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Students and Faculty Present Research at Southwestern Psychological Association

April 15, 2024NVC PRStoriesassociation, conference, psychology

Northwest Vista College (NVC) was well-represented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA), March 28 through March 30, 2024. Twenty-one current NVC students attended, including: Linda Calderon, Isaiah Cisneros, Melanie Cordero, Abigail Fjord, Ashley Frost, Nicolas Garcia, Cassandra Gomez, Joseph Gorena, Monique Johnson, Samara Jones, Kerry Lynn Lane, Abril Martinez, Geraldine Moreno, Susan

NVC Psychology Students Present at International Meeting

June 29, 2023NVC PRStoriesDr. Don Lucas, psychology

By NVC Faculty, Dr. Don Lucas With 35,000 psychological scientists, academics, clinicians, researchers, educators, administrators, and students representing 80 countries, the Association for Psychological Science (APS) is the leading international organization advancing scientific psychology. APS meets every year in late spring, bringing together 4000+ scientists to share, present, and discuss the latest research in the

NVC Psychology Students Present at Prestigious Research Conference

April 11, 2023NVC PRStoriesconference, Dr. Don Lucas, psychology, students

The Northwest Vista College Psychology Department was well-represented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA) early this month in Frisco, Texas. SWPA is the American Psychological Association’s affiliate for the Southwestern region of the United States. NVC Professor of Psychology Dr. Don Lucas along with seven NVC Psychology students: Michael DeLeon, Joseph Gorena, Julia

NVC Psychology Gets Wildcat Spirit Award

January 23, 2023NVC PREmployee Highlightspsychology, wildcat spirit award

Wildcat Spirit Award Given by NVC Faculty Brian Stout – Previous Wildcat Spirit Award The people receiving this month’s spirit award had a tremendous impact on my family. My daughter arrived at NVC in 2018  Her first semester, we wanted to put her in a course that would spark a passion within her. We suggested she take Jennifer

NVC Psi Beta Snags Four Awards

June 30, 2022NVC PREmployee Highlights, Image Rotator2022, awards, NVC, Psi Beta, psychology

Congratulations to Northwest Vista College’s Psi Beta chapter. They earned four national awards for 2022. The awards are: The Chapter Excellence Award for the 2021-2022 academic year. Megan Davis (PB president) is of a select few PB members nationwide to have earned the Emerging Researcher Award, as well as the Anne Anastasi Mission Scholarship ($500). The

Congrats to Don Lucas Appointed to THEC Psychology Subcommittee

May 18, 2022NVC PREmployee Highlights, Image RotatorDon lucas, psychology, THEC

Congratulations to Dr. Don Lucas, who was recently appointed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Commission to serve a three-year term on the Texas Transfer Advisory Committee’s Discipline Specific Subcommittee on Psychology. The charge of the subcommittee is to use a data-informed approach to support transfer students from community colleges, and specifically to maximize the

NVC Psychology Students Attend and Present at Professional Research Conference

April 24, 2022NVC PRImage Rotator, Storiesconference, Don lucas, psychology, SWPA 2022

The Northwest Vista College Psychology Department took by storm the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA) from April 8-10 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. NVC Professor of Psychology, Dr. Don Lucas, Associate Professor of Psychology, Jen Fox, and Adjunct Professor Zach Hanich, along with eight NVC Psychology students attended the annual SWPA meeting. In

Faculty, Staff and Students Earn Mental Health Certification

February 17, 2020NVC PRImage Rotator, Storiesmental health, NVC, psychology

The Northwest Vista College Mental Health Initiative Committee and NVC Psychology Assistant Professor Jennifer Fox brought together faculty, staff and students for a development session from The Center for Health Care Services Foundation of San Antonio to earn certification in Mental Health First Aid. “We are passionate about mental health and believe that faculty and

Engaging Community College Students in Publishable Research

April 29, 2019NVC PREmployee Highlights, Image Rotatorpsychology, russ frohardt

Northwest Vista College Dean of Academic Success Dr. Russell J. Frohardt recently published an article in “Frontiers in Psychology” titled “Engaging Community College Students in Publishable Research.” In the article, Dr. Frohardt says that “40% of all first-time freshmen attend community college in the U.S (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2018). To engage more undergraduates

NVC Psych Students Making Waves

April 21, 2017NVC PRImage Rotator, Vista VideosNorthwest Vista College, NVC, psychology

Northwest Vista Psychology students are making waves across the city and state presenting their research and knowledge against their four-year university peers. Make sure to read this article in the NVC Voice (an NVC blog for student news) about NVC alumni taking 1st place for their presentation, and another group of NVC Psychology students almost

NVC Psych Represent at Regional Conference

April 7, 2017NVC PREmployee Highlights, Image RotatorDon lucas, Northwest Vista College, NVC, psychology, SWPA

Northwest Vista College Psychology department rocked the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA) March 31 to April 2 in San Antonio. NVC Professor of Psychology, Dr. Don Lucas, instructors of Psychology Anna Evans, Jen Fox, and Cindy Jacox, and NVC staff member, Gerona Nylander, along with more than 20 current and former NVC Psychology