{"id":4059,"date":"2025-02-25T16:22:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T16:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/?page_id=4059"},"modified":"2025-02-25T17:14:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:14:38","slug":"student-alumni-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/student-alumni-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Student &#038; Alumni Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4059\" class=\"elementor elementor-4059\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba23f1 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eba23f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f3454 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19f3454\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7286587 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7286587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453f58c e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"453f58c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1a844 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa1a844\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072ee57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"072ee57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac9b56a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac9b56a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/picture-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1783\" alt=\"Jade Carriero \u201924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/picture-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/picture-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/picture-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/picture-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/picture-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/picture-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b796b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b796b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f4c15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29f4c15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jade Carriero \u201924<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5d055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af5d055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jade transferred to WCSU the second semester of her first year and has become greatly involved on campus ever since. She held the position of Vice President of the Psychology Student Association for two years, as well as Treasurer for WCSU\u2019s Chapter of Psi Chi. She is currently the President of WCSU\u2019s Chapter of Psi Chi and is the Student Representative for the Psychology Department. She also currently works as the Student Assistant for the Psychology Department. She has been a student researcher with Dr. Gee for two years, primarily researching undergraduate students\u2019 perspectives on teaching assistants. She has presented this research at the Eastern Psychological Association Conference in 2023 and numerous times at WCSU\u2019s Western Research Day. She has also been a TA for Dr. Gee\u2019s Brain and Behavior course (PSY 230). Outside of the department, she has held a 2-year position of Vice President for the Program Activities Council where they plan all major programs and events for WCSU. After graduation, she plans on continuing her education in a doctoral program for counseling psychology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db9f28b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db9f28b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24529ea elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"24529ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09bae80 skyler e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"09bae80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"skyler\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbfdef3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbfdef3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd7b15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fd7b15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0424174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0424174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2025\/02\/Skylar-Bartush.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4065 lazyload\" alt=\"Skylar Bartush\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2025\/02\/Skylar-Bartush.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2025\/02\/Skylar-Bartush-300x180.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/300;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cdde5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8cdde5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f8cd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00f8cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Skylar Bartush '23<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d993ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d993ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Skylar Bartush (&#8217;23) has been accepted to Bentley University&#8217;s M.S. In Human Factors in Information Design program for Fall 2025. Since August 2023, Skylar has worked as a Postgraduate Research Associate at Yale University, where she has been involved with XR Pediatrics\u2014a lab dedicated to advancing youth and young adult health through clinical applications of extended reality (XR) and game technologies. Her research has deepened her passion for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), a field that integrates psychology to better understand user perspectives and needs, shaping the design and development of systems, programs, and technology. Bentley\u2019s HFID program is among the top-ranked in the field, offering students the opportunity to collaborate with industry leaders such as Meta, Amazon, and Google. Skylar looks forward to leveraging this experience to further explore the intersection of technology, design, and human behavior.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f6ccb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f6ccb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f825f3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0f825f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8024e1 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8024e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b9230 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2b9230\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5fa8db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5fa8db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe7913f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe7913f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-10.51.06-AM-819x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1788 lazyload\" alt=\"Allison Cerasale\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-10.51.06-AM-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-10.51.06-AM-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-10.51.06-AM-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-10.51.06-AM.png 984w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 819px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 819\/1024;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73661e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73661e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4b57e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b4b57e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Allison Cerasale \u201923<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50713b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50713b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Allison has been a very active member of the psychology department since her freshman year. She has held numerous positions such as the PsychAlliance Secretary, Psi Chi Treasurer, Student Representative, and PsychAlliance Publicity Chair! In Spring 2021, she was also a TA for PSY 205 and an attendee of the Eastern Psychological Association conference in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Allison completed an internship her senior year at the Institute for Holistic Health Studies on campus. Outside of the department, Allison served as the Service Coordinator\/Secretary for the Newman Club and a mentor at the Western Connection Program. She has been inducted into the Delta Alpha Phi Honor\u00a0 Society and the Psi Chi International Honor Society. She won the\u00a0 Outstanding New Student in Psychology award, Outstanding Junior in Psychology award, and Dan DeRosa Memorial Award from the\u00a0 Psychology Department. After graduation Alison plans on going to grad school to study school psychology and hopes to work as a school psychologist in an elementary school.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a4a87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9a4a87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-747d0d9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"747d0d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6fdd4c e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6fdd4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753abd1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"753abd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8ca51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b8ca51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cddf77c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cddf77c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/FullSizeRender-1-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1786 lazyload\" alt=\"Edwin Medina \u201923\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/FullSizeRender-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/FullSizeRender-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/FullSizeRender-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/FullSizeRender-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/FullSizeRender-1-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/FullSizeRender-1-scaled.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 819px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 819\/1024;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2c19b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f2c19b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22be534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22be534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edwin Medina \u201923<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9a468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e9a468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Edwin is a member of the WCSU chapter of Psi Chi and Pi Sigma Alpha. He is a student researcher in the area of cognition, where he worked on measuring different types of cognitive abilities. He also is a research assistant in the area of infant\/child perception. In previous semesters, he has completed research related to body image, personality, and other types of cognition. Outside of WCSU, he has gained experience in data collection through internship and shadowing experiences. After graduation, he plans to start new research in graduate school.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aee6a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1aee6a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1f1d5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9a1f1d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05d1620 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05d1620\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88fce26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88fce26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792b03e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"792b03e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ac8de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03ac8de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_IMG_2599-820x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1787 lazyload\" alt=\"Satil Moni \u201922\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_IMG_2599-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_IMG_2599-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_IMG_2599-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_IMG_2599.jpg 830w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 820px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 820\/1024;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b7a0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29b7a0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1196da7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1196da7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Satil Moni \u201922<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ca3d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5ca3d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Satil is a Psychology major, Professional Writing minor in the Kathwari Honors Program. She completed an internship with Dr. Mary Murphy at the Center for Assessment and Psychotherapy and at the Center for Empowerment and Education. She is has also worked on completing a Domestic Violence\/Sexual Abuse Counseling certification. She is a member of PsychAlliance, Psi Chi Honor Society, and a veteran member of Honors Students of Compassion. She was the President of the Muslim Student Association from 2020-2022 and the Vice President in Fall 2022. She also hosted the first K-pop and Asian music show, \u201c13 Hours Ahead\u201d on WCSU\u2019s radio station, WXCI 91.7 FM. She has previously worked as a Career Peer Leader at the Career Success Center, an Honors Assistant Intern for the Kathwari Honors Program, and an Editor for the Perspective Honors Literary Magazine. Because of her heavy involvement in leadership, both formally and informally at WCSU, the Student Government Association Granted her the Student Award of Merit in May 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583991d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"583991d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfdb546 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cfdb546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4511999 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4511999\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e082860 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e082860\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf51363 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf51363\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5fa7b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5fa7b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_20221014_163655-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1780 lazyload\" alt=\"Gabrielle Johnson \u201922\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_20221014_163655-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_20221014_163655-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_20221014_163655-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_20221014_163655.jpg 887w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 819px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 819\/1024;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-922d79d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"922d79d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe721f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abe721f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gabrielle Johnson \u201922<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30fe581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30fe581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Graduate Student at Boston College<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Gabrielle graduated Summa Cum Laude from WCSu and the Kathwari Honors Program in May 2022. While on campus at WCSU she worked as the Student Assistant for the Psychology Department, served as a Teaching Assistant for Dr. Gee in Brain and Behavior, a Research Assistant for Dr. Kuther, and performed an independent study supervised by Dr. Gustafson. She was awarded the Outstanding Senior in Psychology and the Willerman Memorial Award from the Psychology Department. Gabrielle is currently working toward a Master\u2019s degree in Mental Health Counseling at Boston College. She is a full-time student working as an intern part-time at Davies Life &amp; Health and with WCSU Professor, Dr. Tara Kuther, as a research assistant for her developmental psychology textbooks. Currently, she is working on developing her skills as a counselor-in-training, and is in the process of preparing for interviews at internship sites in Boston to receive clinical experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a7f1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69a7f1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8b326 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d8b326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d70107 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d70107\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4765222 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4765222\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838042b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"838042b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2250b7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2250b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/image-4-784x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1755 lazyload\" alt=\"Mixtli Suarez \u201922\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/image-4-784x1024.png 784w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/image-4-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/image-4-768x1004.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/image-4.png 877w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 784px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 784\/1024;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc1fc3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfc1fc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b453b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45b453b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mixtli Suarez \u201922<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed663e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed663e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mixtli has obtained Dean\u2019s List Status in Fall 2021 and had two internships in her time at WCSU. In Spring 2021, Mixtli had an internship at Danbury Grassroots Academy (DGA), a non-profit organization that is a free, year-round program serving 50 at-risk select students, ages 8-18. Mixtli served as an academic mentor for the students at DGA. Throughout her position, she has been able to improve her administrative and creative skills, and help students satisfy their academic needs. After the completion of her internship, she was offered a position as an academic associate at DGA. Mixtli also had an internship at Head Start. Head Start is an early learning program offering childcare and preschool options. Students at Head Start learn social-emotional skills to prepare for entry into kindergarten. her overall goal is to apply and be accepted into WCSU\u2019s School Counseling Master\u2019s Program. She aspires to become a school counselor, and one day, a school principal.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3efaf72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3efaf72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875feca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"875feca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79f509 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d79f509\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c9ef41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c9ef41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7273a35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7273a35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc1f0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dc1f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2024\/04\/Hoegler.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3558 lazyload\" alt=\"Sarah Hoegler\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2024\/04\/Hoegler.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2024\/04\/Hoegler-300x180.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/300;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d52dbb5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d52dbb5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee9a36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ee9a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sarah Hoegler '18<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2f922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab2f922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>B.A. in Psychology<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb313b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cb313b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ph.D. Student at University of Notre Dame<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019ve met so many people here at WestConn to whom I\u2019ve said, \u2018I want to be like you when I grow up!\u2019 But, Dr. Nelson is a professor who has certainly been a mentor to me. I\u2019ve worked with Dr. Nelson for almost three years, and she\u2019s really pushed and challenged me to become the best that I can as a student in general, but specifically as a researcher.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05c3396 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05c3396\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7cf98 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"da7cf98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d70f35 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d70f35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aceab02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aceab02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9788f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc9788f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5e3a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b5e3a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_image.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1781 lazyload\" alt=\"Li Ting (Ada) Lin \u201917\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_image.png 480w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_image-240x300.png 240w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/600;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d54ac46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d54ac46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3705ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3705ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Li Ting (Ada) Lin \u201917<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2378bd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2378bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ph.D. Student at University at Buffalo, SUNY<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Ada graduated from WCSU in 2017. While at WCSU, she was awarded Outstanding New Student in psychology, Outstanding Junior in Psychology, Outstanding Senior in Psychology, and the Willerman Memorial Award from the Psychology Department. She has been granted several scholarships, namely the WCSU Alumni Association Scholarship, the W. Jason &amp; Ellen Hancock Scholarship (2015 &amp; 2016), the Veronica Hagman Memorial Scholarship, the Karlson Family Foundation Scholarship, the Roberta B. Willis Scholarship (2013-2017), and the Barden\u2019s Honor Students International and Domestic Travel Scholarship. Ada currently has her Master of Education in Educational Studies and is in the process of obtaining her Ph.D. in Combined School Psychology and Counseling Psychology from the University at Buffalo, SUNY. She was awarded the Arthur Alfonso Schomurg Fellowship (2018-2022) and the GSE Schomburg Textbook Award (2021 &amp; 2022). She is a pre-doctoral intern at Ohio University\u2019s CPS where she conducts individual and group counseling with college students, prepared and delivers outreaches, and participates in didactic training na seminars to enhance her clinical skills. Her dissertation focuses on the impact of racial microaggressions among Asian Americans amid COVID-19.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2c3d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab2c3d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedf3e4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"aedf3e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ea0d1 elaina e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d5ea0d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"elaina\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253cb13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"253cb13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f16ada0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f16ada0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f7dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29f7dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/12\/Layden.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2689 lazyload\" alt=\"Elaina Layden\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/12\/Layden.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/12\/Layden-300x180.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/300;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d5abde e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d5abde\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bdf6e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bdf6e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elaina Layden '10, '17<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a08a9b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a08a9b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>B.A. Psychology; M.S. Applied Behavioral Analysis\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74cc23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a74cc23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cI was originally a history major and I took a class with Dr. Barrett, who pushed me to be the best version of myself and inspired me to change my major. I also had Dr. Nelson who was tough, but compassionate, and she held my infant son so I could take an exam. I had an amazing experience at WCSU and find those memories to be so important to my journey of becoming a therapist.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc5cc3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bc5cc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34dfc51 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"34dfc51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178c761 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"178c761\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a76164 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a76164\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f790919 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f790919\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0607ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0607ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_Dovgan_Headshot2-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1779 lazyload\" alt=\"Kristen Dovgan \u201909\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_Dovgan_Headshot2-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_Dovgan_Headshot2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_Dovgan_Headshot2-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/03\/thumbnail_Dovgan_Headshot2.jpg 921w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 819px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 819\/1024;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee05c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ee05c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b40db4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b40db4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kristen Dovgan \u201909<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113eedb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"113eedb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Assistant Professor of Psychology at Marist College<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Kris graduated from WCSU in 2009. At WCSU, she served as the President of the Psychology Student Association, the Vice President of Psi Chi, a Student Representative for the department, and a Student Ambassador for the International Student Exchange Office. Throughout college, she worked full-time as a paraprofessional for people with developmental disabilities, which influenced her doctoral studies and future scholarship. At Marist, she is training students in research methods and developmental disabilities by collaborating with the Anderson Center for Autism to provide a social skills program for youth with autism spectrum disorders. Kris received her Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Psychology from George Mason University in 2013. She was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Missouri from 2016 to 2018. In addition, she has published 22 peer-reviewed articles in academic journals and presented 29 research papers and posters at regional, national, and international conferences. Her current scholarship focuses on developmental, progression, and relationship among problem behaviors, internalizing disorders, and co-occuring conditions in this population.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb6470d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb6470d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca6b80 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dca6b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4016d6 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a4016d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa9c32d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa9c32d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50356eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50356eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5898554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5898554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/12\/Dator.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2688 lazyload\" alt=\"Jonathan Dator\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/12\/Dator.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2023\/12\/Dator-300x180.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/300;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b535d97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b535d97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d762227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d762227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jonathan Dator '07<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66db740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66db740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BA Psychology<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf61a8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf61a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Associate Director of Training<br \/><\/strong><strong>Personal Counseling Center at Providence College<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cMy time at WCSU changed my life as it taught me things can still be okay even while working through difficult life transitions. I now have doctoral and master\u2019s degrees, but still proudly display my WCSU diploma in my office. It represents resilience. It represents me. Because of this, I maintain relationships with my professors to this day, and I\u2019m grateful for that.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433723d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"433723d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d38202 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9d38202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jade Carriero \u201924 Jade transferred to WCSU the second semester of her first year and has become greatly involved on campus ever since. 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