Psychology Program News

A contingent of Psychology Department students and faculty attended the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) conference in Philadelphia from February 29th to March 2nd. There were five Goucher-affiliated research posters presented at the conference and one faculty presentation.

Dr. Amanda Draheim's first co-authored paper with a student mentee (Ishita Agarwal, who is first author) has been published in Archives of Women's Mental Health!

On November 17th, Dr. Tom Ghirardelli and Goucher students and alums co-presented a research poster at the 2023 Meeting of the Psychonomic Society in San Francisco, CA. The poster, authored by Josh Lichti (’23), Claudine Schwartz (’23), Mariah Lees (’23), Sam Byrne (’24), Laura Juda (’24), Olive Scott (’24), and Marissa Spacht (’23) was entitled, Does Instruction on “Part-Whole” Relationships Affect Search Efficiency for a Color x Color Conjunction in a Three-Dimensional Search Display? Congratulations on this accomplishment!>On November 17th, Dr. Tom Ghirardelli and Goucher students and alums co-presented a research poster at the 2023 Meeting of the Psychonomic Society in San Francisco, CA. The poster, authored by Josh Lichti (’23), Claudine Schwartz (’23), Mariah Lees (’23), Sam Byrne (’24), Laura Juda (’24), Olive Scott (’24), and Marissa Spacht (’23) was entitled, Does Instruction on “Part-Whole” Relationships Affect Search Efficiency for a Color x Color Conjunction in a Three-Dimensional Search Display? Congratulations on this accomplishment!

Dr. Amanda Draheim, Assistant Professor of Psychology, recently published an article in the Journal of Gay Lesbian Social Services entitled, "Suicidality and discriminatory experiences with healthcare providers in LGBT emerging adults".

The Psychology Department is thrilled to welcome two new professors.