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Welcome to:
Diversity in Psychology Organization of Graduate Students (DPOGS)
at Florida State University

DPOGS is a diverse group of graduate students in psychology, neuroscience, and related fields. Our primary goal is to support diversity and inclusion in our fields through advocacy, service, education, and social events. We provide an avenue for members to make meaningful professional and social connections with other students, to have educational experiences supportive of diversity and inclusion efforts, to feel empowered to create change, and to feel supported in both their academic and personal lives. 


Join: https://nolecentral.dsa.fsu.edu/organization/dpogs

Contact: dpogs@psy.fsu.edu

Twitter: @FSUDPOGS

Mission

about us

Welcome! We would like to introduce you to our organization, Diverse Psychology Graduate Students Organization (DPGSO). We are a group of diverse and allied psychology graduate students dedicated to supporting and increasing diversity in our department and at FSU in general. Our activities are as diverse as our students. We advocate for and support the recruitment and retainment of diverse undergraduates, graduates, and faculty in our department. We host social events for diverse graduate students, including our annual Thanksgiving potluck. We also perform outreach programs such as the annual DiverseFest, a one-day conference to support diverse undergraduates in applying to graduate programs in psychology.

 

*Indicates area representative.

  • Cognitive Members: 

    • Erin Harrell​

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  • Developmental Members:

    • Mia Daucourt

    • Connie Barroso Garcia

    • Valeria Rigobon*

    • Rachel Waters-Joyner

    • Sarah Wood

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  • Neuroscience Members: 

    • James Brown​

    • Eileen Chun

    • Manal Tabbaa

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  • Social Members:

    • Kristina Chamberlin​

    • Danielle Krusemark*

about us

Welcome! We would like to introduce you to our organization, Diversity in Psychology Organization of Graduate Students (DPOGS). We are a diverse group of psychology and neuroscience graduate students dedicated to supporting and increasing diversity and inclusion in our department, FSU at large, and our fields. We support diversity in all of its forms, including race, ethnicity, nationality, citizenship status, sexual and gender orientations, and ability. 

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Our activities are as diverse as our members. We promote diversity and inclusion best practices for recruiting, retaining, and supporting diverse students and faculty. We host a semesterly Diverse Speaker Series to showcase the research and personal journeys of talented and inspiring PhD-level professionals from underrepresented backgrounds. We host a variety of social events to foster a supportive network of graduate students. We also perform outreach programs to support diverse undergraduates who are interested in pursuing graduate studies. You can learn more about these activities under the tabs at the top of this screen.

 

Below is a list of our current and past graduate student members. Although voting rights are reserved for FSU graduate student members, membership is open to all, regardless of demographic or academic background. If you would like to join DPOGS, please follow this link: https://nolecentral.dsa.fsu.edu/organization/dpogs

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  • Clinical Area Members:

    • Carolyn Marsh

    • Chris DeCamp

    • Esther Park

    • Isis Chen

    • Lee Robertson

    • Lushna Mehra

    • Lyndsey Chong

    • Morgan Robison

    • Shellie Stewart

    • Jaime Garcia

    • Machelle D. Madsen Thompson

    • Michelle Jeon

    • Tyler Rice

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  • Developmental Area Members:

    • Cynthia Norris

    • Mia Daucourt

    • Nandrea Burrell

    • Qiushan Liu

    • Rachelle Johnson

    • Stephanie Estrera​

  • Cognitive Area Members: 

    • Jess Wood

    • Danielle Clark

    • Edie Sanders

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  • Neuroscience Area Members: 

    • Alicia Gonzalez

    • Savoya Joyner

    • Cecilia Bouaichi

    • Emily Salvador

    • Qiying Ye

    • Samantha Hatcher

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  • Social Area Members:

    • Doug Kievit

    • Elena Brandt

    • Charlene Zhao

    • Sierra Peters

    • Olivia Breedin

    • Jose Martinez

    • Trisha Dutta

    • Vincenzo Olivett

    • Grant William Bailey

    • Tara Lesick

    • Bayla Thompson

  • Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ashby Plant

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  • DPOGS Representatives

    • General: Alexadria Meyer

    • LGBTQ+: Katie Broshek

    • International Students and Racial Minority: Sooyun Cho

    • International Students and English as a Second Language: Zahra Maghami Sharif

    • Racial and Ethnic Minority: Tapan Patel

    • International Students: Miho Tatsuki

    • Religious Minority: Justine Thompson

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