Two key college questions: What do I want to do with my life? Where does inspiration come from? Lauren Dodds UA’26 and Jim Stellar We two connected in psychopharmacology when the course content discussion spilled over into talking about college, … Continued
A gap year on the way to clinical mental health counseling by Madi Jachim ‘UA 25 and Jim Stellar MJ is currently in JS’ senior undergraduate seminar. We began to talk there and it extended to this writing. One reason … Continued
My progression toward medical school – trials and tribulations By Salina Sahawneh UA’26 and Jim Stellar I met Salina in my office after she wrote me an email looking for volunteer work in a research laboratory. We decided to write … Continued
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