Category: Professional Notes

Yakabouski and Lindberg Discuss Admissions on WFVA’s Town Talk

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Dean of Admissions and Associate Vice President Melissa Yakabouski and Director of First Year Admission Sarah Lindberg appeared on News Talk 1230 WFVA’s Town Talk this month to discuss dates and info prospective University of Mary Washington students need. There are information sessions, tours and upcoming Virginia College Application Week(s). They also about scholarship …

Schiffrin Quoted in Yahoo News Article

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Professor of Psychology Holly Schiffrin was quoted in a Yahoo News article titled “Aging parents who mean well but make their adult children feel smothered often say 9 phrases in casual conversation.” T

The article references research by Schiffrin and colleagues at the University of Mary Washington who studied over-controlling parenting in college …

Stahlman Shares Animal Behavior Expertise

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Professor of Psychology David Stahlman shared his animal behavior expertise with media outlets detikedu and vietnam.vn in an article titled “Happy to See Others Suffer? Is It True That Animals Can Have This Trait?” In the piece, Stahlman doubted the ability. According to Stahlman, there is a difference between affect, or affective states, emotional …