The first class has graduated from the Masters in Clinical Counseling Psychology program, and 100% have passed the National Counselor Exam required for licensure as a Professional Counselor. Congratulations to the Counseling Class of 2010!

Dr. Scott Hill joined the Psychology faculty in July 2010. We extend a warm welcome to the newest member of the department! Dr. Hill will be continuing his NIMH funded research on cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia.

Dr. Dave Kosson has been elected as the next president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy. He will be president-elect for two years and will then serve as president from 2011 to 2013.

Dr. Michael Seidenberg published recent findings in the August issue of Neurology. The article, "Semantic memory activation in individuals at risk for developing Alzheimer disease," has received national press attention, including mention in on-line editions of Time Magazine, US News & World Report, and Newsweek.

Dr. Larry Perlmuter was appointed Associate Editor of the International Journal of Diabetes Mellitus (IJDM) in September 2009. Dr Perlmutter was also invited in August 2009 to serve as a Charter Fellow in the Midwestern Psychological Association. The Midwestern Psychological Association, founded in 1926, is the oldest and largest of the regional psychological societies.

The Psychology Department has been awarded a grant from the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County to continue to fund the Healthy Families Clinic serving the mental health needs of uninsured children and families. The clinic will be directed by Dr. Arthur Cantos and will move from its current location in the Head Start facilities to the Health Reach Clinic in an effort to develop a comprehensive multidisciplinary primary care model. As well as providing a valuable service to the community, this clinic serves as a training site for our students, and Psychology will be working with the Physician Assistant program to develop a truly multidisciplinary experience.

Dr. Michael Seidenberg recently received a five-year renewal of NIH funding for continued support of a collaborative project with researchers at the Cleveland Clinic, Wayne State University, and Marquette University. This work involves use of fMRI to determine biomarkers for preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease.

Dr. Rachel Greenley was recently awarded a 3 year grant from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America to develop a program to enhance medication adherence among adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease. The intervention will be delivered via telephone and will work to teach families a systematic set of problem solving skills with the goal of helping them to better identify barriers to adherence and successfully implement solutions to decrease these barriers. The intervention will also evaluate the optimal number of phone sessions needed to facilitate behavior change.

Tiffany Brakefield, MA, a third-year doctoral student, has received a grant from the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) to support a project examining relationships between sleep and risk for obesity among African American adolescent girls residing in low-income neighborhoods in Chicago.

Dr. Helen Wilson received a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in June 2009 for a project titled "Violence exposure and HIV risk in adolescent women of color." Dr. Wilson also published a paper titled "Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Adults Who Had Been Abused and Neglected as Children: A 30-Year Prospective Study" in the April issue of the American Journal of Public Health. These findings were highlighted in NIMH Science News.

The first class has graduated from the Masters in Clinical Counseling Psychology program, and 100% have passed the National Counselor Exam required for licensure as a Professional Counselor. Congratulations to the Counseling Class of 2010!

Dr. Scott Hill joined the Psychology faculty in July 2010. We extend a warm welcome to the newest member of the department! Dr. Hill will be continuing his NIMH funded research on cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia.

Dr. Dave Kosson has been elected as the next president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy. He will be president-elect for two years and will then serve as president from 2011 to 2013.

Dr. Michael Seidenberg published recent findings in the August issue of Neurology. The article, "Semantic memory activation in individuals at risk for developing Alzheimer disease," has received national press attention, including mention in on-line editions of Time Magazine, US News & World Report, and Newsweek.

Dr. Larry Perlmuter was appointed Associate Editor of the International Journal of Diabetes Mellitus (IJDM) in September 2009. Dr Perlmutter was also invited in August 2009 to serve as a Charter Fellow in the Midwestern Psychological Association. The Midwestern Psychological Association, founded in 1926, is the oldest and largest of the regional psychological societies.

The Psychology Department has been awarded a grant from the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County to continue to fund the Healthy Families Clinic serving the mental health needs of uninsured children and families. The clinic will be directed by Dr. Arthur Cantos and will move from its current location in the Head Start facilities to the Health Reach Clinic in an effort to develop a comprehensive multidisciplinary primary care model. As well as providing a valuable service to the community, this clinic serves as a training site for our students, and Psychology will be working with the Physician Assistant program to develop a truly multidisciplinary experience.

Dr. Michael Seidenberg recently received a five-year renewal of NIH funding for continued support of a collaborative project with researchers at the Cleveland Clinic, Wayne State University, and Marquette University. This work involves use of fMRI to determine biomarkers for preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease.

Dr. Rachel Greenley was recently awarded a 3 year grant from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America to develop a program to enhance medication adherence among adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease. The intervention will be delivered via telephone and will work to teach families a systematic set of problem solving skills with the goal of helping them to better identify barriers to adherence and successfully implement solutions to decrease these barriers. The intervention will also evaluate the optimal number of phone sessions needed to facilitate behavior change.

Tiffany Brakefield, MA, a third-year doctoral student, has received a grant from the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) to support a project examining relationships between sleep and risk for obesity among African American adolescent girls residing in low-income neighborhoods in Chicago.

Dr. Helen Wilson received a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in June 2009 for a project titled "Violence exposure and HIV risk in adolescent women of color." Dr. Wilson also published a paper titled "Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Adults Who Had Been Abused and Neglected as Children: A 30-Year Prospective Study" in the April issue of the American Journal of Public Health. These findings were highlighted in NIMH Science News.