Mackenzie N. Wink
Ph.D., Prevention and Early Intervention
Human Development and Family Studies
Entered Program: 2017
Hometown: Wisconsin
Current Program: PhD in Child and Adolescent Development
Previous Education:
- Bachelor of Science, Major in Psychology and Minors in Human Development and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2016
Research Interests:
- Social and Emotional Skill Development
- Social and Emotional Learning Programs
- Empathy
Advising Committee:
- Major Advisor: Maria LaRusso
Assistantship experience (year(s) title):
- 2018-2019 Graduate Assistant with the Center for Applied Research in Human Development (CARHD)
- 2017-2019 Graduate Assistant, research and departmental tasks, with Dr. Eva Lefkowitz
- 2017-2018 Graduate Assistant with Dr. Beth Russell and the Certificate for Family Life Education (CFLE)
Awards/scholarships/fellowships (year(s) award):
- 2018 Summer Fellowship for Advanced Graduate Students
Other:
Outside of academia, I have a passion for learning about astronomy and really enjoy using my telescope. I also spend time listening to podcasts, mostly psychology or astronomy topics, and watching a variety of movies and TV shows in my free time.