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MA Spotlight

Zach Ufkes Hometown: Marshall, MI Program: MA Book I would recommend: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Favorite Quote: “The only normal people are the ones you don’t know very well” – Alfred Adler What would people be surprised to know about you?  People would be surprised to know

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Jennifer Thomas-Sopekan

MA with ABA Spotlight

Jennifer Thomas-Sopekan Hometown: Detroit, MI Program: MA with ABA Book I would recommend: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn Favorite Quote: “Gossip dies when it hits a wise person’s ears” – Unknown What would people be surprised to know about you?  People would be surprised to know that I am a retired

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MyEssia Taylor

PsyD Spotlight

MyEssia Taylor Hometown: West Helena, AR/ Houston, TX Program: PsyD Book I would recommend: Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin Favorite Quote: “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”-Mahatma Gandhi What would people be surprised to know about you?  Although I have a free spirit

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Black History Month

February is Black History Month. This month has been federally designated since 1976, but the push for formal recognition dates back to 1926 and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History’s (ASALH) national Negro History Week. In the first Message on the Observance of Black History

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Faculty Spotlight: Zeina Ghoul, PhD, LPC

Zeina Ghoul, PhD, LPC is an adjunct faculty member teaching in the MA program.  Where did you grow up? I was born in Detroit and grew up in Dearborn, Michigan What or who influenced you to study psychology? Dr. Celia Guro greatly influenced my decision to become a mental health

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Greetings from President Stogner

Dear Members of the MSP Community, As I write my first message to you as MSP President, I am filled with a sense of enthusiasm, anticipation, and optimism. I also have a deep feeling of gratitude for the confidence placed in me by the people of this institution as I

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PsyD Spotlight

Blake Kozlowski Hometown: Mishawaka, IN Program: PsyD Book I would recommend: As a big fantasy/fiction fan, I recommend the book series Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb. Favorite Quote: “If you risk nothing, then you risk everything.” -Geena Davis What would people be surprised to know about you?  Something

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MA Spotlight

Fatimah Mohammed-Ali Hometown: Baghdad, Iraq Program: MA Book I would recommend: Detox Your Thoughts by Andrea Bonior Favorite Quote: “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” -Wayne Dyer What would people be surprised to know about you?  People might be surprised to know

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MA with ABA Spotlight

Edith Ochoa Torres Hometown: Commerce Township, MI Program: MA with ABA Book I would recommend: No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD Favorite Quote: “One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential

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Faculty Spotlight: Carmen Cochran, PsyD, DLLP, LPC

Carmen Cochran, PsyD, DLLP, LPC is an adjunct faculty member teaching in the MA program.  Where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Flint, Michigan. What or who influenced you to study psychology? I started undergrad as a biology major but my psychology 100 professor, Dr. Williams,

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