Students received an array of scholarships and accolades this year, ranging from fellowships to leadership awards.
Scholarship and grant awardees are:
- Erika Smith – Kansas State University Division of Continuing Education Distance Learning Grant and EMDR International Association Memorial Scholarship;
- Bryan Cafferky, Una Henry, Allen Mallory, Jonathan Kimmes , Kimberly Van , Chandra Lasley and Charity Clifford – Donoghue Scholarships;
- Allen Mallory, Charity Clifford and Sharon Luu – Hellen Jones Manus Memorial Scholarship;
- Charity Clifford – Hoag and Robi Scholarship;
- Una Henry, Nathan Hardy, Erika Smith and Scott Sibley – Poresky Assistantship in Family Studies and Human Service;
Research awards went to:
- Maria Dominguez, Prerana Dharnidharka, Erika Smith, Jessica High and Bryan Cafferky, “The intergenerational transmission of family violence: A meta-analytic review,” Research and the state, second place poster;
- Erika Smith, Maria Dominguez and Bryan Cafferky, K-State Research Forum First Place Poster in Social Sciences, Humanities and Education;
- Kristy Soloski, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy Doctoral Apprentice Reviewer of the Year Award.
Student honors through AAMFT:
- Maria Dominguez, Sharon Luu, Una Henry, Erika Smith , Chandra Lasley, Jonathan Kimmes, and Kristy Soloski- AAMFT Minority Fellowship Program Fellows;
- Una Henry and Jonathan Kimmes- Minority Fellowship Program Research Grant;
- Jonathan Kimmes and Aaron Norton- AAMFT Thesis Award;
- Una Henry and Kristy Soloski- Minority Fellowship Dissertation;
- Una Henry “Growth Trajectories of Delinquency Among Minority Youth” AAMFT Cutting Edge Research Posters;
- María Dominguez, Bryan Cafferky, Erika Smith, Prerana Dharnidharka “Childhood Exposure to Violence: A Meta-Analysis” AAMFT Cutting Edge Research Posters;
- Bryan Cafferky “Four Group SEM Comparing Differences Among Military Wives” AAMFT Cutting Edge Research Posters;
- Bryan Cafferky, María Dominguez, Prerana Dharnidharka, Nicole Lawson and Nicole Bird “A Meta-Analysis of Relationship Factors Impacting Couples with IPV” AAMFT Cutting Edge Research Posters;
- Kristy Soloski “Growth Mixture Modeling: Relationship Quality Trajectories” AAMFT Cutting Edge Research Posters.
Student honors and awards:
- Aaron Norton- Golden Key International Honor Society’s Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year;
- Sharon Luu and Maria Dominguez- NCFR Honors Student;
- Marcie Lechtenberg- Tony Jurich Community Commitment and Leadership Student Awards;
- Erika Smith- Kansas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Jurich Student Leadership Award;
- Kristy Soloski- KAMFT New Professional Award;
- Kyle Horst, Chandra Lasley and Marcie Lechtenberg- Family Process – New Writers Institute;
- Nicole Bird, Sol Erdozian and Heidi Swanke- KC Play Institute 2014 Graduates;
- Bryant Miller, Jessica High and Jordon Weideman- Mediation and Conflict Resolution Certificate;
- Scott Sibley, Erika Smith and Jessica High- GTA Recognition of Achievement in Professional Development;
- Bryan Cafferky- University Distinguished Professor Development.
