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Dr. Shawn Rhoads wins 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award

October 10– Congratulations to Shawn Rhoads, one of our recent PhD graduates, who was one of only 12 awarded an NIH Director’s Early Independence Award. The award is part of the NIH’s…

October 10, 2024

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Dr. Rachel Barr wins 2024 ISDP Rovee-Collier mentor award

October 6– Dr. Rachel Barr, the Psychology department chair and director of the Georgetown Early Development Project, has won a prestigious mentor award. The Rovee-Collier mentor award recognizes…

October 7, 2024

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Kevin Carriere, a PhD program alum, wins prestigious early career award

October 4– Kevin Carriere, a graduate from our PhD program, has won a prestigious early career award. In collaboration with SAGE Publications, SPSP offers the SAGE Early Career Trajectory…

October 4, 2024