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Vasileia<\/strong> earned a double major, completing an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a specialization in Neuroscience & Mental Health, alongside an Honours Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Biology in 2018. She is currently a Ph<\/strong>.<\/strong>D. candidate <\/strong>at the University of British Columbia, advancing her research in the field of psychology.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“Explore as much as possible! Your path doesn’t have to be straight forward. It’s a lot more fun to take some detours \ud83d\ude42<\/strong>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Brief description of what I do!<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I am a Ph.D. candidate<\/strong> in Clinical Psychology<\/strong> at the University of British Columbia. My research is focused on the ways we use social media and how this affects us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What inspired your career path after graduation?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

While completing my Master\u2019s degree in Experimental Psychology, I realized I wanted to work directly with the people my research was intended to help. This led me to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of British Columbia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did your experience in the psychology program shape your journey?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I got really solid research foundations at Carleton! During my Master’s at Carleton, I was lucky to be mentored by Dr. Adelle Forth<\/a>, who encouraged me to research topics that I was genuinely passionate about. I still do research on the same topic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What skills or experiences were most valuable after graduation?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Before I started my master’s at Carleton, I wasn’t sure that grad school was for me. Having a mentor who was so supportive and warm gave me a lot of confidence in myself that this is something I could do and enjoy. I will forever be grateful for the experiences I had at Carleton for helping me find my passion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are there specific Psychology courses, professors, or experiences that stood out during your time at Carleton?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Adelle Forth<\/a>, Dr. John Zelenski<\/a> and his Happiness Course<\/em>, and Dr. Kim Hellemans<\/a> and her Intro to Neuroscience <\/em>courses are all stand outs for me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What has been a highlight or proud moment in your career so far?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I had the surreal experience of being interviewed by the New York Times about my dissertation research on the ways that information about ADHD is presented on TikTok!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":328,"featured_media":45337,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Vasileia ","cu_people_last_name":"Karasavva","cu_people_initials":"VK","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[55],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-45489","cu_people","type-cu_people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_people_type-alumni-profiles"],"acf":{"cu_people_job_title":"","cu_people_degree":" Double Major B.A. Honours in Psychology in Neuroscience & Mental Health + B.Sc. Honours in Psychology with a Minor in Biology (2018)","cu_building":"","cu_people_office_num":"","cu_people_pronoun":"","cu_people_designation":"","cu_people_email":"","cu_people_phone":"","cu_people_phone_ext":"","cu_people_linkedin":"","cu_people_bluesky":"","cu_people_twitter":"","cu_people_instagram":"","cu_people_facebook":"","cu_people_website":"","cu_people_orcid":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/45489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/328"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/45489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45491,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/45489\/revisions\/45491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=45489"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=45489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}