Samatha Abouzeeni Hometown: Windsor, Ontario Program: MA Book I would recommend: Maybe You Should Talk to Somebody by Lori Gottlieb Favorite Quote: “You teach people how to treat you.” – Tony Gaskins What would people be surprised to know about you?  I love playing tennis. Name a cause you are

Matt Nickel Hometown: Berkley, MI Program: MA Book I would recommend: To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donahue Favorite Quote: “You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still, and solitary. The world

Nichole Kardas Hometown: Clinton Township, MI Program: MA Book I would recommend: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Favorite Quote: “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford What would people be surprised to know about you?  I first went to college for accounting

Barbara Bruno Hometown: Oxford, MI Program: PsyD Books I would recommend: The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis and Flatland by Edwin Abbott Abbott Favorite Quote: “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford What would people be surprised to know about you?  I’m a secret

Manda Harp Hometown: Dearborn Heights, MI Program: PsyD Book I would recommend: A Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl Favorite Quote: “Five types of people you want to surround yourself with: the inspired, the passionate, the motivated, the grateful, and the open-minded.” What would people be surprised to know

James Graham Hometown: Novi, MI Program: MA Book I would recommend: The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt Favorite Quote: “A sign of strong character, when once the resolution has been taken, to shut the ear even to the best counter-arguments. Occasionally, therefore, a will to stupidity.” -Friedrich Nietzsche in Beyond Good

Aya Aldhalimi Hometown: Dearborn Heights, MI Program: MA with ABA concentration Book I would recommend:  I’m a huge book nerd. I would highly recommend Land of the Living by Nicci French. Favorite Quote: “So dawn goes down today, nothing gold can stay” – Robert Frost. What would people be surprised

Ray Kaidbay Hometown: Beruit, Lebanon Program: PsyD Book I would recommend: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb Favorite Quote: “Everything is temporary.” What would people be surprised to know about you?  After the Beirut port export, I founded an NGO called Be Brave Beirut that provided remote free, and

Aly Mosher Hometown: Charlotte, MI Program: MA Book I would recommend: The Color Purple  by Alice Walker Favorite Quote: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou What would people be