Psychology Club will host Psychology Career Day on Saturday, Nov. 7 in the Don Taft University Center second floor lounge from 1 to 4 p.m.
Reya Hossain, senior psychology major and president of Psychology Club, described Psychology Career Day as an event for students who share an interest in psychology and want to learn more about the careers that are available in the field. It will consist of a panel of professionals from different psychology fields who will discuss their experiences in their careers.
Hossain said, “It gives students an idea of what to expect to get out of the real world and what kind of hardships might exist. They can ask actual professionals what they need to do in their undergraduate years.”
The panel will feature eight to ten professionals and will include break-out sessions for networking.
“We are going to have a therapist there, clinical directors there, a professor from a different school discuss their psychology program and more,” said Hossain, “it’s going to be a very fun but professional event for the students.”
Hossain said her goal for the event is to help students figure out which career path might be best for them and connect them with professionals in the community.
“Personally, for me, I never really could figure out what I wanted to do until this year,” Hossain said, “I am currently working in a recovery center, and it was all because of the connections here at NSU. I want to be able to give my experience back to other NSU students, and I thought that maybe giving them a networking event would be a great idea.”
This is the first career-oriented event that Psychology Club will host.
“We’ve had other events, like social events. We just had pumpkin carving a couple of weeks ago,” said Hossain, “We usually tell students to reach out to [the Office of] Career Development or [the Office of Undergraduate] Student Success, but for us to actually organize a panel for students is a first.”
The event will be open to graduate and undergraduate students of all majors and programs at NSU, as well as members of the community who are interested in psychology careers.
Hossain described the event as a great opportunity to find internships, prospective jobs and research opportunities. Hossain hinted that participating speakers might be looking for prospective employees and interns.
“To find out if they’re hiring, you’ll just have to turn up and see,” said Hossain.
Hossain recommended dressing professionally and bringing copies of an updated resume to the event. She also recommended preparing a couple questions to ask the panel in advance and arriving on time.
To RSVP for Psychology Career Day, visit http://goo.gl/formsnLgWzTDgUP. For more information, contact Reya Hossain rh892@nova.edu
Schedule of Events
Speakers arrive 12:30
Professional Panel #1: 1:00-2:00pm
Nadja Schreiber Compo, schreibe@fiu.edu
Associate Professor, Co-Director Legal Psychology Graduate Program
Florida International University
Daniel Shapiro, daniel.shapiro@browardschools.com
District Level Supervisor, School Counselor
Broward Country District School Board
Lissa Franklin, lfranklin@lifeofpurposetreatment.com
Clinical Outreach Coordinator
Life of Purpose, Academically-Focused Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Jennifer Daviditz, jdavidtz@nova.edu
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Clinical Psychology, Nova Southeastern University
Professional Panel #2: 2:15 – 3:15pm
Anne Hearon Rambo, rambo@nova.edu
Professor, Director of MS and Graduate Certificate Programs
Dept. of Family Therapy, Nova Southeastern University
Jennifer Branham, jbranham@sbarecovery.org
Director of Community Services
Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center
Krista Bloom, kbloom@sbarecovery.org
Clinical Director, Licensed Therapist
Susan B. Anthony Recovery Center
Jacob M. Waldrup, jake.waldrup@gmail.com
Manager of HR Operations
Ryder Systems Inc.
Professional Mingle 3:15-4:00pm
