Keep up-to-date with the latest in the Psychology department.
February 19, 2021 MMC’s Nava Silton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, has created a brand new card game, Bashert, for Zoom dates, first dates, married date nights, and more to help couples connect and develop meaningful relationships through deep, fun, and engaging questions.
February 12, 2021 Nava Silton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology at Marymount Manhattan College, appeared on Fox 5 New York in a segment discussing “coronaphobia,” a term used to describe severe anxiety caused by the fear of contracting COVID-19.
October 6, 2020 Dr. Tatum Thomas, a graduate of MMC’s Psychology program, will lead the way at DePaul University in helping its students to enter the workforce.
June 29, 2020 Originally scheduled for March and postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Eastern Psychological Association’s (EPA) annual conference was held virtually on June 17 and 18, 2020.
May 19, 2020 As the end of the Spring 2020 semester rapidly approaches, our students have been busy with a wide variety of final presentations, projects, and productions, which have kept the College’s virtual campus abuzz. Across each academic department, the end of the semester highlights the very best in student achievement at MMC.
May 18, 2020 Congratulations, Class of 2020! We are so incredibly proud of the work, dedication, and passion you have put into your studies while at MMC, and we can’t WAIT to see what is in store for you next. Please enjoy a message from our faculty, staff, and administration who wanted to wish you well as you start your next adventure. Despite the circumstances, we are all celebrating with YOU in spirit. Congratulations to the Class of 2020!
May 15, 2020 Students in Ethical Issues Concerning the Developing Child, taught by Nava Silton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, spend the semester exploring the moral, social, biological, and cognitive aspects of development in order to facilitate an understanding and analysis of ethical dilemmas. Last week, they had the exciting opportunity to hear from two expert guest speakers during their class discussions on Zoom.- May 15, 2020 During the last several weeks, Nava Silton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, has appeared as a psychology expert on Fox5 News broadcasts, providing insight on a variety of topics related to the widespread impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 23, 2020 In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, prisons remain closed to visitors, and although MMC’s Bedford Hills College Program (BHCP) at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility and Taconic College Program (TCP) at Taconic Correctional Facility have managed to maintain modified academic operations despite severe restrictions on prison access, students enrolled in these programs no longer have face-to-face contact with their instructors.
March 24, 2020 Each spring, Marymount Manhattan College’s Honors Day Colloquium showcases top research from across the disciplines and hosts induction ceremonies for campus and academic-based Honor Societies, as well as the Barry Commoner Lecture on the Environment.
November 26, 2019 Patrick Riley ’20, Psychology and Public Health double major, and Amanda Anzovino ’19, a recent Psychology alumna, participated in the Greater New York Behavioral Conference hosted by Fordham University on November 24.
November 22, 2019 To celebrate Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary, Nava Silton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, brought 38 students from her Psychology and NYC Seminar classes for a tour and discussion at Sesame Workshop on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
June 19, 2019 As a final project in summer session course AIP 339: Ethics in Creativity, taught by Nava Silton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, students pitched their final capstone “tools” to a panel of ‘sharks,’ inspired by the popular ABC television show Shark Tank.
May 20, 2019 On Friday, May 17, 2019, Marymount Manhattan College graduated nearly 400 Bachelor degree recipients at its 70th Commencement Exercises, held this year at Lincoln Center’s iconic David Geffen Hall.
May 6, 2019 Erin Greenwell, MFA, Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Arts, and Nava Silton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, were the recipients of the 2019 C-TIE Award for Innovative Teaching.
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March 20, 2018 Psychology Professor Nava Silton, Ph.D., will receive Cornell University’s Helen Bull Vandervort Alumni Achievement Award, the highest honor given to alumni of its College of Human Ecology.