Psych Mic is a podcast for psychology students to explore the endless ways they can use their psychology background to make an impact! In each episode, host Maya interviews an industry leader about their career path and advice for students. Because psychology is so widely applicable, it can be a challenge to figure out what to do next. These episodes will give you language to talk about your passions, uncensored tips about graduate school and career development, and lots of confidence in your psych background!
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Learning experientially | Applied behavioral science with Aline Holzwarth, MBA
Saison 1 · Épisode 61
jeudi 12 mai 2022 • Durée 01:00:30
Aline Holzwarth, MBA, is an applied behavioral scientist specializing in digital health research and scientifically informed product design. She is currently the head of behavioral science at Pattern Health and Principal at Dan Ariely's Center for Advanced Hindsight. She writes, "my training in psychology and business, and my experience in research and healthcare, have given her the kind of interdisciplinary lens that helps me appreciate the complexity of decision-making in the real world, particularly when it comes to the thorny domain of health. I am passionate about sharing behavioral insights with anyone who'll listen." See her website here.
During this live interview (want to attend future ones? Sign up here), we cover:
What is behavioral science?
What is the “applied” piece?
The value of dabbling
Why didn’t you get a PhD?
Why did you get an MBA?
If you lack experience in behavioral science: how do you start acquiring relevant experiences?
What kinds of research experiences are applicable to behavioral science roles?
When did you own the title of behavioral scientist?
Examples of behavioral science in digital health
The future of behavioral science
The paradox that ALL (or at least most) jobs require experience
Entry-level job titles in behavioral science
Where to network with behavioral scientists
How do priorities of industry (e.g., profit, efficiency) impact your work?
Advice for switching fields
What piece of advice would you give your undergrad self?
What is one skill, quality, or general factor that has served you no matter where you went in life?
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Access Psychology Foundation: Increasing access to psychology for underrepresented communities with Dr. Alec Miller and Damian Travier
Saison 1 · Épisode 60
jeudi 5 mai 2022 • Durée 01:01:55
Access Psychology Foundation is a nonprofit that works to increase inclusion, equity, and diversity in the field of mental health by providing historically underrepresented communities with access to evidence-based prevention and treatment, and by training the next generation of racially diverse mental health providers.
APF offers scholarships and grants to high school students, college students, graduate students, licensed professionals, schools, and organizations from historically underrepresented communities to help them:
gain exposure to the field of evidence-based clinical psychology
access high quality training and consultation in evidence-based treatments, and
access high quality training in working with clients of diverse backgrounds.
APF also offers scholarships and grants to people from historically underrepresented populations so they can obtain quality, evidence-based mental health treatment. Evidence-based treatments are those subjected to rigorous research trials demonstrating their effectiveness.
This episode is a conversation with APF co-founder, Alec Miller, PsyD, and APF Executive Director, Damian Travier.
TO FIND OUT MORE:
The APF website is still under construction, but to find out more information about the opportunities discussed, you can reach out to Damian Travier at dtravier@access-psychology.com and mention that Psych Mic sent you!
Listen to the Psych Mic interview with Dr. Alec Miller to learn about his career path in clinical psychology here.
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Breaking down disciplinary silos | Clinical research with Dr. Amy Elliott
Saison 1 · Épisode 59
jeudi 28 avril 2022 • Durée 01:09:01
Amy Elliott, PhD, Chief Clinical Research Officer at Avera Research Institute, leads a research team focused on improving child health and development through community-based research. Dr. Elliott is the principal investigator on several National Institutes of Health (NIH) research projects including the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Study, an initiative to reduce infant mortality in American Indian communities. Dr. Elliott also holds professor and research positions at The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.
Education:
PhD from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Clinical Psychology
MA from North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, Clinical Psychology
BA from Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minnesota, Psychology
Topics we cover:
If there was one thing you wish everybody knew about child development, what would it be?
Why did you go into clinical psychology instead of medicine?
Why did you get a master’s before your PhD?
If you loved research, why did you want to get licensed as a clinician?
How did you choose your PhD program?
What was your grad school research on?
Having a baby in grad school - unique benefits & challenges
Why did you want to work with children?
What did your training look like in graduate school?
What was the most valuable part of your PhD?
Advice for students interested in Amy’s line of work
What does a pre-doctoral internship in behavioral pediatrics and genetics look like?
Working on interdisciplinary teams
When and why did you transition away from clinical work and into full-time research?
Acting boldly despite imposter feelings | with clinical psychologist Dr. Jill Stoddard
What do you wish you knew as an undergrad in psychology?
What makes you want to mentor someone? How do I ask for someone’s time? How to I prove I’m worth it? How can I be a good mentee?
Why did you do a master’s in clinical psychology before your PhD?
Enhancing student wellbeing, resilience, and leadership | with Dr. Tim Davis
Saison 1 · Épisode 57
jeudi 14 avril 2022 • Durée 01:08:07
Tim Davis, PhD, is associate professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Director of Leadership Coaching for BattenX, the executive training program. A clinical psychologist, Tim helps students, executives and teams achieve more by building resiliency, community and self-awareness. At Batten, he teaches courses on team leadership, group dynamics and emotional resilience.
Davis’s leadership courses at Batten emphasize practical, experiential learning to build self-awareness. His students form teams to experiment with using different approaches to solving problems they experience as team members and leaders. His resilience-focused courses use the transition to and from college as a place for students to learn emotional resilience skills, life management skills, and foundational leadership skills that will help them deal with setbacks and career changes.
Prior to joining Batten, Davis served as the Executive Director for Resilience & Leadership Development at the University of Virginia. He also previously served as the Director of the UVA Center for Counseling & Psychological Services and as Director of Clinical Services at the University of Michigan Counseling & Psychological Services Department.
Education:
Executive Coaching Certification from Georgetown University’s Institute for Transformational Leadership.
PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park
MA in counseling psychology from Arizona State University.
BA in journalism & history from Indiana University
Topics we cover:
The bathtub epiphany moment that led Tim to psychology
Why Tim wanted to help people as a therapist
Getting rejected from “safeties” but accepted to the #1 counseling psych program
Tim’s attitude toward research in grad school
Choosing a clinical path after grad school
Why Tim got training in more severe psychopathology
What Tim learned about college student mental health after working at 4 separate university counseling centers
Becoming a competitive applicant to clinical psychology doctoral programs (Part II: Applying) | with Dr. Barry Farber & Daisy Ort
Saison 1 · Épisode 56
jeudi 31 mars 2022 • Durée 01:06:16
In this episode, I interview Daisy Ort, a 4th-year clinical psychology PhD candidate, and her doctoral advisor, Dr. Barry Farber, about the graduate school application process. We focus mainly on clinical doctoral programs (particularly PhD), but also touch on other routes (e.g., PsyD, MSW, MFT, LMHC). This is Part II of a two-part series. In Part I, we covered preparation: what do you need to do before it actually comes time to apply? In Part II today, we will cover the actual application — the process and its materials.
Our guests:
Daisy is currently a 4th year clinical psychology PhD student at Teachers College, Columbia University. Besides having gone through the process herself, Daisy has helped countless students through every stage of the grad school process.
Dr. Barry Farber has been on doctoral admissions committees at TC for over 40 years. He reviews hundreds of applications every single year and really understands what makes for a successful application. He was also the Director of Clinical Training for 25 years.
To read more about Daisy and Barry, go to their lab website here.
Resources mentioned in last week's and this week's episode:
Topics we cover (see chapter markers to click time stamps)
00:00:00: Intro
00:04:52: Some questions covered today
00:06:33: How to compile your list of schools
Becoming a competitive applicant to clinical psychology doctoral programs (Part I: Preparing) | with Dr. Barry Farber & Daisy Ort
Saison 1 · Épisode 55
jeudi 24 mars 2022 • Durée 01:10:45
In this episode, I interview Daisy Ort, a 4th-year clinical psychology PhD candidate, and her doctoral advisor, Dr. Barry Farber, about the graduate school application process. We focus mainly on clinical doctoral programs, but also touch on other routes (e.g., PsyD, MSW, MFT, LMHC). This is Part I of a two-part series. In Part I, we'll be covering preparation: what do you need to do before it actually comes time to apply? In Part II, which is being released next week, we will cover the actual application.
Our guests:
Daisy is currently a 4th year clinical psychology PhD student at Teachers College, Columbia University. Besides having gone through the process herself, Daisy has helped countless students through every stage of the grad school process.
Dr. Barry Farber has been on doctoral admissions committees at TC for over 40 years. He reviews hundreds of applications every single year and really understands what makes for a successful application. He was also the Director of Clinical Training for 25 years.
To read more about Daisy and Barry, go to their lab website here.
Topics we cover (see chapter markers to click time stamps)
Overview
00:08:36: Overview of PhD vs. PsyD vs. MSW vs. MFT
00:13:22: Clinical vs. Counseling
00:14:58: MSW vs. Doctorate
00:16:10: Are school rankings important?
00:17:09: Why you should have this book: Insider’s Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology
00:19:03: Career outlook differences (MA vs. Doc)
Suffering is not a measure success | Neuroscience research with Dr. Wendy Suzuki
Saison 1 · Épisode 54
jeudi 17 mars 2022 • Durée 56:34
Wendy A. Suzuki, PhD, is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at New York University.
She received her undergraduate degree in physiology and human anatomy at the University of California, Berkeley in 1987 studying with Prof. Marian C. Diamond, a leader in the field of brain plasticity. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from U.C. San Diego in 1993 and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health before accepting her faculty position at New York University in 1998.
Her major research interest continues to be brain plasticity. She is best known for her extensive work studying areas in the brain critical for our ability to form and retain new long-term memories. More recently her work has focused on understanding how aerobic exercise can be used to improve learning, memory and higher cognitive abilities in humans. Wendy is passionate about teaching (see her courses), about exercise (intenSati), and about supporting and mentoring up and coming scientists. See more on Wendy's website.
What was the moment you realized you wanted to become a neuroscientist?
What is it like to study something no one has really studied before?
What is something you wish somebody told you before you started graduate school?
Facing the work-family conflict | Working parenthood with Dr. Yael Schonbrun
Saison 1 · Épisode 53
jeudi 10 mars 2022 • Durée 01:17:40
Yael Schonbrun, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who wears a number of professional hats: she a small private practice specializing in evidence-based relationship therapy, she’s an assistant professor at Brown University, she is a podcast host, and she writes for nonacademic audiences about working parenthood. She has a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and completed her postgraduate training at Brown University. In all areas of her work, she draws on scientific research, her clinical experience, ancient wisdom (with an emphasis on Taoism), and real life experiences with her three little boys. You can find out more about Yael’s writing, including her forthcoming book on work and family, and about her research by clicking the links, and can follow her on Twitter and on Facebook where she posts about the science and practice of work and family.
Impact in research vs. therapy / finding a balance
Why are you fascinated by interpersonal relationships?
Advice for prospective graduate students
Rewards and challenges of graduate school
Why is evidence-based practice important to you?
Designing for healthy behavior change | Behavioral science with Dr. Amy Bucher
Saison 1 · Épisode 52
jeudi 3 mars 2022 • Durée 01:19:06
Amy Bucher, Ph.D. is Chief Behavioral Officer at Lirio, which unites behavior science with artificial intelligence to drive healthcare behavior change. She is the author of Engaged: Designing for Behavior Change, published by Rosenfeld Media. Before joining Lirio, Amy worked as Vice President of Behavior Change Design at Mad*Pow, a strategy and design consultancy, and on behavior change products in-house at CVS Health and Johnson & Johnson. See her website and blog here.
Amy received her A.B. from Harvard University, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She’s a frequent speaker at behavior change and UX conferences where she talks about motivation, engagement, and product design.
Her research interests include motivational design and self-determination theory, social relationships/connections and their effect on well-being and performance, happiness and resilience, and health behaviors such as medication adherence and physical fitness. Her ultimate goal is to apply the learnings of psychology to the realm of health and wellness so that people feel empowered and equipped to live their best lives.
Topics we cover:
Amy’s early experiences with research & mentors
The decision to go to grad school
Knowing what you know now, do you think you’d still have chosen to do PhD?
What does it mean to be a behavioral scientist?
Do you need a PhD to do this work? What’s the added benefit?
Behavioral science, behavioral change design, user experience: what’s the difference?
Why Amy didn’t go the faculty/academia route
The focus of Amy’s PhD program & the intersection of psychology subfields
Amy’s advice for choosing a graduate program
Decision-making & uncertainty after grad school
how APF was founded
why this nonprofit is so needed
the nature of the mental health crisis in communities of color
how APF is working to address the racial gap in mental health treatment and training
and how you can get involved
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Amy’s role at Avera Research Institute: Research & findings, leading a team, day in the life
What is one skill, quality, or general factor that has served you no matter where you went in life?
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The adolescent brain
The crisis of college mental health centers
Why Tim stepped away from his clinical positions
What piqued Tim’s interest in leadership and resilience?
How Tim fosters leadership, resilience, and emotional wellbeing for thousands at UVA through his courses
How are leadership and resilience related?
Can everyone be a leader?
What is Tim’s definition of leadership?
How is Tim’s clinical background still serving him?
What is one skill, quality, or general factor that has served you no matter where you went in life?
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00:16:27: When will I know if faculty are accepting students?
00:17:15: Sending emails to potential advisors
00:21:15: Lessening the financial burden of applying
00:23:39: How many schools to apply to?
00:25:53: CV—Communicating your readiness
00:28:27: Personal statements—standing out
00:41:17: GRE
00:47:30: Letters of Recommendation
00:50:51: Embellishing your interest in research?
00:54:41: Grades & GPA
00:57:34: Assessing program/faculty fit
01:01:54: Final words of hope & comfort
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00:25:33: How much experience is needed before you’re “ready”
00:28:41: How to find faculty members in your research areas of interest
00:30:00: The important components of your application to prepare for ahead of time
00:31:17: GRE (part I)
00:34:06: What can I do while still in college to become competitive?
00:38:09: Research vs. clinical experience - both equally important?
00:39:48: Clinical experience: why, when, and where?
00:43:47: What kinds of research experiences are most valuable?
00:45:52: Important skills to learn as an RA
00:47:37: Are you only competitive if you’ve published?
00:49:37: When is a master’s helpful?
00:54:03: How do you find clinical experiences without a license?
00:57:11: Does type of clinical experience matter?
00:58:10: What makes applicants stand out?
01:02:42: What parts of Daisy’s application stood out?
1:05:43: Steps to find a faculty advisor
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How do you see your work in science as being creative?
What was it like to start your own lab? What do you wish you had known?
How has your leadership style evolved? (What works better now than what you had been trying)
How did you choose your research areas, after grad school?
What challenges did you face as you made a research switch (from neurophysiology to exercise)
How does meditation make you a better scientist?
What made you want to get involved in activities that don’t involve lab research (e.g., public speaking, book writing, entrepreneurship)
How did you build up your skill of public speaking? And how has public speaking opened doors for you?
Wendy’s business: BrainBody, Inc
What is one skill, quality, or general factor that has served you no matter where you went in life?
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When did Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) come into the equation?
After your post-doc, how did you decide what the balance between clinical work and research would look like for you?
How did becoming a mom shift your professional outlook and commitments?
Values-based decision-making and the work-life conflict
Yael’s upcoming book: Work, Parent, Thrive
Advice for a younger audience about working parenthood
How do each of your roles fill you up? Faculty position, writing, podcasting, and therapy
An ACT exercise to help you make your next career decision: the eulogy exercise (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - minute 58:55)
Yael’s and Maya’s values
How is being a clinical psychologist in line with your values?
The power of psychological flexibility
What is one skill, quality, or general factor that has served you no matter where you went in life?
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What skills did you gain from your PhD program that have helped you in industry?
Self-determination theory
Does it matter what you do your PhD in to get into behavioral science?
Advice on starting in this field and figuring out if a PhD is needed for the work you want to do
Amy’s book, Engaged, and its unique contribution to the field
What has your work in behavioral science and healthcare looked like since your PhD?
What kinds of qualities mesh really well with behavior change design?
Being the Chief Behavioral Officer at Lirio
What is one skill, quality, or general factor that has served you no matter where you went in life?
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