In August 2023, Maddie Straup started her externship at Mental Health Gold Team at
the Dallas VA.
Congratulations to Andrea Fentem who passed her clinical psychology qualifying exam
in July 2023!
In July 2023, Sidonia Compton became a doctoral candidate with the successful proposal
of her dissertation.
In June 2023, Sidonia Compton began her clinical neuropsychology externship at the
University of North Texas Health Science Center's (UNT-HSC) Center for Older Adults
Memory Clinic.
Preston Gould, undergraduate lab assistant alum, has been accepted into Southern Methodist
University's Masters of Science in Counseling program! Good luck on your future endeavors,
Preston!
In January 2023, Sidonia Compton passed the clinical psychology qualifying exam, an
important step toward doctoral candidacy.
On November 11, 2022, Dr. Contractor revieved the Chaim and Bela Danieli Young Professional
Award at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies conference! Congrats!
Congratulations to Michelle Cornish on being inducted into the CLASS Ambassadors program.
She is representing the psychology department here at UNT.
We got funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to examine a novel PTSD intervention
focused on positive memories!
Congratulations to Sidonia Compton on her student practicum placement at The Steven
A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Metrocare.
University of North Texas 
