Debra A. Hope | |
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Occupation(s) | Associate vice chancellor and dean of graduate education |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Lewis & Clark College University at Albany |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Debra A. Hope, Ph.D., specializes in clinical psychology, anxiety disorders, social anxiety, and developmental psychology.[1] She conducts research in two main areas: 1) evaluating and treating anxiety disorders, with a particular emphasis on social anxiety disorders,[2] and 2) examining how stigma affects the mental health and healthcare experiences of marginalized individuals within the transgender, lesbian, gay, or bisexual communities.[3] Hope is a professor of psychology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln as well as holding the position of associate vice chancellor and dean of graduate education.[4]
Hope has received multiple awards for teaching and work. Her most recent award was the 2016 College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Education and the Chancellor’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Fulfilling the Dream Award.[5]