Author: Valorous Support

Faculty & Student Research Published

MSP is committed to supporting our faculty and students in pursuing academic scholarship outside of the classroom.  When faculty and students collaborate, our community grows stronger.         Congratulations to Dustin Shepler, PhD (Core Faculty), Kevin Johnson (PsyD 4), and Alicia Width (PsyD 3) for the recent publication of Risky Sexual

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President Diane Blau

Reflections from President Blau: Reflecting

Our monthly blog feature from MSP President, Dr. Diane Blau, discussing what’s on her mind and in her heart regarding MSP and the field of professional psychology.  Just one year ago, the Michigan School of Professional Psychology (MSP) received accreditation from the American Psychological Association (APA) for its doctoral program, became the

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Paula Whitman

Outstanding Alumni Service Award: Paula Whitman, PsyD, LLP

The Outstanding Alumni Service Award was established to honor alumni who have made significant personal contributions in their local community through dedication and service to others.  This award recognizes alumni who promote and demonstrate the humanistic values that sit at the core of MSP training in clinical psychology.  This year’s

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Cynthia Ransley, MA, LLP

Now What?: “Your child is obese.”

Now What? is a new blog series designed to address specific issues related to coping with life’s challenges. Recently, two close friends separately confided in me that one of her children had been labeled “obese” by the family GP.  Both friends were worried, if not totally surprised by the news.

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President Diane Blau

Reflections from President Blau: Pride and Promise

Our monthly blog feature from MSP President, Dr. Diane Blau, discussing what’s on her mind and in her heart regarding MSP and the field of professional psychology.  When I began my studies at the Merrill Palmer Institute (MPI), I could not have imagined the Michigan School of Professional Psychology (MSP)

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John Brennan, JD, LP

Random Thoughts About Memory: Names And Faces

I have been subscribing to The New Yorker magazine for over 25 years, enjoying innumerable articles of interest spanning issues as disparate as bananas (and the threat thereto) to St. Augustine. However, my favorite contributor to the magazine has been Dr. Oliver Sacks, Professor of Neurology at NYU School of

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La-Toya Gaines, PsyD faculty

2017 Psi Chi Induction Keynote Address

La-Toya Gaines, PsyD, LP recently gave the keynote address at the 2017 Psi Chi Induction Ceremony at MSP.  Dr. Gaines was kind enough to share a copy of her speech for this blog post. First, I’d like to say thank you for the invitation to speak tonight. I am honored

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Reflections from President Blau: Foster Our Future

Our monthly blog feature from MSP President, Dr. Diane Blau, discussing what’s on her mind and in her heart regarding MSP and the field of professional psychology.  The atrium was transformed into a festive setting on Sunday, June 4 as alumni and friends gathered to mark MSP’s 35th anniversary year.

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David Majchrzak, MA, LLP

Life After MSP: David Majchrzak

MSP strives to connect with alumni to find out more about the work that fulfills their passion for clinical psychology.  Life After MSP is our feature column that highlights the career journey of our grads. Name: David T. Majchrzak, MA, LLP (Class of 2008) Job Title: Lead Therapist at Oakland

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Student Experience: Transitioning from MA to PsyD

Many of the MA students at MSP decide to apply for our PsyD program after only a few months of the MSP student experience.  Here, one MA student reflects on her experience as she considers one program ending and another about to begin.   I recently went to dinner with

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