Saturday, May 2, 2015

Introduction Week 1

That's me on the left at "Painting With a Twist" May 1, 2015
Welcome to my research blog.  My name is Belinda Echevers. I will complete my B.A. in psychology on March 15th, 2016. This is my second time attending Brandman, I started to take classes for my degree 4 years ago and due to illness, I was forced to drop out.  This time around I started Spring I this year.   

My career aspirations vary from interactive psychotherapy to neuropsychology, I would love to further my research on these specific areas of psychology so I can narrow my path and make a decision.  The criteria for decision making will be job availability in my area, competitive salary and an organization that I can believe and feel good about.  I am not just looking for a paycheck, I want to LOVE my work, and I am willing to put in the hard work that is necessary to earn my money. In addition to loving my work, and earning enough money, I also want to research work environment and benefits, everything will count and have a weighted impact on my decision.

I have lived a full life and decided it was so much fun that I would reset the clock and do it all over again.  I look forward to what the next half century will bring.

Sunrise, Aliso Viejo, March 17th 2015
In my spare time I am: 
  • An amateur photographer
  • On a competitive Dragon Boat Paddling Team  
  • An animal care volunteer at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach
  • A member of the American Cetacean Society
  • A certified Naturalist, so I go whale watching every chance I get, at least twice a month. 


April 26, 2015 Cow/calf pair of gray whales playing in Laguna Cove 
I am looking forward to learning the best way to conduct effective research in LBSU302.  One of the skills that I would like to learn in this class is how to sift through the scholarly articles in places like Leatherby Libraries and find the articles that best match my needs.  As of right now, I have a system.  I search for an article and I use the ones that come up with "PDF or Full-text available" those are the only ones that I choose to read and use for my research, and I know that there has to be a better way.


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  1. AnonymousMay 17, 2015 at 3:33 PM

    Hello Belinda,

    First off, I want to thank you for sharing your story here in our online class of LBSU 302. I'm so happy and glad to see another fellow Psychology major here at Brandman. I am a little jealous because I think your Blog post is amazingly formatted and displayed greatly. My blog is all boring and straight forward. :P I am so glad to hear that you are interested in the specifics of psychotherapy and or neuropsychology. That is actually quite interesting, because in many ways those to dynamics of psychology is what initially interested me into the field and career. I just want to say that the fact that your an amateur pphotorapher is amazing! I can definitely relate to that, It was actualy something I wanted to do as a career when I was little, things change ofcorse, but I too love photography and have my own DSLR, flash, tripod, etc. It's quite fun and amazing if you know what your doing with the camera. My father was actually a professional photographer for about 15 years of his younger life. He worked for National Geographic, Time Magazine, and LA Times, even had his own studio at point in his life. I believe your aspirations and life goals are so inspiring and genuine. I know you'll do great things in this life. Look forward to reading your future posts and collaborating with you.

    -Sean

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