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A “Lab” of One’s Own By Natalia Diaz NU’11 and Jim Stellar Our old lab at Northeastern University, back in the early 2000s, became a kind of first home away from home for me, a place where I felt safe, … Continued

Some things I wish I knew about applying to graduate school By Sophia DiLavore UA ’25 and Jim Stellar At this point, as a team, we two have written three blogs mostly on ADHD. Here is the last one that … Continued

Choice Architecture in business and what it tells us about the brain Sanjana Koushik ’22 NU and Jim Stellar In our first blog, we explored how Kahneman’s model of decision-making plays a role in the thinking of business leaders, and … Continued

What do I do after graduation? I explore the world in parallel to my current plumbing job. By Zaden Smith UA’25 and Jim Stellar ZS took classes with JS in his senior year. That began a conversation outside of class … Continued

Getting an MSW as a clinical advocacy degree, peacefully, after a gap year or two. By Molly Mann UA’23 and Jim Stellar In a recent conversation, MM explained to me that at her job she is helping people go back … Continued

How does the Common Center form behavioral approaches: An example from taking care of a child with Williams Syndrome Keira Autera UA’27 and Jim Stellar Williams Syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by a missing section of chromosome seven. It … Continued

What does a recent graduate, working in business, interested in neuroscience, know about decision-making Sanjana Koushik ’22 NU and Jim Stellar SK and JS met through a mutual friend with whom JS worked long ago at Northeastern. As you can … Continued

Contextual learning is highly limbic. It is why “presence” is so important By Christina Testa and James Stellar Context is everything when considering a career or a job.  Of course the theme (e.g. public health worker) is what one drives … Continued

From the Classroom to the Field: What Grad School Taught Me About Being a Better Socio-Therapist Emma Langsford UA’23, C’25 and Jim Stellar We’ve followed EL’s journey in a series of blogs, starting from her transition from UAlbany to Columbia … Continued

Finding your way to a career and maybe graduate school during a gap year or two By Joyce Lee UA’24 and Jim Stellar I met Joyce very early in her college years and we formed a mentor-mentee connection that took … Continued