Volume I Issue II
Staff & Contributor Bios Alyssa Deitchman is a junior in Applied Psychology. She is interested in both industrial/ organizational psychology and clinical work, and plans to pursue dual degrees in psychology and business administration. Caila Gordon-Koster is a sophomore in the Applied Psychology program. Her academic interests lie in alternative modes of counseling and rehabilitation and she dreams of improving the U.S. education system. Jacob Graham-Felsen is a senior in the Applied Psychology program. He has worked as an intern for membership services at The Door for the past year, and looks forward to keeping it real after graduation. Sibyl Hayley Holland, is a senior in the Applied Psychology program. She is a member of Elise Cappella’s research team and an America Reads literacy tutor. Her research interests include child development and educational psychology. Upon graduation, she hopes to pursue a Masters in School Counseling and work in the NYC public school system as an elementary school counselor. Brandon Lam is a freshman in the Applied Psychology program. He’s interested in decisionmaking processes and the study of perception. After graduating, he plans to apply to graduate school and travel the world. Bofan Luo is a sophomore in the Applied Psychology program. He is interested in social psychology and the effects of media use on psychological development, and seeks to use his knowledge to advance Chinese society. Coralie C. Nehme is a junior in the Applied Psychology program. She is mainly interested in social psychology and the development of gender stereotypes. After completing her undergraduate education, she plans to apply to graduate school and save the world one stressed psych student at a time.
Javanna Obregon is a junior in the Applied Psychology program. Her main research interests include eating disorder interventions and women's mental health. After graduating, she plans to apply to graduate school. Josephine M. Palmeri is a junior in the Applied Psychology program. She is interested in child development and the study of mental disorders. After graduating, she plans to pursue a career in child psychology. Jackson J. Taylor is a senior in the Applied Psychology honors program. He is a member of the NYU Latino Family Involvement Project, and current vice president of Psi Chi at NYU. He also interns at USABP Journal, exploring his interests in attachment and the therapeutic relationship. He plans to pursue a doctorate in clinical psychology, and hopes to one day edit a professional journal of psychotherapy. As a constant observer, Jackson enjoys collecting data and documenting his studies of psychology in its various forms on his blog, visit at blogs.nyu.edu/jjt290/unpackedbox Vanessa Victoria Volpe is a senior in the Applied Psychology honors program. She is a member of Dr. Niobe Way and Dr. Selcuk R. Sirin's research teams and her main research interests include the social construction and negotiation of identity, as well as the impact of macrocontextual influences on identity development and expression. She is also a founding member of Applied Psychology’s Inside Scoop, and was recently named one of NYU’s 15 Most Influential Students by the Washington Square News. After graduating, she hopes to pursue further education in developmental psychology, with the ultimate goal of becoming a research professor.