FBI NCAVC Grant Winners (2007-2008)
Spring 2008
The Psi Chi Research Grants Committee is pleased to announce the winner of the Psi Chi/FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crimes (NCAVC) Internship Grant. Amelia Cevelle Barna, University of Louisville (KY) was the grant recipient for the Spring 2008 internship.
Cevelle Barna graduated summa cum laude from the University of Louisville with a BA in psychology and a BSin justice administration (criminal justice). She served actively in her school’s chapter of Psi Chi as an officer and eventually served as president for 2 years. Cevelle also worked in the Infant Cognition Lab at the University of Louisville and wrote an honor thesis under Dr. Cara Cashon. In Fall 2009, she will be attending Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky to pursue her PsyD in clincal forensic psychology. Following her internship at the NCAVC, Cevelle interned with the Louisville FBI Field Office at the Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory. After graduate school, she hopes to have a career with the FBI as either a psychologist for undercover FBI agents or a crime analyst.
To learn more about Cevelle's experience, please visit this page.