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October 17, 2023
Professor Nicky Ali Jackson receives 2023 Heart of Indiana Torchbearer Award
Nicky Ali Jackson, professor of Criminal Justice and executive director for the Center for Justice and Post-Exoneration Assistance (CJPA) at Purdue University Northwest (PNW), was awarded the 2023 Heart of Indiana Torchbearer Award by the Indiana Commission for Women.
August 21, 2023
Purdue University Northwest expanding doctoral degree offerings with Doctor of Psychology
Purdue University Northwest is expanding its doctoral program offerings with the addition of a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) program, pending final approval by the Higher Learning Commission.
January 3, 2023
A love of teaching: Meet 2022 PNW graduate Kathryn Rochefort
Kathryn Rochefort’s love of learning and teaching was inspired by her third grade teacher. It was that inspiration which led her to earn a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with a concentration in Reading from the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences at Purdue University Northwest (PNW).
November 2, 2022
CJPA Launches Work to Fight Miscarriages of Justice
Purdue Northwest’s Center for Justice and Post-Exoneration Assistance has begun research and advocacy work to meet its mission of averting miscarriages of justice for prisoners experiencing wrongful convictions and exonerees.
October 25, 2022
Lionhearted Leaders: Erin Okamoto Protsman
Erin Okamoto Protsman's students do deep dives and have ongoing, open discussions on how culture influences the way we send, receive, and interpret messages.
May 5, 2022
Amanda Zelechoski is helping to build capacity and synergy in mental health training at PNW
Psychology professor Amanda Zelechoski’s came to PNW’s Department of Psychology in fall 2021 to fulfill a long-term goal: putting a dent in the concerning shortage of mental health assessment resources and training opportunities in Northwest Indiana.





