From the Dean's Desk: October 2019
A Message from Dean Smith-Acuña
Classes are in full swing and homecoming week is just around the corner! As we dive deeper into the Fall Quarter, it is my hope that everyone is settling in and off to a great start with classes. Not only have we kicked off the year with some incredible faculty achievements, but we also have an exciting lineup of events ahead as well. Thank you all for the work you do and please don't hesitate to reach out. I appreciate you taking the time to read through our recent news and stay engaged!
Rose Community Foundation Gives to GSPP
This month the Rose Community Foundation committed a generous gift in support of the Colorado Resilience Collaborative (CRC). The CRC, which is based in Denver and serves all of Colorado, would like to increase awareness of the program and services provided in Denver County and the surrounding area.
It is the CRC’s goal to better serve some of our state's most densely populated areas as well as serve the more rural communities across Colorado as none are free of hate incidents. This gift will allow the CRC to expand current services and reach more Coloradans.
IECMH Launches Parentline
Parentline Colorado is a free telebehavioral health service offering brief, strategic psychotherapy through video chat and telephone to pregnant and postpartum families with children up to age five. This program is being piloted by the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialty at GSPP.
For more information, feel free to contact us at 303-871-7935 or GSPP.ParentLine@du.edu.
CUB Storytime Series Begins
Thanks to a generous gift from Board Chair Taylor Kirkpatrick, we are kicking off the Caring for You and Baby (CUB) Clinic Lifelong Learning Event Series in partnership with University of Denver Libraries. Join us with your little ones for the first event, Storytime with Marianne Richmond, on October 14 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Neil Gowensmith Speaks in South Africa
In September, GSPP Professor Neil Gowensmith, Ph.D., traveled to South Africa to attend the Psychology Society of South Africa's (PsySSA) annual conference in Johannesburg. At the conference, his presentation on forensic bias was well-received and given to a packed house, with good collaboration from partners at the University of KwaZulu Natal.
In addition to the conference, the group had many discussions about continued joint courses, research, conference proposals, and faculty exchanges. Several key partners were in attendance including the University of Kansas, the British Psychological Society, the American Psychological Association, the South African Journal of Psychology, the University of KwaZulu Natal, and the University of the Western Cape.
University of Denver Doctoral Student Debbie Gowensmith, attended the conference as well. She presented on a 2018 joint course that focused on psychology and race.
