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From Newton to San Juan: Lucero Latino Mental Health Program Scholars Shine on a National Stage
In mid-October, when the annual conference of the National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA) commenced in San Juan, Puerto Rico, William James College was well represented. In total, eleven current students and one recent graduate made the 1,600-mile trip due south to present slivers of their scholarly work via five poster presentations accepted from a pool of juried submissions. Following the group’s return to New England, a pair of conference participants shone a spotlight on the unique mental health needs of the Latino community and how William James College is working to meet them.
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William James College’s Human Trafficking Research Hub Publishes Major Study on the Roles of Attachment Patterns and Trauma-Coerced Bonding in Commercial Sex
William James College’s (WJC’s) Human Trafficking Research Hub (HTRH), a community of scholars, clinicians, and survivors, has published The Roles of Adult Attachment and Complex Trauma in Sex Trafficking-Related Coercive Bonding: Entry, Entrapment, and the Challenges of Exiting in Psychological...
All in the Details: Student Ambassador Anthony Santoro Jr. Uses BS in Psychology to Build a Business
Folks who know Anthony Santoro Jr. can attest to one fact: He’s entirely focused on the details. As a kid, he spent hours at a time attempting to land a kickflip on his skateboard. Just prior to the pandemic, the first-generation college student from Billerica found his way back to the classroom at...
Rewire CBT by Roca: Weekday Webinar Features 2025 Honorary Degree Recipient Molly Baldwin and Colleagues in Action
Since 1988, relentless outreach has been the foundation of Roca, Inc., a Chelsea-based nonprofit that took shape after policy work identified teen pregnancy as a major barrier keeping young people in poverty. Thirty-seven years later, the organization’s mission—to relentlessly disrupt violence by...
William James College to Host 2025 New England Psychological Association Conference in October
A wealth of ideas and best practices are slated to converge upon One Wells Avenue in October when William James College hosts a pair of pivotal events among psychology enthusiasts. The New England Psychological Association (NEPA) and the Northeastern Conference for the Teaching of Psychology (NECTOP)...
The Power of Giving Back: Retired Faculty Member Establishes New School Psychology Scholarship
Gayle Macklem, retired School Psychology faculty member, and her husband Richard establish a new scholarship to support school psychology students in their internship year with a generous donation to William James College.
WCVB Highlights William James College and Flutie Foundation Conference
The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism (Flutie Foundation), a leading non-profit in the autism community, partnered with the William James College Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health to host a Law Enforcement and Autism Co-Response Collaboration on Friday, May 2nd from 9:00am-3:00pm....
William James College Awarded $600,000 Training Grant From Franciscan Children's Community Health Initiative
William James College (WJC) has been selected as a program partner by the Franciscan Children’s Community Health Initiative, part of Boston Children’s Collaboration for Community Health, to expand its professional training and workforce development projects. The Newton-based college will receive...
WGBH Interviews Dr. Catherine Vuky on the 50th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon
Dr. Catherine Vuky, Assistant Professor and Director of the Asian Mental Health Program at William James College, was interviewed by Arun Rath from WGBH's All Things Considered. On the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, she shared her family's experience escaping Vietnam and her journey to the United...
Boston Business Journal Names William James College One of Massachusetts 2025 Best Places to Work
The Boston Business Journal has named William James College to its 2025 Best Places to Work — the BBJ’s exclusive ranking of the Massachusetts companies that have built outstanding work environments for their people.
Award-Winning Actor and Mental Health Champion Courtney B. Vance To Give Commencement Address at William James College
William James College today announced that Courtney B. Vance — an award-winning actor, producer, and acclaimed author— will serve as the commencement address speaker during ceremonies on Sunday, June 8th at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. Vance will also receive an honorary degree from the college,...
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