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2009 Distinguished Alumni
Larina Kase, M.B.A. ’02,Psy.D.’03, a professional public speaker and author, is the College Outstanding Alumni Award winner from the School of Professional Psychology. She is a recognized expert in peak performance, anxiety and stress management, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Dr. Kase has a doctorate in psychology and masters in business administration, and her unique approach is regularly seen in media such as Inc., Entrepreneur, SELF and on national TV and radio. She is the author or coauthor of 7 books including The New York Times bestseller, The Confident Speaker. She has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs and executives from companies such as Verizon, Intel, Morgan Stanley, & Ernst & Young. Based in Philadelphia, PA, Dr. Kase has provided motivational keynotes and seminars for various organizations across North America. Meeting planners and audience members call her presentations "energizing", "inspirational", "useful and helpful", "humorous", and "enjoyable". La Pearl Logan Winfrey, Ph.D., professor and associate dean for clinical training in the School of Professional Psychology, nominated Kase for the College Outstanding Alumni Award. Winfrey said Kase "was a fabulous student – good critical thinker, very organized. She could juggle multiple balls with ease".
Faculty Updates: Dr. Janeece Warfield served on a work group for the State of Ohio's Early Childhood Mental Health professionals and the group developed "Ohio's Core Competencies for Early Childhood Mental Health Professionals", which has just come out. The document was published by the Ohio Department of Mental Health, April 2009. November 2008 - Dr. Betty Yung was named Ohio Researcher of the Year by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio. The award was given for a statewide study of capacity building needs of Ohio minority health service providers; she was the lead researcher working with a team of folks from Wright State, University of Akron, and Case Western. The award comes with a cash prize for the authors and an additional award to the lead author's department, i.e., SOPP. |
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