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Dedman College 2015 research efforts broadly noted in a variety of ways for world-changing impact

SMU Research Originally Posted: January 8, 2016 It was a good year for faculty and student research efforts. Here is a small sampling of public and published acknowledgements during 2015: Research makes the cover of Biochemistry Drugs important in the battle against cancer were tested in a virtual lab by SMU biology professors to see […]

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Psychology faculty authors third most popular article in behavioral and cognitive therapies

Elsevier 2015’s most popular content in Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies We are proud to publish top quality research that impacts on a wide community. The following articles were the most shared and mentioned across social media, blogs and news outlets in the past year. These articles have been made free to access for the next […]

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Three years of ‘educational diplomacy’ between SMU and Pakistan culminates in Islamabad conference

SMU NEWS Originally Posted: December 7, 2015 Two professors and a clinical graduate student from SMU’s Department of Psychology will travel halfway around the world to help the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University (SBBWU) of Peshaware, Pakistan, host an international psychology conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Dec. 12. The conference, titled, “Advancing Women Issues: Local […]

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SMU to send psych team to Pakistan

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: November 27, 2015 Two professors and a clinical graduate student from Southern Methodist University’s Department of Psychology will head to Pakistan Dec. 12 for an international psychology conference hosted by the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University of Peshawar. Called “Advancing Women Issues: Local and Global Directions,” the conference will feature […]

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Renee McDonald, Psychology, How Childhood Domestic Violence Impacts Us… Young and Old

Huffington Post Originally Posted: November 17, 2015 The following is an excerpt from a Huffington Post article titled How Childhood Domestic Violence Impacts Us… Young and Old. READ MORE ……..”They don’t often connect the dots…” This young woman is not alone. Dr. Renee McDonald, a leading researcher at Southern Methodist University said, “They often cannot connect […]

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George Holden, Psychology, to speak at congressional briefing on corporal punishment in public schools

SMU NEWS Originally Posted: November 13, 2015 SMU Professor and Psychology Department Chair George Holden will speak before a congressional briefing titled “Spare the Rod: Protect the Child” from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in Washington D.C. Holden, a leading expert on parenting, discipline and family, will participate in a panel designed […]

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Psychology professors Thomas Ritz and Alicia Meuret awarded a $2 million NIH grant to help develop a pediatric asthma monitor

Originally published: November 3, 2015 DALLAS (SMU) – A pair of SMU psychology professors working with University of Maryland engineers have been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant that will bring nearly $2 million to their joint project to create a wearable device for pediatric asthma patients that helps them avoid asthma triggers. The […]

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Professor David Rosenfield, Psychology, Climbs Tenure Ladder Twice in 3 Decades

The Chronicle of Higher Education Originally Posted: September 28, 2015 The first time David Rosenfield went up for tenure, in the late 1970s, an academic career lay before him. The second time, 30 years later, he was trying to reclaim it. Mr. Rosenfield’s first bid succeeded. In 1980 he became an associate professor of psychology […]

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George Holden, Psychology, how does it affect parents to spank their own children?

GeekDad Originally Posted: August 24, 2015 My Kids Don’t Remember Being Spanked, But I Can’t Forget I grew up in a house that spanked. Such punishment was usually reserved for the strongest of offenses–deliberate disregard for household property, or, more often, when my brother or I used force on each other. I don’t distinctly recall […]

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Virgin America CEO / Dedman College alum David Cush on KERA-TV “CEO” this Friday at 7:30p CST

KERA-TV CEO, Aug. 7 7:30 p.m. Virgin America CEO David Cush tells host Lee Cullum why there is such a fight for access to gates at Love Field and how fierce competition in the Dallas market is driving fare wars. Cush warns of potential dangers to the industry due to sweeping consolidation. Learn how Virgin […]