Desireé Turner goes to Grad School
April 15, 2025: Desireé Turner accepts a position in the University of Minnesota’s Master’s in Social Work program for the Fall 2025 semester. Good luck, Desireé!
Laila Wilson goes to Grad School
April 15, 2025: Our undergraduate student, Laila Wilson, has officially accepted a position in Emory University’s Masters in Public Health with a concentration in Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences. She was also accepted to the Maternal and Child Health Certificate Program. She will start in the Fall of 2025. Good luck, Laila!
Erin McGrath goes to Grad School
April 15, 2025: Erin McGrath accepts a position in the University of North Dakota’s Master’s in Counseling program for the Fall 2025 semester. Good luck, Erin!
Sera Laney at CHES Honor Day
April 4, 2025: Sera Laney received the Joseph S. Rowland award at CHES Honor Day. This award is presented annually to an outstanding student in HDFS with a concentration in family studies.
URCA Presentations
April 2, 2025: Callie Childress, Erin McGrath, Desireé Turner, and Olivia Stallings present posters at The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference.
Dr. Ellis had a baby!
June 19, 2024: We welcomed baby Blake to our group!
Ryan Colburn goes to Grad School
April 15, 2024: Ryan Colburn accepts a position at the University of Alabama in a Psychology Ph.D. program for the Fall 2024 semester! He will be working with Dr. Kelsey West and also continue his work with the PEACH Lab on the TCLE project.
Rita McCarthy goes to Grad School
April 15, 2024: Our undergraduate student, Rita McCarthy, has officially accepted a position in Wright State University’s School of Professional Psychology PsyD program in Clinical Psychology! She will start in the Fall of 2024. Good luck, Rita!
Dr. Ellis goes to D.C.
April 9, 2024: Dr. Ellis goes to D.C. to advocate with the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) to engage with policymakers in Congress about important issues in Alabama.
Sera Laney at CHES Honors Day
April 5, 2024: Our undergraduate student, Sera Laney, received an honors award at the College of Human Environmental Sciences 2024 Honors Day!
Ryan Colburn at CDS
March 23, 2024: Ryan Colburn and Dr. Ellis go to Pasadena, CA for the Cognitive Development Society (CDS) Conference. Ryan presents his first poster! https://osf.io/4zue8
Alexa Ellis, PhD 