YESS Lab undergraduate research assistant, Danielle Doennebrink, was awarded a 2020 Magellan Scholar Award. The Magellan Scholar Award is the University of South Carolina’s flagship undergraduate research award. Her research project is titled “The effects of childhood sexual abuse on adult cardiovascular health”. Congratulations, Danielle!
Dr. McQuillin wins Garnet Apple Award for Teaching Innovation
Dr. McQuillin was awarded the 2021 Garnet Apple Award for Teaching Innovation! Dr. McQuillin was recognized for his exceptional use of media and technology to increase engagement and experiential learning opportunities for students. He also incorporated Diversity, Equity and Inclusion principles into his curriculum. Great work, Dr. McQuillin!
YESS Lab Undergraduate RA wins Research Award
Jayme Banfield, an undergraduate research assistant in the YESS Lab, was recently recognized with a prestigious research award. The Roger W. Black Award recognizes outstanding achievements by an undergraduate student in psychological research, and is selected by the Undergraduate Program Committee. As a member of the Lab for the last year, Jayme has helped to coordinate the mentoring program and has contributed to research examining adolescents’ experiences with COVID-19.
Mackenzie Hart named USC CHQ Junior Scholar
Mackenzie Hart, 3rd year Graduate student and lab member, was named as a University of South Carolina Center for Health Care Quality Junior Scholar. The Junior Scholar program is based in the SmartState Center for Healthcare Quality (CHQ) in the Arnold School of Public Health. Students who are selected for this competitive program work on a health-focused project with research mentors for one year.
Asia Thomas wins SPARC Award
Graduate student and lab member Asia Thomas was awarded the Support to Promote Advancement of Research and Creativity (SPARC) grant sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research. The SPARC grant is a merit-based award for innovative research, and will fund Asia throughout the summer as she works on her dissertation research project titled “Screening Utility of Classroom Performance Survey”. Congratulations Asia!
Dr. McQuillin wins Breakthrough Star Award
Dr. McQuillin was awarded a 2020 Breakthrough Star award at the University of South Carolina. The Breakthrough star award, presented each year by USC’s Office of the Vice President for Research, honors outstanding early career faculty. Read more about this award, and his recent work, here.
APA Presentations
Our lab traveled to Chicago, IL for the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. Graduate students Anna Flitner and Mackenzie Hart presented posters related to lab research, and Anna was recognized as having one of the top two posters in her division! Dr. McQuillin and Mackenzie chaired a symposium entitled “Expanding the Scope and Improving the Effectiveness of Youth Mentoring in School Systems” along with researchers from the University of Virginia, the University of Arkansas, the University of Tennessee, and the University of Massachusetts- Boston. Moreover, Dr. McQuillin contributed to a symposium by another UofSC lab focused on identifying dyslexia in schools. A fun time was had by all!
