The Dental School application process – a journey By Mudra Patel UA’25 and Jim Stellar MP’s applications are now in. This blog is about the personal on-the-ground view of what it is like to go through this testing and application … Continued
The transition from graduate student to front-line clinical supervisor Emma Langsford UA’23, C’25 and Jim Stellar In May 2025 I (EL) graduated from my master’s program in clinical psychology, rounding out two years of being a full-time graduate student while … Continued
The Gap Year is settling in By Natalie Hearn and Jim Stellar NH is about 8 months into her planned gap of two years. While she says that it still sometimes feels like she just graduated, there have been some … Continued
The internship experience in graduate school Helena Horvat and Jim Stellar In our latest blog post, I (HH) reflected on applying to my first internship in my clinical PsyD program. While I have mastered taking college and graduate-level courses, excelling … Continued
Transitions – Christina becomes an undergraduate neuroscientist at Cornell University By Christina Cheng and Jim Stellar Christina graduated high school and went to Cornell University after working some at the University Albany in a neuroscience laboratory while still in high … Continued
Getting the most from our kids in the K-6 educational system: Why High Expectations Still Require Deep Connections By Rebecca Rivera UA’23 and Jim Stellar Let’s open with this question from our last blog. “The question is how do we … Continued
What it Means to Follow Your Heart (According to the Little Voice in the Back of Your Head) By Rachel Orenstein UA’24 and Jim Stellar There is a piece of advice which seems to permeate every possible situation, an applicable … Continued
The biology of the vagus nerve and stress management through mindfulness meditation Catherine Lienemann ‘UA 27 and James Stellar In a previous blog, we established that the vagus nerve does more than provide a parasympathetic (calming) output. It is what … Continued
Two Paths, One Vision: The Journey to Becoming a Nurse with a Mentor By Iris Tamura UA’ 26 and Jim Stellar In our first meeting, I (JS) asked IT if she wanted to go to graduate school. I did this … Continued
Graduate School after Gap Years: Going at the Pace of the Limbic System By Chhiring Sherpa UA’23 and Jim Stellar (really written by CS and lightly edited by JS) When we meet, we talk honestly. Jim (JS) tends to nudge … Continued