Psychology Alumni, Elizabeth Stormshak ’92, Ph.D.‘95 and Timothy Kundro ‘16, have received Liberal Arts Alumni Honoree Awards from the Department of Psychology, presented at the 2026 Alumni Awards Ceremony.
Elizabeth Stormshak, recipient of the Outstanding Alumni Award, earned her master of science and doctor of philosophy in psychology from Penn State in 1992 and 1995, respectively. A Philip H. Knight endowed chair and professor at the University of Oregon, Stormshak is a leading scholar in prevention science whose work focuses on family-centered approaches to reducing problem behavior, substance use, and mental health challenges in children and youth. She is the developer of the Family Check-Up Online, a telehealth program delivered via smartphone that strengthens parenting skills and family relationships while reducing risk behavior. Funded continuously since 1996 by agencies including the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Department of Energy, her research has yielded more than 100 peer-reviewed articles. She founded Northwest Prevention Science, Inc., to support broad implementation of the Family Check-Up model in schools and community mental health settings. Stormshak has served as director of the Prevention Science Institute at Oregon and on the board of the Society for Prevention Research.
Timothy Kundro, recipient of the Outstanding Early Career Achievement Award, graduated summa cum laude from Penn State in 2016 with a bachelor of science in psychology before earning his doctorate in management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. An associate professor and Mary Farley Ames Lee Scholar at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, Kundro studies the complexities of morality and ethics in the workplace. His scholarship has appeared in leading journals including the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Applied Psychology, and Psychological Science, and his research has been featured in outlets such as NPR, Time, and Scientific American. His findings have influenced state-level policy discussions, and he has served as an expert witness in cases involving workplace misconduct. Kundro has been named one of Poets & Quants' Top 50 Undergraduate Professors and holds the Class of 1996 Advising Award from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
