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Such declines are largely absent in peer countries, particularly in Nordic Europe, where outcomes have improved over time.In a new\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-27T16:34:36-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/27\/2026-4:34pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Americans born in the 1960s and early 1970s report higher loneliness and depressive symptoms, and show poorer memory and physical strength, than earlier generations. Such declines are largely absent in peer countries. 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Through her research in the\u00a0@HEART lab, Associate Professor Thao Ha is working to shine a light on what teens are experiencing online and to enact change.","teaser":"Every day, just over 60% of American teenagers use TikTok and Instagram, and 55% use Snapchat \u2014\u0026nbsp;with more than 10% of these adolescents reporting being on these apps constantly, according to the most recent\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/djim-loic-HL4MRlEyqxU-unsplash.jpg?itok=OOdfLDOh","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251215-local-national-and-global-affairs-asu-professor-confronts-hidden-global-crisis-digital","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Psychology Department","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kimberlee D\u2019Ardenne","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7598","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/djim-loic-HL4MRlEyqxU-unsplash.jpg?itok=OOdfLDOh","image_alt":"Two people sitting on a white bench, wearing jeans and white sneakers with black stripes.","image_caption":"More than half of teens who engage with their romantic partners through online apps experience digital intimate partner violence \u2014 a global problem that Thao Ha, associate professor of psychology at ASU, is working to change. 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Here she explains the importance of considering biological sex differences when it comes to research.","teaser":"It has long been understood that there are biological differences between sexes, but it has only been around a decade since federally funded biomedical research has been required to include females in the U.S.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/bimonte-nelson.jpg?itok=3h23BWZD","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251107-health-and-medicine-asu-researcher-importance-considering-sex-differences-health-studies","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Psychology Department","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kimberlee D\u2019Ardenne","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7598","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/bimonte-nelson.jpg?itok=3h23BWZD","image_alt":"Portrait of Heather Bimonte-Nelson holding a model of a human brain.","image_caption":"President\u0026#039;s Professor Heather Bimonte-Nelson says that science has a lot left to discover about sex differences that will be impactful to human health across the lifespan. 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These pressures, when not managed, can ripple into family life, affecting both parents\u2019 and children\u2019s emotional well-being.In response to challenges like these, the Reach Institute at Arizona State University\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-05T14:11:12-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/05\/2025-2:11pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Reach Institute at ASU has developed ADAPT for First Responders, a new online parenting program that offers research-based guidance to help first responders and other frontline professionals manage the demands of family life and support healthy relationships at home.","teaser":"High-pressure jobs can come with chronic stress, long shifts and unpredictable schedules. These pressures, when not managed, can ripple into family life, affecting both parents\u2019 and children\u2019s emotional well-being.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/Fireman%20photo%20-%20for%20media_0.png?itok=WsXKIN1M","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251105-health-and-medicine-new-asu-program-supports-parents-highstress-careers","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Center for Resilient Families, ASU REACH Institute, Department of Psychology","contributor-contact-information-name":"Dawn Janssen","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/Fireman%20photo%20-%20for%20media_0.png?itok=WsXKIN1M","image_alt":"Male first responder reading 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provide a support system of Hispanic history, culture and language","body":"From poetry to childhood development, faculty from all areas in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University are committed to improving educational opportunities for all students and advancing research on Hispanic communities.As noted by Lisa Maga\u00f1a, the associate dean of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-02T13:43:15-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/02\/2025-1:43pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Faculty across all three divisions at The College \u2014 humanities, natural sciences and social sciences \u2014 continue to carry on the mission of an inclusive education embodied in ASU\u2019s charter, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed.","teaser":"From poetry to childhood development, faculty from all areas in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University are committed to improving educational opportunities 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Professor Eileen D\u00edaz McConnell; Regents Professor and Director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing Alberto R\u00edos; and Assistant Professor and Director of the Learning \u0026amp; Development Lab Viridiana Benitez. Courtesy photos","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Transborder Studies|Department of Psychology|Department of English|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing","interests":"Linguistics|Latino \/ Chicano|Psychology|Social science|Inclusion","audiences":"Faculty|Community|Prospective students|Students","locations":"Tempe campus|Online","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 04 Quality Education|SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Sun Devil community"}},{"node":{"nid":"107436","title":"A dream study for father-daughter duo","body":"Many parents only dream of sharing their passion with their child. But one father recently had an opportunity to make that dream a reality.Michael Varnum, a psychology professor at Arizona State University, and his 9-year-old daughter, Clara Varnum, co-authored a scientific study that links\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-02T11:48:16-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/02\/2025-11:48am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Many parents only dream of sharing their passion with their child. But ASU professor Michael Varnum recently had an opportunity to make that dream a reality when he co-authored a study on lucid dreaming with his 9-year-old daughter, Clara.","teaser":"Many parents only dream of sharing their passion with their child. But one father recently had an opportunity to make that dream a reality.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/20250903%20Lucid%20Dreams%20646.jpg?h=4feb5241\u0026amp;itok=Zm0u4uk9","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251002-science-and-technology-dream-study-fatherdaughter-duo","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Dolores Tropiano","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/20250903%20Lucid%20Dreams%20646.jpg?h=4feb5241\u0026amp;itok=Zm0u4uk9","image_alt":"A portrait of a father and daughter smiling in his office with his daughter\u0026#039;s drawings on the wall behind them","image_caption":"ASU psychology Professor Michael Varnum and his 9-year-old daughter, Clara, pose for a portrait in his office on ASU\u0026#039;s Tempe campus. The two worked together on publishing a study on lucid dreaming that was inspired by Clara\u0026#039;s dreams. Photo by Charlie Leight\/ASU News","related_story":"","news_units":"Department of Psychology|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Psychology|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Parents","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"107516","title":"ASU student works to protect African penguins at local aquarium","body":"When Arizona State University student Makaela Ross reports to work each day, 35 pairs of wide, black eyes are waiting.\u201cIt\u2019s like working with 35 toddlers,\u201d Ross said, laughing as she describes her days at\u0026nbsp;OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale, Arizona. But these \u201ctoddlers\u201d have feathers, waddle across\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-09-15T13:58:34-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/15\/2025-1:58pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A neuroscience student turned her love of penguins into a career in animal care, using learning and behavioral principles to help safeguard African penguins at the OdySea Aquarium.","teaser":"When Arizona State University student Makaela Ross reports to work each day, 35 pairs of wide, black eyes are waiting.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/20250905%20Makaela%20Ross%20%26%20Penguins%20689.jpg?itok=_q_1nlhm","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250915-science-and-technology-asu-student-works-protect-african-penguins-local-aquarium","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Department of Psychology","contributor-contact-information-name":"Laura Fields","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Off campus, Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/20250905%20Makaela%20Ross%20%26%20Penguins%20689.jpg?itok=_q_1nlhm","image_alt":"Makaela Ross kneeling beside several penguins on a rocky surface near a pool.","image_caption":"Makaela Ross, a fourth-year ASU neuroscience major with a minor in psychology, works with the African penguin colony at OdySea Aquarium. After starting as a summer intern in the bird and mammal area, she now serves as a full-time animal care specialist while completing her degree, applying classroom knowledge to her daily work. 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We turned to an ASU psychologist to find out if there is any benefit to AI therapy.","teaser":"Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly popular tool that can help with many areas of life \u2014 from solving work-related issues to assisting with research and everyday decision-making.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/ai-therapist-illustration.png?itok=Yw6dEG2d","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250909-science-and-technology-psychologist-urges-caution-when-turning-ai-emotional-support","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Dolores Tropiano","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/ai-therapist-illustration.png?itok=Yw6dEG2d","image_alt":"A group of white figures circling around a laptop opened to a chatbot","image_caption":"Illustration by Kendal Davit\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU Health|Department of Psychology|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Artificial intelligence|Healthy Living|Expert Q-and-A|Psychology","audiences":"Faculty|Community|Students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"106896","title":"Novel intervention gives hope to children at risk for speech and language disorders","body":"It\u0027s not uncommon for children to experience temporary delays in speech and language development. But while most will eventually catch up on their own, those who end up needing treatment typically don\u0027t get it until age 2 to 4 \u2014 when they may have already fallen behind.What College of Health\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-08-14T13:45:36-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/14\/2025-1:45pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"College of Health Solutions Associate Professor Beate Peter offers new solutions for young children with predictable risks for speech and language difficulties.","teaser":"It\u0027s not uncommon for children to experience temporary delays in speech and language development.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-08\/iStock-1514033883.jpg?itok=wvEnpMa7","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250814-health-and-medicine-novel-intervention-gives-hope-children-risk-speech-and-language","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"College of Health Solutions","contributor-contact-information-name":"Eden Miller","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-08\/iStock-1514033883.jpg?itok=wvEnpMa7","image_alt":"Baby resting in mother\u0026#039;s lap and babbling.","image_caption":"Stock photo","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU Health|Department of Psychology|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|College of Health Solutions|Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation","interests":"Innovation|Health care|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Community","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Health and medicine"}},{"node":{"nid":"106601","title":"ASU uncovers what helps children cope with divorce and conflict","body":"Separation and divorce are a reality for many American families.\u0026nbsp;\u201cHalf of all children experience the breakup of their parents\u2019 relationship before the age of 16,\u201d says Arizona State University Assistant Professor Karey O\u2019Hara.And while some children struggle with the emotional toll of family\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-08-05T14:56:36-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/05\/2025-2:56pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Separation and divorce are a reality for many American families \u2014\u00a0and while some children struggle with the emotional toll of family conflict, others show remarkable resilience. So what makes the difference? At ASU, researchers are working to answer that question through a groundbreaking, multiyear study supported by the National Institute of Mental Health.","teaser":"Separation and divorce are a reality for many American families.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-08\/iStock-1004109302.jpg?itok=ljad8QCc","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250805-arts-humanities-and-education-asu-uncovers-what-helps-children-cope-divorce-and-conflict","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"New College","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mariana Lozovanu","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"West Valley campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-08\/iStock-1004109302.jpg?itok=ljad8QCc","image_alt":"Person holding a clipboard talking to a mother, father and young child on a couch","image_caption":"iStock photo","related_story":"","news_units":"Reach Institute|Department of Psychology|New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences","interests":"Healthy Living|Psychology|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Graduate students|Parents","locations":"West Valley campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Arts, humanities and education"}},{"node":{"nid":"106646","title":"The College launches six new programs for upcoming school year","body":"The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University is adding six new programs for students to grow their experience and gain the necessary skills to successfully navigate the job market. 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Or is your laptop still squeezed in beside your toiletries in your travel bag?Vacations serve different purposes for different people, says\u0026nbsp;Michelle Shiota, a psychology professor at Arizona State\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-07-17T09:54:52-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/17\/2025-9:54am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU psychology professors share five tips to help you truly unwind and recharge yourself \u2014\u00a0not your electronics \u2014 this summer.","teaser":"When you tell yourself you are going to unplug on your summer vacation, do you really mean it? 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None of us is born knowing these things; we must learn them.Research from Arizona State University\u0027s Department of Psychology shows that understanding how children learn is best accomplished by\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-06-16T14:30:00-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/16\/2025-2:30pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"How do babies go from babbling and crawling to talking and walking? New research from ASU reveals that tracking how children learn across movement, sight and language could be the key to unlocking early development.","teaser":"The first few years of a child\u2019s life are marked by milestones such as first steps and first words. 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Benitez won the 2025 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Early Career Award from the ASU Faculty Women\u0026#039;s Association; she was nominated by Li and fellow alumna Marissa Castellana. 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The real-word data they have collected and analyzed has led to findings that parents can use to help their children get better sleep.","teaser":"Sleep is more than just what happens between bedtime and waking; it affects how children develop and how children and adults alike handle stress and respond to illness.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-05\/richard-stachmann-Yr9aoVc0Lpk-unsplash.jpg?itok=v3SXuo3e","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250523-health-and-medicine-asu-researchers-helping-children-and-their-parents-sleep-better-night","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Psychology Department","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kimberlee D\u2019Ardenne","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7598","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-05\/richard-stachmann-Yr9aoVc0Lpk-unsplash.jpg?itok=v3SXuo3e","image_alt":"A child asleep in bed with a fluffy striped blanket and head on a pillow with a leaf pattern.","image_caption":"Arizona State University researchers have traveled to families across the state to study children\u0026#039;s sleep patterns. 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In an increasing share of those visits, the patient was diagnosed with a mental health condition, Arizona State University Associate Professor of psychology\u0026nbsp;Madeline Meier has found in a new study.\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-05-07T10:12:27-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/07\/2025-10:12am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The rate of cannabis-related hospital visits in Arizona rose by 20% between 2016 and 2021. In an increasing share of those visits, the patient was diagnosed with a mental health condition, ASU Associate Professor\u00a0Madeline Meier has found in a new study.","teaser":"The rate of cannabis-related hospital visits in Arizona rose by 20% between 2016 and 2021.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-05\/20160215MadelineMeier_02_0.JPG?h=e0f14ca6\u0026amp;itok=SieynE7w","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250507-health-and-medicine-asu-study-cannabis-related-hospital-visits-on-rise-many-linked-mental-health","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Office of Media Relations and Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joe Rojas-Burke","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-05\/20160215MadelineMeier_02_0.JPG?h=e0f14ca6\u0026amp;itok=SieynE7w","image_alt":"Photo of ASU psychology professor Madeline Meier seated at a desk","image_caption":"Madeline Meier is an associate professor of psychology at Arizona State University. 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Growing up, she spent long stretches with her grandmother while her parents were deployed or working extended hours.\u0026nbsp;These early experiences sparked her interest in how children\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-05-02T17:45:45-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/02\/2025-5:45pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Sarah Nesbit\u2019s academic path was shaped by her unique upbringing as the daughter of two U.S. Army service members. These early experiences sparked her interest in how children grow and thrive, particularly in families impacted by military service. 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","teaser":"Vincent Truong is graduating from Arizona State University with dual degrees in psychology and biochemistry (medical chemistry), a minor in disability studies and a drive to return to underserved communities as a physician.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-04\/Vincent%20T_0.jpg?h=5cb54705\u0026amp;itok=r-LoXwAo","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250502-science-and-technology-department-psychology-deans-medalist-heads-mayo-clinic-fullride","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Department of Psychology","contributor-contact-information-name":"Laura Fields","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-04\/Vincent%20T_0.jpg?h=5cb54705\u0026amp;itok=r-LoXwAo","image_alt":"Vincent Truong, wearing a maroon shirt, smiles in front of ASU\u0026#039;s Biodesign Institute Building B.","image_caption":"For Department of Psychology Dean\u2019s Medalist Vincent Truong, working as a behavioral health EMT at halfway houses sparked a deeper interest into the human mind. 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That\u2019s what Helena Silva Goldbaum realized four years ago.Growing up in Pelotas, a city at the southernmost tip of Brazil, Goldbaum wanted her future to be a story of her own volition. She sought a college experience that allowed her to explore\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-04-30T14:33:35-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/30\/2025-2:33pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"After moving from southern Brazil to pursue college in the U.S., Helena Silva Goldbaum found her calling in developmental psychology. Now she\u0026#039;s graduating with two degrees and a spotless GPA, and she plans to earn her PhD.","teaser":"You can\u2019t chase your dreams if you stand still. 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