2025 National Register Internship Scholarships: Western US
The National Register Internship Travel Scholarships provide financial support to students enrolled in psychology doctoral programs to help them physically relocate from the location of their graduate program to their selected predoctoral internship site.
We are thrilled to have our 2025 recipients relocating across the continent, and look forward to witnessing the widespread impact of their work through APF’s support! Explore below to learn more about our remarkable scholarship recipients who are relocating to the Western United States for their internships.
Western United States
Zion Kamau (she/her)
Mississippi State University
Internship Site: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
“I am a first-generation doctoral student navigating the challenges of advanced study. I am grateful to be a recipient of the National Register Internship Travel Scholarship, which helps ease the financial burden of relocating for required field training. This support enables me and others facing challenges, such as balancing multiple responsibilities and managing unexpected financial demands, to better engage in our professional development and contribute meaningfully to our fields.”
Gabrielle Gloston (she/her)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Internship Site: UTHealth Houston Doctoral Psychology Internship Program
“I am deeply grateful to the National Register Internship Travel Scholarship Committee for supporting me during such a pivotal time in my training. This award eases the financial burden of relocation and allows me to focus on preparing for internship. Your support brings me one step closer to supporting other aspiring health service psychologists and marginalized communities through mentorship, research, and clinical services.”
Sarely Licona (she/her)
University of California, Santa Barbara
Internship Site: Dell Medical School/ Dell Children’s Medical Center
“This scholarship will help reduce the financial strain of relocating from California to Texas for my pre-doctoral internship. It will also allow me to fully focus on beginning my internship and advancing my clinical training as a future psychologist without the added stress of moving costs. I am tremendously grateful for receiving this award!”
Sheena D. Greenstone (she/her)
Northern Arizona University
Internship Site: Jordan School District
“Receiving this travel scholarship for my upcoming internship will allow me to gain hands-on experience as a psychology intern in a school district, strengthening my skills and cultural understanding so I can return home and serve the students and families of the Navajo Nation with care, commitment, and culturally responsive support.”
Lisa Marie Gutierrez (she/her)
Midwestern University, Glendale AZ Campus
Internship Site: Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS)
“This funding is a gift I am very grateful for, it enables me to pursue my passion while taking off financial stressors. I am passionate about giving back to the community, and am excited to donate to the relocation scholarship when I am practicing!”
Ogochukwu Obi
Georgia Southern University
Internship Site: Kaiser Permanente Oakland, Child Crisis Track
“This funding will support my efforts to become a purposeful clinical psychologist that strives to provide healing and client-centered treatments to diverse populations.”
Nina Parekh (she/her)
The University of Akron
Internship Site: VA Medical Center, San Francisco
“This funding will ease the financial burden of relocating across the country and allow me to fully invest in advancing the trauma-informed, integrated care skills I need to serve veterans. I hope to utilize this specialized training to support a career in addressing trauma and reproductive mental health-related topics.”
Cherish Harris (she/her)
Eastern Kentucky University
Internship Site: UCSF Child and Adolescent Services Multicultural Clinical Training Program, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
“This funding eases the financial burden of relocating across the country for my internship and allows me to fully focus on serving underserved communities through culturally responsive and trauma-informed care. It’s a meaningful step toward the career I’ve dedicated myself to building.”
Adrianna Richards (she/her)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Internship Site: UC Davis CAARE Center
“Internship is a very exciting time for doctoral students, but upending your life to move cross-country for a year at a time can be very stressful. The National Register Internship Travel Scholarship relieves some of this stress and allows me to focus on the excitement of this next phase of my professional journey!”
Kelly Dixon (she/her)
University of Colorado – Colorado Springs
Internship Site: VA San Diego Healthcare System
“Receiving the 2025 American Psychological Foundation (APF) National Register Internship Travel Scholarship will provide me with the opportunity to transition to the next stage of my career development as a clinical health service psychologist, allowing me to focus on maximizing training experiences and emphasizing prfoessional growth.”
Jahnavi Pandya (she/her)
University of Iowa
Internship Site: University of Southern California’s Counseling and Mental Health, a service within the Student Health Division of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in Keck School of Medicine
“As an international student with limited financial support and no family in the US, this scholarship eases the stress of relocation, allows me to use more support, and enables me to begin my internship with ease. I’m deeply grateful to be supported by the Health Service Psychologists community—an inspiring reminder of who I aspire to become and hope to give back to in the future.”
Marquel Norton (they/any)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Internship Site: Western Youth Services
“This funding will be exceedingly necessary in actualizing my career goals by having a diverse understanding of health service provision in states that protect and uphold gender-affirming care for youth and trans folx of color. The political contentions across state legislators have deemed much of my gender-affirming clinical and research practices criminal, and developing an expertise in a program with resources and aligned support for critical and thoughtful care is exceedingly important to my career growth and actualization.”
Ryan Gordon Panzarella (he/him)
Hawaii School of Professional Psychology
Internship Site: University of Denver, Graduate School of Professional Psychology – Internship Consortium
“This funding will significantly support my professional journey as I transition into my internship at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan. By alleviating the financial burden of travel and relocation expenses, it will allow me to focus fully on honing my skills in clinical psychology, particularly in forensic and crisis intervention settings. This experience will be pivotal as I continue to develop a comprehensive approach to patient care, blending evidence-based practices with creative, integrative therapeutic techniques. I am excited to use this opportunity to further my goal of enhancing the mental health field and contributing meaningfully to diverse communities.”
Leiana de la Paz (she/her)
University of Iowa
Internship Site: Oregon Health and Science University Psychology Doctoral Internship in Developmental Disabilities & Pediatric Psychology
“I am incredibly grateful to have been awarded the National Register Internship Travel Scholarship to help alleviate some financial stress associated with moving. This award allows me to focus on gaining the training and expertise needed to support my professional development as a child clinical psychologist.”
Lea Hart (she/her)
George Fox University
Internship Site: University of Arizona, College of Medicine
“The financial support through this scholarship helps to ensure that I can focus on my responsibilities during without an additional worry of financial instability. My internship program will empower me to strive for equity in rural mental health long term. I very much look forward to being a powerful presence through education about mental health while understanding the unique diversity considerations facing rural communities.”
Emily Daly (she/her)
Regent University
Internship Site: Phoenix VA Health Care System, Psychology Department
“The National Register Internship Travel Scholarship will play a vital role in helping me become a psychologist committed to meeting the needs of underserved communities facing diverse and complex challenges.”
Ben Shannon (he/him)
George Fox University
Internship Site: Southwest Behavioral and Health Services
“The funding I have received from the American Psychological Foundation and the National Register of Health Service Psychologists will prove instrumental as my wife and I pursue relocation to begin my clinical psychology internship. Having just gotten married in May, we are so thrilled to have these additional funds to build well toward a bright future serving individuals in the Maricopa County, AZ area. Our hope is to one day start a small community health-service psychology clinic for low-income individuals in the area, and this support from APF means the world to us as we begin that long journey!”
Jac’lyn Bera (she/her)
Indiana University Bloomington
Internship Site: Doctoral Internship program in Health Service Psychology at Columbia Valley Community Health (CVCH)
“Receiving this funding and the support of National Register has enabled me to prepare for my internship with peace of mind, and allows me to focus on moving for internship without the financial stress. I cannot wait to start this amazing next step in my career!”
Cédi McCorkle (she/they)
Palo Alto University
Internship Site: American Lake VA Medical Center
“This award offers essential support as I move from California to Washington for my predoctoral internship. It helps alleviate the financial challenges of relocating out of state, enabling me to focus entirely on serving veterans and advancing my skills as a clinician during this next phase of my training.”
Ellen Murphy (they/them)
Georgia Southern University
Internship Site: New Mexico VA Healthcare System (NMVA) Psychology Training Program
“After years of significant financial investment in my education, the costs associated with a cross-country move (e.g., transportation, housing deposits, and essential furnishings) are daunting. This funding provides invaluable assistance in easing that burden, allowing me to fully dedicate myself to my primary internship goal: developing expertise in delivering high-quality, evidence-based mental health care to historically underserved populations. Full focus on my internship training will prepare me for a career aimed toward serving marginalized communities by providing adaptive, affirming care that honors the values, experiences, and strengths shaped by each client’s intersecting identities.”
Courtney Quiroz (she/her)
Pacific University
Internship Site: Hawaii Psychology Internship Consortium (HI-PIC) at the Department of Education – East Hawaii Complex on the Big Island
“Receiving this scholarship will directly support my transition to the East Hawai’i School District internship, an essential step in my career as a future Health Service Psychologist. By easing the financial burden of the relocation, this funding will allow me to fully engage in culturally responsive, trauma-informed care for Native Hawaiian, Marshallese, and other underserved youth. It will also reinforce my long-term commitment to equity, advocacy, and clinical excellence in school-based mental health, ultimately enhancing my ability to serve marginalized communities with compassion and cultural humility.”
Sarah Munguia (she/her)
University of Kansas
Internship Site: Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano
Kun Wang
The University of Iowa
Internship Site: University of Utah – Counseling Center
Jeremy Clift (he/him)
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Internship Site: VA Health Care System Psychology Internship Program
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