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PSU-LV CRIMJ students visit Italy over summer 2023

Italy (2) Summer Trip

Nineteen Penn State Lehigh Valley criminal justice majors took a three-hour walking tour of Palermo, Italy, one of the major cities historically associated with global organized crime.

19 PSU-LV CRIMJ students visiting Italy during summer 2023

Italy (1) Trip Summer 2023

Nineteen Penn State Lehigh Valley criminal justice students visited Palermo and Rome, Italy, during summer 2023 to study the history of global, organized crime.

19 PSU-LV CRIMJ students visiting Italy during summer 2023

Students learn about origins, history of organized crime during Italy trip

Films like “The Godfather” and “Goodfellas” have created indelible stereotypes about those involved in organized crime. This summer, 19 Penn State students learned the real history behind the Mafia during “Organized Crime in Film and Society,“ a three-week course taught on site in different locations in Palermo and Rome, Italy. 
PSU psychology professors receive research grant from University Park

Jess and Nicole

Nicole Ryerson, (right) assistant professor of psychology at PSU-LV, and Jessica Saalfield, (left) assistant professor, psychology, and assistant coordinator, honors program, at Penn State Schuylkill, were named faculty affiliates at the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at University Park. The faculty members are conducting research on alcohol consumption trends among students at small rural colleges.

PSU psychology professors receive research grant from University Park

Jess and Nicole

Nicole Ryerson, (right) assistant professor of psychology at PSU-LV, and Jessica Saalfield, (left) assistant professor, psychology, and assistant coordinator, honors program, at Penn State Schuylkill, were named faculty affiliates at the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at University Park. The faculty members are conducting research on alcohol consumption trends among students at small rural colleges.

PSU psychology professors receive research grant from University Park

Lehigh Valley and Schuylkill faculty members named research center affiliates

Two Penn State professors are taking a closer look at alcohol consumption among students at rural colleges. Nicole Ryerson, assistant professor of psychology at Penn State Lehigh Valley, and Jessica Saalfield, assistant professor of psychology and assistant coordinator for the honors program at Penn State Schuylkill, were awarded an early career grant for their research from the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at University Park in April. This semester, both were invited to join the center as faculty affiliates.
Jen Jarson, head librarian at PSU-LV and Kate Morgan, instructional designed and PSU World Campus host a new research podcast

Jen Jarson and Kate Morgan

“From Concept to Creation: Uncovering the Making of Scholarly and Creative Accomplishments”, co-hosts Jennifer Jarson, head librarian at Penn State Lehigh Valley (PSU-LV) and Kate Morgan, instructional designer at Penn State World Campus speak with PSU students, faculty, and alumni about their creative and scholarly research processes.

Jen Jarson, head librarian at PSU-LV and Kate Morgan, instructional designed and PSU World Campus host a new research podcast

Jen Jarson and Kate Morgan

“From Concept to Creation: Uncovering the Making of Scholarly and Creative Accomplishments”, co-hosts Jennifer Jarson, head librarian at Penn State Lehigh Valley (PSU-LV) and Kate Morgan, instructional designer at Penn State World Campus speak with PSU students, faculty, and alumni about their creative and scholarly research processes.

Headshot of author Midhat Rehman

Midhat Rehman

Penn State Lehigh Valley alum and course instructor Midhat Rehman recently released her second collection of poetry, "The Last Flower Standing."