college of psychology and liberal arts

A roundup of news, announcements and more from the faculty and staff of the College of Psychology and Liberal Arts.

Programs in undergraduate business, non-MBA business, MBA, graduate computer IT and psychology were among those in the rankings.

He will use the $5,000 in prize money to seed two annual dive certification scholarships at the Diversity in Aquatics organization.

The late Jose Martinez-Diaz, an influential and beloved leader in the field of applied behavior analysis who founded Florida Tech’s ABA program, was recognized with the 2021 Michael Hemingway Behavior Analysis Award from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Martinez-Diaz, who passed away on Sept. 21, 2020, at age 70, was lauded by the Board last year for his vast influence in the lives of…

The chapter was recognized with one of the honor society’s highest honors, the Circle of Excellence Gold Award.

The national increase in suicidal behaviors and attempts can stem from many factors, including cannabis use, study finds.

Internet gaming disorder is a growing problem characterized by spending 15 or more hours gaming weekly plus showing addiction symptoms.

Learning a little bit of information over time can be more effective than cramming a lot of information in at once.

Findings support the idea that physical pain and social distress share some similar neural pathways in the brain.

Researchers followed over 1,000 people from New Zealand from birth to age 45 to determine if having more self-control as a child impacts people as adults.