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Psych Friends Peer Mentoring aims to increase the academic success & well-being of psychology students by connecting upper division psychology majors (mentors) with students newer to the major (mentees). Psych Friends is a great way to expand your knowledge on all that the field of psychology has to offer and to build a social network with others within the psychology community.

SIGN UP FOR A PEER MENTORING SESSION

Make an appointment with a peer mentor to learn about the psychology and behavioral neuroscience major requirements, careers and education paths in psychology, the graduate school application process, strategies to increase academic success, and/ or student self-care techniques.

Our mentors would love to get to know you. We have plenty of time slots available to best fit your needs. Appointments can be made through Navigate and students can choose between having an appointment in person on campus, or to meet online via Zoom.

To sign up for an appointment, click on the following link https://www.gvsu.edu/navigate/. Select “Schedule an appointment,” then select “Mentorship Programs and Support” and “Psych Friends Peer Mentorship Program.”


Sign up for a session today!

EARN COURSE CREDIT BY SERVING AS A PEER MENTOR

PSY 493 and PSY 494 is a two-semester practicum experience that allows junior and senior psychology and behavioral neuroscience majors to offer their leadership skills and knowledge about the major to students newer to the major. Students learn key principles and processes related to mentorship and apply this knowledge through peer mentoring.

PSY 493 & PSY 494


Mentors

Megan Demshuk

Megan Demshuk

Senior Psychology and Clinical Exercise Science Double Major

Megan Demshuk is a senior here at GV. She is a double major in Psychology and Clinical Exercise Science, and is looking to pursue graduate school in Clinical Psychology in order to work with athletes with eating disorders (as well as mental health patients in general). In her free time, she enjoys weightlifting, reading, and spending time with my friends and family.

Lauren Lafevre

Senior Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience Major

Lauren is a senior at GVSU majoring in psychology and behavioral neuroscience. She hopes to attend a PhD program in neuroscience to pursue a career in neurodegenerative disease research. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends, going to the beach and finding new coffee shops. Lauren is very excited to be a part of Psych Friends and meet new people!

Lauren
Emma Fairchild

Emma Fairchild

Psychology and Early Childhood Education Major

Emma is studying psychology and early childhood education with the goal of becoming a School Psychologist. She is very passionate about wanting to create safe and equitable environments for students to learn and grow as people. In her free time she loves to run, bake, watch movies, spend time with friends, family, and her cat! Emma is very excited to be a part of the Psych Friends team again and is looking forward to helping and meeting new students with a similar love for psychology! 

Julia Korol

Senior Psychology and Health Sciences Major

Julia is currently a senior at GVSU studying allied health sciences and psychology. After graduating, she hopes to further her education by becoming a physician assistant/associate specialized in pediatric psychiatry. She is very passionate about helping her community and working with different patient populations especially children/adolescents. In her free time, she enjoys swimming at the beach, listening to music, walking, exercising, and spending time outside in the sun for vitamin D! She is very excited to be a part of the Psych Friends community and cannot wait to meet and help students!

Julia
Isabelle

Isabelle Mooney

Senior Psychology Major and Sociology Minor

Isabelle is a senior here at GVSU and is studying psychology and sociology. She has career goals related to school counseling or elementary education. She is passionate about the Psych Friends program, as well as helping and working with others. Isabelle believes the program has so much information to offer psychology students, as she has utilized the program herself! In her spare time away from class, Isabelle enjoys spending her afternoons at the elementary school she works at teaching 1st and 2nd grade students. She is super excited to be a returning Psych Friends mentor for her final year at GVSU!

Thomas Solomon

Senior Psychology Major and Sociology Minor

Thomas Solomon is a senior here at GVSU. This is his second year of being a Psych Friends Peer Mentor and he is excited to be back! He is majoring in Psychology with a minor in sociology with hopes of becoming a therapist/counselor. His next steps after GVSU is to pursue a master's degree in Social Work or Counseling. When he is not in the classroom you can usually find him outside in the sun (usually with his Pomeranian, Calvin) or getting his hands dirty in some soil (he love plants)! He looks forward to meeting you this year! 

Thomas Solomon
Destinee

Destinee Partian

Destinee has a strong passion for research and has been closely working with social psychology professors during her time here at GVSU. After graduating, she plans to apply to PHD programs to eventually become a professor of social psychology. As a first generation student, Destinee has had the opportunity to work TRIO Student Support Services and the McNair scholars program. She plans to provide first generation students with information about all the wonderful resources available for them here at GV. Outside of research, Destinee enjoys playing video games, creative writing, and animal care. She cannot wait to meet all the diverse students interested in psychology!


Psych Friends Intro Video

Check out our video to learn more about our awesome team and why they became Psych Friends Peer Mentors in their own words here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flc1wY41Swg. Be sure to say hi when you see them around campus! 

Check out our video on Note Taking Tips.

Freud's Family Feud Event Highlights

Here are some highlights from our Freud's Family Feud Event. Enjoy!


Check out this story in GV's Forum about Psych Friends' Freud's Family Feud: GV Forum Article

Group photo from Freud's Family Feud event

We would love to learn more about you. Please email us at [email protected] to share a little bit about yourself and what you hope to gain from this program!



Page last modified January 11, 2024