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Happy Summer Break!

Jennifer Hutcherson chose WKU for some of the same reasons we hear over and over again from our students. She fell in love with the beauty of the campus the first time she visited on a field trip in high school, and WKU has remained her happy place ever since!

Congratulations to the newly minted Doctoral Candidates in the Doctor of Psychology in Applied Psychology program! Dane Adkins, Rob Embry, Nicole Parker, Kristen Schwindt Edmonson, and Scott York all successfully passed the Qualifying Examination.

Lauren Lamar successfully defended her dissertation, RESPONSES FROM YOUNG CHILDREN NOT ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM ON SELECTED QUESTIONS FROM THE AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE-SECOND EDITION (ADOS-2). Congratulations Lauren!

Hearty congrats to Dr. James Bender, PsyD class of 2021, on passing the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology!

Congratulations to Rachel Severs, who obtained her HSPP credentials in July 2022. She will be working for a private practice in Indiana, specializing in child psychology working with toddlers, children, adolescents, and young adults. WKUPSYD Western Kentucky University WKU CEBS

Meet Arpana Lakhmani, a new PsyD Student from Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar, India. She got her Master’s Degree from Banaras Hindu University and is here through the Princeton Foundation for Peace and Learning, a non-profit organization working in the areas of women empowerment.

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Session #1: The Nitty Gritty Stuff Friday, November 4th 11:30am In this session, we’ll cover those pesky errors that keep getting marked on your assignments. Topics covered will include the most common comma errors, run-on sentences and comma splices, sentence fragments.

Session #2: Developing Your Academic Voice, Thursday, November 10, 3:00pm Register online at forms.gle/NdyJfd3n2BrG7A…

Session #4: Mastering Microsoft Word, Thursday November 17, 3:00pm Sometimes it seems like people just expect you to know how to do “all the things” with Microsoft Word, and you’re just happy you get your paper typed up!

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Session #5: Understanding APA, Thursday December 1, 3:00pm If you’re just learning to use APA Style, it can be confusing and overwhelming. Join us for a session that will help you learn how to use APA resources and do the basics to help you have the best paper possible.

This is a reminder that we have Qualifying Examinations this spring. To be eligible to take Qualifying Examination, you have to have your dissertation proposed no later than Friday, January 20, 2023.

Shawna Blagojevic will be leaving PsyD so please direct your questions to Dr. Pitt Derryberry for now.