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Tips for a Competitive Application

As the 2022-2023 application deadline approaches it’s important to make sure that you’re putting your best foot forward with a competitive application. We’ve put together our top tips for applicants along with a list of resources to make sure your application is the best it can be. Application Tips Make

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Dr. Saraita Palmer, PhD, LPC, NCC gave the keynote address at the 1st Annual Cultural Competency Conference.

Research Opportunities at MSP

Research is an important part of the foundation of everything we do at MSP as it allows us to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Many of our students and faculty members conduct their own independent or group research and there’s a variety of ways for them to share

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Monique Nash: “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: Monique Nash Program: Full-time MA

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Make the Most of Winter Break

On December 13th, MSP students completed the first semester of the 2021-2022 academic year and began their winter break. After months of hard work it was time for a well earned break, but the break can come with its own unique challenges from managing family relationships, to planning gatherings that

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Faculty Spotlight: Andrea Taylor, PsyD

Dr. Andrea Taylor is an adjunct faculty member teaching a section of Multicultural Psychology in the MA program this semester.  Where did you grow up? Southfield, MI. What or who influenced you to study psychology? A genuine interest in people. What are your research and/or clinical interests? Women studies: gender

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Honoring Transgender Awareness Week and Day of Remembrance

This week (November 13th to 19th) is Transgender Awareness Week, a week where community organizations and individuals work to increase visibility for transgender individuals and shed a light on the issues that members of the transgender community face. The week leads up to Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th,

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Faculty Spotlight: Jared Smendik, PsyD

Dr. Jared Smendik (PsyD ’21) is an adjunct faculty member teaching a section of Group Processes: Theory & Practice in the MA program this semester.  Where did you grow up?I grew up in Middleville, Michigan What or who influenced you to study psychology? Psychology has also been an interest of mine,

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Faculty Spotlight: Brooke Colman, PsyD

Dr. Brooke Colman (PsyD ’21) is an adjunct professor teaching a section on Professional and Scientific Ethics in the MA program this semester. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and attended Michigan State University for my undergraduate studies. I spent some time in Chicago,

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New Chair of Board of Trustees

The Michigan School of Psychology (MSP) Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Glen Fayolle, MBA has been appointed Board Chair. Fayolle was elected to MSP’s Board of Trustees in 2016. He has been an active member of the MSP community and a strong advocate for the institution since

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Return to Campus: Student Assistants

Have you noticed new faces at the front desk of MSP? Meet our Student Assistants (right)! Cierra, Dennis, Erin, and Kenneth are MA and MA/ABA students in their first and second years of their programs who work to cover the front desk from 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM Monday through

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