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CELEBRATE PSYCHOLOGY BY THERESA FIORI Last April the Psychology Department held their 2 nd annual “Celebrate Psychology” banquet. Each spring the department is proud to honor their outstanding students, faculty, and alumni. The Edinboro chapter of Psi Chi and Psychology Club fundraise throughout the year to offset the cost of the dinner with activities such as Café Mondays (see page 4). Held in the south wing of Van Houten Dining Hall, the university provides an excellent dinner and atmosphere to celebrate psychology. This past spring Edinboro recognized the immense accomplishments from their students and faculty in academics, research, and community service. Students presented research on cognition, behavioral neuroscience, sexual abuse, creativity and arts, close relationships, behavioral technology, and aging. Faculty also recognized students‟ accomplishments in community service. Students donated much of their time to NAMI, CEC, and The Ophelia Project. In addition, students were recognized for their participation within the department. This year students were praised for their involvement in the Compton Cup; a miniature golf tournament between faculty and staff. Their involvement in hosting a movie night, College Bowl, and Brain Awareness Day also tied together faculty and students. Faculty were also recognized for receiving thousands of dollars in grant money to continue research. In addition, our professors were awarded fun awards such as “The Morning Person Award” – Dr. Edwards, and “The Atlas Award” – Dr. Legin-Bucell (Holding up the world of Compton to students). Alumni were and will be proud to return to Edinboro. Bill Rothenbach („76) returned to Celebrate Psychology this year to enlighten us all on his accomplishments as an Edinboro alumnus. He received his M.A. at the University of Akron in industrial/organizational psychology. This a field relatively unrecognized by Edinboro students. Industrial/organizational psychology is the scientific study of the workplace. Mr. Rothenbach has been able to help corporations run smoothly for the past two decades and is a true role model for other Edinboro alumni, students, and staff. This spring the Edinboro psychology department will hold their 3 rd annual Celebrate Psychology Banquet will be held April 27 th , 2012. For further details please feel free to contact Dr. Joyce Jagielo. Clockwise from top left: Dr. Legin-Bucell introduces a panel of alumni, who talked about their various careers; Dr. Edwards receives the welldeserved Morning Person Award from Kerry Schutte (see interview, next page); the Celebrate Psychology lunch and dinner were a hit as always; Senior Michael Frank reflects on his training at Edinboro as he prepares for graduate school; Keynote speaker Bill Rothenbach ‘76 relates his desire to give back to the program that helped start his successful, multi-faceted career.
A DISCUSSION WITH DR. EDWARDS BY KERRY SCHUTTE Dr. Edwards, most known for teaching learning theory courses, has been a professor here at Edinboro University for quite some time. Before accepting a teaching position here though, he received his B.A. at Berea College in Kentucky and then went on to complete his M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky. Although Dr. Edwards is commonly recognized as a learning theory wiz, most people don’t realize that he also is quite the world traveler. After receiving his Ph.D., Dr. Edwards decided to do his post doctorate work at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada. There he was involved with research in comparative psychology and animal learning. Dr. Edwards really enjoyed his time at Dalhousie and the faculty there really made a positive impact on him. Although he enjoyed his post doc work, Dr. Edwards felt as if he had lost his connections to the US and decided it was NAMI OPEN PANEL DISCUSSION BY KRISTINA DABROWSKI An activity this semester that Edinboro University Psychology Club participated in was the NAMI (National Alliance of Mental Illness) Open Panel Discussion. They attended the talk, and some of Dr. Michael Skelly‟s lab students even helped with setting up and handing out pamphlets to help educate people on the event. The panel included: Robert Wooler as the panel mediator; Missi Berquist, who has a son struggling with mental illness; Mary Anne Albaugh, M.D., a psychiatrist in Erie County; Mandy Fauable, Ph.D., LCSW, director of Crisis Services at Safe Harbor in Erie County; and Trisha Cloyd, manager of family education at Stairways Behavioral Health, and someone who could also provide a first hand account of mental illness (she was diagnosed with Bipolar I in her twenties). A valuable message passed on time to return. After leaving Canada, Dr. Edwards received a position as a professor in El Paso, Texas. He taught in a temporary position for two years there before he accepted a full time position as a professor at Edinboro. While at Edinboro, Dr. Edwards had the opportunity to go on sabbatical for six months. He spent his �� Dr. Edwards and his family spent a semester in Scotland, as he learned how to improve the History and Systems course (PSYC 489) �� sabbatical in North Berwick, Scotland. Here he had the opportunity to travel and to look up original source material of Scottish philosophers in preparation for the History and Systems psychology class during the panel discussion was, “you are not alone.” One in four adults has a mental disorder, and mental disorders are 4 out of 10 of the leading causes of disability in the world. The main focus of the discussion, however, was “Discussing the Steps to Recovery.” It covered topics related to support systems, recovery, crisis situations, and the stigma related to mental illness. During the discussion on stigma, there was a story that Mandy Fauable told about a worker touched by a patient. At the time, the worker was working the emergency room of a hospital. A woman in her thirties came in and talked to her and the other individuals in that region. She proceeded to say that she had schizophrenia. She also told the hospital staff of the medication she was on, and was calm and collected about it. She wanted to check in with the staff, and give them a heads up about her state, her medications, and if she had a break with reality, that that used to be offered. Dr. Edwards loved the time he spent in Scotland. He thought North Berwick was a beautiful town and he loved visiting the museums and ancient castles. Dr. Edwards is taking another sabbatical during the upcoming spring semester. This time however, he will be staying local for the most part. During this sabbatical, he will be researching music perception and traveling to different labs involved with music cognition and perception. His goal is to create a lab course in this field when he returns. Dr. Edwards will miss his students while he is gone during the spring semester, but he is looking forward to a break from teaching. When he returns he will be rejuvenated and ready for the fall semester. Don’t worry Dr. Edwards, we will miss you too! See you in Fall 2012! they would know how to properly treat her because they would already have information on her in the hospital. This brought the worker to tears. She gave the reason that “you never really see someone who is recovered very often, let alone understands what they must do to better help themselves now and in the future. If more people could see this side of the story, versus the stigma and beliefs that mental disorders are untreatable, it would give more hope to the people with mental disorders, and the friends and families who love them and care for them. It showed they could get better and that there is hope.” Hope and acceptance was the underlying theme of the open panel discussion. Patience, family support, and reaching out for help were the others. It showed the compassion people hold for the mentally ill and how to better assist in the aid of the mentally ill.
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