Rising senior Elsa Bamgartner, majoring in Psychological Science, spent last academic year researching the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the emotional and social well-being of college students with her faculty mentor Dr. Chris McBride. In May, Elsa presented the results of her research virtually at the Association for Psychological Science national conference. Subsequently, Elsa earned a … [Read more...] about Pysch Major Puts her COVID-19 Research to Work
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Celebrating Women’s History Month, Ten Years of WGST and Undergraduate Research
This 2019-2020 academic year we have been celebrating ten years of the Women's and Gender Studies program (see "Dynamic Decade: Women's and Gender Studies Turns 10") at Mary Washington. Every year this program hosts its own Undergraduate Research Forum in March as part of UMW Women's History Month celebration. This is always a special event, with both poster and oral presentations by students in a … [Read more...] about Celebrating Women’s History Month, Ten Years of WGST and Undergraduate Research
Building Young Brains and a Career in Non-Profits at Stafford Junction
Hina Zafar is a 2019 UMW graduate with a major in Psychology and a minor in Business Spanish. In her last semester of school, she worked with Stafford Junction for a semester-long internship. Stafford Junction is a non-profit organization that provides educational resources to low-income families in Stafford County in order to help them become successful and live better lives. One of the programs … [Read more...] about Building Young Brains and a Career in Non-Profits at Stafford Junction