* This article references USF Sarasota-Manatee. In 2026, the Sarasota-Manatee campus was transitioned to new ownership. It's now apart of the New College of Florida system. *
Congratulations to the 52 undergraduate and graduate students inducted into Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology, on Friday, November 22. They come from all three campuses of USF. Faculty advisors are Sandy Schneider (Tampa), Kemesha Gabbidon (St. Petersburg), and Valentina Iturriaga (Sarasota-Manatee).
Chapter President is Alexis Thaxton, VP is Violette Javanjavidan, and Secretary is Elsa El Awar. Fall initiates are Adams, Violet; Barringer, Jordan; Bell, Elise; Brinkman, Arielle; Carter, Sarah; Carvajal, Karime; Cembalest Silva, Lyanne; Copeland, Melanie; Dray, Noah; Dumet, Alayna; Earley, Gianna; Garcia, Evita; Goldberg, Leah; Gonzalez, Adriana; Gonzalez Huebner-Petterson, Allan; Hayes, Lily; Hidalgo Carrillo, Favianna; Ibarra, Emanuel; Jenkins, Amielle; Joseph, Nayana; Kaneko, Katherine; Kennedy, Kiley; Kokkinolambou, Nefeli; Lojo, Angeline; Lopez, Anabella; Martinez, Alexander; McKeon, Kiera; Miranda, Kiele; Monifar, Kamran; Moore, Lamya; Moran, Erica; Nguyen, Anh Van; Nguyen, Khanh; Oliveira, Isabel; Pestova-Habera, Michael; Pettersen, Tahirih; Pineda, Andrea; Pollard, Sarah; Poovey, Kendall; Ramirez, Braelyn; Raptis, Maria; Reeves, Jordan; Rivera, Michelle; Rodriguez, Amelia; Rosenfield, Jasmine; Sadigzade, Nigar; Smith, Lily; Solache, Rodrigo; Stanley, Paris; Sullivan, Cailey; Walker, Isabella; and Walsh, Charlotte.