{"id":15115,"date":"2018-04-12T19:55:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T19:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/12\/clarkconnect-event-a-meeting-of-the-minds-for-psychology-alums-students\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T09:53:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T13:53:33","slug":"clarkconnect-event-a-meeting-of-the-minds-for-psychology-alums-students","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/12\/clarkconnect-event-a-meeting-of-the-minds-for-psychology-alums-students\/","title":{"rendered":"ClarkCONNECT event a meeting of the minds for psychology alums, students"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n Jennifer Stapel-Wax ’92, Psy.D (l.), and Kenneth Chase ’92, Ph.D. (center) speak with students at the ClarkCONNECT Psychology event.\n

Clark University’s legacy in the social sciences dates back to its founding, when renowned psychologist G. Stanley Hall was named Clark’s first president.<\/p>\n

\"clarkconnectThe American Psychological Association<\/a> was launched here; Sigmund Freud delivered his only lectures outside of Europe at Clark; and the research of Clark-trained psychologists has played a critical role in revealing the complexities of human behavior.<\/p>\n

Clark’s tradition of accomplishment in psychology was given a contemporary voice on March 28, when ClarkCONNECT<\/a> hosted a panel of alumni, who offered current students a glimpse into where their Clark psychology degrees have taken them professionally and personally. The event concluded with a networking reception that provided students and other attendees an opportunity to speak with the participants individually and connect as a community over shared interests.<\/p>\n

The panelists were:\n<\/p>\n