When children begin to struggle at home, in school, or in social settings, their parents typically jump online seeking answers but can quickly become frustrated with the onslaught of psychological jargon about neurodevelopmental disorders, potential co-existing emotional issues, and the best way to find professional help for their kids. Karen Wilson, a professor of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and credentialed health service provider, has experienced many families’ frustrations firsthand as an academic researcher, neuropsychologist, and owner of West LA Neuropsychology, PC, a clinic that specializes in the neuropsychological assessment of children and ... Read More
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Student Researcher Dhanushka Kumarasinghe Takes 1st Place, Twice
For Dhanushka Kumarasinghe, winning 1st place at the 31st Annual CSU Student Research Competition at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (SLO) in late April 2017 was “surreal,” in part because he almost didn’t present at California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) 12th Annual Student Research Day in February, where he needed to win to compete at SLO. Two days before Kumarasinghe was to give his talk, “Come Catch Pokémon at the Celadon City Department Store!: Player Perceptions Toward Businesses Within Pokémon Go Hotspots,” at the university’s research day, his father had a stroke and he rushed him to the hospital. “There was a lot on my mind. I thought, ‘I have no time for this. There ... Read More
