Graduate School News

Ph.D. program draws international students

The communication sciences and disorders (CSD) department at JMU attracts Ph.D. students from around the world who share a passion for helping others overcome barriers to communication.

SAMHSA grant funds interprofessional training

A $200K grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) will help position James Madison University to become a leader in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) education and training.

Going Dutch in the Time of COVID-19

Amsterdam’s “Intelligent Lockdown”: Reflections from an EUPS Alum

The Future of European Security

Growing internal and external threats call for decisive EU action

2020 EUPS Cohort Takes on New Challenge: Distance Learning

Students Adapt to Transatlantic Classroom

The Underexposed Risks of Prolonged Quarantine

Going beyond the virus’ short-term symptoms

School Psychology alum provides expertise during pandemic in South Korea

In December, a month before their first confirmed case was discovered, Susan Black (’04) moved to South Korea after accepting a job as a school psychologist for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA).

Strategic Leadership alum selected as the new provost of Benedictine University

Alumni Kenneth Newbold has been selected as the new provost of Benedictine University!

'It was meant to be'

Sheary Darcus Johnson ('70, '74M) reflects on choosing Madison as her college.

SSLS goes virtual for doctoral dissertation defenses

Recent social distancing requirements have lead to a different kind of dissertation defense for SSLS Ph.D. candidates.

OT to go: Clinic gets creative to continue services to children

Unable to hold face-to-face sessions with clients, a JMU-based occupational therapy program for children has found another way to continue its services.

On the trail of the red colobus monkey

Ruth Bowers-Sword ('20M) shares her experience conducting field research in the Ndokbou forest of Cameroon.

Miracle in the spotlight

Graduate student, Miracle Ogbor talks about her musical career and experience at JMU.

A chain of giving back

Graduate student wins Global Opportunity Scholarship to do her internship in Alcanzando, an early-intervention center for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) in Lima, Peru.

Ph.D. student applies strategic leadership skills to international challenges

Research & Scholarship conducted an interview with Sami Nuristani, a doctoral candidate in JMU’s School of Strategic Leadership Studies (SSLS) program concentrating in Nonprofit and Community Leadership.

Surviving the end of the semester: tips for success

To do well on final exams, papers and projects, work hard, prepare, and take care of yourself!

Building communities, providing opportunities

Sandy Sneen Pagnotti (’84) is Being the Change through a commitment to community.

Building outside the box

A music alumna applies her gifts to the health care realm.

A wake-up call

Alumni are on a mission to reduce the amount of screen time in K-12 classrooms.

Caring for the creatures

Megan Reinertsen Ross (’96) is the first female director of Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo.

Research suggests oysters have a thing about personal space

Madison Trust has enabled a graduate student and her professor to research the optimum living conditions for oysters.

Scope of practice

Graduate students in speech-language pathology are using augmented reality to practice complicated procedures.