Associate Professor of Sociology Judith A. Levine directs Temple's Public Policy Lab. Her academic work centers on poverty, poverty policy and employment. In honor of
If you're going to spend a couple of years of your life studying history as a graduate student, you could do worse than choosing the Birthplace of the Nation as your study locale. At Temple University's College of Liberal Arts (CLA), students pursuing a History master's degree with a Public History concentration don't just have the opportunity to examine history through an advanced critical lens inside the classroom. They also have the chance to explore the campus' backyard for some real-world learning and career experiences at some of the United States' most historically...
Temple University graduate students now have a way to position themselves for a career addressing both public health and public policy needs.
The Master in Public Policy and Master in Public Health dual degree program teaches graduate students how to manage government entities and nonprofit organizations while also showing them how to navigate political environments as a public health professional.
Sara Wright was the first student to enroll in the program, and she plans to complete it in 2023 after attending part-time. Below, Wright kindly offers some insights to help...
Every day, College of Liberal Arts (CLA) students are shaping the future here and beyond—and not just their own futures, either. This semester, a group of six English majors are tutoring Philadelphia-area kids age three to 17 through a program called Mighty Writers. The English Department's student tutors are:
Sherlana Charles,
Sarah Hendricks,
Charles Miller,
Thomas Muzekari,
Luke Powell and
Audrey Purins.
As tutors, the English majors spend some time every week helping the kids with their homework and studies over Zoom. While the kids being tutored are...
When most Americans think about ruins, they tend to picture something older than the United States, maybe something in Europe or Asia or South America. But in analyzing actual pictures (among other media and art), English and American Studies Professor Miles Orvell draws our attention to some ruins that are much closer to home.
In his latest book, Empire of Ruins: American Culture, Photography, and the Spectacle of Destruction, Dr. Orvell searches for the cultural meaning of American ruins, detailing those left behind by Native Americans as well as those from the 20th-...
Marguerite Robinson is a 2016 graduate in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience and a 2018 graduate of the MS in Neuroscience Program. She is currently a neurocognitive specialist at NeuroRestorative.
What is your current position like?
Providing one-on-one cognitive rehabilitation services in the home, community and school/workplace. I focus on areas such as deficits in executive functioning, memory and attention. What I enjoy most about my job is assisting clients to reach their full potential and independence.
Describe your career path.
I was...
The winner of this year's Nordev prize for the best graduate student preliminary examination essay is Max Engleman for his paper Reassessing Dilthey's Social Ontology. The runners-up are Yining Wu for her paper The Unconditioned in Naturphilosophie: Schelling's reception from Kant's Third Critique and Manasa Gopakumar for her paper Is Racial Ignorance the Same as Racial Ideology.
Congratulations Max, Yining and Manasa!
Alex Voisine, CLA '18, is no stranger to winning prestigious awards for international study. As a Spanish and global studies major in the Honors Program, Voisine secured
Our adjunct faculty bring a wealth of knowledge and experience across various subfields of psychology. Here we explore the backgrounds and expertise of four dedicated adjunct instructors who continue to enrich the educational experiences of Temple University College of Liberal Arts Psychology students.
Robert Whitney, PhD
Robert Whitney has taught at Temple since 2016. After earning a PhD from Virginia Commonwealth University, he specialized in the assessment and treatment of PTSD for over 25 years at the Department of...
Nicole Ramspacher is a licensed professional counselor and program director at the Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County. In addition to providing direct support to victims of domestic violence, she also oversees the counseling, advocacy, safehouse and outreach departments. Additionally, Ramspacher collaborates with other areas within her organization to seek out grant opportunities, analyze best practices and provide supervision to leadership staff.
Ramspacher graduated from Temple University with a BA in Psychology and a minor in...
Alex Voisine, CLA '18, is no stranger to winning prestigious awards for international study. As a Spanish and Global Studies undergraduate Honors student, Voisine secured a Fulbright Award that enabled him to complete a master's degree at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). But his latest accomplishment is even more impressive.Today, Voisine became Temple University's first-ever student or alumnus to win a Gates Cambridge Scholarship! Only about 25 U.S. and 60 international students win this highly competitive award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...
In the Social Developmental Neuroscience (SDN) Lab, we seek answers to questions about the understanding of the social world. We focus on how this understanding changes across our lifespan, varies depending on our mental health and how it shifts based on the contexts we find ourselves in. We do this by measuring behavior, brain function (through fMRI and EEG), attention (through eye-gaze monitoring) and emotions (through coding facial expressions) during social interactions...
Why we teach ethical behavior and respect for diversity: A core mission of the Psychology Department is to promote academic excellence and the pursuit of scientific understanding via education, research and clinical practice. The skills that we use in the pursuit of scientific inquiry reflect the pathway toward understanding ethical behavior and ultimately respecting diversity.
Respect for diversity seems like a simple idea. Living it and teaching it has proved to be a far greater challenge. Each of us defines diversity differently, and although there...
Jonathan Rabner is a third-year Clinical Psychology doctoral student working in the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic. He began his academic journey at Brandeis University, initially solely majoring in economics, but by his junior year, he realized he missed working with people and felt drawn to psychology. He graduated with a BA in Psychology and Economics and continued to pursue psychology by receiving his MA in Psychology from Boston University.
Currently, under the guidance of Dr. Philip Kendall, Rabner's research focuses on treating...
Ashley Veronsky is a senior Psychology major with a Cognitive Neuroscience minor.
During her time at Temple University, Veronsky volunteered as a research assistant in Dr. Ingrid Olson's cognitive neuroscience laboratory. More recently, she completed an internship with Mindful Athlete Training under the supervision of Dr. Lee Picariello, a licensed clinical psychologist with a specialization in sport performance. Due to pandemic safety restrictions, Veronsky was not able to work directly with athletes, so she worked on collating research findings from relevant...
For over 30 years, Temple University's Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic (CAADC) has given education outreach presentations to community members. These presentations are given to caregivers, school staff (teachers and/or mental health staff) and clinicians in the community. Although the exact content varies based on the audience, the presentations cover information about how anxiety disorders typically present in children and adolescents, how to identify kids who may need additional levels of assistance, strategies for parents and/or schools...
PhD candidate Minjung Noh is one of the 2020-2021 Center for the Humanities at Temple (CHAT) Advanced Graduate Fellows. As a CHAT Graduate Student Fellow, Noh will finish her dissertation tentatively titled, "Salvation, Salvage, and the Fashioning of Care in the Haitian Religious Field: A Study of Korean American Protestant Women Missionaries in Haiti." You can read more about her project on CHAT's research page.
Mary Ward-Bucher, a PhD candidate in the Religion Department and a research assistant for the College of Liberal Arts Office of Community Engagement, is a recipient of the 2021 Humanities Without Walls Fellowship! Her dissertation, "Liberation and Charity: Sanctuary Activism in the City of Brotherly Love," navigates the landscapes and tensions of religious sanctuary organizing in Philadelphia from the 1980s to the present.
Philosophy Professor Espen Hammer's new book, USA: A Superpower in Crisis, explores the social and political divisions in the United States. It discusses the historical and economic conditions of these divisions, the rise of right-wing populism and the state of American democracy. It's less than sanguine about its subject, but not without hope. It is currently the second best selling book in Norway!
The College of Liberal Arts' Master of Public Policy program is now officially an AmeriCorps School of National Service! Starting in fall 2021, all AmeriCorps alumni who enroll in our Master of Public Policy program can enjoy these financial benefits:
waived application fee,
a tuition scholarship equivalent to six credits and
one-year enrollment deferrals.
Recognizing that AmeriCorps alumni are a valuable asset to the academic community, Schools of National Service seeks to reward their service and incentivize their education by providing benefits to students who...
