D. Wynne Thorne Career Lecture | Dr. Michael Twohig

Named after the first vice president for research at USU, the D. Wynne Thorne Career Research Award is given annually to an individual who has completed outstanding research in their career and has done the majority of their work at USU. It is the most prestigious research award given out at this university. The recipient is invited to speak at the D. Wynne Thorne Lecture.

Twohig, the recipient of the 2025 D. Wynne Thorne Career Research Award, is a professor in the combined clinical/counseling Ph.D. specialization in the Department of Psychology and the co-director of the Utah State University ACT Research Group.

Beginning his career in Utah State’s Department of Psychology in 2007, Dr. Twohig reflected on the unique challenges and opportunities present in his field of research.

The ideas studied in psychology are “never going to be that precise,” he said.

“We study thinking,” he said. “We dig into issues like trichotillomania, and you can spend your whole career on that little thing. I orient my time towards things I find interesting and meaningful,” Twohig said. “If I won the lottery, I would still do this.”
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The D. Wynne Thorne Lecture is sponsored by Utah State University’s Office of Research.

For more information about the award, or to view the previous recipients, visit the D. Wynne Thorne Career Research Award website: https://research.usu.edu/awards/d-wyn...