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Susan Woodhouse and Josselyn Alvarenga

Woodhouse and Alvarenga Receive NIH Supplement Grant

Nov. 22, 2024

Susan Woodhouse and Josselyn Alvarenga recently received an NIH Supplement Grant to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research Careers to advance their work over the next two years through the Hearts and Hands Together project. 

Woodhouse is an associate professor, program director for the COE's Counseling Psychology Program, and director of the CARE Lab and Hands and Hearts Together. Alvarenga is a second year doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program.

The NIH Funded Parent Grant, Prevention of Attachment Insecurity, Physiological Dysregulation, and Child Behavior Problems, looks at strategies to strengthen the bonds between children and their caregivers towards improving long term health and behavioral health outcomes for young children. 

    Sara Kangas

    Kangas Receives Prestigious Grant from the Spencer Foundation

    Sara Kangas, program director of COE's Special Education and ESL programs, has received a grant from the Spencer Foundation through its prestigious Large Grants program. Kangas and Jamie Schissel, an associate professor of Teacher Education and Higher Education at UNC Greensboro, are the principal investigators for the project titled, "Individualized Language Plans for Multilingual Learners with Disabilities: Investigating Implementation and Stakeholder Perspectives."

    Raquel Sosa

    Sosa’s Research Leverages Identity to Inform Mental Health Strategies

    Raquel Sosa knew she wanted to pursue a career in psychology before she ever set foot on a college campus. “Looking at the differences between clinical and counseling psych, counseling psychology definitely attracted me a lot more because of the emphasis on social justice,” she said. Sosa was interested in working with Latinx and immigrant populations which made the COE’s Counseling Psychology doctoral program a good fit for her interests.

    Jennifer Lauriello

    Lauriello Mixes Teaching, Mentorship and Research to Create a Career in Behavior Analysis

    Jennifer Lauriello oversees clinical operations for Lehigh University Autism Services (LUAS) and  provides supervision for the Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) who work directly with clients.

    Working at LUAS and enrolling in the COE’s Special Education doctoral program have allowed Lauriello to grow her clinical skill set, while developing and implementing interventions in a clinical setting. Her position also allows her to teach future clinicians and LUAS staff  to incorporate naturalistic interventions with clients.