Longwood Psychology

Congratulations, to Dr. Bjornsen, who recently won Longwood University's Cole Award! This award recognizes faculty who provide exceptional mentorship to undergraduate students in the area of research, scholarship, and creative endeavors.

Dr. Bjornsen has delivered 30 presentations at national and international conferences with student co-authors, along with 24 additional presentations delivered independently by students over the past decade alone.

Congratulations to the new Psych Club exec board! We know they will do great things during the 2026-2027 academic year.

And, thank you to our outgoing exec members!

The Psychology Department recently held our Senior Celebration, and we had the pleasure of giving out awards to some of our graduating seniors!

Congratulations (from L to R):
Sarah Cordrey, 3-way tie for highest GPA
Breann Norwood, Best Internship Award
Audrey Thompson, 3-way tie for highest GPA
Kyra Johnson, Student Researcher Award
Savannah Minnick, Citizen Leader Award
Kara Wright, 3-way tie for highest GPA

The PEP lab's hard work on research paid off at Longwood's Student Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry. Students Audrey Thompson and Kyra Johnson were recognized for their outstanding research, and their mentor Dr. Kissel received a Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Award!

Students working with Dr. MacNeil presented the results of their research at Longwood's Student Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry. Way to go!

seniors and PEP lab members Audrey Thompson and Kyra Johnson presented the results of their research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Richmond, VA. It's the largest undergraduate research conference in the world! Their research was about psychophysiological differences between autistic and neurotypical individuals.

Members of Dr. Kissel's PEP lab attended the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference for Undergraduate Scholarship at Randolph College, where Ryan Abernathy presented his research on peer pressure and cannabis use.

The Senior PSYC461 students did a great job presenting the results of their research at today’s Student Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry. Well-done, all!

Congratulations to all of our new Psi Chi members (the biggest class inducted yet!), and best wishes to our members who are graduating this year!