The Psi Chi chapter at MSP is pleased to announce the chapter award winners for this year! The purpose of the Psi Chi Professional Development Award is to promote Psi Chi members’ academic and professional excellence in psychology. This year, Psi Chi awarded eight grants:
Siba Alzohaili (PsyD 3)
Costs towards registration, travel, and poster printing costs for the APA Division 32 Society of Humanistic Psychology Conference in Atlanta, GA, where she co-presented the poster, Decolonial Therapy Practice: A Social Intervention with Manda Harp (PsyD 3), Ray Kaidbay (PsyD 3), and Leila Bazzi (PsyD 3).
Marwa Attia (PsyD 1)
Costs towards registration and poster printing costs for the APA Division 32 Society of Humanistic Psychology Conference in Atlanta, GA, where she presented the poster, Holistic Healing: Integrating CBT & Medication for a Person-Centered Approach to Chronic Pain & Mental Health.
Dalia Boussi (MA)
Costs towards professional association memberships for the American Psychological Association, APA Division 32 Society for Humanistic Psychology, and the Michigan Psychological Association.
Courtney Cabell (MA ’21, PsyD 4)
Cost towards lodging for the APA Division 32 Society of Humanistic Psychology Conference in Atlanta, GA, where she co-presented five conference presentations, including her dissertation, Black Women and Indirect Exposure to Police Terror Against Black People.
Ray Kaidbay (PsyD 3)
Cost towards registration for the 2025 Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters conference, held virtually, where she presented the poster, Empirically-Derived, Personal Theory of Therapeutic Change.
Devon Kardel (PsyD 4)
Costs towards registration and travel for the 2025 Midwestern Psychological Association Meeting, where she co-presented the professional development session, Facilitating Healing through Embodiment of Bodywork Therapies with Qandeel Minal (MA ’21, PsyD 4).
Renelle Staebler Lamey (MA ’24, PsyD 1)
Cost towards registration for the Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 2 online continuing education course from The Gottman Institute.
Quentessa Tuff (MA)
Costs towards professional association memberships, including the Association of Black Psychologists.
