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MA Student Spotlight

Francesca Hall Hometown: Belding, MI Program: MA Book I would recommend: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk Favorite Quote: “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” -Viktor Frankl

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Faculty Spotlight: Mackennzie Tresnak, PsyD, LP

Mackenzie Tresnak, PsyD  (’22), LP is an adjunct faculty member providing supervision in the PsyD program. Where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Royal Oak and currently live in Berkley with my husband and infant son. What or who influenced you to study psychology? I initially

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Faculty Spotlight, Caroline Callaway, PsyD

Caroline Callaway, PsyD  (’24) is an adjunct faculty member teaching a section of Assessment II in the MA program this semester. Where did you grow up? Atlanta, Georgia—aka ATL! (Cue the Outkast.) What or who influenced you to study psychology? Before psychology, I was working as a licensed music therapist

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Faculty Spotlight: Mel Whalen, PhD

Mel Whalen, PhD, LP is an adjunct faculty member supervising students in the MA program this semester. Where did you grow up? For most of my childhood, I lived in Grand Blanc, Michigan, but I spent my last two years of high school in Washington D.C. What or who influenced

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MA with ABA Student Spotlight

Zahraa Chokr Hometown: Dearborn Heights, MI Program: MA with ABA Book I would recommend: You Will Get Through This Night by Daniel Howell Favorite Quote: “You define your own life, don’t let other people write your script.” -Oprah Winfrey  What would people be surprised to know about you?  People would

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PsyD Student Spotlight

Marwa Attia Hometown: Marlboro, NJ Program: PsyD Book I would recommend: Why We Remember by Charan Ranganath Favorite Quote: “The only way to do great work is to love what you do” -Steve Jobs What would people be surprised to know about you?  I was born in Saudi Arabia and

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MA Student Spotlight

R.C. Edwards Hometown: Northville, MI Program: MA Book I would recommend: Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl Favorite Quote: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”

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Make a Voting Plan!

Here’s what Michigan residents need to know about voting this year: Voting in Michigan began on September 26, 2024 for absentee voting. Absentee ballets can be summited by mail, by drop box, at a clerk’s office, at an early voting site, or at the voter’s precinct on election day and

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Psi Chi National Scholarship Winners

The Psi Chi Graduate Scholarship is awarded each year to exception Psi Chi students attending graduate school to help cover education costs. This scholarship is awarded to eight students across the entire international honor society. This year two of the students selected to receive this award were MSP’s very own Erica

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