Sydnee Edwards Hometown: Sterling Heights, MI Program: MA Book I would recommend: If You Feel Too Much: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For by Jamie Tworkowski Favorite Quote: “They gonna try to tell you no, shatter all your dreams, but you gotta get up and go, and

Ellie Jeffrey Hometown: Livonia, MI Program: PsyD Book(s) I would recommend: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman Favorite Quote: “I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful

Jasmine Ionie Hobson Hometown: Redford, MI Program: PsyD Book(s) I would recommend: Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson Favorite Quote: “Accept everything about yourself, I mean everything. You are you and that is the beginning and the end, no apologies, no regrets.” – Clark Moustakas Fun Fact: I can read

Emily Berger Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, MI Program: MA Book I would recommend: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. Though many people associate Plath’s work with morose narratives, I categorize this as a must-read, especially for individuals in the field of psychology. This brilliant and semi-autobiographical work demonstrates the impact of

Bella Stormbringer Hometown: International Falls, MN Program: MA Book I would recommend: The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman Favorite Quote: “To oppose something is to maintain it…” – Ursula K. Le Guin Fun Fact: I stepped on a sea-urchin while barefoot once. Name a cause you are passionate about. I’m

Zunaira Tirmizi Hometown: Detroit, MI Program: PsyD Book(s) I would recommend: White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo Favorite Quote: “Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out

Muzammil Khan Hometown: Farmington Hills, MI Program: MA Book I would recommend: The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green Favorite Quote: “He who angers you, is your master.” -Unknown Fun Fact: I was born overseas! Name a cause you are passionate about. I’m very passionate about the mental health

Sampada Fotedar Hometown: Jammu and Kashmir, India Program: PsyD Book(s) I would recommend: Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski, A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, and Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb Favorite Quote: “I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have

Tracy Olah Hometown: Livonia, MI Program: MA Book I would recommend: The Martian by Andy Weir Favorite Quote: “Do or do not, there is no try.” -Yoda Fun Fact: My favorite dog breed is the Yorkshire Terrier, aka the Yorkie! Name a cause you are passionate about. I’m passionate about

Tessa Passarelli Hometown: Southfield, MI Program: PsyD Book I would recommend: Scattered Minds by Gabor Mate Favorite Quote: “Empathy is a choice. And it’s a vulnerable choice.” -Brene Brown Fun Fact: I’ve danced ballet since I was two. Name a cause you are passionate about. I’m passionate about free access