psychological science

Graduate Programs Stand Out In U.S. News & World Report Rankings

Posted on March 31, 2020
Categories: College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, Honors & Awards, Research Tags: clinical health psychology, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, master of public administration, MPA, psychological science, psychology, UNC Charlotte

UNC Charlotte’s Gerald G. Fox Master of Public Administration program and Clinical Health Psychology doctoral program in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences have earned high marks in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 rankings.

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Research Illuminates How Trauma Can Lead to Growth

Posted on August 29, 2017
Categories: College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, Research Tags: CLAS, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, mental health, posttraumatic growth, psychological science, psychology, research, UNC Charlotte

Professor Richard Tedeschi and fellow researcher Lawrence Calhoun, UNC Charlotte emeritus professor in psychology, years ago coined the phrase “posttraumatic growth” to describe what they have witnessed – that some people will grow and change in new ways after they undergo trauma. Their work has continued to grow and evolve, as they find new avenues of research, gain new collaborators, mentor new students and influence authors of popular press books and researchers.

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