This year's Young Alumni Award from the RIC Alumni Association goes to Dr. Melissa Marcotte ‘12! 🏆 Many of you know her as Prof. Marcotte from the Department of Psychology. She earned her B.A. in psychology and B.S. in chemical dependency and addiction studies at RIC, then her master’s degree and Ph.D. in behavioral science at URI, with focus on multicultural psychology and research design and statistics. • As a first-generation college student from Woonsocket, Marcotte credits the research opportunities and mentorship she received at RIC for inspiring her love of research and statistics and for preparing her for grad school. Marcotte returned to RIC in 2017 to begin teaching, with the intention of giving her students, particularly first-generation and other underrepresented students in STEM, the opportunity to learn about, participate in, and develop a love for statistics and research methods. • Marcotte runs the Department of Psychology’s Social Cognition Lab, where both undergradua...