Introduction: Say a Little about Yourself! {by 5/29}

Yes, this is a little cheesy. However, this is your first semester of graduate classes. Let’s at least start to sort of get to know each other. Please answer the following about yourself (the more, the merrier, but no pressure): (1) Name? (2) What college/university did you graduate from? (3) Something wicked interesting/cool about you (it is okay to brag here)? (4) What are your initial thoughts (or experience) about psychological measurement? (5) What do you know about cognitive-behavioral therapy and/or evidence-based practice?

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21 Comments (+add yours?)

Kiera Mills
May 26, 2025 @ 11:21:06
1. My name is Kiera Mills.
2. I graduated from Worcester State in Spring.
3. I had a second major outside of Psychology. I majored in Business with a concentration in Marketing. I also interned in Human Resources for a year and a half.
4. It’s been 2 years since I took a Psych Stats and Measurement class. I am decently confident in relearning the subject, but my other school used SPSS as their stats program and I prefer using Excel.
5. I never took any specific CBT courses but know a bit about the concept. I am a bit more familiar with evidence based practices.
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- dreamily8bf3f867c2
  May 29, 2025 @ 09:14:40
  
  Hi Kiera! I imagine that business degree coming in handy in the future. I feel like I’m lacking some business perspective and expertise that could lend itself to being a therapist.
  
  I always have a little trouble initially with feeling completely comfortable using the different types of software but I hope to feel more comfortable the more that I familiarize myself with it. I’m looking forward to more discussions in the future!
  
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- Alexis
  May 29, 2025 @ 10:00:38
  
  Hi Kiera, my school also used SPSS and I did not like that program very much. I found it kind of confusing at times. I also went to school in Worcester.
  
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Nick Cedeno
May 27, 2025 @ 13:47:16
Hello, Everyone!
1. My name is Nick Cedeno
2. I graduated from MCPHS (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences)
3. I live on Cape Cod with my family including my brothers, my sister-in-law, nephew and parents. I’m interested in farming and agriculture; I love Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and cooking.
4. I was previously in an applied behavior analysis program where psychological measurement had to be precise to be replicable in the future. This allows for specific, measurable goals that are realistic to achieve in a reasonable amount of time and relevant to the individual in focus.
5. My knowledge on CBT is limited, however I was introduced to evidence-based practice in my undergrad. I remember discussing approaches like CBT and EMDR but never going into more detail about the specifics.
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- Sydney Corfey
  May 28, 2025 @ 23:03:07
  
  Hi Nick 🙂 I love the cape, my uncle and aunt live there and I love to visit them whenever I can! I struggled in stats and statistics in behavioral psychology during my undergrad so since you have a good grasp of the subject because of past experience, I’ll go to you for any questions, haha! My knowledge for CBT compared to evidence-based practice is the opposite of yours. I know more about CBT than evidence-based, but excited to learn more about it!
  
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- Madelyn
  May 29, 2025 @ 15:59:28
  
  Hi Nick,
  
  I love Cape Cod. I used to have friends that had a house down there. We would go each summer. I have always wondered what it is like down there when it isn’t durning the summer time. Another thing that caught my eye when seeing your post was your hobby in cooking. What is your favorite dish to make?
  
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  - Nick Cedeno
    Jun 01, 2025 @ 09:57:34
    
    Hi Maddy!
    
    I really like making braised beef ribs with veggies, but I recently got a smoker and I’ve been loving that during the summer.
    
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- Kiera Mills
  May 29, 2025 @ 16:13:51
  
  Hi Nick,
  
  My family has been going down the cape the first week of August for 15 years. We go to Falmouth and Woods Hole. I also have a friend who is doing a summer internship on Nantucket for the second year in a row.
  
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- Kiera Mills
  May 29, 2025 @ 16:13:53
  
  Hi Nick,
  
  My family has been going down the cape the first week of August for 15 years. We go to Falmouth and Woods Hole. I also have a friend who is doing a summer internship on Nantucket for the second year in a row.
  
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Madelyn Messier
May 28, 2025 @ 13:06:58
1. My name is Madelyn Messier but I like to be called Maddy
2. I just recently graduated from Bay Path University.
3. A little fun fact about me that I love to do puzzles in my free time and my favorite show is the Gilmore girls
4. My initial thoughts about psychological measurement is that it is tricky. I remember taking a stats class in my sophomore year in college and I had a hard time understanding it. But I also thought it was really cool.
5. I have some knowledge about CBT. I took a class where the professor taught us about many therapy practices. Honestly that class intrigued my interest in wanting to specialize in it.
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- Sydney Corfey
  May 28, 2025 @ 23:00:00
  
  Hi Maddy 🙂 I also struggled with stats during my undergrad and statistics in behavioral psychology so I’m a little nervous about this course, but also excited. I also have some knowledge in CBT, but I could definitely learn more about it and learn a lot more about evidence-based practice.
  
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Sydney Corfey
May 28, 2025 @ 22:57:32
1. My name is Sydney Corfey, I can be called Syd
2. I recently graduated from Western New England University
3. I love to read whenever I can. I would prefer a good book series over a tv show series any day.
4. I like to learn more about psychological measurement, but I had a difficult time in stats so I’m a little nervous about this course.
5. I know a good portion about CBT since one of my classes was based on CBT and things about it.
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- Alexis
  May 29, 2025 @ 10:11:35
  
  Hi Sydney, I also love to read and would prefer that over a tv show. I also had a difficult time and stats. I am also nervous about this class but hopefully we can help each other.
  
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- Olivia Ago
  May 31, 2025 @ 20:48:20
  
  Hi Sydney!
  
  I was so close to going to Western New England for undergrad, I have family out in Hampden, MA. I also like reading, I’m trying to get into more book series so I’m open to any suggestions!
  
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Xhesika Halili
May 29, 2025 @ 00:26:42
My name is Xhesika Halili.
- I graduated with a degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Tirana, Albania, in 2020. After moving to Massachusetts with my family, I decided to begin studying Clinical Psychology again to deepen my knowledge and align my education with U.S. academic and clinical standards.
- I have general knowledge of Psychological Measurement, as it was one of the core subjects in my undergraduate program.
- I also have basic understanding of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). I became interested in CBT through participating in several workshops and by independently reading books on the subject.
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- dreamily8bf3f867c2
  May 29, 2025 @ 09:22:32
  
  Hi Xhesika! I have trouble driving from my house on Cape Cod to Worcester to stay overnight for classes, I can only imagine the added factor of switching countries on top of your efforts to further your education. I am interested in learning more about Albania! I look forward to more conversations in the future.
  
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Alexis
May 29, 2025 @ 09:53:17
1. My name is Alexis Culver
2. I graduated from Assumption University in the spring.
3. In my undergrad I had a criminology minor. I also live on Cape Cod, I grew up there and most of my family lives there.
4. I took statistics my sophomore year, I did well in the class but it was tricky for me. It was interesting but I am nervous about the class.
5. I have some knowledge about CBT from some of my undergrad classes. I do know more about evidence based practice because of the classes I’ve taken. I could definitely know more about them both.
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- Olivia Ago
  May 31, 2025 @ 20:43:04
  
  Hi Alexis!
  
  I love the cape, it must be nice getting to be there so often. Criminology as a minor is really interesting! I took a few criminal justice classes in undergrad, my capstone was on psychopathic recidivism and it was fascinating learning about the intersections of psychology and criminology.
  
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Olivia Ago
May 29, 2025 @ 10:32:37
1. My name is Olivia Ago.
2. I graduated from Umass Dartmouth in May 2024.
3. I have previously interned at an outpatient young adult center during my undergraduate program, and I currently do in-home therapy as a therapeutic training and support provider, and I am also a therapeutic mentor.
4. My past experience with psychological measurement would most likely be related to some of the classes I took in my undergraduate program, mainly statistics in psychology, research methods, and a psychological testing class. I found that these classes were beneficial for understanding how certain psychological constructs can be measured, however I definitely struggled with navigating SPSS.
5. I have a general understanding of cognitive-behavioral therapy and evidence-based practices. I regularly use these modalities in my work as a therapeutic training and support provider, but I am looking forward to learning more about these and how to apply them further in my work.
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- Madelyn Messier
  May 29, 2025 @ 16:07:33
  
  Hi Olivia,
  
  I also had a hard time navigating SPSS. I hated using it because if I made one error the whole thing would be thrown off. Working as an in home therapist seems really cool and I bet you get a lot of experience in working all different populations.
  
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- Kiera Mills
  May 29, 2025 @ 16:15:59
  
  Hi Olivia,
  
  I definitely agree that SPSS is hard to navigate. I always hated how the variable names and descriptions were on a separate tab instead of being editable in the main screen. Its annoying how many sub tabs and buttons you have to press to get what you want
  
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