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Kevin Masters receives certificate from US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for leading fireside chat

Sept. 26, 2024

Masters was introduced by Jaime Lizárraga, the Commissioner of the SEC with final remarks by Jessica Wachter the Chief Economist and Director of the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) at the SEC. Using a webinar format, the moderator asked a number of questions regarding prayer and health that...

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CLAS Psychology Recognized as Best Online Degree Program

Sept. 26, 2024

From Research.Com: We distinguished University of Colorado Denver for its outstanding achievements in education. This award is a testament to the institution's dedication to academic excellence and student satisfaction with their programs.

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CLAS Psychedelic Research Center Highlighted by Denver Post

Aug. 27, 2024

With this new center, the University of Colorado joins the ranks of Johns Hopkins University, The University of California, New York University, Ohio State University, and others with research facilities dedicated to investigating psychedelics.

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Kevin Masters Accepted into Academy of Behavioral Science and Awarded Integrated Health and Spirituality Distinguished Scientist Award

Feb. 19, 2024

Kevin Masters, Professor in the Department of Psychology, was nominated and accepted into the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research. Initially started by the Institute of Medicine, the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research is a diverse group of distinguished scholars elected by their peers for outstanding contributions to behavioral medicine research...

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Mitch Handelsman wins APA Award

Jan. 20, 2022

Professor of Psychology and CU President’s Teaching Scholar Mitch Handelsman won the 2021 Ethics Educator Award from the American Psychological Association Ethics Committee. The award recognizes "outstanding contributions to ethics education and psychology."

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Kevin Masters and Team Seek Participants for ELM Study

Oct. 13, 2021

The University of Colorado Anschutz Health & Wellness Center is seeking volunteers for the final cohort of the Enhanced Lifestyles for Metabolic Syndrome (ELM) study, a 2-year research study comparing two lifestyle programs with the goal to improve health and reverse the metabolic syndrome. The ELM trial, led by Psychology...

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NIH Awards K-23 to Sneha Thamotharan

Aug. 19, 2021

Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology Sneha Thamotharan was recently awarded a K-23 from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities . Her project, titled, “Mitigating Reproductive Health Disparities in Young Women of Color: Remote Learning to Foster Cultural Responsiveness in Medical Residents,”...

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Study on Metabolic Syndrome Seeking Participants

April 28, 2021

The Enhanced Lifestyles for Metabolic Syndrome (ELM) study is a 2-year research study comparing two lifestyle programs with the goal to improve health and reverse the metabolic syndrome. Led by Psychology Professor Kevin Masters , the study is seeking people who are 18 years or older and who meet three...

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Alex Presciutti Publishes on the Impact of Patient-Provider Communications

July 22, 2020

Clinical Health Psychology student Alex Presciutti (along with colleagues) recently published, “Modifiable provider-patient relationship factors and illness perceptions are associated with quality of life in survivors of cardiac arrest with good neurologic recovery” ( Resuscitation Plus Volume 3 , September 2020). The researchers’ aim was to identify the implications of...

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Kristin Kilbourn and Colleagues Receive $3.375 Million in Renewed Funding for the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network

Feb. 5, 2020

Fifty-three cancer researchers from eight different academic institutions around the country (and their federal agency partners) met in Chapel Hill on January 27 and 28 to launch the next five years of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN). Kristin Kilbourn, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, will...

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