Posted on September 30, 2025

Taylor Wood and Cameron Pugach

This year, the department is proud to announce that two of our graduate students have won recognition awards from the UNCG Graduate School.

Taylor Wood, a developmental student in our experimental program, has earned the Outstanding Thesis Award for her thesis titled, “Nice or Rich? An Examination of Children’s Preferences for Wealth and Positive Personality Traits.”

Cameron Pugach, a clinical student, has earned the Outstanding Dissertation Award for his dissertation titled, “Emotion Dysfunction in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Insights from Affective Science.” This award recognizes doctoral students’ exceptional work at the the highest levels of scholarship, research, and writing.

Congratulations, Taylor and Cameron!

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