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Please join us in congratulating our first-year clinical student, Lauryn Hoard, who received NSF GRFP award for her project titled "‘Examining the effects of online vicarious racism on loneliness and social contact among Black college students: The role of racial identity."

This mixed methods project will investigate the relationships between online vicarious racism, loneliness, and intra- and intergroup contact among Black college students, and examine how racial identity might mitigate the negative effects of online vicarious racism.

Congratulations, Lauryn 🥳🥳🥳🥳

Please join me in congratulating Dr. Rao on the successful defense of her dissertation, entitled Healthcare Experiences of U.S. Sexual Minority Women and Gender Diverse People of Color: Understanding Stigma, Satisfaction, and Sequelae

Many thanks fo the following faculty members for their valuable guidance and insight throughout the dissertation process:

Dr. Lisa Bowleg (committee member)

Dr. Maria Cecilia Zea (committee member)

Dr. Sherry Molock (examiner)

Dr. Bianca Wilson (examiner)

Special thanks also to Dr. Sharon Lambert for chairing the defense.

Great work, Sharanya 🥳🥳🥳🥳