Congratulations to Dr. Silverstein on her SCOPE publication in Training and Education in Professional Psychology!
Burko-Macatee, J., Silverstein, M.W., Gomez, M. (2025). Increasing representation in psychological sciences: Evaluating immediate and long-term outcomes of a virtual mentoring program for racial and ethnic minority students. Training and Education in Professional Psychology.
Congratulations to Dr. Casanova on her recent research publication in Scientific American about how DNA inherited from Neandertals may affect the way modern humans think. You can read the full article HERE or by contacting Dr. Casanova at elcasano@loyno.edu.
Congratulations to Dr. Madison Silverstein for presenting her research at the 33rd Great New York Conference on Behavioral Research. Her research explored the perceptions of AI in psychotherapy across race/ethnicity and income.
Dr. Emily Casanova gives an invited video lecture as part of The Autism & Neurodiversity MasterClass series. Her lecture, which is featured in Module 3 of the series, discusses the connection between Autism and hereditary connective tissue disorders, like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders, and has even gone viral on social media! You can watch a snippet of her lecture here.
The Department of Psychological Sciences would like to recognize and congratulate these students for their presentations featured at the Louisiana Academy of Sciences (LAS). These students include Mia Melo, Abigail Miserendino, Anna Upman, Catherine Coldiron, and Zora-Reign Craft.
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The Neuroscience Program and Department of Psychological Sciences is pleased to recognize Dr. Stelly's research achievement of being published in the Nature Journal. The article is titled Top-down control of flight by a non-canonical coritco-amygdala pathway. Read all about Dr. Stelly's newest research here!
The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues awarded Dr. Madison Silverstein $2,000 for the Training and Mentoring Program for Future Psychologists of Color. The program was developed to address the exclusion and marginalization of racially/ethnically minoritized (REM) students in the field of psychology. This grant award will aid in the evaluation of the program for effectiveness for wider dissemination.
Congratulations to Dr. Evan Zucker for being recognized with the Faculty Excellence in Advising Award! Thank you for all the effort you put into your students, the Department of Psychological Sciences is grateful for you!
Role: Director of Neuroscience, Director of Neuro Camp, and Associate Professor of Psychology
How long have you been at Loyola? 9 years (!!)
Favorite thing about Loyola or teaching? Definitely Loyola's student body. Loyola students are bright, socially aware individuals who care about making a positive impact in their community. Coming to work and engaging with them every day is such a joy.