THHP Student Alyssa Smith's Recent Achievements

THHP student Alyssa Smith will be participating in the New York Law School Summer Pipeline Program throughout June 2024. This program is designed to prepare and support aspiring law students from diverse backgrounds. It offers a comprehensive introduction to the legal profession, including workshops, mentorship, and networking opportunities with legal professionals. Participants gain valuable insights into law school admissions, academic success strategies, and career pathways in law. 

In addition, Alyssa will be an HR intern from June to August, immersing herself in the various functions of human resources, gaining hands-on experience in a real-world corporate environment. During this internship, she hopes to learn about employee recruitment processes, staff onboarding, benefits administration, and compliance with labor laws. She will also assist in developing training programs and contribute to employee relations initiatives. This experience will be crucial in understanding the HR lifecycle and the importance of fostering a positive work culture. "Through this role," Alyssa wrote to us, "I aim to develop my communication, organizational, and strategic planning skills, which are essential for a successful career in human resources."

We congratulate Alyssa on the summer program and internship and wish her continued success in her endeavors. 

THHP Graduate Elizabeth Katanov's Latest Achievements

Elizabeth Katanov, who has just graduated Magna Cum Laude from Hunter, has been accepted into multiple MD programs and will start attending SUNY Downstate Medical School from the fall.

In addition, Elizabeth has been awarded the Else Seringhaus Award for Excellence in Research in Biological Sciences & Honors in Biological Sciences. The award was based on the research she conducted at the Shuman Lab at the Friedman Brain Institute at Mount Sinai. From February 2022, she worked on a neuroscience project studying neural networks that might be implicated in temporal lobe epilepsy. She attended the Society for Neuroscience Conference in San Diego in November 2022 and presented a poster about her research at the Friedman Brain Institute Neuroscience Retreat. She also attended the Hunter’s Undergraduate Student Research Conference in 2023.

We congratulate Elizabeth and wish her the best for her future endeavors.

THHP Student Juliet Weschke's Recent Achievements

We congratulate THHP student Juliet Weschke (majoring in Clinical Psychology) on winning the the Gerry Turkewitz Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to students at Hunter College who have demonstrated academic excellence and are committed to pursuing a PhD in Psychology. The students who are awarded the scholarship are expected to actively engage in research that contributes to the understanding of developmental processes and adaptive behaviors.

Juliet has also won the Livingston Welch Service Award. This award recognizes outstanding service to the Psychology Department at Hunter College. Recipients are selected based on their significant contributions to departmental activities, including organizing events and participating in initiatives that enhance the educational environment. The award highlights students who have excelled academically and shown a strong commitment to the psychology community​.

Juliet has also received Distinction and Honors in Psychology, awarded to students who have completed an honors project, demonstrating advanced understanding and research capabilities in Psychology.

In addition, Juliet will be interning as a Research Assistant at two prestigious labs at Yale University in the summer. In the Social Cognitive Development Lab under Dr. Yarrow Dunham, she will investigate how reputational concerns influence children's punishment behaviors. Her responsibilities will include designing studies using Qualtrics, conducting literature reviews, collecting and coding data, and performing data analysis to better understand children's social cognitive development. Concurrently, she will work in the Computational Social Cognition Lab with Dr. Julian Jara-Ettinger. She will focus on children's theory of mind, particularly their understanding of mental state changes and the relationship between seeing and knowing. Her tasks will involve designing experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and studying the cognitive processes underlying children's social interactions.

We congratulate Juliet again and wish her the best for her future endeavors.