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Dr. 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 her 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
Congratulations to former FAMH Lab Assistant, Dr. Alfonso Floyd for his acceptance into the 2024 cohort of COURAGE Scholars! COURAGE (Creating Opportunities for Underrepresented researchers to Achieve Growth and Excellence) is a program that supports 14 early career investigators by providing mentorship and supportive community as they pursue research and writing experiences in preparation to conduct their ow Pilot and Feasibility Research. Researchers will explore topics related to nutrition, diabetes, obesity, and metabolism.
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.
Jones, 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.
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.
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.
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.