News Releases
Dr. Buckner received $960,837 from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Dr. Julia Buckner received $960,837 from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for a 3-year grant: Interdisciplinary Training in Integrated Behavioral Health Services with Underserved Patients in High-Need Medical Setting
Planting Seeds of Hope 2025
Local non-profit Rain Will Bring Flowers is in partnership with LSU Athletics, The Joe Burrow Foundation, Our Lady of the Lake Health and the LCLUB to host the 2nd annual "Planting Seeds of Hope" event at the PMAC on February 12th, 2025 at 6:00pm.
Dr. Julia Buckner’s Research Featured by APA
Dr. Buckner's research on anticipatory anxiety, especially among individuals with elevated social anxiety & anticipatory anxiety's impact on drinking, was featured in the American Psychological Association's Monitor on Psychology!
Paul Soto | NIH Grant
NIH grant awarded to Dr. Soto to conduct studies on the dynamics of how animals adapt to variations in dietary protein intake.
Dr. Raymond Tucker is the 2024 Edwin S. Shneidman Award Recipient
The American Association of Suicidology, the world's largest membership-based suicide prevention organization, names Raymond Tucker, PhD, the recipient of the 2024 Edwin S. Shneidman Award for his exceptional early career contributions to suicidology research.
Psychology undergraduates awarded by CCELL
The Center for Community Engagement, Learning, and Leadership (CCELL) will award Undergraduate Psychology students Olivia Amorando, Shay Bayer, and Maxine Polma the Leadership's Engaged Citizen Program distinction at LSU's 2024 spring commencement. CCELL, in conjunction with Campus Life, established the program to support and recognize the accomplishments of undergraduate students who engage significantly with their communities to address critical community needs. The requirements for this award are completing a minimum of seven credit hours of coursework designated as service-learning by CCELL, performing a minimum of 100 approved hours of community service, and turning in a reflective paper detailing their service experience. A service-learning course that is offered by our department every semester is PSYC 4005. Olivia Amorando took PSYC 4005 with Dr. Beck and was a research assistant to Dr. Buckner. Shay Bayer and Maxine Polma both took PSYC 4005 with Dr. Zhang.
LPA awards Dr. Julie Buckner
Dr. Julie Buckner received the Louisiana Psychological Association's 2024 Contributions in Psychological Science Award. This award is given to an individual who has significantly increased knowledge of psychological concepts via research and dissemination of research findings. Dr. Buckner was chosen for the award based on her exemplary contributions to psychology.