Sixth & Daniel

Mina Sfondilis

Mina joined our psychology program with the intent of pursuing the clinical path. When an exciting part time job opportunity entered her life, she was met with a choice t

Farewell, Gary

I work with a lot of alumni in my position, and one of the phrases I hear most often is, "Is Gary still with the department?" I'm not looking forward to answering, "no,"

Psychology Leaders with Jimena Saldana

Jimena was kind enough pause her studies during finals week to chat. She is the sitting President of our Psychology Leaders group in the final year of her undergraduate

Erica Bishaf

AI is THE hot topic in all walks of life these days. So, I found an alum who "empowers people to confidently champion AI technology." Erica is a self starting entreprene

Psych Bites

This season, the plan is to expand the content of the podcast and feature more students, organizations, faculty, and staff. I figured the perfect start would be to focus

Brittany Rogers

Sitting down with Brittany reminded me that a job doesn't have to be work. She is an accomplished keynote speaker, panelist, and frequent podcast guest. She could've stee

Eli Lieber

"Sometimes you gotta learn to roll..." I had an enjoyable time talking with Eli, and when we finished on that quote, it really summed everything up perfectly. Eli is o

Katie Glaser

Katie Glaser is a Senior Innovation Manager with a well-established career in brand management with some powerhouse companies. In this episode, we discuss how her intere

Amanda Fitts

Amanda Fitts held a narrow focus when choosing where she went to college. Ultimately, it led to the UIUC Psych program and one course taught by Eva Pomerantz. Now she i

Tom Haig

Tom Haig visited the University of Illinois to consider joining the diving team and stayed because of the educational opportunity. After graduation, Tom and his brother

MSPS Psych Peer Mentors

Recently, our Master of Science in Psychological Science (MSPS) program introduced a Psych Peer Mentoring service. Expanding the range of guests on the podcast, I schedu

Nikki Mercer

I officially checked off another "first" on the podcast guest list. Nikki is my first psychology alum who also works at UIUC! I met Nikki years back during my previous c

Amisha Shah

I am thrilled to be joined by rockstar Communicator and Change Analyst Amisha Shah. We dig deeper into some of the unique responsibilities from various Human Resources a

Jocelyn Nelson

We are staying warm in the new year with a fresh episode featuring Jocelyn Nelson LCPC. Jocelyn joined us as a guest in a previous Alumni Career Panel and really made a

Dr. Bryan Kolberg

I am excited to have Bryan finally on the podcast. He was one of our highly insightful guests in our Virtual Alumni Panel Series. I learned about his plans to attend the

Jacob Triplett

Jacob Triplett graduated in 2021, so this was my first time speaking with a NEW member of our alumni family. He is a Senior HR Manager for Proctor and Gamble and is eag

Amy Charvat

Amy Charvat pops by Sixth & Daniel to give insight into the world of Occupational Therapy. We discuss her decision to step out of her comfort zone in choosing a bigger

Matt Difanis

Keeping it close to home once again with our latest guest, Matt Difanis. After leaving the halls of Sixth & Daniel, Matt pursued his law degree while becoming a practicin

Dr. Bethany Dohleman

It is time to kick off the new year with new guests! Dr. Dohleman joined me to discuss her career path from UIUC to huge groundbreaking companies like Nike and AbbVie...s

Lisa Sullivan

My first "townie" guest! I had the pleasure of talking with Lisa Sullivan, the Director of Marketing and Communication for "Salt & Light." We kick things off in a "norma