1. When will you graduate?
I plan to graduate in Spring 2020.

2. What are your career plans?
I hope to continue my education in Graduate School to eventually become a professor and researcher.

3. Why did you major in psychology?
The driving force behind my Psychology major is due to my curiosity on why people act, think, and react the way they do.

4. What do you do for fun?
I have a love for reading, writing, rowing, coaching, and rock climbing.

5. What’s your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology?
I have a moderate addiction to the show Criminal Minds, a love for the sports movie Miracle based on a historic hockey game in 1980, and every year I read the book George Washington’s Secrete Six around Thanksgiving.

6. What single thing do you hope to accomplish at UWGB before graduating?
I hope to make a positive impact on this campus as well as gain experience within the different subsections of psychology and what this field has to offer.

7. What else do you want people to know about you?
I am a very friendly and adventurous person who loves hugs, essentially I am a care-bear.

1. When will you graduate?
December 2018 (whoop whoop)

2. What are your career plans?
Once I graduate from UWGB, I am planning to further my education and attend graduate school for school psychology. My ultimate goal is to become a School Psychologist for children.

3. Why did you major in psychology?
I majored in psychology because I always knew I wanted to work with children, but I knew teaching wasn’t for me. I have always enjoyed taking psychology classes in high school and I wanted to combine my love for children and psychology, which I then came to find out I made the right choice because I love it!

4. What do you do for fun?
I am a member of Zeta Omega Tau on campus so I love spending time with all my sisters. I also love spending time with my family and going home on some weekends. I enjoy being outside whether that be rollerblading, biking, or even just taking a walk, I love the outdoors. Aside from that, I love spending my time volunteering and being surrounded with good company.

5. What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of?
One of my academic experiences I am most proud of is getting accepted into Psi Chi, the Psychology Honors Society. Too add to that, I am definitely most proud of being voted secretary for Psi Chi for the Fall 2018 semester, I am beyond blessed and honored!

6. What’s your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology?
Well, aside from school work, I do not have much free time, but the only show I watch is Grey’s Anatomy, and I feel like there are some episodes dealing with psychology (I love Grey’s Anatomy).

7. What single thing do you hope to accomplish at UWGB before graduating?
I really hope I can make more connections with Psychology professors before I graduate. I feel like they have so much knowledge to give and my first few years here at UWGB, I was always intimidated to go and meet with them, so I really hope I can be able to get to know them more and expand my knowledge.

8. What else do you want people to know about you?
No matter what, I always try to see the best in things. College is a stressful rollercoaster for most students and if I stay positive, I feel like it helps. I just always try to stay happy!!

1. When will you graduate?
I will be graduating in May 2019

2. What are your career plans?
I am hoping to attend UW Whitewater to get my Education Specialist degree in School Psychology for my future career as a school psychologist.

3. Why did you major in psychology?
I decided to major in psychology because it truly is what I love. I took AP Psychology my sophomore year of high school, and after that class I never doubted for a second what I wanted to do in my future. I love helping people and I want to be able to be the advocate for kids in school struggling to focus or struggling at home and to be able to make a difference in their lives.

4. What do you do for fun?
For fun I love to read, dance, and play piano. Music is my favorite way to unwind after a long day and you can always find me jamming out in my car as I’m driving down the street.

5. What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of?
I am most proud of my being able to graduate early. I’ve been able to get all of my classes in while keeping good grades and putting me on track to graduate next year instead of in 2020 like I am technically supposed to.

6. What’s your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology?
One of my favorite, and a very underrated show, related to psych is Lie To Me. It brings in my love of crime shows and psychology all in one. Be sure to check it out! A Beautiful Mind is one of my most favorite movies of all time, and it’s conveniently psych related too!

7. What single thing do you hope to accomplish at UWGB before graduating?
Before I graduate, I really hope to have an opportunity to study abroad and to learn more about myself so I can truly grow into the best person I can be.

8. What else do you want people to know about you?
Something kind of cool about me is that I have been in 9 musicals throughout my high school career. I was a part of all 4 of my high school productions and I was a part of 5 more through a local summer theater. This upcoming summer I’ll be moving up to be a co-director for the summer program and I’m super excited!

1. When did you graduate?
May 2008

2. What do you do now?
I am a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator in the Brain Injury Research Program at The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) in Milwaukee, WI. My job duties entail coordinating research protocols, recruiting and consenting study subjects, assuring compliance with the Institutional Review Board (IRB), and collecting, analyzing and publishing research data. My research focuses on traumatic brain injuries in civilian and sport populations.

3. Why did you major in psychology?
I took a psychology class in high school and “fell in love”. I ended up doing a self-guided AP Psychology class while in high school. I originally wanted to be a high school teacher and teach AP Psychology but I did not enjoy the Education program. So, I switched to Psychology and Human Development. I went on to get my Master’s in Clinical Psychology thinking that I would be working with children with autism, but I met my now boss in graduate school and decided to switch to research once I learned what she did for a living (which is now what I do).

4. What do you do for fun?
Read. I am in a book club. I have a 20 month old daughter that I enjoy spending time with and taking to music class. Going out dancing with my friends. Going to the gym.

5. What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of?
In 2015 I published my first research paper as first-author: “Frequency of factors that complicate the identification of mild traumatic brain injury in level I trauma center patients” in a journal called “Concussion”. I put a lot of work into collecting the data and writing the paper so I was very happy to be made first-author.

6. What’s your favorite movie, book, and TV show, related to psychology?
Too many to choose just one! “When Rabbit Howls” by Truddi Chase. “Awakenings” by Oliver Sacks (or anything by Oliver Sacks!). “An Unquiet Mind” by Kay Redfield Jamison. The movie “Split” (2016) is one of my new favorites.

7. What’s an important goal or accomplishment you are currently working on?
Right now, my current goals are to increase subject enrollment in my studies. I am also the President of the WI Chapter of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP). My goals within that organization are to increase chapter membership and provide quarterly educational events for our members.

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1. When will you graduate?
I will be graduating in Spring of 2019 with a Degree in Psychology and a minor in Human Development.

2. What are your career plans?
I plan on applying for my PhD in clinical psychology. One day I would love to work in a research lab studying the brain and mental disorders. I especially love working with those who have autism and would love to study ASD more in the future. Also, I enjoy teaching and would like to work as a professor teaching psychology and human development topics.

3. Why did you major in psychology?
I have always found the study of behavior, the brain, and other psych related topics to be fascinating, so I followed that fascination right into college.

4. What do you do for fun?
For fun I enjoy reading, playing guitar, running, being outside, watching Netflix (The office is my favorite show), and spending time with my husband.

5. What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of?
I am proud to have a 4.0 GPA and be a part of Psi Chi, and Phi Kappa Phi.

6. What’s your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology?
I love reading psychological thrillers such as books by the authors B.A Paris, Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Gillian Flynn, and more. So, if you need a good book suggestion, just ask!

7. What single thing do you hope to accomplish at UWGB before graduating?
I would love to have some published research before I apply to graduate school.

8. What else do you want people to know about you?
My husband and I love to travel! So far we have been to the Bahamas and Mexico, and I have been to South Africa. One day Jake and I want to live in New York where he will pursue a graphic design/photographer career and I will continue my education.

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