Living out Medaille’s mission of educating and developing empowered, civic-minded individuals who contribute to a healthy, diverse democracy, students and faculty from Medaille’s PsyD program participated in the March for Our Lives Rally in Buffalo on Saturday, June 11, to advocate for taking action to stop gun violence and raise awareness on mental health. Three of these current PsyD students, Jessica Dehlinger, Jasmine Mott and Robia Robert Vedhanayakam, spoke with Spectrum News Buffalo about why they are taking a stand: https://bit.ly/39krkXD.

Medaille’s involvement was organized by Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Tanisha Joshi, the faculty organizer for the University’s PsyD’Versity & Justice Group, which was created in 2020 to increase focus on and participation in diversity and social justice-related activities within the community. Also participating in the rally were PsyD students Mikele King, Myranda Empric, Tracy Marotto and Emma Papagni, along with Department of Counseling & Clinical Psychology Chair Dr. Lynn Horne-Moyer, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. David Castro-Blanco and Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Kaitlin Smith.

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