Psychology
Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
Dept. of Psychology
2121 Euclid Ave., PSY
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Campus Location
Union Building 7th Floor (UN)
1836 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
Contact Us
Phone: 216.687.2544
Email: psychology@csuohio.edu
Psychology Awards
The Department of Psychology at Cleveland State University is a community comprised of talented faculty and students.
Throughout the year, we take time to honor our Outstanding Undergraduate and Graduate Students, our Outstanding Teachers, as well as our Outstanding Researchers. Below you will find the names of those so honored.
| Outstanding Teaching Award | Outstanding Psychology Undergraduate Student Award |
| Outstanding Research Award | Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award for the Adult Development and Aging Ph.D. Program |
| The Dr. Constance L. Hollinger Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award in School Psychology | The Dr. Boaz Kahana Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award in Clinical Psychology |
| Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award for the Experimental Research MA Specialization | Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award for the Industrial-Organizational Research MA Specialization |
Department of Psychology: Outstanding Teaching Award
| 2014: Michael Horvath | 2015: Andrew Slifkin |
| 2016: Boaz Kahana | 2017: Katherine Judge |
| 2018: Kenneth Vail | 2019: Ilya Yaroslavsky |
| 2020: Kathleen McNamara | 2021: |
| 2022: Elizabeth Goncy | 2023: Patrick Frato |
| 2024: Olivia Pethtel | 2025: Shereen Naser |
Department of Psychology: Outstanding Teaching Award, Part-Time
| 2020: Maria Rowlett | 2021: Teresa Andreani |
| 2022: Alan Ho | 2025: Laura Gabel |
| 2024: Traci J. Harmon |
Department of Psychology: Outstanding Research Award
| 2014: Amir Poreh | 2015: Katherine Judge |
| 2016: Conor McLennan | 2017: Ilya Yaroslavsky |
| 2018: Shereen Naser | 2019: Elizabeth Goncy |
| 2020: Kenneth Vail | 2021: Eric Allard |
| 2022: Andrew Slifkin | 2023: Michael Horvath |
| 2025: Kathleen Reardon |
Department of Psychology: Outstanding Psychology Undergraduate Student Award
1988-1999:
| 1988: Melody M. Wright | 1995: Mei-Ching Lien |
| 1989: Timothy Grogan | 1995: Linda Lumbert |
| 1990: Judith A. Curry-El | 1996: Therese Sfiligoj |
| 1991: Margaret A. Halas | 1997: Claudia Myer |
| 1991: Eric Waag | 1998: Kelly Preisel |
| 1992: Dawn R. Miller | 1998: Vincent Welch |
| 1993: Alison M. Zahler | 1999: Michael Kromer |
2000-2009
| 2000: Reanad Marzouk | 2006: Nicole Morris |
| 2001: Kathryn Klaber | 2007: Nivedita Clark |
| 2001: Elizabeth La Salvia | 2008: Ellen Bronder |
| 2002: Suzanne Grilli | 2009: Karolyn Beals |
| 2003: Lindsey Gervais | 2009: Jessica Newell |
| 2004: Viorel Sterp | 2009: Phillip Snow |
| 2004: Thomas Wagner | 2009: Robert West |
| 2005: Brooke Warner |
2010-2019
| 2010: Allison Fifolt | 2014: Makara Scruggs | 2018: Brendan Bennett |
| 2010: Dan Pastel | 2014: Matthew Wetzel | 2018: Heather Koch |
| 2011: Ryan Plas, | 2015: Julie Gabb | 2018: Jonathan Sander |
| 2011: Luyen Thai | 2015: Lois Rotuno | 2018: Alaina Vogel |
| 2012: Martha Golubski | 2016: Brent Bailey | 2019: Courtney Dunn |
| 2012: Lucinda Rohde | 2016: Brock Bodenbender | 2019: Tiffany Grezmak |
| 2012: Benjamin Willets | 2016: Della Dorsey | 2019: Elizabeth McDermott |
| 2013: Kaitlin Heitman | 2016: Adrienne Morgan | 2019: Noelle Naser |
| 2013: Jessica Willesch | 2016: Khadeja Najjar | |
| 2014: Jennifer Johnson | 2017: Eleni-Iliana Mavropoulou |
2020-Present
| 2020: Lydia Wasserbauer | |
| 2021: Briana Liebhardt | 2021: Kristy Tachji |
| 2022: Veronika Stropko Jorgensen | 2022: Nicholas Knickerbocker |
| 2023: Sydni Davila | 2024: Amanda Ahn |
| 2024 Fall: Jacqueline Moss | 2025 Spring: Wyatt Partington |
Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award Adult Development and Aging Ph.D. Program:
| 2020: Lucas Hamilton | 2021: Morgan Minyo |
| 2022: | 2023: |
| 2025: Bethany Cox |
The Dr. Boaz Kahana Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award in Clinical Psychology:
| 2020: Evan Basting | 2021: Jessica Harangozo |
| 2022: | 2023: |
| 2025: Morgan Queen |
Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award Experimental Research MA Specialization:
| 2020: Bethany Cox | 2021: Lauren Sedivy |
Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award Psychological Sciences MA Specialization:
| 2025: Caroline Lapish |
The Dr. Constance L. Hollinger Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award in School Psychology:
| 2020: Rokeishia Rodgers | 2021: Miranda Boedeker |
| 2022: | 2023: |
| 2025: Norita Shrock |
Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award Industrial-Organizational Research MA Specialization:
| 2020: Ashley Moroney | 2021: Leigh Ann Fuller |
Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
Dept. of Psychology
2121 Euclid Ave., PSY
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Campus Location
Union Building 7th Floor (UN)
1836 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
Contact Us
Phone: 216.687.2544
Email: psychology@csuohio.edu