The DC Chapter of the Association of Black Psychologists will host a Careers in Psychology Roundtable on Saturday October 27 from 5p-7p at Trinity University. Trinity University is located at 125 Michigan Ave. NE Washington, DC. The event will be held in Social Hall, which is in the Main Building.
Panelists include: Dr. Adanna Johnson; Dr. Edwin Nichols; Dr. Frederick B. Phillips; Dr. Daryl Thorne; Ms. Nkemka Anyiwo
This will be an opportunity for professionals and graduate students to talk with undergraduate and graduate students about career paths in psychology. Professionals from different fields will be prepared to share their expertise and development in their respective field.
Panelists will be asked to: 1) explain their field of work; 2) describe your current work; 3) describe how your work can be applied to helping people of African ancestry. Depending on the number of panelists, each panelist will have 5-7 minutes to speak during the panel and then be asked to join the round tables for questions and answers with the students and professionals afterwards.
After the panel, there will be 45 minute round tables where graduate students and professionals will be asked to share their experiences with undergraduate students on the following topics:
1) how to prepare for a career in psychology 2) the ins and outs of applying to your respective institution; 3) how to obtain funding for graduate school, externships and internships; and 4) how to secure a job as a professional.
Parking is available on campus. Trinity is close to the Brookland/CUA Metro station on the red line. A shuttle will bring you to and from the station. Please bring the flyer with you on the shuttle. http://www.trinitydc.edu/safety/metro-shuttle/
