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The CNYPA Snapshot is our new bi-monthly blog that features a different psychologist within the CNYPA membership. The intended audience includes our fellow CNYPA members, as well as the general public – who both may be interested in obtaining psychologically-minded information and fostering connections with the wonderful psychologists who serve Central New York’s diverse population.
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Upstate Medical University Nappi Wellness Institute Integrated Care
How did you become interested in the field of Psychology?
I began my undergraduate studies at Colgate University already with a strong interest in understanding the brain and behavior. As a behavioral neuroscience major, I ... Read More
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SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Student Counseling Center
How did you become interested in the field of Psychology?
I took a Philosophy 101 and Psychology 101 in undergrad as part of prerequisites for nursing and was instantly hooked. By the end of my first year of undergrad, I knew I wanted ... Read More
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RKA Psychological Associates in Watertown, NY
How did you become interested in the field of Psychology?
I first figured out I liked listening to people and trying to help when I was pretending to be my friends’ therapist on AOL Instant Messenger in middle school. When my college Psychology classes ... Read More
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Associate professor of psychology, Cazenovia College
How did you become interested in the field of Psychology?
Two ways. On my thirteenth birthday, I received a book called Sophie’s World, which is an engaging introduction to philosophy disguised as a mystery novel. I became interested in the ... Read More
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Colgate University, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
How did you become interested in the field of Psychology?
I had to write my first term paper in seventh grade, and while all the other kids were writing about normal topics like whales or Hungary, I wrote mine on Freud and ... Read More
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Skaneateles Psychology Associates
How did you become interested in the field of Psychology?
I was always interested in science, so I thought I would become a research scientist. I also had a fascination with human behavior, but never had considered combining those two interests. About ... Read More
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Private Practice
How did you become interested in the field of Psychology?
I became interested in psychology during college. Then after college, I worked as a research assistant at the Syracuse VA Medical Center, where I interviewed veterans with PTSD. That role solidified my interest in ... Read More
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I work at the Syracuse VA Medical Center. I am also an Affiliate Coach with Insight Business Works and I am the owner of my own coaching/consulting business; Initiative – Consulting and Coaching.
How did you become interested in the field of Psychology?
I won a Psychology research contest in ... Read More
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Institute for Human Performance (IHP)
How did you become interested in the field of Psychology?
Like many of us, I was drawn to a career where I could help people. After I graduated undergrad, I interviewed for a position as a research assistant doing clinical trials with ... Read More
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Syracuse University Psychological Services Center
How did you become interested in the field of Psychology?
As a young person I was interested in “big questions” about life - like “how do we actually know what is real?” and
“do people really have free will?” I ... Read More
