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Graduate Program News
PhD Student Erica Granz Receives Grant from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Social Psychology PhD student Erica Granz has received a grant from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues to assess the impact of different holiday decorations on perceptions of inclusion and level of care by new patients of various religious backgrounds. Receiving the grant will...- Social Psychology PhD student Mazyar Bagherian has received an APA Division 36 Social Justice Task Force Research Grant, to support research conducted by underrepresented students and early career psychologists to support research on underrepresented populations within the psychology of religion...