Jack Cordingley

“ Fascinating, tiring, fulfilling. ” That’s how Josh Budge describes his graduate school experience so for, a balance of intellectual curiosity, demanding workload, and a sense of purpose that makes it all worthwhile. Josh is a first-year MSc student in Clinical Science and Psychopathology (CSP) and a member of the Motivation Influences and Social Cognition (MISC) Lab under Dr. Julian Scheffer, where he studies neurodegenerative disease and cognitive and emotional functioning. His days are...

“ Stressful, enjoyable, worthwhile. ” That’s how Emil Dzhunushaliev sums up his graduate school experience so far, three words that certainly resonate with almost every student’s journey through the demanding, unpredictable, and often deeply rewarding world of academic research. Emil is a second-year MSc student in Social, Personality, and Developmental Psychology (SPDP) and a member of the Motivation Influences and Social Cognition (MISC) Lab under Dr. Julian Scheffer. His work touches on...