Fact Lab Updates

FACT Lab Fun!

students at a picnic

Annual End-of-Year Lab Picnic- Spring 2026!

student hold awards

Paper Plate Awards at the 2026 FACT Lab End-of-Year Picnic!

Lore holding her award

Senior RA, Lore, and her paper plate award- Most Thoughtful!

Malha holding her award

Senior RA, Malha, and her paper plate award- Social Media Supreme!

Selena holding her award

Senior RA, Selena, and her paper plate award- Ray of Sunshine!

lab pic with human brain

Spring 2026, Ainsley borrowed a human brain from her bio class to show the lab!

Dr. Allen holding a human brain

Kristy with the brain!

Ainsley holding a stuff animal at a holiday party
group picture of the lab at a holiday party

Third Annual FACT Lab Ugly Sweater/White Elephant Holiday Party 2025!

Daniela and Sadra at holiday party
People sitting around table- Holiday party
People standing at the holiday party

Second Annual FACT Lab Ugly Sweater/White Elephant Holiday Party 2024!

People sitting at a table- Holiday party
Bowling Outing

FACT Lab Bowling Outing!

Game

Ainsley and Daniela attend a KC Current soccer game in Kansas City with Dr. Allen and her daughters!

Holiday Party

First Annual FACT Lab Ugly Sweater/White Elephant Holiday Party 2023!

EEG Training

EEG Training
EEG Gelling

Tise and Owen practicing populating the EEG cap

EEG Training
Gelling EEG Cap

Thank you, Malha, for volunteering to be capped!

Conferences

Abby resenting research

One of our undergraduate RAs, Abby Martin, presenting her independent research project at the Summer 2026 McNair Research Symposium! Way to go, Abby!

Whitney standing in front of her poster

Whitney presenting her poster at ADAA 2026!

Dr. Allen & graduate students at conference

Daniela, Dr. Allen, Ainsley, and Whitney at ADAA 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada!

Ainsley and Kristy in NOLA

Ainsley and Dr. Allen exploring NOLA for ABCT 2025!

grad students in vegas

Whitney, Daniela, and Ainsley sight-seeing in Las Vegas for ADAA 2025!

Graduate student standing in front of her poster at a conference

Whitney presenting her poster at ADAA 2025!

Graduate student standing in front of her poster at a conference

Ainsley presenting her poster at ADAA 2025!

Graduate student standing in front of her poster at a conference

Daniela presenting her poster at ADAA 2025!

Daniela presenting her poster

Daniela presenting her poster at ABCT 2024!

Ainsley presenting her poster

Ainsley presenting her poster at ABCT 2024!

conference presentation

Dr. Allen and Ainsley with Dr. Tom Ollendick, Ainsley’s undergrad mentor and Dr. Allen’s graduate mentor at Virginia Tech. Three generations of clinical psychologists at ADAA 2024 in Boston!

Restaurant

FACT lab past and present at ADAA! Dr. Allen with two of her graduate students from the University of Tennessee, Hannah and Megan, with her graduate students from KU, Ainsley and Daniela.

ADAA Awards

Congratulations to Daniela for receiving the 2024 ADAA BIPOC Scholarship!

poster presentation

Congrats to Ainsley on a successful Poster Presentation at ADAA 2024!

restaurant

Dr. Allen and Ainsley met up with undergrad research assistant Sean and graduate student Sam from the University of Tennessee FACT Lab at ABCT 2023 in Seattle.

Professional Development

Dr. Allen participated in the inaugural cohort of the Fostering Research Expansion in the Social Sciences & Humanities program organized by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
FRESSH cohort
Dr. Allen and Whitney attending an awards ceremony, honoring her 1st year fellowship!

From left to right: Dr. Christopher Cushing, Selena Baca, Dr. Paula Fite, Whitney Shepherd, Dr. Kristy Allen
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