Ellison is a first-year in team 13 Reasons Why. Ellison is currently exploring different career paths.
What kind of research are you working on?
Ellison has recently been making infographics for the 13 Reasons Why team, one of which is about how to discern signs of suicidal ideation in others.
Why do you like the work we do at HGAPS?
It provides more resources for the general public, who may not otherwise know where to go for such information. We make things more accessible.

Lizzie is our lovely past-president. She is a junior and the leader of Team Assessment Center.
What kind of research are you working on?
"I work in the MECCA Lab doing research on dissemination, accessibility, and mood disorders (specifically bipolar disorder). I have recently been exploring the link between the immune system, the microbiome, and depression."
How does our work at HGAPS impact the field/subfield you want to work in?
"HGAPS has helped me grow my leadership, teaching abilities, my knowledge of assessment and treatment of psychological disorders, and my coding and statistic abilities in a way unparalleled by any other organization that I am a part of. Because I want to get an MD/PhD in psychiatry, getting the research experience, understanding how it applies clinically, and getting the soft skills required will definitely help me succeed in this endeavor."
Why do you like the work we do at HGAPS?
"I feel like what we do in HGAPS is the best way to make a global impact as an undergrad and I am constantly impressed with the level of work and impact we have.​"

Aubrey is a freshman on Team Screening Center. She would like to go into clinical psychology.
What kind of research would you like to go into or are currently working on?
"My partner and I have created a screening for Borderline Personality Disorder on Qualtrics and are in the final stages of finishing it."
Why do you like the work we do in HGAPS?
"I would love to become a clinician and the work that HGAPS is doing with its screenings give clinicians more ways to see if their patients have certain disorders as well as giving clinicians more resources to help their patients."

Wesley is a senior on Team Outreach. He would like to go into mental health rehabilitation counseling.
What kind of research would you like to go into?
"I would like to get into studying addiction and depression in a clinical psychological aspect. I recently know people who are suffering from depression and substance abuse and I would like to better understand what they are going through by better understanding addiction and how depression fuels it."
Why do you like the work we do in HGAPS?
"I love that we are making mental health information easily accessible to those who need it most. I believe that we can help a lot of people this way and help open up the conversation around mental health."

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