News Releases

TWU faculty receives Distinguished Research Fellowship

Denise Maricle, PhD, a professor of psychology at Texas Woman’s University, is the first recipient of the Richard W. Woodcock Distinguished Research Fellowship awarded by the Woodcock Institute for Neurocognitive Research and Applied Practice.

The Woodcock Institute and Opportunities for Students, Practitioners, and Graduate Educators

The Woodcock Institute and Opportunities for Students, Practitioners, and Graduate Educators” Communiqué, 50(7), 33, 2022, by the National Association of School Psychologists, Bethesda, MD. Copyright 2022 by the National Association of School Psychologists. Reprinted with permission.

DiAnna Hynds, PhD, to serve as senior editor of 'ASN Neuro'

DiAnna Hynds, PhD, was recently asked to serve as a senior editor on the editorial board for the journal "American Society for Neurochemistry (ASN) Neuro." She will primarily work with neurotrauma and neurodegeneration manuscripts for the highly-ranked, open-access journal.

Hynds also serves as a professor in the TWU Department of Biology, an affiliate professor for the TWU Woodcock Institute for the Advancement of Neurocognitive Research and Applied Practice, and as TWU Faculty Senate speaker.

Denton Record-Chronicle: New autism assessment center to expand testing options for North Texas families

An autism assessment clinic opened in the Fall of 2020 at the University of North Texas: Kristin-Farmer Autism Center. The goal is to help mitigate wait times by offering local families another option for autism spectrum disorder assessments. Created through a partnership between Texas Woman’s University’s Woodcock Institute and the University of North Texas, the Woodcock Autism Assessment Clinic will offer ASD testing for children ages 18 months to 18 years. Referrals and questions should be directed to the Kristin-Farmer Autism Center 940-369-5373. 

TWU, UNT partner to expand autism assessment access

The Texas Woman’s University Woodcock Institute and Department of Psychology and Philosophy are partnering with the University of North Texas Kristin Farmer Autism Center to create a new joint clinic that will increase access to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) assessment services across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.