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Life After MSP: Gregory S. Thornhill

Here at MSP, we love 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: Gregory S. Thornhill, MA, TLLP (Class of 2017) Job Title: Therapist at

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Resisting the Cult of Busy

Feeling overwhelmed with life’s demands? Cynthia Ransley, MA (’15) offers a brief argument for joining the resistance. Busyness has reached something like cult status with a lot of people I know. I don’t share this fascination with overscheduling, mostly because it doesn’t feel good. Busy to me means suffering –

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Q&A with Dawn Krull (’17), Co-Chair Alumni Advisory Board

The Alumni Association at MSP would not be possible without the enthusiastic volunteer efforts of Dawn Krull, MA (’17). Over the past two years, Dawn, along with Colleen Damino, PsyD (’14), has dedicated countless hours to the formation of a new and thriving Association. Dawn was kind enough to answer

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Alumni Advisory Board

In January 2018, a small group of MSP alums crafted a survey to investigate the possibility of reviving an Alumni Association. They asked questions like – How important would having an active alumni association be to you? and What types of professional development experiences would you be interested in? The feedback was

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Life After MSP: Dawn Krull

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: Dawn Krull, MS, MA (Class of 2017) Job Title: Recipient Rights Specialist, Oakland Community

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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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Lavinia Ekong, PsyD, LP

ABPsi Symposium this Saturday

Dr. Lavinia Ekong, PsyD, LP (PsyD Class of 2012) will be presenting a workshop entitled “Repairing the Impact of Childhood Trauma on Adult Wellbeing” at the Metro Detroit Association of Black Psychologist’s (ABPsi) Midwest Regional Symposium this Saturday, May 6 at the MSU Detroit Center.  Dr. Ekong was kind enough

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Hugh Ransley, MA

Life After MSP: Hugh Ransley

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: Hugh Ransley, MA, LLP, RPT Describe your work in clinical psychology. I have recently

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Timothy Franke

Student Research: How to get started

Timothy Franke, PsyD, was actively involved in research projects while completing his PsyD in clinical psychology at MSP.  In this blog, originally published in September 2015, Dr. Franke talks about his experience as a Research Assistant (RA) and offers encouragement and advice on where to begin. One of the most

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Elisabeth Smith, MA

Life After MSP: Career journeys that matter

MSP is grateful to maintain contact with our diverse group of alums, each of whom leaves campus to pursue a career in clinical psychology in their own unique way.  Our Life After MSP column has so far featured six alums who have crafted careers that suit their particular personal strengths and clinical

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