Teaching & Learning Collaborative, Internship Presentation

I had the pleasure of presenting the nuts and bolts of my Internship in Psychology course to the UNT-Dallas Teaching & Learning Collaborative group of distinguished faculty. This brief presentation was designed to illustrate common questions students ask, and how to generally prepare students for the internship experience in the field of psychology. Many points were expanded upon that bullet points don’t fully explain. If you are a faculty member interested in setting up your own internship course, please feel free to contact me – I’d be happy to share my thoughts and strategies!

Full presentation can be viewed here: https://bit.ly/2VJiIPU

NBCC 2020 Counseling Fellowship Award

I am so happy to announce that Ofelia Cavazos Chapa, a former UNT-D Psychology Club officer, and current Southern Methodist University graduate counseling student was awarded the 2020 Counseling Fellowship Award for the National Board for Certified Counselors Minority Fellowship Program–Addictions Counselors (MFP-AC). Words cannot express how very proud I am of our former student and fellow psychology club cheerleader. Way to go Ofelia! Keep killing it in the world of counseling!

Teaching Professor Conference

This covid quarantine has me missing traditional conferences and collaborations with colleagues and peers. I thought I’d share this memory from the Teaching Professor Conference, 2017, held in St. Louis, MO. This annual conference is for faculty who are seeking innovative classroom techniques, recent pedagogical research, and the latest technology tools. It was a fun experience full of great teaching insights. Looking forward to an end to this madness. Stay safe and healthy everyone!

 

Student Union Courtyard

Students love the new student union building, and Valentine’s Day spirit is all over the peaceful courtyard! Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! 

Psychology Club Valentine’s Day Event

The Psychology Club’s first Spring 2020 meeting was a lot of fun! We played the (pretty mean) card game Butt Hurt and had many uncomfortable, yet funny moments together. We also enjoyed Valentine’s Day treats and exchanged cards. Each semester we try to plan new and fun experiences. This was certainly a first, but hopefully not a last! 

Supply Chain Risk & Resilience

The UNTD Faculty Speaker Series featured a discussion on the risk and resiliency of supply chains by Dr. Subhro Mitra, Associate Professor in the School of Business. I learned a great deal about statical means of predicting disruptions in supply chains, and how interruptions can derail the entire market. It was a fascinating and timely discussion, especially considering the current health crisis in China, one of our main manufacturing suppliers.  

Abstract

Global and drawn-out supply chains are being exposed to various disruptive events which have a big impact on the companies supply chain. Efficient and rapid return to normality is critical in the aftermath of an emergency event. The impacts of supply chain disruption, which includes shipment delays, increase in product cost, customer dissatisfaction and decrease in service level, can be reduced if there is a better understanding of the type of disrupting events, their probability of occurrence, and their impact on the supply chain. Simulation model can be built to estimating resilience of supply chain networks. This model can be improved if researches can incorporate the updated probability of risk for various events associated with supply chain operation. In this project, Bayesian network is used to estimate the updated risk probability, and framework is developed seamlessly connect the input from various source in to the risk probability estimation model, and finally to the simulation model to estimate resilience of the supply chain network.

Starbucks

Starbucks is finally here! UNT-Dallas has arrived, it is Starbucks official. I’m in heaven. The design is beautiful and spacious, and very relaxing. 

Experiential Learning Fair

The Spring 2020 Experiential Learning Fair was a huge success! UNT Dallas students were able to meet with community partners seeking students interested in gaining work experience, internships, or community outreach opportunities. Events like this provide students with opportunities to complete internships, service learning, and volunteer hours. UNT Dallas is fortunate to have so many wonderful community partners!

Mean Girls

The Psychology of Women end-of-year movie: Mean Girls (2004)! A classic, and a nice way to end the semester. 

Aaron Samuels

The Winter Talent Show

Movie Night: The Box

The Psychology Club’s movie night involved a critique of The Box (2009). We discussed themes of power, dependency, morality, social influence, and even monetary inflation. It was also fun discussing gender roles in the 1970s. Thanks to all of the members who braved the weather to attend on a cold and rainy evening… perfect for a tense and eerie movie like this one.