Celia Fisher Named 2012 AAAS Fellow

Dr. Celia Fisher, Ph.D.

The American Association for the Advancement of Sciences(AAAS) has named Celia Fisher, Ph.D., the Marie Ward Doty University Chair and professor of psychology, as a 2012 AAAS Fellow.

Fisher, who is also the founding director of Fordham's Center for Ethics Education, is one of 702 AAAS members around the world to be named a Fellow for their significant efforts to advance science.

For more detailed information, please visit Fordham Notes.

Dr. Laura Sosinsky elected to CFPC’s Steering Committee

Dr. Laura Stout Sosinsky, Ph.D.

The Applied Developmental Psychology (ADP) program has a leadership role in the national University-Based Child & Family Policy Consortium (CFPC), which includes over 30 member programs and centers across the US.

ADP faculty member Laura Sosinsky has recently been elected to CFPC’s Steering Committee and will help provide input on and support for the direction of CFPC activities and initiatives around research, career development, and engagement with practice and policy.  In addition, she continues to be part of the CFPC leadership group for the Initiative for Evidence-Based Early Childhood Policy and Practice, which will strive to support existing collaboration and generate new interaction among early childhood scientists and policy experts across the country.

Upcoming workshop: MMPI-2-RF

Dr. Ben-Porath, Ph.D.

Dr. Ben-Porath, a professor of Psychology at Kent State University will be presenting the upcoming workshop, Introduction to the MMPI-2-RF and Advanced Interpretation.

This two -day event is scheduled to take place at Fordham University's Lincoln Center Campus on January 10th and 11th, 2013.

Introduction to the MMPI-2-RF will be discussed on the first day.  Day two will cover advanced training on use of MMPI-2-RF Validity Scales, customizing MMPI-2-RF reports, and the use of the test in diagnostic assessments, treatment planning, and forensic evaluations.

Please visit the workshop's registration page for more information and direct any inquiries to Dr. Barry Rosenfeld (rosenfeld@fordham.edu or 917-699-7635)

The application fee $35 for the MS in Applied Psychological Methods program

The Fordham University GSAS (Graduate School of Arts and Science) is offering a 50% discount for applications submitted now through November 15, 2012 for the MS in Applied Psychological Methods program.  

The current application fee is $35.00; prospective students may apply online.  Interested students should review the programs application requirements (.pdf).


Program summary: Applied Psychological Methods focuses on the application of psychological theory and research methods to generate effective solutions to real world problems faced by individuals, families, institutions and policy makers.

Fordham University’s master’s of science in Applied Psychological Methods provides:

1. A competitive career advantage to students by developing their critical thinking skills and preparing them to contribute to society through advanced training in research methodology in the social/behavioral sciences.  

2. A competitive opportunity for advanced methodological training for individuals currently employed or interested in a quantitatively-related research area in the social sciences or individuals who are completing a bachelor’s degree and not yet prepared to commit to completion of a doctoral program.

Dr. Harold Takooshian represents Fordham as a visiting professor in Moscow

Dr. Harold Takooshian had a busy summer in 2012, representing Fordham University, Psi Chi, and the APA international division as a  visiting Professor in Moscow at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) on social psychology and urban studies.  He also spoke about innovations in higher educationat the HSE Socio-Cultural Research Laboratory, promoting student excellence at the People's Friendship University of Russia, and, along with Anne Takooksian, on advances in I-O psychology at the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Harold thanks the HSE and his many gracious hosts, including Professors Evgeny Osin, Vladimir Stroh, Elena Chebotareva, Alex Voronov, and Valentin Spivakovsky for this superb opportunity to learn more about Russian work and bridge Russian-U.S. psychology.

Upcoming lecture: “Item Response Theory Applications and Extensions to Psychiatric Disorder Criteria”

On October 3, 2012, the Fordham Council on Applied Psychometrics (FCAP) and the Fordham University Psychology Department presents:

Melanie Wall, Ph.D. 
Professor of Biostatistics, Columbia University 
Division of Biostatistics in the Department of Psychiatry and Department of Biostatistics in Mailman School of Public Health 

Presenting the topic: 
“Item Response Theory Applications and Extensions to Psychiatric Disorder Criteria” 

The lecture will take place at 11:30am in Dealy Hall, Room 301.

Refreshments will be provided after the lecture. 

Dr. Dean Mckay co-editing upcoming book

Recent President-elect of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)Dr. Dean McKay and colleague, Eric Storch (of University of South Florida), are in the process of co-editing a forthcoming volume that will be published by the American Psychological Association. The book, Obsessive compulsive disorder and its spectrum across the lifespan, is timely by addressing contemporary treatment issues in the forthcoming new DSM-5 category of Obsessive Compulsive Related Disorders.  

Dr. McKay’s research lab, Compulsive, Obsessive, and Anxiety Program , continues to be active in the professional psychology arena.  Some of the lab's recent accomplishments include program graduate Nate Thomas’s recent publication in the American Journal of Psychiatry, entitled, “A quality-based review of randomized controlled trials of cognitive-behavioral therapy for depressions: An assessment and meta-regression.”  Many current lab members will be presenting posters at the upcoming ABCT conference and have also published papers in peer-reviewed journals with Dr. McKay.