Psychology Students Volunteer to Breathe Life Into Hospice
December 12, 2018 by Kate Seltzer
It was just a conversation about ice cream, but it was a breakthrough. Recent UMW grad Lily Olson ’18 had visited one of her favorite hospice patients for weeks. She’d sat by his bed and held his hand, but few words had been exchanged. Until the day she discovered that if she spoke directly into […]
Filed Under: Miriam Liss, Top Stories Tagged With: Department of Psychological Sciences
UMW Psychology Grad Levels Playing Field
September 19, 2018 by Kristin Davis
Sarah Axelson ’08 searched months for the right college. Yet by the start of her senior year of high school in Long Beach, New York, she felt no closer to finding it. When a family friend recommended the University of Mary Washington, Axelson dug out her college guide book. Rigorous academics. A Division III softball […]
Filed Under: Mindy Erchull, Miriam Liss, Top Stories, Women's Sports Foundation Tagged With: Department of Psychological Sciences, Graduate-in-residence