The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has named Ricardo F.

A new suicide prevention training program developed by a team from Palo Alto University and the County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services Department aims to better prevent suicide by being more culturally aware of the populations it serves.     “Be Sensitive, Be Brave” includes a set of workshops offered by a team of community trainers.

PAU alumnus, trustee, and faculty member Jorge Wong, Ph.D., will receive the 2020 Outstanding Psychologist Award from Division 31 (State, Provincial and Territorial Psychological Association Affairs) of the American Psychological Association. “I was thrilled to learn that Dr. Wong will receive the Outstanding Psychologist Award from Division 31. His commitment to the field of psychology is extraordinary, from his advocacy work on the state and local levels to his role as a community mental health leader and educator," said PAU President Maureen O’Connor.

Summer reading lists conjure up visions of lounging poolside or on the beach with a good book in one hand and a cool drink in the other. With a month of summer to go – and hoping you’ll find time to relax with a good book - we reached out to PAU faculty and staff for suggestions. The results are both reflective of current events, as well as a distraction from them. Many also recommended some interesting podcast series and digital reads. We hope you find something that piques your interest!  

Lisa Brown, Ph.D. ABPP, a clinical psychologist at Palo Alto University and director of the Trauma Program and the Risk and Resilience Research Lab has been appointed to the 25-member federal commission tasked with analyzing nursing home safety in the wake of COVID-19.

With celebrations on hold, PAU Professor Kimberly Balsam offers perspective during COVID-19:

Ten Palo Alto University faculty contributed articles to a special section of “The Professional Counselor” that was dedicated to distance, or online, counselor education.

  In early March, Palo Alto University sent a strong contingent of students, faculty, and staff to the 2020 American Psychology-Law Society Conference (AP-LS) in New Orleans. AP-LS is Division 41 of the American Psychological Association (APA).

  The COVID-19 situation has revealed to me a flexibility and adaptability in Palo Alto University that makes me proud to be a professor here. Students, staff, and faculty are going through a unique, stressful, and challenging situation that is testing our abilities to their limits.