Category: Faculty Posts

Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Renee Allen

  Dr. Reneé Allen is a new member of the adjunct faculty at MSP. She is currently teaching Psyc 524 Intelligence and Achievement Testing in the MA program and Psyc 630 Multicultural Psychology and Social Justice in the PsyD program. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Broken

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Odessa Despot, PsyD

Preparing for Field Placement Interviews: 8 Study Tips

There is no question that the applicant process for field placement is a grueling one: applicants must often research a site, make contact, complete an application, send a cover letter and vita, acquire letters of recommendation and attend an in-person interview. The competition for slots can make this process far

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Faculty Spotlight – Dr. St. John

  Where did you grow up? I grew up in Armada, Michigan on a horse farm.  My family moved to Belfast in Northern Ireland for the years I was in middle school and then we moved back to Michigan when I reached high school.  Living in Northern Ireland, I had

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Kip Thompson, PhD

Faculty Spotlight- Dr. Kip Thompson

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

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Ceresnie Aaron. PsyD, LP

Faculty Spotlight- Dr. Aaron Ceresnie

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

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Kevin Keenan, PhD

Faith and Skepticism in Science

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

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Faculty Spotlight- Dr. Franklin Sollars

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

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Nicole Tacoma, PsyD

Faculty Spotlight- Dr. Nicole Tacoma

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

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Dr. La-Toya Gaines

Faculty Spotlight- Dr. La-Toya Gaines

As an adjunct faculty at MSP, Dr. Gaines teaches and supervises master’s level students. Dr. Gaines is in practice in Ann Arbor specializing in eating disorders in adults and adolescents. She also works with families and individuals coping with divorce and blended family issues. Hometown Detroit Favorite book (non-academic) Better

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