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Dr. Patricia Manz

Manz Receives Grant for Community-Based Parenting Program

Jun. 23, 2025

Patti Manz recently received a grant from the PNC Foundation to support the "Little Talks in the Lehigh Valley" project. The grant will enable her to offer Little Talks, a parent-mediated home-based intervention to bolster infant/toddler communication and language development, to families experiencing economic hardship through community centers in the Lehigh Valley.  More specifically, the PNC Foundation grant will provide resources for exploring families' preferences for participating in Little Talks home visiting through various modalities (in-person, virtual, or hybrid).  Findings from this project will inform the advancement of Little Talks as a community-based parenting program.

    Chris Liang at Raub Middle School

    Liang Works with Teachers to Create Trauma-Responsive Classrooms

    Counseling Psychology professor Chris Liang has been working with Raub Middle School teachers on creating trauma-responsive classrooms. The work is supported by a grant through the United Way and compliments a larger grant that supports an anti-violence pilot program at the school.

    2025 Summer Institute

    COE Summer Institute Students Gather in Greece

    Over forty students, faculty and staff from the College of Education (COE)'s Global Programs are gathered in Athens, Greece for the start of the 2025 Summer Institute. Each year this experience offers students working in education from across the globe an opportunity to engage with professors and fellow students in an in-person, intensive learning environment.

    Therapist with Client

    Considering the Role of Language in Mental Health Counseling

    A new study published in the International Journal of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) explores how language impacts CBT training and implementation. The researchers point out, “With a rapidly growing Latine population in the U.S. (Dietrich & Hernandez, 2022), there is an increased need to understand the role of language in evidence-based practice training and implementation.”