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Rianna Di Jesus will graduate Spring 2023 and plans on earning a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling to become a therapist for adolescents and adults. Rianna is an avid daydreamer and interested in how daydreaming and other types of mental imagery can be beneficial. Rianna appreciates that all of the psychology professors at Ramapo give students the opportunity to branch out and explore their own interests, which is important since psychology is a large field.

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Alexandra Oliver graduated this year and plans on attending a master’s program for Forensic Psychology and will train to become a polygraph technician. Alexandra’s favorite part about being a psychology major at Ramapo has been working closely with the faculty because they provided the tools to explore an intense field of social science. In Alexandra’s time at Sage Day School, she learned how important it is truly give each student an individualized educational experience, as no two children are alike.

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Katelyn Mullen will graduate Spring 2022 and will attend graduate school to pursue a masters degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Katelyn enjoyed being able to intricately design, modify, and execute a research study while being able to explore an unknown yet upcoming realm of social conformity. Additionally, she enjoyed taking a wide variety of Psychology courses to get a better understanding of what direction to pursue after graduation.

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Julia Drennan will graduate Spring 2022 with a Biology major and Psychology minor and will go to graduate school to pursue a master’s degree in public health after gaining experience in a professional workplace or research institute. This research project enabled Julia to conduct a research project in a more formal setting and honed their critical thinking and collaborative skills. Julia enjoys being able to take a wide variety of classes related to psychology and have the ability to work on interdisciplinary projects.

Harlee Shirvan will graduate Spring 2022 and plans to go to graduate school to receive a Master’s in Forensic Psychology. Throughout this project, Harlee enjoyed learning how to perform a more professional experiment and becoming more equipped with the variety of ways to conduct research. As a psychology major, Harlee appreciated being able to take classes focused on specific aspects of psychology and learning how each subsection intersects to create one large discipline.

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Victoria DeCepoli will graduate this summer and plans to apply to graduate school, find a full-time job, and fit some traveling in between. Victoria most enjoyed being able to learn from her own personal experiences in conducting research and data collection which can help with future studies. Victoria did experience both the highs and lows of doing independent research. However, Victoria has found that the Psychology professors were all enlightening in their own unique way. The concepts and information she has learned from the professors is information she will carry into her new chapter on life and she is grateful for it. Victoria feels the experiences at Ramapo College support Einstein’s quote, “Education is not the learning experience of facts, but the training of the mind to think”. Although Victoria’s chapter at Ramapo is coming to its end, it’s a chapter in her story that will be one of her favorites.

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Samantha Kurtz will graduate in 2023 and will pursue a medical degree to become a psychiatrist. Although, the study took a lot of planning Samantha enjoyed conducting the research study and found it to be an enriching experience. Samantha enjoyed understanding a different element of the human experience through the work in classes. Samantha feels the professors have shared a wealth of knowledge to challenge students. This has solidified Samantha’s interest in going into some facet of the psychological field.

Mark Mifsud will graduate in 2022 and although unsure of the next steps, Mark in nonetheless excited. Mark enjoyed working with people in a non-laboratory/classic experimental setting. Mark has also enjoyed working with the professors in psychology.

Jessica Pisano will graduate in 2022 and plans on attending a masters program in Occupational Therapy. Jessica was interested in the effects that the Invisibility Cloak Illusion had in a virtual environment. Jessica is also looking forward to attending in person courses as a psychology major and is grateful for this opportunity.

Valerie Vengerov will graduate in 2022 with a Psychology major. Valerie will attend graduate school and get certified to teach English in Spain for a year or two. Valerie found it interesting to compare and contrast the differences in how a virtual setting affects individuals versus an in-person setting. Valerie appreciated working with the psychology faculty and is very pleased with the program.

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Samantha Stolker graduated this year and will be attending the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine to earn a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling. Samantha hopes to work with children/adolescents and possibly pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology. Samantha  enjoyed working closely with some extremely talented professors. From them Samantha learned so much about research, statistics, data, and professional scholarly writing. Samantha also really enjoyed analyzing the data collected because it felt like a nice conclusion to a long and difficult journey of data collection and seeking out participants. Samantha said, “I most enjoyed the psychology classes because I feel like throughout my four years at Ramapo I have grown so much. This growth has not only been about academics, but it made me a more compassionate and generous human being. In Psychology we seek to understand human behavior, and to desire something like this requires a deep care and interest in people. All of my professors emphasized this and the importance of meaningful relationships and interactions in every one of my classes. I feel like Psychology majors walk away from Ramapo passionate about helping others and making the world a better place.”