Department Spotlight!
Jenlyn Furey is a first year student in the School Psychology Ph.D.
program. As an undergraduate psychology major at URI, she was president of
the Psychology Club and a team leader in the Jumpstart early literacy
program. Both of these experiences were incredibly rewarding, allowing
her to gain field experience and meet other students with similar interests.
Additionally, she gained field experience working with a child psychologist
to research technologies that enhance executive functioning in children. In
her junior year, she studied in Greece through a URI study abroad program.
One of her favorite classes as an undergraduate was Research Methods (PSY301) with Professor Charles Collyer. She continued to learn from Professor Collyer in an independent study (PSY489) and became involved in research on nonviolence education. Her study explored self-esteem in eleven fifth-grade classes, one of which received nonviolence education. In March 2010, she will be presenting her findings at the annual National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Convention in Chicago.
Jenlyn considers it a privilege to continue her education in the collaborative and supportive atmosphere of the URI School Psychology program. She plans to become a practitioner of school psychology and is also eager to contribute to the field through research.
