Student Liaisons 2010-2011

 

Claire Curran '11

Hi, my name is Clare Curran and I am a senior here at Mount Holyoke. I am from Massachusetts and I am a psychology and education major. I am in the process of getting my license for early childhood education in hopes of becoming a first or second grade teacher. I love working with kids and am having a blast being in the area's classrooms. I am also a member of Psi Chi for the second year. I am definitely available to talk about anything related to psychology or education or anything in between. If you ever need help deciding what to take or want to know about professors, email me and I will definitely get back to you. Have a great year!

Courses taken:

  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Adolescent Development
  • Statistics
  • Research Methods
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Theories of Personality
  • Whiteness and Racism in Education
  • Ideas of Geometry and Measurement
  • Gender and Domestic Labor Seminar
  • Dev. Literacy
  • Differences in Learning
  • UMASS: Psychology of Adoption
  • Lab: Social and Personality Development
  • Teach/Learn: Math/Science

 

Jinsol Lee '12

Hi, my name is Jinsol Lee. I am from South Korea but have grown up across multiple continents and I am delighted to be here as a junior at Mount Holyoke. I love my major in Psychology & Education, with a minor in Statistics. I am also pursuing teaching licensure in elementary education and have enjoyed working in various classrooms, tutoring at Girls Inc, and mentoring in the “Take The Lead” program. I also serve as the treasurer of Psi Chi. Over the past summer, I have worked on research with Professor Becky Packard on the role of mentoring, particularly with community college student transfers. If you have any questions regarding psychology or education, please feel free to contact me; I’m looking forward to hearing from you!

Courses Taken:

  • All in the Family (First-year seminar)     
  • Educational Psychology
  • Statistics
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Observing and Assisting in Inclusive Classrooms
  • 295 Independent Study (in psychology and education)
  • Research Methods
  • Differences in Learning
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Racism and Inequality in Schools and Society
  • Lab in Early Social and Personality Development

 

Yujia Lee '11

Hello! My name is Yujia Li. I am a senior and a psychology major. I love my major and love taking psychology classes in the department. My favorite class is Social and Personality Development with a lab in Gorse Child Study Center. During winter and summer breaks in my sophomore year, I volunteered in a mental hospital in China. In my junior year, I took an independent study with Amber Douglas, and worked as a research assistant in the lab. In the past summer, I worked as a research assistant in a developmental psychology lab in Boston. Right now, I am writing a thesis on perception of relationships. I enjoy doing research and want to go to graduate school related to clinical psychology. I want to find a lab assistant job next year and do research with clinical population before applying to graduate school. Please contact me at any time and I am happy to discuss with you classes and internships!

Courses Taken:

  • Families (FSY)
  • Theories of Personality      
  • Developmental Psychology     
  • Social Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Statistics
  • Research Methods
  • Lab: Social and Personality Development
  • Sem: Concepts of Abnormality

 

Catherine Macaluso '11

Hey there, I'm Catherine Macaluso and I am a senior Psychology major and Sociology minor.  Some of my psychological interests are psychoanalysis, qualitative methods and child development.  I have taken part in some independent work and hope to start a new study in the spring.  I have taken a great deal of psychology courses, especially with my advisor, Gail Hornstein.  I spent a semester abroad during the spring of 2010 in Vienna, Austria.  If you have any questions about classes, professors or going abroad, don’t hesitate to ask!

Courses Taken:

  • Psych Statistics
  • Research Methods in Psychology      
  • First year seminar: Psychological Controversies
  • Personality Theories from a Biographical Perspective
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Lab: Qualitative Methods in Psychology
  • 295 Independent Study
  • Abroad: Psychoanalytic and Existential Psychology
  • Abroad: Cultural Psychology: Child Development
  • Lab: Social and Emotional Development
  • Psychology in the Media

 

Sophia Negaro '11

Hi, I’m Sophia Negaro. I am a psychology major with a passion for Neuroscience. I began college as a Neuroscience major and I am currently working my way back to that focus. This summer I worked at the Yale Rudd center as a research assistant. The Rudd Center is a non-profit research organization devoted to improving the world’s diet, nutrition, and weight stigma issues. I had a lot of fun at Rudd, but I realized I want to do something closer to the biological basis of behavior. This January I hope to assist in a Neuroscience lab researching the hippocampus. As you can tell I change my mind a lot so I know plenty about switching between interests. If I can help in anyway, don’t be afraid to contact me!

Courses Taken:

  • Introduction to Psychology
  • First Year Seminar: The Infinite Mind    
  • Statistics
  • Research Methods
  • Biological Basis of Behavior
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Animal Behavior
  • Visual and Auditory Perception
  • Lab in Early Social and Personality Development
  • Concepts of Abnormality
  • Lab in Perception and Cognition 
  • Psychology of Trauma
  • 295 Independent Study – Teacher assistant in statistics

 

Tara Penny '11

I’m a senior majoring in both Psychology and Critical Social Thought.  My focus area in psychology is social psych, and I am interested in conflict, intergroup relations, gender and sexuality, and consciousness studies. As for my work in the psych department I was a lab assistant to Sarah Knapp last year working on a study of stigma, framing, and health behavior and I am currently pursuing a thesis pertaining to gender and the armed forces. As a CBL fellow I also work coordinating volunteers to Girls Inc of Holyoke, many of whom are psych and education majors. Please feel free to email me! I am very happy to discuss majoring in psychology and I am here to help!  I practically live in the lobby of Reese now (ah! Thesis!) so come by and say hello!

Courses Taken:

  • Intro to Psychology       
  • Research Methods
  • Social Psychology
  • 295 Independent Study
  • Human Sexuality
  • Lab in Personality and Social Development
  • Sem: Theories of Self
  • Sem: Culture and Human development
  • Sem: Group Conflict and Violence
  • Sem: Trauma

 

Merit Yasmin Shalom '11

Hi there! I transferred to Mount Holyoke in the fall of '08 and am a senior this year. I'm majoring in Psychology and Education, assist in a Holyoke public school, tutor in an adult literacy program in Springfield, and do my work-study hours in Reese (meaning I spend a lot of time in the Education Curriculum Library!). I am more than happy to answer your questions regarding all of the above or any of the classes I've taken below. Please do not hesitate to email me if you're curious, confused, or just want to bounce around your ideas!

Courses taken:

  • Introduction to Psychology: A Biological Perspective   
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Statistics
  • Research Methods
  • Multicultural Education (@ UMass)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • JTerm Education Course (Pre-practicum)
  • Literacy Methods
  • Cognitive Lab (Adult Literacy)
  • Math Methods