{"id":12728,"date":"2015-08-27T16:09:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T20:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quantumnew.esu.edu\/insider\/?p=12728"},"modified":"2015-08-27T16:09:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T20:09:00","slug":"fourteen-students-travel-to-st-croix-as-a-part-of-summer-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/fourteen-students-travel-to-st-croix-as-a-part-of-summer-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourteen Students Travel to St. Croix as a part of Summer Class"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pictured from left to right starting with the back row are Cynthia Camacho Flores, a senior majoring in psychology from East Stroudsburg, Pa., Kaitlyn De Angelis, a junior majoring in speech-language pathology from Slate Hill, N.Y., Kelly Taylor, a junior undeclared major from Jim Thorpe, Pa., Renee Pappalas, a junior majoring in psychology from Readig, Pa., Sarah Moore, a sophomore majoring in psychology from York, Pa., Sam McElwain, a junior majoring in sociology from Lansdale, Pa., Katie Mustillo, a sophomore majoring in speech-language pathology from Branchburg, N.J., Kaylen Quintero, a junior majoring in psychology from Stroudsburg, Pa., Johnna Cappel, a junior majoring in speech- language pathology from Frackville, Pa., Savannah Doyle, a junior majoring in psychology and mathematics from East Stroudsburg, Pa., Alyssa Kleynen, a junior majoring in psychology from York, Pa., Danielle Avenoso, a sophomore majoring in speech-language pathology from Staten Island, N.Y., Dana Tirella, a sophomore majoring in speech-language pathology from Nanuet, N.Y., and Kelsey McCone, a freshman majoring in psychology from Philadelphia, Pa.<\/em><\/p>\n

Fourteen students took a class this summer that had them packing their bags and traveling to St. Croix for 12 nights.<\/p>\n

The trip is a part of the curriculum of Cross Cultural Comparison of Behavior Therapy, a summer class at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.
\nRichard Wesp, Ph.D., distinguished professor of psychology at ESU, started teaching the class 14 years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to give students the opportunity to apply the knowledge they gain in the classroom,\u201d he said. \u201cStudents also gained some insight into the relationship between culture and behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n

The class met in Stroudsburg, Pa. for a week to review procedures used in behavioral therapy and theories about cultural differences and similarities before heading to St. Croix.<\/p>\n

Arriving at St. Croix, students networked with the psychology club from the University of the Virgin Islands and toured historical sites on their island. A few days later, their time was consumed with reviewing and applying different types of therapeutic activities that they used with residents of Ginger Thomas, a group home for handicapped residents run by the Lutheran Home of the Virgin Islands. On the last day, students supervised a group swim with the residents, many of whom were wheelchair bound.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe experience really opened my eyes to another culture,\u201d Johnna Cappel, a junior from Frackville, Pa. majoring in speech-language pathology, said. \u201cIt made me a better person- it\u2019s something I will never forget.\u201d<\/p>\n

ESU\u2019s Student Activity Association (SAA) and the Kramer fund, a fund provided to the psychology department by the family of former student John Kramer, financed some activities students participated in during the trip.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were so grateful to have the funding to do this trip,\u201d Alyssa Kleynen, a junior from York, Pa. majoring in speech-language pathology, said. \u201cBecause of this trip, we were able to have the cultural experience that most others might not get the chance to experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Wesp will soon be accepting applications for a May 2016 offering of the class. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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