APA Award-Winning Research: Student La’ Toya Broughton’s Groundbreaking Study on Mental Health in Black Communities

2023-10-13T07:51:49-07:00

La' Toya Broughton, a Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Clinical Psychology student at Fielding Graduate University, has received the prestigious Research Travel Award 2023 from The Society for Prescribing Psychology, Division 55 of the American Psychological Association (APA). Her groundbreaking research, titled "The Dichotomy of Religion/Spirituality within Black Communities when Prescribing Psychotropics," has earned her this recognition. La' Toya was one of four recipients of the award, and she was honored with public recognition, a plaque, and a monetary prize. What makes her achievement even more exceptional is that she was the only research award recipient invited to the Science in the Morning [...]

APA Award-Winning Research: Student La’ Toya Broughton’s Groundbreaking Study on Mental Health in Black Communities2023-10-13T07:51:49-07:00

Dr. April Harris-Britt Elected to APA Board for Professional Affairs

2023-09-27T07:14:30-07:00

American Psychological Association (APA) Board for Professional Affairs April Harris-Britt, Ph.D. April Harris-Britt, Ph.D., has been elected to serve a 3-year term on the Board for Professional Affairs (BPA) for the American Psychological Association (APA). The Board of Professional Affairs is responsible for recommending and implementing APA policy, standards, and guidelines for the profession of psychology; maintaining relationships with other professional organizations and groups appropriate to its mission; recognizing contributions to the profession of psychology through awards and honors; proposing to the association ways to enhance the profession of psychology; and fostering the application of psychological knowledge to [...]

Dr. April Harris-Britt Elected to APA Board for Professional Affairs2023-09-27T07:14:30-07:00

Alum Tahlia Bragg, Ph.D., Receives APA’s Foremothers Mentorship Award

2023-08-29T11:13:18-07:00

Tahlia Bragg, Ph.D. Fielding clinical psychology alum and the founding president of the Black Student Association Tahlia Bragg, Ph.D. (2023), received the Foremothers Mentorship Award, presented by American Psychological Association’s Div. 35, Section I (The Psychology of Black Women). Div. 35, Section I is a prestigious group within APA. Among other goals, the section aims to promote the development of methods of research and models of treatment and intervention that are ethnically, culturally, and gender appropriate for Black women. The Foremothers Mentorship Award celebrates Black women’s commitment to supporting the growth and development of students, peers, and/or colleagues in [...]

Alum Tahlia Bragg, Ph.D., Receives APA’s Foremothers Mentorship Award2023-08-29T11:13:18-07:00

Provost Wendi Williams, Ph.D., earns distinguished APA Presidential Citation

2023-03-21T11:47:19-07:00

Provost and Senior Vice President Wendi Williams, Ph.D., recently received one of the most distinguished honors from the American Psychological Association (APA).   Provost Williams was awarded an APA Presidential Citation from APA President Thema S. Bryant, Ph.D., for “her outstanding efforts in applying her work as a psychologist, advocate, and educator at the intersection of education and psychology to her scholarship and leadership during the past two decades.”  Learn more about the APA Presidential Citations Provost Wendi Williams, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology Student Tiffany Parisi, Clinical Psychology faculty April Harris-Britt, Ph.D. "My first meeting with Dr. Thema [...]

Provost Wendi Williams, Ph.D., earns distinguished APA Presidential Citation2023-03-21T11:47:19-07:00