Originally published: . Volume 4, No. 9. Source pages: 14.
The Counseling Psychology Doctoral Student Organization (CPDSO) of Louisiana Tech University hosted a conference April 26 and 27, named the North Louisiana Behavioral & Social Sciences Conference.
The conference took place at University Hall located on the Louisiana Tech University campus, in Ruston, and was designed by CPDSO for all students, faculty, professionals, and interested members of the community. The activities included conference workshops, including “Multicultural Diversity,” which was presented by Dr. Latoya Pierce and Dr. Lou’uan Gollop-Brown. Also “Global Changes to the DSM-5,” was presented by Dr. Alicia Ford.
“… our Counseling Psychology doctoral students took a tiny seed of an idea and ran with it,” said LaTech Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Chair Dr. Donna Thomas. “They plan to continue it annually and make it bigger and better each year.”
“They had paper and poster presentations by faculty and students from several universities including University of Arkansas, Texas State University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Nicholls State University, LSU-Shreveport, and, of course, Louisiana Tech University. Additionally, there were very informative workshops covering multicultural models and an overview of the coming changes in the DSM-5.”
The afternoon meetings included paper presentations, graduate student panels, and poster presentations. One of the two graduate student panels focused on the internship match process. The other graduate panel addressed getting into and surviving graduate school. Both undergraduate and graduate students attended the panels. An awards ceremony was held at the end of the day.
“We are so proud of our students for providing a regional venue to highlight the knowledge base and research opportunities in Louisiana and nearby states,” Dr. Thomas said.
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