Featured Students for Psychology & Mental Health

"My Capstone experience helped prepare me to get a better understanding of the connection between physical and mental health."

"These experiences taught me important lessons about leadership, adaptability and listening. I worked my senior year to expand how I thought about mental health and to work to educate others about mental health."

"I found learning from professors in smaller class sizes was important to my experience and education, and being surrounded by world class health care is a bonus!"

"My Capstone was also based solely on experiences I was passionate about. After various personal experiences with addiction and mental health in my own life, I knew I wanted to make an impact larger than myself."

"By exploring the mind, body and soul I was able to recognize my passion for psychology, and I’ve been able to explore that post graduation. Working in the mental health field, all those components of a person are important to understand how to help clients with their needs."

"I traveled to Thailand for three weeks where I was able to learn about other ways of life and how they are connected to the things in my soil. This provided me with a new idea on what I wanted to do upon graduation and led me to collaborating with a UMR faculty member regarding creative ways to address the issue of mental health."

"Through the Capstone process, I realized how expansive the health field is, and my strengths and passions fit into a career I previously did not know existed. I learned about the many areas of well-being, and how valuable individualized care can be. I fondly think back on my Capstone experience as the springboard into my future and the career I know I will love."

"My Capstone allowed me to gain a new passion. Going into my Capstone, I was preparing to continue onto Physician Assistant school. I gained a sense of purpose and realization that counseling and therapy is what I am meant to do."

"My Capstone experience showed me the prevalence of co-occurring disorders which made me turn my attention to substance use disorders (SUD). Without understanding all parts of mental illness, addiction included, the revolving cycle cannot be stopped."

“I expanded my  knowledge and support network while studying in France. I gained further experience by working in the field, and most importantly, I began processing and learned how to manage my own mental health and well-being."