University of Alabama Psychology

The University of Alabama Psychology Department proudly celebrates the ribbon-cutting of Alabama's first post-acute brain health clinic through the COMPASS Brain Health Initiative. We are especially proud of Dr. Misti Norton and Dr. Lindsey Jacobs for their work with the UA Psychology Clinic in helping bring this initiative to life. Special recognition to Dr. Dessie Stavrinos and David White for their vision and leadership in making this possible.

We were honored to welcome President Mohler to the Psi Chi Research Symposium, where & psychology students presented research advancing the field and deepening our understanding of the human experience. We are proud of their dedication and the contributions they are making to their fields.

Please join us on Friday, March 27th for our Annual Michael Dinoff Memorial Lecture.

Dr. Andres De Los Reyes is presenting a talk titled “Optimizing the Use of Discrepant Results When Using, Interpreting, and Integrating Assessment Data”

Please join us at 3:30 in PYB 1002.

A graduate student meeting with Dr. De Los Reyes will be held on Thursday, March 26th from 2:30 – 3:30 in PYB 1002.

Huge congrats to Dr. Randy Salekin on being named Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (JCCAP)! 🎉 JCCAP is APA Division 53's journal and a leading publication in the field. What an incredible honor—Roll Tide!

Congrats to Sophia Geisser on winning the Lou Burgio Endowed Scholarship Award!

Congrats to Nicholas Bellamy on being named the 2026 John E. Lochman Scholar!

Congrats to Dr. Salekin and team on this well-deserved recognition! Check out the full article here: https:/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40036271/

Congratulations to these outstanding graduate students from Dr. Heather Gunn's lab! Alex Fischer was named Student Distinguished Researcher by the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, and Emily Ewing is a finalist for the Charles E. Irwin Jr. New Investigator Award. We are so proud of their incredible work!