CPS Doctoral Students Receive Army Commission

CPS doctoral students in clinical psychology - Matthew Mascitelli and Christopher Carbo - were recently commissioned as 2nd Lieutenants in the United States Army Reserve. Mr. Mascitelli and Mr. Carbo recently applied for and received the Army Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) which is a unique opportunity for clinical psychology students, as well as other healthcare professions. Matthew and Chris will be doing an Army internship at one of their five sites approved by the American Psychological Association and will serve for three years active duty upon the completion of internship. The HPSP is a very competitive national scholarship. Mr.. Carbo was commissioned by Capt. Jones, who will become the Physician’s Assistant to President Obama and Vice-President Biden on April 18th.

Matthew and Chris are the president and vice president, respectively, of the new Student Organization, Students United for Returning Veterans (SURV). SURV has been working with faculty, alumni and the community, such as the Vet Center of Fort Lauderdale, to foster research, community service and education related to the needs of returning veterans.

Any student interested should contact Julie Hamrick, the Secretary of SURV, at hamrick@nova.edu.

SURV meets every Tuesday @ Noon in Room 2045 and interested students should feel free to attend.