|
december
2000
the
psychology newsletter
PSYCHOLOGY
“A LIST”
The
following students are on the Psychology department “A List”. This
list represents Psychology Majors who have a 4.0.
Michele
Benjamine
Kenneth A. Caron
Jessica L. Howard
Lori A. Hutchinson
Brenda G. Lucil
Kerrie L. Murphy
Leanne Bruen Wetzel
Anne
Irene Woodman
POSTER
SESSION
Students
who have completed their research projects for the course Advanced
Experimental Psychology will present a poster session featuring their work
on December 11 from 2 to 3PM in room A110A. The 6 projects to be featured involve surveys of students at
Worcester State College and interview data collected from elderly
residents of long term care facilities in Massachusetts. All members of
the college community are welcome to attend. We wish to extend a special
invitation to students who plan on attending graduate school and who may
wish to undertake Honors in Psychology in the future.
COMPUTER
LAB
Students
are encouraged to use the computer lab in A-104A. The lab is open Monday
through Friday 8:00-4:00. The machines are equipped with word processing
and statistical programs. There is a lab assistant available to help you
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 to 2.
PSYCHOLOGY
DEPT. WEB SITE
The
Psychology Department's Website is up and running.
It includes information about the department, the faculty,
information for seniors and more. Browse our website for more information
and let us know if there is additional information that you would like to
see. To reach the web site go to http://wwwfac.worcester.edu/psychology.
DO
YOU PLAN TO GRADUATE IN MAY?
Students
who plan to graduate in May of 2001 must submit an intent to graduate form
by December 31, 2000. Those who do not submit the form on time may be
ineligible to participate in the Commencement Ceremony. Students filing an
Intent to Graduate for Summer, 2001 are not eligible to participate in the
May 2001 commencement.
DEAN’S
LIST
The
following Psychology majors appeared on the dean’s list last semester.
Sara
V. Ball
Sophia L. Beland
Sara R. Belanger
Brenda Marie Berthiaume
Amy E. Brodeur
Heather Jean Bull
Aimee E. Caminiti
Rosaria M. Cappuccio
Lori G. Caravalho
Nicole R Catanzano
Michelle L. Chunis
Sarah E. Comeau
Mary L. Condos
J Michele Connor
Jaclyn B. Connor
John A. DeMember
Andrea Louise DePatie
Danielle K. Donohoe
Megan Elizabeth Dowling
Jason A. Dulac
Susan J. Dupre
Rae M. Dutton
Kathleen A. Dwyer
Michael A. Eagan
Christina A. Eckelkamp
Laurie E. Enman
Jessica L. Fafard
Jennifer L. Falke
Elizabeth M. Favreau
Stephanie M. Favulli
Nina M. Ferraro Sweares
Mary K. Flinkfelt
Lori L Gaudette
Nicole R. Gaudette
Dara B. Gleick
Mellissa S Gomes
Christine Marie Graves
Nancy C. Groleau
Leah L. Guzman
Meghan L. Hammond
Amy M. Harvey
Kate A. Hutchinson
Lori A. Hutchinson
Michelle J. Jacques
Jonathan R. Keithan
Timothea Kelley
Lynda M. Kelly
Kristy J. Kowalczyk
Giselle A. LaBonte
Kristina M. Lamarche
Elizabeth A. Landgren
|
Kelly
A. Lauder
Marisa L. Lavin
Patricia A. Lemley
William G. Letendre
Andrea R. Levy
Marcy A. Lloyd
Erica F. Lockwood
Diane E. Maloney
Jennifer Marotta
Michelle H. Martone
Megan L. Mathieu
Antoinette McClain-Robinson
Kari-anne M. McCue
Michelle M. McDonald
Erin O. McKernan
Christina L. Mietkiewicz
Renee P. Mueller
Mercy J. Mwangi
Tracy A. Needham
Melissa A. Nordberg
Kelly L. O'Neill
Gayle A. Paldino
Arash S. Pazooki
Cristina Pentiuc
Tammy M. Perreault
Erica L. Peters
Julie A. Piltzecker
Brenda L. Provencher
Kathleen A. Ranaghan
David P. Ricciuti
Jennifer A. Robbins
Sarah E. Rondeau
Jayne E. Sarkisian
Joanna B. Serafin
Jessica E .Silverstein
Barbara L. Smith
Donald L. Smith
Kerri L. Spurling
Kimberly A. Stegbuchner
Catherine E. Sturgis
Lori A Szostakowski
Genel L. Thomas
Rebekah J. Tilleman
Jennifer A. Vigeant
Melissa B. Vigeant
Mary A. Walling
Sarah B. Wass
Kristy L. Weaver
Jennifer A. Wickson
Wendy M. Woodard
Anne Irene Woodman
Danielle M. Woods
|
GOING
TO GRAD SCHOOL?
Don’t
forget that the Christmas break lasts until January 16. To be sure of
getting letters of recommendation done on time you should contact the
faculty you are going to ask for references before the end of the
semester.
Also,
remember to open a placement file at the Career and Counseling Center.
Your references can send a letter there when they prepare your grad school
recommendations.
FAC
ULTY/STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Several
students have had projects accepted for presentation at the American
Society on Aging conference in New Orleans, LA in March, 2001. These
projects were prepared under the direction of Dr. Pearl Mosher-Ashley.
Dixie
Lee Charbonneau - A comparison of age and gender in perceptions of
successful aging. (Poster Session.)
Nicole Cote - Linking Long-term Care Residents with Elementary
Education Students via a Pen Pal Program. (Program Exchange.)
Holly
Way Kiernan - Strategies to expand a pen pal program from simple letters
into a full intergenerational experience. (Program Exchange.)
Allison M. McIver, Amy Hudon, Jennifer Williams, Linda Stefanick -
Encouraging college students to actively participate in the american
society on aging conference. (Round table Discussion.)
Mary Elizabeth Noone (Holy Cross) - Providing a stimulating environment
for the mentally ill elderly: a profile of Sunbridge Care and
Rehabilitation Center. (Program Exchange.)
Valerie Wright - Factors influencing the life satisfaction of residents
in
nursing homes. (Poster Session.)
FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP
Dr.
June Allard presented a paper “Bloom’s taxonomy as a teaching tool: an
experiment” with Drs. J. McNett, C. Harvey, and N. Athanassiou at the 25th
International Conference on Improving University Learning and Teaching, in
Frankfurt, Germany in July of this year. Dr. Allard was also part of the
NEASC team accrediting a college in Rhode Island this semester.
Dr.
Pearl Mosher-Ashley, Dr. Andrew Futterman (Holy Cross) and WSC graduate,
Erin French (U-Masss/Amherst Clinical Psychology doctoral program) will
present a paper titled, “Facilitating research and publications in aging
at the undergraduate level through advanced research courses”, as part
of a resource exchange at the Association for Gerontology in Higher
Education meeting in San Jose, CA., February, 2001.
CAREERS
IN PSYCHOLOGY
There
are literally hundreds of career fields open to students with a background
in psychology. In addition to the many degree programs and established
careers, you can also use your talents and training to create a unique
career niche.
An
article by Susan Lee Painter in Psychological Science Agenda, Nov/Dec,
2000) discusses how she developed a career in Design Psychology. Dr.
Painter had a degree in psychology and several years of experience in the
field of family violence when she decided to get additional education in
interior design.
She
now works in design psychology, which she describes as “..the practice
of interior, environmental, and landscape design in which psychology is
used as a tool for design”. According to Dr. Painter, the field
“..focuses on fulfilling the psychological needs of users of
space…This is particularly important in the design of schools,
hospitals, residential communities for the elderly, and other projects
where people are under high levels of stress.” Her past projects
included an award-winning design for a pediatric clinic for a minority,
low-income population. She is now emphasizing urban design and planning.
Design
psychology is closely related to the better-known fields of environmental
psychology and human factors research.
REHABILITATION
COUNSELING
Many
Psychology majors consider careers in counseling and psychotherapy. If you
are one of them you may realize that there are several degree routes you
could follow, including graduate programs in various areas of counseling
psychology (mental health, family, guidance), clinical psychology or
social work. However, you may not be aware of the closely related field of
Rehabilitation Counseling.
Assumption
College offers a two-year (62-68 credit) master’s degree in
Rehabilitation Counseling. Their website states that rehabilitation
counselors help people with disabilities to “identify their strengths
and weaknesses, build on their assets, enhance their abilities, and
positively alter the environments in which they function.” Counselors
are trained to use medical, psychological, educational and sociological
information in order to provide a range of services: case management,
consumer advocacy, job analysis, counseling, vocational assessment, and
workplace modification.
Rehabilitation
counselors with Master’s degrees can get state licensure and
professional certification. They work in a variety of settings including
schools, hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, drug treatment programs, and
social service agencies as well as private practice.
BACHELOR’S
DEGREE JOBS
WSC
Psychology majors can enter a wide range of jobs with a bachelor’s
degree. Last year, our 1998 graduates reported holding a variety of
positions including:
-
Behavior
intake specialist in a corrections department,
-
Service
coordinator in a housing agency
Employment specialist in a program for adults with disabilities
-
Mental
health counselors at several different medical and social service
agencies
-
Sleep
disorder technician in a hospital,
-
Case
workers in social service and foster care settings
-
Promotions
manager for a theater
-
Behavior
specialist in an extended care facility
-
Coordinators
in several residential or social service agencies
The
following are jobs recently advertised in Central Massachusetts for which
a bachelor’s degree in psychology would be appropriate. In some cases
experience is required:
-
Family advocate - work
with families and community agencies
-
Counselor
- residential setting for adults with disabilities
-
Director
of recruitment – find and screen employees and volunteers to work
with adults with emotional or developmental disabilities
-
Training
coordinator – plan workshops on substance abuse and related public
health issues
-
Advocate
– for adult shelter
-
Case
manager – work with families on issues of abuse and neglect
-
Program
officer – review and evaluate grant applications for nonprofit
agency
-
Community
living counselor – coordinate services for young adults with mental
illness
Happy
Holidays
Happy
New Year
|
