Blue and white graduation cords

UNE’s PSI CHI Honor Society welcomes 19 new undergraduate members

Story by
Alan Bennett •
Biddeford, Maine
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The University of New England’s PSI CHI Chapter, which recognizes outstanding student achievement in psychology, animal behavior, and neuroscience, inducted 19 students for the 2022-2023 academic year during a ceremony on April 14.

Flowers sit in a vase on a table adorned with the PSI CHI logo

With family and friends of inductees in attendance, the ceremony was led by PSI CHI faculty advisor, Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour, Ph.D., associate professor and assistant academic director in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, as well as PSI CHI President Zoë Barrett (Neuroscience, ’23), Vice President Emily Newborough (Psychology, ’23), Treasurer Haley Enos (Psychology, ’23) and Social Media Editor Grace Curley (Neuroscience, ’24).

In addition to welcoming its newest members, the UNE PSI CHI Chapter also celebrated its graduating seniors and new officers for the next academic year.

Graduating PSI CHI members will be wearing a silver and blue cord or stole at the University’s 2023 commencement ceremony in May.

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Dean Jonathan Millen, Ph.D., Associate Dean Amy E. Keirstead, Ph.D., and Mike Burman, Ph.D., academic director of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, all helped to recognize the achievements of chapter members as part of the induction ceremony.

A student shakes a PSI CHI officer's hand
PSI CHI officers speak at the podium
Mike Burman speaks at a podium
Blue and white graduation cords are shown in a basket
Dean Jonathan Millen speaks at a podium

Inductees for the 2022-2023 academic year are:

Lauryn Alley, Sarah Familia Castro, Brooke Coen, Kaleigh Dussourd, Sarah Gray, Jordyn Holbrook, Hannah Kemp, Samantha Lagasse, Bridget Lynch, Olivia Mamula, Cameron Mann, Isabelle Marceau, Kate Moore, Justice Picard, Gianna Spada, Peyton Stevens, Henry Sylvester, Jacqueline Turiano, and Julie Zeiler.

The 2022-2023 PSI CHI inductees

The 2022-2023 PSI CHI Honor Society inductees.

Officers inducted for the 2022-2023 academic year are:

Gracie Ouellette (president), Lauryn Alley (vice president), Sarah Gray (treasurer), Anika Koopman (secretary), and Grace Curley (communications editor).

PSI CHI leadership team

From left: Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour, Sarah Gray, Lauryn Alley, Gracie Ouellette, Anika Koopman, Grace Curley, Zoe Barrett, Emily Newborough, and Haley Enos

Founded in 1929 during the International Congress of Psychology, PSI CHI is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is an affiliate of both the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society (APS). With its mission to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship in the science of psychology, PSI CHI has become one of the largest global honor societies with more than 1,000 chapters and nearly 1 million members.

A group of students plays with balloons

PSI CHI inductees and graduating members

A lifetime membership with the PSI CHI Honor Society allows members to apply for PSI CHI grants, awards, and scholarships to complete undergraduate or graduate studies, as well as provide leadership opportunities at their local chapter or at the global organization.

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.