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Hello!! My name is Abby Arango (she/her)

1. I will still be living at home in Sea Bright NJ so definitely a bit of a commute, but doable!

2. I just graduated from Monmouth University.

3. During the fall I will continue to work as an aide for preschoolers.

4. No questions right now, but excited to meet everyone in person!

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Hi Everyone!
My name is Moshe Friedman.

- I live in Rockland County, NY, which is about a half-hour from FDU.

- I studied for my BA in Psychology at SUNY Empire State College. A lot of it was online classes, so this is going to be a new experience for me.

- During my “off” time, I love spending time with my beautiful wife and my three rambunctious little boys. I enjoy hiking, so I will make sure to go on a few of those over the summer.

- I am particularly looking forward to learning about and administering assessments.

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Hi everyone!
- In the fall I will be living at home in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. It it about 15 minutes away from our campus!
- I did my undergraduate training at Montclair State University. I graduated with a bachelors in Psychology and a minor in Child Advocacy and Policy.
- During the day time I will be working as a substitute teacher and/or a substitute paraprofessional in an elementary school. When I am off from school I will be working in an elementary school after care program in the afternoon which I have been doing for five years.
- A question I have for everyone is, "What is your biggest goal/s you would like to accomplish within the next three years in this program?"
I hope everyone enjoys their summer! I am looking forward to meeting everyone soon!

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Hi my name is Caitlynne Cassidy! Feel free to reach out to me through instagram @caitlynne.cassidy I will be living at home in Pearl River, NY which is 30 mins from campus.

I completed my undergraduate at FDU and am excited to continue my journey here. During the day and weekends I typically babysit and pet sit as a job but otherwise I spend a lot of time with family and friends. I can’t wait to meet everyone. My question is: What is everyone's favorite hobby?

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Hi, my name is Emanuela Maddalena. (she/her) (Pronounced Ee-man-you-ella Mad-uh-lay-nuh)

1) I will be living in New City, NY which is about a 30 minute commute to Fairleigh Dickinson.
2) I did my undergraduate training at Rutgers University.
3) During the day, I will be working as a teaching assistant at a preschool.
4) A question I have is how would I go about getting a practicum site? I’m looking to find a location close to home or in my town’s school district.

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Hi! My name is Abigail Vallaster!(she/her/hers)

I usually go by Abby but Abigail works just fine as well!

-Next year I'll be living with my sister in Bloomfield, she also goes to FDU!
-I completed my undergrad training at Moravian University in Bethlehem, PA
-During my daytime hours I hope to be working and hanging out with my pup as much as possible!
-A question I have is how everyone chose FDU?

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Hi, I'm the other Fatima A. in this class!

- I'm from Pittsburgh, PA. I currently work as a high school substitute teacher.
- Will be living in Jersey City, NJ next year
- I graduated from Carnegie Mellon University two years ago.
- I plan to continue to work as either a substitute teacher or a paraprofessional during my daytime hours.
- My question is: what is the last book you all read?

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Dr. Linda Raffaele Mendez (she, her, hers)

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Dr. Linda Raffaele Mendez (she, her, hers)

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Hi Everyone! My name is Linda Raffaele Mendez, but most students call me Dr. RM since my last name is a lot to say at once:). I have been at FDU since 2018, and I currently live in Waldwick, NJ. I teach a variety of classes in our program, most of which are focused on school-based mental health. Another role I have in our program is to oversee Supportive Schools Newark, which I hope many of you will be involved with during your time here. Outside of FDU, I have a small private practice where I use telehealth to provide cognitive-behavioral therapy to clients. One question I have is: When is summer coming? It seems like this winter has been a long one, and I am ready to put away my boots and get out my shorts and sandals!

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-Hello all! My last name is arguably the easiest... "Oak" like in "oak tree."  Also like Professor Oak from old school Pokémon!
-I got my BA in Psychology from University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, and both my MA and PsyD in School Psychology from here at FDU!  I was a School Psychologist at the Newark Public Schools for eight years, I was a consultant doing testing around Bergen County for several years, and I have a private practice in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ.
-I also live in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ!
-During my daytime hours, I will be prepping for classes, grading, doing research, and supervising therapy and testing cases.
-One question I have is "What am I going to do this summer that's relaxing and refreshing?"

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Hi, my name is Fatima Abboud.

- I was a former student of FDU and now I'm working as an admin assistant at the School of Psychology.
- I currently live in Union City, New Jersey.
-During my day time I help out students and faculty with whatever they need.
- A question I have is... Wow, I have so many.

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Hi All!

-My last name is pronounced “Zi-bull-ski” but Dr. Z is quicker to say :)

-I got my BA in English and Psychology at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT and trained as a school psychologist at UC Berkeley out in CA (an area of the country I still miss!)

-I live just over the GW Bridge in Riverdale/Bronx, NY.

-During my daytime hours, I’ll be focused on helping children and families develop strong reading habits and relationships (which is what I hope to accomplish in my instruction, research, and clinical work).  I’m excited to work with you all as we talk more about these topics together!

-One question I have is “will 2022-2023 be the year when we can really begin to talk about what the world and field of school psychology looks like 'post-pandemic'?” I truly hope so!