAJORS IN PSI CHI National Honor Society:

  • Gianna Arnaldy
  • Corinne Augusto
  • Nathalia Beller
  • Kayla Cholpan (Graduated, December, 2020)
  • Albina Galimullina
  • Yuenan Lu
  • Taylor Migliori
  • Jessica Miller
  • Nicole Miller
  • Kaitlyn Olson
  • Lina Qi
  • Madeline Raquet
  • Isabella Rocchiccioli
  • Michael Rodriguez
  • Rebecca Smith
  • Rhea Smith
  • Vanessa Vital
  • Emily Wade
  • Gwyneth Wheeler
  • Cicely Williams  (Double Major in Psychology and Political Science)

GRADUATING MINORS IN PSI CHI NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

  • Yuzhen Guo
  • Dana Kippen
  • Charles Oberst
  • Cecelia Ruggiero
  • Lauren Smith
  • Emma Steffen
  • Xia XuChunZi

PSYCHOLOGY HONORS

  • Corinne Augusto
  • Lauren Beall
  • Taylor Migliori
  • Jessica Miller
  • Nicole Miller
  • Madeline Raquet
  • Michael Rodriguez
  • Brandon Selvidio
  • Kathryn Sheehan
  • Rebecca Smith
  • Vanessa Vital
  • Zoe Waldman
  • Cicely Williams

Please join us in congratulating the following Clinical Psychology Ph.D. students on their internship plans for next year! 

Mimi Tekeste: University of Maryland Counseling Center     

Casey Hearing: Milton Hershey School, PA 

Ben Parchem: Barrow Neurological Institute/Phoenix Child Hospital 

Rachel Tache: Child Poverty Action Lab, Dallas, Texas

We wish you the best of luck as you embark on this culminating training experience!

Congratulations to Dr. Carol Sigelman who has won the Oscar and Shoshana Trachtenberg Prize for Service in recognition of her tireless efforts that make George Washington University a better place!

Carol Sigelman with statue of George Washington on Kogan Plaza

Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Bowleg who has won the Trachtenberg Prize for Scholarship! This is the university's signature award for faculty research that has been recognized as of the highest quality and of great relevance to our society.

Congratulations to both on this well-deserved recognition!

Photo of Lisa Bowleg