Hello! My name is Haley Weatherford, and I am a senior from Raleigh, North Carolina, studying Psychology and Hispanic Literatures and Cultures. Studying Psychology has given me an outlet to explore my interests in how people interact with one another, … Read more

My name is Maddy Meyerhoffer. I am a junior from Greensboro, North Carolina double majoring in Psychology and Human Development and Family Studies with a minor in Health and Society. My background includes both research and educational experiences. I have … Read more

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

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

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

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

TEACCH and the Culture of Autism Autism has been at the headlines of newspapers and media sites as the topic of discussion, but many people still fail to understand the disorder and how to “treat it.” I use the words … Read more

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

My experience as a Gil Intern is one that I will forever count as one of the most valuable experiences of my life. I am a clinical intern at Lepage Associates Psychiatric and Psychological Services in Durham, which is a … Read more

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