News
Welcoming the Newest Members of the FAMH Lab: Introducing Ayomide Popoola and Nemya McGill-Veloso
August 16, 2024
Introducing Ayomide Popoola, a first-year doctoral student, and Nemya McGill-Veloso, a post-baccalaureate research assistant as the newest members of the FAMH Lab! We are so grateful for their work and contributions to the team!
Dr. Heather Jones becomes a Co-Investigator on the VCU Quest Grant!
July 22, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Jones and her collaborators who were just awarded at VCU Quest Grant!
Sydney Padgett Awarded for SPPAC Poster Presentation
July 18, 2024
Sydney Padgett was recognized for her SPACC 2024 poster in Integrated Care SIG.
Dr. Heather Jones's accomplishments and contributions were recently highlighted in the Journal for Blacks in Higher Education
June 28, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Heather Jones for winning this award and having an impact on the field of Black pediatric psychology being highlighted within this journal!
Dr. Heather Jones Awarded Distinguished Contributions to Diversity in Pediatric Psychology Award
April 22, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Heather Jones for her nomination and selection for the Society of Pediatric Psychology Award for Distinguished Contributions to Diversity in Pediatric Psychology!
Jaylynn Floyd Accepted to McNair Scholar's Program
April 22, 2024
Congratulations to Jaylynn Floyd, FAMH Lab Undergraduate Research Assistant, for their acceptance to the 2024-2025 Cycle of Virginia Commonwealth University's Ronald E. McNair TRIO McNair Scholar's Program!
FAMH Lab Represented at VCU's Annual Women's Health Research Day 2024
April 22, 2024
Congratulations to Jaylynn Floyd and Cesh Cummings on their acceptance of their abstracts to the 18th Annual Women's Health Research Day! We are very proud of the hard work and dedication that led to this accomplishment!
Dr. Alfonso Floyd Accepted as a 2024 COURAGE Scholar
January 1, 2024
Congratulations to former FAMH Lab Assistant, Dr. Alfonso Floyd for his acceptance into the 2024 cohort of COURAGE Scholars!
Dr. Heather Jones Wins VCU College of Humanities and Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award
January 1, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Heather Jones for winning this award! She has displayed outstanding teaching which allowed her to win this award!
Dr. Heather Jones Wins VCU Department of Psychology Outstanding Mentoring Award
January 1, 2023
Due to Dr. Heather Jones's mentoring skills, she won this award that highlights her amazing ability of being a mentor helping those around her succeed!
Dr. Stephanie Wilson awarded for outstanding thesis
October 3, 2017
The VCU Graduate School has awarded Stephanie Wilson, a doctoral student in the clinical psychology program and Families and Mental Health Research Lab, the 2017 VCU Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award in Social Sciences, Business and Education.
$1.1M grant to expand behavioral care for underserved youth, Latinx immigrants, refugees in Richmond
September 21, 2017
The grant will increase the number of psychology doctoral students who work with the Primary Care Psychology Training Collaborative, a VCU program that provides pro bono treatment for a variety of behavioral health and mental health issues in primary care clinics.
Dr. Heather Jones, Dr. Fantasy Lozada attend NIH grant writing boot camp
July 7, 2017
The Society for Research in Child Development selected Heather Jones, Ph.D., assistant professor of clinical psychology, and Fantasy Lozada, Ph.D., assistant professor of developmental psychology, as two of its 10 recipients of a competitive award to participate in the National Institutes of Health Grant Writing Boot Camp this summer. Read more.
Dr. Heather Jones wins teaching award
April 28, 2017
The VCU Department of Psychology has announced its faculty awards for the 2016-17 academic year. Read more.
Dr. Heather Jones featured on VCU Women's Health Research Portal
April 10, 2017
The VCU Women's Health Research Portal profiled Heather Jones, Ph.D., as its "Featured Researcher." Read more.
Nearly $1M grant expands pro bono mental health services to underserved populations in Richmond
June 28, 2016
VCU News recently featured the grant that funds Dr. Jones' work in integrated care. The grant expands a program that provides training to doctoral students studying clinical and counseling psychology and embeds them in Richmond-area primary care clinics to provide pro bono mental and behavioral health services to underserved populations. Read more.