Dr. Chieh Li Awarded Kenerson Faculty Scholarship
In September 2009, Dr. Chieh Li was awarded the 2009-2010 Kenerson Faculty Scholarship from the Bouvé College of Health Sciences. This scholarship provides Dr. Li an opportunity to expand her current work on improving the mental health of immigrant children in the urban community through interdisciplinary research and teaching activities.
Five Bouvé graduate students from three specialties (school psychology, school counseling, and counseling psychology) volunteered in Dr. Li’s community outreach programs in Chinatown during 2008-09. One taught kindergarten English weekly. Another volunteered in family services weekly. The third assisted with Dr. Li’s surveys. The rest helped with questions and answers for parents in Dr. Li’s workshops. All of the student volunteers reported a tremendous gain in knowledge of and interest in serving culturally and linguistically diverse urban populations. Such faculty-student joint commitment and contributions to urban health are much appreciated by the local communities who wish to establish a long-term collaborative relationship with Northeastern.
Look-out for Children Left Behind by Dr. Louis Kruger!!
Congratulations to Associate Professor and Director of School Psychology, Dr. Louis Kruger, for the media coverage of his documentary Children Left Behind. Dr. Kruger had the honor of discussing the issue of high stakes testing with the Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, at the Governor's Town Hall Meeting this year.
You could read more in the September issue of the Communiqué.
Welcome New Faculty Member
Dr. Amy Briesch will be joining the department this Fall as Assistant Professor in School Psychology. An official Welcome Party will be held on September 13th at 1:00pm.
Congratulations Dr. Hortensia Amaro!
Dr. Hortensia Amaro, Distinguished Professor, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Urban Health Research, will be presented with the James Jones Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Psychological Association at the APA Convention in August, 2009.
