Twenty students and three faculty from the Psychology Department attended the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi) 49th Annual Convention in Houston, Texas, where they showcased research on diverse issues impacting African American communities.  Please see list of scholarly productivity below.  Additionally, Dr. Derek Wilson served on the Houston ABPsi Chapter Local Coordinating Committee and the [...]

Professor and chair of justice studies, Dr. Sesha Kethineni, has been selected to attend the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Vienna, Austria.  Those selected were required to represent a non-governmental or criminal justice organization. Kethineni will attend the commission representing Criminologist without Borders: a registered non-profit that provides objective information and [...]

Priority Registration Schedule is available to currently enrolled students who are in good academic and financial standing. Tuesday, April 11, 2017 - Graduate students and Seniors Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - Juniors Thursday, April 13, 2017 Sophomores and Freshman

We are fortunate to welcome Dr. David Rembert as a new full time faculty member this spring semester, whose expertise will build upon the dedication to excellence in teaching, research, and service in the department and college.  Dr. Rembert's current research, teaching, and consulting interests focus on corrections, juvenile delinquency, research methods, and statistics especially [...]

Dr. Angela Broadus joined the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University in April of 2016. She completed an M.A. and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno’s Interdisciplinary Social Psychology Program, plus an M.A. in Clinical Psychology and a B.S. in Psychology from Sam Houston State University. Dr. [...]

On February 4, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., graduate programs in Justice Studies at Prairie View A&M University will host three workshops about preparing and completing graduate school.  Please register below.  Please contact Dr. Pamela Martin for information at ppmartin@pvamu.edu or 936.261.5208.

Dr. Logan Yelderman is an assistant professor of psychology at Prairie View A&M University and is interested in social psychology research. His research interests involve the application of social psychological theories to legal attitudes and legal processes. Specifically, he is interested in attitudes toward the criminally insane and mentally ill offenders; mental illness verdicts (e.g. [...]

The Compact for Faculty Diversity sponsors the Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, a four-day conference that has become the largest gathering of minority doctoral scholars in the country.  The Institute was held October 27-October 30 at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel in Tampa, Florida.

President Obama proclaimed October 23 through October 29, 2016, as National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Week.  Activities of this week include recognizing and celebrating contributions of HBCUs plus hosting the the Annual National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference. This year, Dr. Camille Gibson, Professor in Justice Studies  and Dr. Derek Wilson, Associate [...]

Dr. Camille Gibson along with three graduate students and one undergraduate student presented  at SWACJ 2016 Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City, OK  from October 13-15, 2016.  Virtual currency crime investigation - Ying Cao, Doctoral Student, Prairie View A&M University Cross-over youth experiences in both child-welfare and juvenile justice - Sherri Y. Simmons-Horton, Doctoral Student, Prairie [...]