Completing an undergraduate thesis became a defining experience within my psychology degree. It was the first time everything I had learned began to feel connected and purposeful. Statistics moved beyond formulas. Theories became more than names attached to researchers. Research methods shifted from abstract steps in a textbook to decisions I was responsible for making. I began to understand why I had learned all of it, because I was finally applying it myself. In many ways,

“Inside Clinical” Series, Episode 10 Meet Maya Our 10th guest on our Inside Clinical series is Maya Mammon, a graduate student in the Child Clinical Psychology PhD program at the University of Toronto (OISE). With an undergraduate background rooted in a research-intensive lab and hands-on experience working with children and adolescents, Maya offers a thoughtful perspective on the path to graduate studies in clinical psychology. Her journey reflects curiosity, resilience, and

Written by Cameryn Hauck Psychology is one of the most popular undergraduate majors, and for good reason. Studying psychology allows you to better understand how people think, feel and behave while also building skills beneficial in almost any career.  Like many, my interest in psychology stemmed from high school, particularly through taking an introductory course to psychology, anthropology, and sociology. Learning about personality disorders, the fundamental aspects of huma

Written by Tushinka Pereira We’ve all been there (or at least I have). You tell yourself you can’t possibly start studying until you grab that $7 iced latte from campus, and maybe it happens once, or maybe thirty times in a single term. Yet somehow, spending $100 on a textbook feels like climbing a mountain you’re just not ready for. So, what’s really going on here? In this post, I’m unpacking the psychology of student spending, why we’re so quick to splurge on “small luxurie