Clinical Applications of Research at 3-C Family Services – with Kelsey Sutton
Hello! My name is Kelsey Sutton, and I am junior from Marshall, North Carolina, double majoring in Psychology and Sociology with a minor in Southern Studies. I became aware of my love of psychology while taking Abnormal Psychology, as I … Read more
Psychosocial Rehabilitation at Threshold Clubhouse – with Emily Pittman
My name is Emily Pittman, and I am currently a junior at UNC Chapel Hill with a major in Psychology and minors in Business Administration and Studio Art. Through the Gil Program, I am interning at Threshold Clubhouse in Durham. … Read more
User Experience Research at Lenovo – With Natalie Russell
My name is Natalie Russell, and I’m a junior from Nashville, Tennessee studying Psychology and Computer Science. At UNC, I am heavily involved in emotion research with the Carolina Affective Sciences Lab led by Dr. Kristen Lindquist. Our lab investigates … Read more
Meet the Fall 2017 Cohort!
The Gil Internship has accepted 11 interns for Fall 2017! Learn more about the current class and their placement sites below. Anderson, Shelby Class of 2018 Clinical Psychology Intern UNC Horizons Program shelby26@live.unc.edu Shelby is a senior from Dallas, … Read more
Nicole Seider, Quantitative Intern (RTI International)
This semester as a quantitative Gil Intern, I was placed at RTI International. In all honesty, I was rather nervous with this placement as I knew RTI was a massive company that did research in virtually every possible domain. I … Read more
Alban Foulser, Social Intern (Polk Correctional Institution)
In my internship with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, I work at Polk Correctional Institution, a men’s prison in Butner, North Carolina. With my supervisor, Dr. Peiper, the prison psychologist at Polk, I gather information on the mental … Read more
Preethika Sundararaj, Clinical Intern (Cognitive Psychiatry of Chapel Hill)
My internship placement is at Cognitive Psychiatry of Chapel Hill, where I am currently leading a research study on the efficacy of brain training devices in treating the symptoms of adult ADHD, particularly its use in a clinical setting. While … Read more
Jesse Sykes, Clinical Intern (UNC-Nicotine Dependence Program)
My name is Jesse Sykes and I am a senior Psychology major at UNC Chapel Hill. With that said, I have been exposed to a variety of opportunities that have shaped my time at Carolina. One of the best experiences … Read more