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Distinguished professor of psychology earns national recognition

Each year, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology picks one person from around the globe for its Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award.

May 28, 2025Accomplishments, Faculty News

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Two CAS faculty honored with research excellence awards

Each year, Women in Leadership & Philanthropy recognizes faculty research excellence throughout USF with six award categories and an accompanying $5,000 research grant. This year's CAS recipients include Dr. Diana Rancourt, an associate professor and Director of the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program in the Department of Psychology.

April 29, 2025Accomplishments, Faculty News, Research

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USF Psychological Services Center filling mental health services gap for community

At the USF Psychological Services Center, anyone in the community has access to evidence-based therapy and assessments on a sliding scale.

April 29, 2025Accomplishments

Industrial & Organizational Psychology number 3 and Library & Information Studies number 29 graduate programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report

College of Arts and Sciences graduate programs shine in U.S. News and World Report rankings

Industrial and Organizational Psychology* 鈥 3 (No. 1 in Florida). This ranking recognizes the many accomplishments of the faculty and doctoral students in our Industrial-Organizational program and the impact they are having in the Tampa Bay area and beyond,鈥 said Judith Bryant, chair of the Department of Psychology.

April 24, 2025Accomplishments

USF World honors nine Global Excellence Awardees

Dr. O鈥橞rien is being recognized for her contributions to the USF in London summer experience, her support of Fulbright student applications, her international research engagements and her selection as a finalist for the British Council鈥檚 Study UK Alumni Awards 2025 in the Science and Sustainability category.

April 24, 2025Accomplishments, Faculty News, Research

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U.S. News & World Report ranks USF a national leader for dozens of graduate programs

USF鈥檚 highest-ranked programs are industrial and organizational psychology at No. 3, criminology at No. 18 and rehabilitation counseling, which jumped 28 spots to No. 18, breaking into the top 25.

April 8, 2025Accomplishments

Psychology Professor Jennifer O鈥橞rien is being recognized on the global stage for her contributions to science and impacting her field.

February 5, 2025Accomplishments, Faculty News, Research

Five outstanding faculty mentors and student & thesis dissertation awardees

CAS sweeps Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor and Outstanding Thesis & Dissertation awards

Psychology Ph.D. graduate student, Alexandria Choate, received an Outstanding Thesis & Dissertation Award. Her dissertation aims to advance the understanding of borderline personality disorder (BPD) by leveraging mathematical, formal models to better understand its development across the lifespan.

November 20, 2024Accomplishments

Eight Outstanding Research Achievement Awardees featured

Twenty-seven faculty members recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards

For distinguished contributions to the field of coparenting theory, research, and clinical intervention, and leadership of a multi-national International Coparenting Collaborative revisioning global approaches to infant-family mental health diagnostic case conceptualizations, Dr. James McHale, Professor of Psychology, is being recognized next month with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards.

September 16, 2024Accomplishments, Faculty News, Research

Kendall Smith in front of a research poster

Clinical psychology doctoral student Kendall Smith earns NSF fellowship

Doctoral student Kendall Smith鈥檚 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship will provide her with a $37,000 stipend to devote time to her research of the criminal legal system, externalizing behaviors, and bias among system-involved populations.

August 29, 2024Accomplishments

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CAS students shine as Golden Bull Awardees

This year 13 College of Arts and Sciences students were named winners of the Golden Bull Award, one of USF鈥檚 highest honors awarded to undergraduate and graduate students each year who 鈥渆ncompass the spirit of USF and have demonstrated its values.鈥

June 18, 2024Accomplishments

Six featured USF graduates

From campus to careers: CAS graduates reflect on their time at USF

Among the 7,000 degrees conferred during spring commencement, the College of Arts and Sciences accounted for more than 2,500 of the total degrees awarded. Now, several students are reflecting on their unique experiences and sharing their advice for incoming students.

May 28, 2024Accomplishments

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