1. When will you graduate? I will graduate in May of 2019.

2. What are your career plans? I plan to attend graduate school to earn a Master’s Degree, and eventually a PhD, in either Sport and Exercise Psychology or Clinical Counseling.

3. Why did you major in psychology? I majored in Psychology because I have always been interested in human behavior and the human body. I also wanted to work in a career that I know I would be helping people on a daily basis and making positive impact on people’s lives.

4. What do you do for fun? For fun, I enjoy playing any kind of sports, spending time with my friends and family, going to movies, going to concerts, and watching the Packers, Brewers, and Bucks.

5. What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of? The academic experience I am most proud of so far would have to be Dr. Gurung selecting my group’s poster as the best poster in his Research Methods Class last semester and being his Research Assistant this semester.

6. What’s your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology? My favorite movie related to Psychology is Sybil. My favorite book related to Psychology would have to be Nineteen Minutes. My favorite TV show related to Psychology is Criminal Minds.

7. What single thing do you hope to accomplish at UWGB before graduating?  The single thing I hope to accomplish before graduating is to complete an Honors Project or an Independent Study and present it at MPA. I also want to continue my involvement with PsycHD and be inducted into Psi Chi.

8. What else do you want people to know about you? My favorite holiday is Christmas. I could listen to Christmas music 365 days a year.

1. When will you graduate? I will graduate in May 2018.

2. What are your career plans?  My ultimate goal is to one day become a School Psychologist working in an elementary and/or middle school setting.

3. Why did you major in psychology? I have always been interested in understanding why people think and behave the way they do. I also think I chose psychology because it allows me to learn more about myself and reflect on my own thoughts and experiences through a variety of different perspectives.

4. What do you do for fun? In my spare time I enjoy reading, watching Netflix, spending time with my friends and family, going hiking, and taking trips to Door County. I also really enjoy experimenting with cooking and baking (and eating the final creations).

5. What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of? I am most proud of the hour-long lecture I was required to give as a teaching assistant for Dr. Lorenz’s Intro to Psych class.  While it was a lot of work, I really enjoyed it and it was such a valuable experience.

6. What’s your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology? I really love the movie The Aviator because it gives an accurate depiction of how mental illnesses such as OCD can seriously impact a person’s life in every way imaginable. My favorite book would be Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, and lately I’ve been obsessed with the tv show Dexter.

7. What single thing do you hope to accomplish at UWGB before graduating? I hope to continue being involved in the psychology department and help uphold its current level of excellence!

1. When did you graduate? I graduated in May 2015.

2. What do you do now? I recently graduated with my masters degree in Cognitive and Social Psychology from Ball State University. At the beginning of the new semester I will be teaching Research Methods at UW-Madison.

3. Why did you major in psychology? I majored in psychology because it is something I am so passionate about and find myself getting wrapped up in, I can truly find my “flow” and spend hours with the rest of the world out of focus as I stay in the zone focusing on data analysis, reading research articles, or writing research papers. Moreover, I am passionate about social justice and I believe psychology is one powerful tool that can allow us to move toward a more equal society as it can help understand behaviors such as stereotypes, attitudes, prejudice and discrimination and what can be done to ameliorate some of their negative effects.

4. What do you do for fun? I spend time with my family, garden, run, do weightlifting, do Zumba, do kickboxing, read, do research, cook, go to coffee shops, check out cool new places, do crafts. I also enjoy going to local events and meeting new people.

5. What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of? When I graduated from UWGB, I was the graduating class speaker and I was able to share my story in front of the class I graduated with as words of inspiration as we graduated. I was honored to do that then and I still feel so proud of myself for doing that. Also, I completed a thesis project in graduate school on female leadership and feminist identity which was a big accomplishment for me as well.

6. What’s your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology?  I’m not much of a movie buff, but probably even though I know Dr. Martin would give me a hard time, I really like Shutter Island a lot. I also like Girl, interrupted as well.  For books, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood, and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. For TV shows, Dexter or Criminal Minds.  And can I add podcast? I love Hidden Brain (and fellow psychology nerds will love it too), Code Switch, and Criminal.

7. . What’s an important goal or accomplishment you are currently working on? My dream is to get my PhD in social psychology and be a professor doing research on gender and sexuality and teaching. I am currently working on a few publications and research projects and will continue to do research and teach to prepare myself for a doctoral program. I also strive to maintain a happy and healthy body, mind, and attitude to keep myself motivated and maintain a good work life balance. Moreover, I also work hard to be a role model and advocate for other women and minorities and it is my hope and goal that my research and advocacy can serve to empower minorities and guide policies that can shape a more equal, accepting, and peaceful world.

1. When will you graduate? I will graduate in May 2020.
2. What are your career plans? My career plans are to go to graduate school and become a children’s therapist or social worker.
3. Why did you major in psychology? I am majoring in psychology because I enjoy learning about the topic and I feel it is the best choice to send me in the right direction for the career plans I have in mind.
4. What do you do for fun? I like spending time with my friends and family. I also really enjoy working on my art and reading for fun. Art has always been something I enjoy, which is also why I am majoring in art along with psychology.
5. What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of? I am most proud of being inducted into Psi Chi and I hope that I will be able to become more involved in the Psychology department now that
I am a member of Psi Chi.
6. What’s your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology? My favorite TV show related to psychology is Criminal Minds. I love how they create profiles and investigate peoples minds and behavior in order to solve the crime. I am not sure if I have a favorite book or movie related to psychology, but Criminal Minds is definitely my favorite TV show.
7. What single thing do you hope to accomplish at UWGB before graduating? I hope to become involved in both the Psychology and Art departments. Also I want to get to know more of the faculty and students in both departments. I also hope to continue my involvement in both Psi Chi and PsycHD.
8. What else do you want people to know about you? I will be the PsycHD public relations officer along with the Psychology and Stuff intern next semester. I look forward to both opportunities and hope I can make the best out of both, by getting experience and meeting people in the psychology department here at UWGB.

​​1. When did you graduate? I graduated in December of 2010 with a double major in Psychology and Human Development.

2. What do you do now? I recently returned from a master’s program in Ireland and volunteering at a rural refugee camp in Greece. My MA is in Gender, Globalisation and Human Rights, so I would consider myself to be a human rights advocate at the moment.

3. Why did you major in psychology? I love people, isn’t that why we all study psychology? 🙂 I was, and still am, fascinated by people, personalities and family systems. When I think back on the courses I got the most out of I would have to say theories of personality, clinical child psychology and gender across the lifespan. They were utterly fascinating.

4. What do you do for fun? I really enjoy travelling. After living abroad for the last year and a half, I have certainly caught the travel bug. I have a long list of destinations I can’t wait to visit.

5. What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of? I am most proud of the FLITE program I developed my senior year in college. The program helped many high school students access higher education and I am still in touch with it’s graduates today. It holds a special place in my heart and I feel blessed that I received such incredible support for this project from the professors in the psych department and Phuture Phoenix. Many of the psych professors volunteered their time to speak to the group. For those that don’t know, FLITE was a college-bound program started in 2010 at Preble High School. You can learn more about it here: http://goo.gl/oXJqCz. On a side note, I am also super proud of my recent research dissertation for my master’s degree program. I researched and wrote on the unique paradox facing undocumented students and education rights in the US from a political and human rights critique. My research concluded that citizenship is a process engendered by politics and current policies regarding undocumented youth have created a substantive citizenship status that elevates the population into a position of having the “right to have rights” and, therefore, a right to education. Talk about a mouth full. 🙂

6. What’s your favorite movie, book, and TV show, related to psychology? Hmm.. This is a great question. I had to really think about it. I feel like everything relates to psychology, or maybe it’s just that I am always applying what I learned to the things I read, watch and absorb. However, a great book I would suggest to everyone is called War: What if it were here? by Janne Teller. It discusses a fictional war situation from the perspective of a young British boy forced to flee to an Arab country to seek refugee. It is written like a diary and you are able to feel his pain and witness the decline of his mental health and his families under the strains of living with so little in an environment that is entirely foreign to him. It is a worthy read for anyone trying to better understand the psychological impacts of war.

7. What an important goal or accomplishment you are currently working on? Presently, I have been working on fundraising for refugee youth education projects in Greece. I am heading back to the refugee camp I worked at over winter to continue volunteering. I recently held a community event at the ART Garage and we raised over $2,600 dollars that will return with me to be used directly on-the-ground for educational activities with refugee children and youth. Anyone interested in learning more or donating to the cause can visit www.gofundme.com/from-ritsona-with-love-fundraiser. I have also been giving presentations around the Green Bay community regarding the rights of refugees, the asylum process, conditions in the camps and sharing real stories that bring a human face to the crisis.

1. When will you graduate? I will graduate in May 2018.
2. What are your career plans? I plan to go to graduate school for social work.
3. Why did you major in psychology? I actually originally decided to attend UWGB for nursing but after taking my intro to psychology course, I decided that psychology was what I wanted to study. I love studying people and how they work. I am especially interested in how exogenous cues can affect an individual and how they act towards others.
4. What do you do for fun? I enjoy watching Netflix and movies, hanging out with friends, and napping.
5. What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of? I am very proud of the fact that I have been included on the honors lists several times over the course of my career here. It is nice to see when all the hard work and dedication pays off.
6. What’s your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology? My favorite TV show related to psychology is Brain Games.
7. What single thing do you hope to accomplish at UWGB before graduating?  Before graduating I want to be a research assistant for one of the wonderful professors in the in the psych department. It would be an incredible honor.

1. When will you graduate? I plan to graduate in December 2018.
2. What are your career plans? I’m still in the process of figuring out what I want to do, but if I had to decide today, I would want to work with kids in a school setting as a counselor! I love working with kids. They’re so creative, resilient, and hopeful.
3. Why did you major in psychology? I decided to major in psychology because I’ve always had a passion for helping people. I’ve been empathetic since I was little. I’ve always felt this indescribable need to fix people who aren’t happy. Unfortunately, that’s not always possible, but when I receive a degree in psychology, I’ll be able to help people feel happy at a more successful rate!
4. What do you do for fun? In my free time I enjoy painting, drawing, watching Netflix, and napping. I love doing arts and crafts. It’s a great way to activate my imagination and create!
5. What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of? Last semester I was presented with the Whitney Radder Award for my work tutoring through the Phuture Phoenix program. It was such an amazing honor to receive the award from Whitney’s mother and uncle. It was definitely an experience I will never forget and that I will always treasure.
6. What’s your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology? My favorite movie is The Shining, my favorite book is The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Dexter is one of my favorite TV shows.
7. What single thing do you hope to accomplish at UWGB before graduating? It’s really difficult to narrow down the long list of things I hope to accomplish here. If I had to pick one, I’d choose being a research assistant for one of the amazing professors from our psychology department. I think it would be a priceless experience where I would learn things that cannot be taught in a classroom.
8. What else do you want people to know about you? I’m going to be the Psi Chi officer of public relations next semester and I couldn’t be more excited to be part of such an amazing organization! I’m also really looking forward to using Psi Chi as a way to meet new people with similar interests in psychology.