Play Therapy Center Featured in Chattanooga Times Free Press

Lee University’s play therapy center, directed by Trevor Milliron, was recently featured in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The program has now been in existence for twelve years, and has met a good deal of success recently.
Play therapy may be used to help children who appear to be reacting to abuse, dealing with attention [...]

Karen Mundy Attends Salzburg Seminar

Karen Mundy went to the Salzburg Global Seminar in Austria from September 7-12.  The topic of the seminar was “Peace-Making and Peace-Building: Securing the Contributions of Women and Civil Society.”  The Mellon Foundation provided funding for the trip.  
The conference mostly focused on Resolution 1325, adopted by the United Nations Security Council in October of [...]

Two New Department Chairs Named

University professors Dr. Randy Wood and Dr. Ollie Lee have recently been appointed chairs of the Department of History and Political Science and the Behavioral and Social Sciences Department respectively.
Wood takes his place as department chair after Dr. Murl Dirksen steps down from this post after 14 years of service. “Dr. Wood has coordinated [...]

Jonathon Gulledge Publishes Research on Memory

Jonathon Gulledge, assistant professor of psychology, recently published an article in the International Journal of Comparative Psychology (IJCP), “A Species Difference in Visuospatial Working Memory: Does Language Link “What” with “Where”?”
In conjunction with a team of researchers from Georgia State University, Gulledge used a computerized version of a popular children’s memory game, “Concentration,” to test [...]