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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello CPSY community,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It is an honor and privilege to share news of the successful oral defense of their dissertation today by Reid Thompson Cañas!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For those of you who may not know, Reid worked with Bertranna Muruthi for the first few years in their CPSY degree program at UO. During that time, Reid initiated a new, theoretically driven study that focused on psychological well-being
of LGBT+ individuals in El Salvador—that involved student-led data collection in an international context during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic (2021). This work culminated in the successful completion of their dissertation and dissertation defense, earlier
today. Wow—this is a REALLY impressive undertaking for <u>anyone</u>, let alone a graduate student.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In addition to Bertranna, Reid’s committee included Drs. Jessica Cronce, Geovanna Rodriguez, and me. The oral defense was attended by both in-person and Zoom friends, cohort members, and family, many of whom are shown here in the post-defense
photo. A fantastic showing of community support for this important milestone, congratulations Reid!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Leslie<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">Leslie Leve, Professor </span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">Lorry Lokey Chair in Education</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">Department Head, Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, College of Education</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">University of Oregon</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://education.uoregon.edu/people/prevsci/leve" title="https://education.uoregon.edu/people/prevsci/leve"><span style="color:#2F5597">https://education.uoregon.edu/people/prevsci/leve</span></a></i></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5597;mso-ligatures:none">Member, National Scientific Council on Adolescence, <a href="https://developingadolescent.org/" title="https://developingadolescent.org/"><span style="color:#2F5597">https://developingadolescent.org/</span></a></span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5597;mso-ligatures:none">The University of Oregon is located on Kalapuya Ilihi, the traditional indigenous homeland of the Kalapuya people. Today, descendants are
citizens of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, and they continue to make important contributions in their communities, at UO, and across the land we now refer to as Oregon.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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