College of Liberal Arts

Where in the world is professor Nabil Boudraa? Algeria

By Molly Rosbach on Oct. 29, 2024

Nabil Boudraa is a native of Algeria in Northern Africa, part of the Indigenous Berber population, and a professor of French and francophone studies in the OSU School of Language, Culture, and Society in the College of Liberal Arts. He recently completed a research trip home.

Where were you working? 
The Kabylia region of Algeria, where the biggest city is Béjaïa on the Mediterranean Sea, but my work also took me to small villages and towns. 

OSU has a new clinical psychology Ph.D. program, with an on-campus clinic coming soon

By Molly Rosbach on Oct. 25, 2024

Oregon State University welcomed its first cohort of six clinical psychology Ph.D. students this fall, opening a program that aims to increase both access to and quality of psychological counseling in Oregon. 

Starting in fall 2025, doctoral students will also see patients in a supervised community clinic setting on campus, adding much-needed providers to Oregon’s overburdened mental health care landscape. 

Where in the world is professor Sebastian Heiduschke? Germany

By Molly Rosbach on Oct. 15, 2024

Sebastian Heiduschke is a professor of German in the School of Language, Culture, and Society in the College of Liberal Arts. He returns to his native country of Germany every year to continue his research into East German cinema. Here he shares about his most recent trip home.

Where were you working?

My most recent research trip took me to Rostock, in the northern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) in Germany. 

What language(s) are spoken there?

CLA: OSU psych professor’s award highlights progress for disability in psychology

By Molly Rosbach on Sept. 21, 2024

At this year’s American Psychological Association conference in Seattle, OSU professor Kathleen Bogart received the association’s award for contributions toward advancing disability in psychology.

The conference, attended by more than 10,000 people, also included the inaugural disability networking event hosted by the APA and the Disability Advocacy & Research Network, which Bogart co-founded in 2021, for disabled psychologists from a wide range of disciplines to get to know each other.