At the Third Annual Doctoral Student Luncheon held on Wednesday, Oct. 28, Amaro Laria, a graduate of the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. was officially presented with the Chancellor's Distinguished Dissertation Award, which carries a $1,000 prize for his dissertation, "Disassociative Experiences among Cuban Mental Health Patients and Spiritist Mediums." The award is endowed by the Graduate Student Assembly. Laria gave a presentation on his research at the luncheon.