Insight: The Newsletter of the Department of Psychology

Department of Psychology

InSight

Living Healthier Lives

As a scholar and volunteer, PhD candidate Shane Bierma is helping the LGBT+ community live better and healthier lives.

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Shane Bierma

Sensitive and Scary Research

Caitlin Clevenger, a doctoral student in clinical psychology, researches the relationship between suicide, intimate partner violence, and substance abuse.

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jacqueline adams

A Motivating Factor

Jacqueline Adams (’17) recently received a Fulbright Award for her research on smart meter technology adoption in Budapest, Hungary.

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Jacqueline Adams
Deb Welsh

Insight from the Head

Deb Welsh provides a few highlights from a recent self-study of all aspects of the department.

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Jeff Larson

Mixed Emotions

Jeff Larson has been trying to discover if it is possible to feel happy and sad at the same time.

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Kristina Gordon

Growing Healthy Relationships

Kristina Gordon developed the Knoxville Marriage Initiative to provide relationship education to the community.

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Ralph Lydic

Examining Buprenorphine

A recent study by Professors Lydic and Baghdoyan examines the link between breathing problems and a drug used to treat opioid addiction.

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Helen Baghdoyan

Treating Opioid Addiction

Helen Baghdoyan discusses treating opioid addiction to a national audience on NPR’s Academic Minute.

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Highlights

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  • allows graduate students to attend and present their research at national conferences, which plays a critical role in advancing their academic and professional careers.
  • provides stipends to undergraduate psychology majors who dream of studying abroad, but lack the financial means to do so.
  • helps recruit and retain a strong faculty toward our journey to become a Top 25 public research institution.

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Department of Psychology
Austin Peay Building
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-0184
P: (865) 974-3328
E-mail: cjogle@utk.edu

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