“Psychological health and awareness has a large impact on people in both an individual and societal manner,” says psychology major Sheila Cremin.

“The brain and its effects on our physical health, perceptions of the world, and understanding of each other is a fairly new discipline and, I believe, an area of study in which there is so much more to discover.”

Cremin, who hopes to enter a master’s program in school psychology, has studied the emerging research on brain plasticity. A member of Keene State’s swim team, she volunteers with an afterschool program at a local elementary school.

“I like that psychology applies a scientific approach to tackle the philosophical questions and mysteries of being human,” she says. “I am able to use knowledge of biology, philosophy, math, and even physics to better understand the human condition. There are multiple fields within psychology, so I am never tired of learning about it.”