After graduating from Baruch College in 2013, I decided to pursue a Clinical Psychology Doctoral program.  I continued to work at Baruch as a TA for Introduction to Psychology and in research labs on campus for two years post-graduation.  I was able to publish three manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals with my mentor, Dr. Daniele Artistico, one of which was based on my honors thesis.  During that time I also worked with a private psychiatrist and at a group psychology practice in an effort to begin to develop my clinical skills.  I began my PhD program at Texas A&M University in the fall of 2015 and plan on graduating in 2021.  Although my career trajectory has been focused on the science and practice of psychology, my training in English (which was my second major) has been so valuable.  My success in both of the aforementioned clinical practice jobs relied heavily on my writing abilities and I am still consulted about linguistic and phrasing issues by those colleagues. As a doctoral student, it is essential to be competent and confident in communicating broad theoretical conceptualizations as well as in interpreting empirical evidence derived from experimental studies.

My research endeavors to build bridges between sub-disciplines of psychology, namely, clinical and social psychology.  In general, I currently focus on translating useful social psychology constructs into clinical psychology jargon and interpreting those social constructs’ impact on clinical populations.  All of this interdisciplinary work would not be possible without a good command of the English language and a strong emphasis on critical thinking and creativity (fluid intelligence).  I feel these set of skills are currently taught best in the liberal arts, but desperately needed in the sciences.

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