Simpson University Psychology Grad Interning at UC Berkeley
For Immediate Release
07.06.2015
REDDING, Calif. - A Simpson University psychology graduate is spending her summer as an intern in the University of California at Berkeley Early Learning Lab.
Sarah Stewart, 20, of Brentwood, Calif., secured the competitive internship while she was a student at Simpson. As an intern, she is helping a Berkeley graduate student conduct research on facets of autism spectrum disorder.
“I had this interest prior to attending Simpson, but I was able to really develop it over my undergraduate career,” Stewart said, noting that she provided respite care to families with various disabilities during her three years at Simpson.
Stewart worked alongside Dr. Danielle Beck, chair of the Psychology Department, in a research about evangelicalism and its relation to aspects of cognition, relationships and gender. She called Dr. Beck “an amazing mentor.”
“It’s very rare that an undergraduate student gets to be as intensively involved with a project as I was able to be,” Stewart said. “Through this experience, I have fallen in love with research as a career pursuit.”
During her time at Simpson, Stewart served as a resident assistant and student resident director. She also presented at the annual Student Research Symposium on the topic of “Self-Objectification Among Young Adult Women.”
Her areas of research interest include language development in autism spectrum disorder, as well as women’s studies and gender development.
Being chosen for the internship fulfills a longtime desire. “UC Berkeley has been a dream of mine for years,” Stewart said. “I am deeply interested in the research they perform there, and I’ve always wanted to be involved in it.”
She credits Simpson’s psychology program with making a “huge impact” on her. “I am competent and confident in my abilities because of the professors close involvement with me,” she said. “They are beyond encouraging and foster a program of holistic growth and knowledge.”
Simpson University offers hands-on research opportunities for undergraduates to work closely with professors in a variety of disciplines.
Learn more about Simpson University’s psychology programs at simpsonu.edu/psychology (traditional undergraduate), as.simpsonu.edu (Adult Studies degree-completion), and simpsonu.edu/macp (Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology).
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