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MA Student Spotlight

Maryam Bajawa Hometown: Rochester, MI Program: MA Book I would recommend: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell Favorite Quote: “I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by,

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Paul Farley Awarded Prestigious Army Scholarship

MSP is pleased to announce that Paul Farley (PsyD 2) was selected as one of only 8 recipients to the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) from the United States Army. “I applied for this scholarship because it was an opportunity to combine my civilian work (therapy) with my military career,”

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Sharmane Brown: “How I Make It Work”

From students fresh out of undergrad to professionals who are retraining for a new career, the Michigan School of Psychology welcomes students wherever they are in life. “How I Make It Work”  highlights the diversity of student experiences as they balance classes, work, and life. Name: Sharmane K. Brown, MA, TLLP Program: PsyD 

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Staff Spotlight: Stephanie Swanberg

At the beginning of February, we were delighted to welcome Stephanie Swanberg, MSI, AHIP, as our new Academic/User Services Librarian. Below, Stephanie offers insight into her role at MSP and a little about herself. Welcome Stephanie! Give us a snapshot of your professional/academic background. I have volunteered or worked in

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President Brown Appointed to APA Commission on Accreditation

 We are delighted to announce that MSP President Fran Brown, PsyD, was appointed to serve on the American Psychological Association’s Commission on Accreditation (APA-COA) for a three-year term that began January 1, 2021. As Commissioner, Dr. Brown will fill the Board of Educational Affairs/National Council of Schools and Programs of

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Student Perspective: Compassion Funds

The mission of the Michigan School Psychological Clinic is to make mental health care accessible to everyone. And we do mean everyone. No one is turned away for lack of funds. Last fall when we were strategizing how to make our mission sustainable, Kari Eidnes (MA with ABA) suggested we

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Nicholas Capaul, PsyD (’20): “Let’s Talk About Death”

One of our 2020 doctoral grads, Nicholas Capaul, recently started a podcast with his twin brother called “Let’s Talk About Death With the Capaul Twins.” Dr. Capaul reflects below on growing up around death, his clinical work on grief, and the inspiration for their podcast. As a young boy I

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PsyD Student Spotlight

Alexa Resetar Hometown: Dearborn Heights, MI Program: PsyD Book I would recommend: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez Favorite Quote: “But still, you can only do what you’re able.” Jeffrey Eugenides (Middlesex) What would people be surprised to know about you?  I swam competitively for seventeen years for

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MA with ABA Student Spotlight

Emily Ouillette Hometown: Livonia, MI Program: MA with ABA Certificate Book I would recommend: The Road of Lost Innocence by Somaly Mam Favorite Quote: “Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg What would people be

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MA Student Spotlight

Jamal Ghazi   Hometown: Dearborn Heights, MI Program: MA Book I would recommend: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl Favorite Quote: “Life has always seemed to me like a plant that lives on its rhizome. Its true life is invisible, hidden in the rhizome. The part that appears above ground

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