October marked the first installment of a 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. It has occurred to me that in order to be noticed, one must have something extraordinary to
Where did you grow up? I was born in Detroit and raised in Hampton, VA. Where did you go to school for your undergraduate and graduate degrees? I attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA where I earned my BA in Psychology. I earned my MA in Psychology and later my
APA is moving towards an Integrated Healthcare focus beginning in 2017. Understanding how to work within a medical setting or learning how to work with physicians is the future of graduate school training and clinical practice. There are many avenues for working as a health psychologist such as providing medical
Dr. Ceresnie joins the MSP faculty as an adjunct professor in the Master’s program, teaching Research Foundations. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Farmington Hills, Michigan Where did you go to school for your undergraduate and graduate degrees? I attended Michigan State University where I earned a
The replication of research results is a cornerstone of science. If research findings can’t be reproduced by other researchers what confidence can we have in “scientific” findings? A large scale replication study reported in the September issue of the eminent journal Science has caused quite a stir. This study, a
In a follow-up to Dr. Shepler’s recent blog post encouraging students to consider extracurricular research opportunities, current PsyD student, Timothy Franke, shares helpful tips for how to get involved. One of the most common reasons for entering a PsyD program over a PhD program is the emphasis that PsyD
Since joining the MSP faculty in 2012, I’ve had the privilege of working with and mentoring students through inviting them to collaborate on my research. But, with so many chapters and articles to read, and with so many papers to write, what value is there in doing even more reading
Dr. Sollars is a long time faculty member at the Michigan School of Professional Psychology. He recently decided to devote more time to his private practice and is now an adjunct faculty member in the masters program. Dr. Sollars has worked in the fields of psychology and mental health for
Dr. Tacoma is an adjunct faculty member at MSP. She teaches Psychotherapy with Children in the MA Program. Hometown I grew up in Midland, MI. Favorite book (non-academic) I have an aversion to “favorites” I’ve never had a favorite anything. HOWEVER, I really like the book Water For Elephants by
The MSP Master’s program has a long-standing tradition called ‘synthesis’, which challenges students to distill their learning of a phenomena into the purest essence possible. Most courses have a class-synthesis at the end, and at the end of the program, students have 3-5 minutes to synthesize their entire MA program.
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