The Psych Report

The Blog for the Psychology Program at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Category: Featured Students/Alumni (page 3 of 14)

Featured Student: Evan Meyer

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1) When are you graduating? I am graduating the spring of 2019.

2) What are your career plans? My career plans are to go into counseling with a concentration in children and adolescents.

3) Why did you major in psychology? I am majoring in psychology because I want to have a positive impact in the lives of children.

4) What do you do for fun? For fun I will usually just hang out with my friends there is nothing else I would rather do.

5) What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of? The biggest thing I am proud of I would say is my internship for Camp Lloyd.

6) What is your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology? My favorite movie that relates to psychology is Inside Out. It is a great representation of how our emotions and interest can change as we grow older.

7) What single thing do you hope to accomplish at UWGB before graduating? One thing I wish to accomplish at UWGB before graduating is making friends and memories that are going to last me a lifetime.

8) What else do you want people to know about you? The one thing I want people to know about me is that I am super friendly and if you see me in the hallway don’t be afraid to say hi.

Featured Student: Alison Klein

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  1. When are you graduating? I plan to graduate May 2020.
  2. What are your career plans? I would love to go into something regarding Neuroscience.
  3. Why did you major in psychology? The brain is fascinating and there’s still so much more to learn about!
  4. What do you do for fun? I like to read and just being outside camping and hiking.
  5. What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of? Being a part of Dr. Cowell’s neuroscience lab this semester 🙂 and being able to partake in an independent study last spring
  6. What is your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology? My favorite movie is Silence of the Lambs or Split. Favorite book is The One Who Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. Favorite TV shows are Rizzoli and Isles or Dexter.
  7. What single thing do you hope to accomplish at UWGB before graduating? Be accepted into medical school, grad school, or both 🙂
  8. What else do you want people to know about you? I love the UWGB psych staff, they are definitely awesome!

Featured Alumni: Allee Meerdink (Schramm)

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1. When did you graduate?
I graduated in May of 2017. 
 
2. What do you do now?
Right now, I am working for a staffing company in the compliance department. The company staffs traveling nurses, and once a nurse takes an assignment, I work with them to make them compliant to the hospital checklist. A lot of the work is related to HR, which is something I am interested in going to graduate school for in the future.
 
3. Why did you major in psychology?
I majored in Psychology because it was always something I was interested in! I love learning about research and the how behind the brain’s mechanisms. 
 
4. What do you do for fun?
Right now, just exploring the new city my husband and I just moved to! We’re both originally from the Sheboygan area, and we moved to Appleton this summer. Close enough to UWGB to visit sometime 🙂
 
5. What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of?
I think I am most proud of all of the roles I head through my academic career (Psi Chi President, Research and Teaching Assistant, Internship with Ryan Martin, Peer Mentor, any many others). I am also really proud to have been honored with the Chancellor’s Leadership Medallion my senior year.
 
6. What’s your favorite movie, book, and TV show, related to psychology?
My favorite book and movie (new version) related to Psychology is The Great Gatsby! I love watching the character development in both and how each character has such depth. I literally love the Great Gatsby so much that I used the theme for decor at my wedding!
 
7. What’s an important goal or accomplishment you are currently working on?
An important goal in my life is to first find what career would make me the most happy. I’m enjoying being newly married right now, but I really want to pursue graduate school. At this point, I’m in-between a few possible programs. Hopefully I’ll figure it out soon and start working towards a masters degree!

Featured Student: Sarah Lesniak

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1) When are you graduating? I plan to graduate in December 2019.

2) What are your career plans? I hope to work as a team leader of some sort or to work with children in some way.  I want to take a semester off and work and possibly look into grad school.

3) Why did you major in psychology?I love learning about the brain and why people act the way they do.

4)What do you do for fun? I like to hang out with my friends and family. I also like to go hiking and explore new places I haven’t been.

5) What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of? I am proud of being a research assistant studying cross cultural development among children with Sawa Senzaki. I have learned a ton of skills that I will be able to use throughout my life.

6) What is your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology? My favorite movie relating to psychology is the sixth sense and the Brain on Fire. I enjoyed the show Atypical and some other Netflix shows that involve psychology.

7) What single thing do you hope to accomplish at UWGB before graduating? I hope to get an internship before I graduate.

8) What else do you want people to know about you? I am from Illinois and I live on an island. I love meeting new people!

Featured Student: Torrey Lucido

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1)  When are you graduating? I am graduating in December 2019.

2)  What are your career plans? I plan on going to graduate school for occupational therapy and working with people with disabilities. I am particularly interested in helping patients who have suffered from brain injury.

3)  Why did you major in psychology? I have always had a passion for helping people with disabilities and have consistently worked and volunteered in the caregiving field since I was 12 years old. My dad has suffered two traumatic brain injuries, one before I was born and one a couple years ago, and watching his experience has sparked my drive to help others in similar situations.  Occupational therapy is a field where I could really help people live their best possible lives and having a background in psychology will ensure my ability to help with the mental aspect of improving physical capabilities.

4)  What do you do for fun? I love distance running, hiking and volunteering at the CP Center.

5)  What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of? Making at least semester honors every semester and being a research assistant for Ryan Martin this semester.

6)  What is your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology? My favorite movie is A Long Way Down, book The Alchemist and TV show BoJack Horseman.

7)  What single thing do you hope to accomplish at UWGB before graduating? I hope that before I graduate I will have fully utilized all the opportunities and resources given to me by my professors and the school, from internship and volunteer connections to general advice.

  8)  What else do you want people to know about you? I love 80s rock and metal and am so happy I got to see the classic (almost) Guns n Roses play twice. The first time I flew to Texas since I missed all the closer shows!

Featured Student: Eddiberto Flores

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  1. When are you graduating? Graduation is dependent on what I will be doing the summer of 2019. If I take summer courses, I will be graduating in December of 2019. If I enter a research program, I will be graduating in May of 2020.
  2. What are your career plans? I am working towards playing an active role in researching varying therapies that yield long-lasting results. I have carried a fascination with conscious expansion ever since I learned how to be a student of all and any experiences. Entering a graduate program centralized around consciousness is a key component as to why I pursued an undergraduate degree initially. Attaining a position in clinical therapy where I would have the opportunity to teach others how to problem solve and empower themselves would be a wholesome career and use of my life.
  3. Why did you major in psychology? I majored in psychology to get a better understanding of myself through learning about the underlying processes throughout my development that has shaped who I am today. As my education has progressed in the field, I became aware of the marriage between psychology and biology reflecting of one another. I strive to continually approach the world through a pragmatic paradigm. Learning about behavior has taught me how to align my actions with my ambitions.
  4. What do you do for fun? Without obligation, I enjoy creating compositions of sounds to share as stories. Writing songs is my favorite creative practice because it strengthens my writing skills by elucidating lessons that I have learned or have yet to learn. I find it fun to fill space with sounds that create an atmosphere through live music. I also enjoy recording myself and other artists to help them in their musical endeavors.
  5. What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of? I am just happy that I have learned to care about thoroughly educating myself. Becoming a member of the Psi Chi Honor Society was a great reflection of my efforts, which was fun to celebrate with my family.
  6. What is your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology? My favorite book related to psychology is The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. This book implores the reader to take reign of their own attention by consciously placing it in their present environment. As a gradual practice of being in the moment, I realized how often I was thinking about the past or wondering about the future. Letting go of ruminating thoughts is such a peaceful experience and a great way to choose your own mindset.
  7. What single thing do you hope to accomplish at UWGB before graduating? Next semester I will be starting an independent study. I think it would be incredibly cool to have a piece of work published as an undergraduate.
  8. What else do you want people to know about you? I travel as often as I can. This past summer I went on a road trip heading to the pacific northwest while camping along the way with my cat, Liška. This is one of my favorite experiences so far in my life.

Featured Student: Natalie Ehren

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When are you graduating?
I will be graduating in either the fall or spring of 2021.
What are your career plans?
I plan on completing a doctoral program in a field of neuroscience before I go on to be a professor and researcher.
Why did you major in psychology?
I majored in psychology because I saw a gap in research and understanding mental health.  In response to this, I wanted to at least try to get some of those answers for the people who do not know how to ask, and I think psychology is the best way to do that.
What do you do for fun?
A good portion of what I do for fun is what most people hate.  As a former women’s lacrosse player, I love to run and stay in shape.  I spend a good portion of my time reading both classic and contemporary literature as well as writing poetry and my own book.  In addition to all of this, I relax by cooking and baking; making vegetarian food that my sister will not eat since there is no meat in it is probably the best part.  Above all of this, I have the most fun being a mom to my puppy.
What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of?
The academic experience I am most proud of was being invited to be one of Dr. Jason Cowell’s research assistants even though I am going to have to work with young children (they make me uncomfortable).
What is your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology?
I do not watch many movies, so I do not have a favorite one.  My favorite psychology TV show is Criminal Minds.  I would have to select The Catcher In The Rye as my favorite book.
What single thing do you hope to accomplish at UWGB before graduating?
I want to complete an honors project that will be the jumping off point to my future research.
What else do you want people to know about you?
My puppy is a black goldendoodle named PoPoe (after Poseidon and Edgar Allan Poe) and he will be turning five months old very soon.  I am a big supported of mental health literacy and hope to do some fun and interactive activities on campus that make the subject much more approachable.  Everyone is welcome to visit me in the neuroscience lab!  I promise to do my best not to stab you while gelling your EEG!
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