The goals of our graduate student advocacy group are to provide opportunities to advance psychological health, to increase awareness about mental health issues, and to reduce stigma surrounding mental illnesses through community outreach, public education, and legislative advocacy. 

Faculty Advisor: David Susman, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist & Assistant Professor (david.susman@uky.edu)

President: Anita Adams 

Members: Anita Adams, Holley Allen, Emily Atkinson, Chelsea Bosch, Alex D'Agostino, Elana Gloger, Caitlyn Hood, Alyssa Jones, Stephanie Judge, Sarah Peterson, Jessica Rivera-Rivera, Michelle Smith, Liz Wallace

October 2019 – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Walk - Whitaker Bank Ballpark, Lexington, KY.

November 14-16, 2019 – Kentucky Psychological Association 2019 Annual Convention, Louisville, KY

November 5, 2019 - General Election Day - VOTE!

January 2020 - 2020 KY General Assembly Session begins

January 2020 - “Advocacy - Every Voice Counts!” Workshop featuring Sheila A. Schuster, Ph.D.

TBA - Psychology Day at the State Capitol, Frankfort, KY

TBA - 874K Coalition Rally, State Capitol, Frankfort, KY

Clothing drive for psychiatric patients at Eastern State Hospital

National Alliance on Mental Illness NAMIWalks 

The Psychology Graduate Student Advocacy Group has developed an ongoing relationship with GreenHouse17, an agency committed to ending intimate partner violence and supporting victims of abuse. Members volunteer their time in service to Greenhouse17 and its mission.