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Dr. Emily K. Sandoz (she/they) is proud to serve as the Director of the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Honors Program. Emily’s relationship with UL Lafayette’s Honors Program began around 1998, when they joined the program as an Honors ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ, and deepened when they started in Honors as a ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ worker in 1999. For Emily, Honors provided some of the most impactful educational experiences of their career, providing some of the first lessons about what it means to be a scholar – that is, what it means to be a life-long learner. 

In the twenty-five or so years since graduating with their Honors Baccalaureate, Emily has continued to develop as a scholar. They are the Emma Louise LeBlanc Burguieres/BORSF Endowed Professor of Social Sciences, and a Full Professor in the Psychology Department at the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ of ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ at Lafayette. Emily is also the Director of the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Contextual Science Research Group, which supports collaborative contributions from ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs and professionals from all over the world. 

They have co-authored books, chapters, and journal articles on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), contextual behavioral science, social justice, clinical behavioral processes, and psychological flexibility. Emily practices as a Clinical Psychologist and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, focusing on clinical behavior analysis, and has led more than 100 training workshops for professionals around the world. 

And they are still learning. Today, Emily’s aim is to learn how to best bring these professional experiences to bear to help make Honors a place that nurtures ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵs from all different backgrounds into scholars thriving in all different settings, occupations, and industries.  

BS, Psychology 
UL Lafayette

MS, Psychology 
UL Lafayette

PhD, Clinical Psychology
ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ of Mississippi

Clinical Internship
South ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Veteran's Healthcare System

• Psychological flexibility
• Contextual behavioral science 
• Clinical Behavior Analysis
• Interbehaviorism
• Values and Mindfulness-Based Therapies

Opportunities for ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Research/Collaboration:

welcomes anyone interested to join one of our regular meetings to explore if LCSRG might provide the right context for them to thrive.

• 2022 UL Lafayette Distinguished Professor Award
• 2021 Outstanding Masters ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓƵ Mentor
• 2016 Inducted, Fellow of Association for Contextual Behavioral Science