Work life balance even in graduate school and the role of Emotional Intelligence Christina Testa UA’ 23 ‘25 and Jim Stellar As CT continues to grow in her master’s in public health degree graduate training program in epidemiology as we … Continued
The vagus nerve has 80% of its nerve fibers reporting to the brain. What is up with that? Catherine Lienemann ‘UA 27 and James Stellar In a previous blog, we wrote about Takotsubo syndrome where stress can actually alter the … Continued
I always wanted to be a school psychologist By Clare Hart UA’25 and Jim Stellar Clare tells me that she cannot remember when she did not want to be a school psychologist. Maybe it was her parents who were both … Continued
From Crisis to Compassion: Transforming Inpatient Psychiatric Care By Imaan Siddiqui UA‘23 and Jim Stellar First, some author background: This blog post was primarily written by IS with input from JS. It belongs in this blog series, which started in … Continued
Graduate school: A different kind of challenge from undergraduate school by Helena Horvat UA’23 TCSPP’29 and Jim Stellar I have completed my first semester of graduate school (fall term 2024) at The Chicago School. As the next one approaches, I … Continued
An unusual gap year By Kriti Kalary UA’25 and Jim Stellar Kriti came to the University at Albany with acceptance already assured into SUNY Upstate Medical School. She also had sufficient advanced placement credits from high school that she will … Continued
How I decide to change my major or not By Kaya Dulik UA’27 and Jim Stellar I (KD) am a sophomore who came back to her freshman seminar professor (JS) to discuss what I should study now, starting as a … Continued
I graduated. Now what? – Pursuing excellence in a gap year and for subsequent graduate school By Paige Shellhammer UA’24 and Jim Stellar People were discouraging me (PS) from taking a gap year. They would commonly say, “You will not … Continued
How does prefrontal cortical function impact the hedonic continuum? By Dana Morales’ UA 25 and Jim Stellar What is the hedonic continuum and how does it relate to approach-withdrawal? The hedonic continuum is a device psychologists use to arrange happiness … Continued
Working at a job after college – what it tells the student heart and head By Chloe Woodward UA’24 and Jim Stellar We wrote a previous blog about her graduation. Now that she has spent at least 5 months on … Continued