National Register Internship Scholarships: Midwestern and 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 2024 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 Midwestern and Western United States for their internships.
Midwestern and Western United States
Quanaisha Smith (she/her)
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Washington, D.C.
Internship Site: Harris County Juvenile Probation Department
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give” – Winston Churchill. I cannot wait to tell my daughter when she grows up that generosity and kindness showed to me through others allowed me to pour into the lives of those I have and will continue to encounter and I am forever grateful. Paying it forward will always impact generations and all of the personal sacrifices on this journey are worth it.”
Sarah Styke (she/her)
Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology
Internship Site: Palo Alto VA Healthcare System
“This scholarship will greatly help in my transition to residency with the Palo Alto VA and in beginning my career in Clinical Psychology. I am so thankful to be awarded this internship travel scholarship.”
Elliot Marrow (he/him)
University of Massachusetts Boston
Internship Site: University of California, San Francisco Clinical Psychology Training Program (Public Service and Marginalized Populations Track)
“The APF internship travel scholarship will fund a costly cross-country move and therefore allow me to pursue my ideal internship position in health service psychology for marginalized and vulnerable populations.”
Julia Terman (she/her)
University of Vermont
Internship Site: Children’s Hospital Stanford/Children’s Health Council
“I am very grateful for the National Register Internship Travel Scholarship. This funding will enable me to focus more on my internship and less on financial concerns related to cross-country relocation and increased cost of living.”
Jean C. Otero Medina (he/him)
Albizu University
Internship Site: University of Colorado School of Medicine
“This scholarship serves as a testament to my dedication and potential as a future leader in the field of health psychology. This internship opportunity represents a pivotal moment in my professional development. I eagerly anticipate the fresh challenges and opportunities that will enrich my skill set, fueling my aspiration to pursue a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical health psychology upon completing my internship program. Ultimately, this experience will position me to make relevant contributions to the advancement of mental healthcare for diverse populations within the United States but also those on my home island of Puerto Rico.”
Mary Troxel (she/her)
University of Massachusetts Boston
Internship Site: Denver Health Medical Center
“This funding will help me relocate to Denver, Colorado for internship at Denver Health Medical Center where I am thrilled to continue my training in early childhood development and mental health!”
Christopher Gomez (he/him)
University of Kansas
Internship Site: University of Washington School of Medicine’s Psychology Internship Program
“Being a recipient of the 2024 National Register Internship Travel Scholarship will afford me the opportunity to comfortably move cross-country from Kansas to Washington and continue receiving clinical and research training to be a child-serving, culturally-robust psychologist.”
Amaranta Ramirez (she/her)
University of California Santa Barbara, Department of Education
Internship Site: Washington State University Counseling and Psychological Services
“With the assistance provided by this funding, I will be able to relocate to the state of my new internship position. This internship is a crucial step to becoming a doctor and will allow me to provide psychological services in a rural area of the United States.”
Julie Barbour (she/her)
Northern Arizona University
Internship Site: Counseling & Psychological Services at Brigham Young University
“I could have easily taken an internship locally but I really want the best learning experience possible. This funding will help me achieve that. I can’t tell you how grateful I am.”
Rebecca Louise Banning (she/her)
Seattle Pacific University
Internship Site: University of Utah Health: Huntsman Mental Health Institute
“I could not say thank you enough for the financial gift you have provided me. This scholarship as truly relieved a major burden from my shoulders! Even helping to pay for my gas to drive 800 miles is amazing! This money will also help me acquire housing and feel more confident in my ability to start internship. Moving to a new state and beginning a challenging new chapter is stressful enough, this gift is a huge blessing to help during this time. I hope to complete both my internship and post doc fellowship at the University of Utah then hopefully find employment in a hospital setting working with youth facing severe mental illness. Thank you for helping me make this journey possible! I have no doubt that this scholarship will play a role in helping me to achieve my goals! With all my heart, thank you so much!”
Denny Putra (he/him)
Purdue University – West Lafayette
Internship Site: Counseling & Psychological Services at Brigham Young University
“This National Register Internship Travel Scholarship will support my journey to be trained as a professional psychologist in the higher education setting that I love and look forward to contribute in my future career. I am very thankful for the availability of this scholarship!”
Ashlan McNinch (she/her)
East Carolina University
Internship Site: Alaska Psychology Internship Consortium
“Moving to Alaska from the lower 48 is an expensive endeavor (especially as a student)! Being selected to receive the APF’s internship relocation scholarship provides much needed funding that will assist in both moving to Alaska and in provision of psychological services to a population in need.”
Anita Adams (she/they)
University of Kentucky
Internship Site: University of Arizona College of Medicine Psychology Internship (Adult)
“I am beyond honored to have received this funding as it has helped alleviate concerns about the financial burdens of moving for internship and has further increased my excitement for beginning my internship year at my dream internship site, the University of Arizona. As a minoritized clinician and researcher, this funding has helped to further cement my belonging in academic spaces where I will continue to learn how to best serve minoritized populations who can benefit from our psychological services the most.”
Erin Hunt (she/her)
University of South Carolina
Internship Site: Psychology Doctoral Internship Program at Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Child
“I am grateful to receive an American Psychological Foundation National Register Internship Travel Scholarship to assist with the costs of moving my family from South Carolina to Arizona this summer! I am thrilled to embark on this new adventure and critical next step in my training.”
Alexyss Lange (she/her)
Brigham Young University
Internship Site: University of Texas at Austin, Counseling and Mental Health Center
“I am so grateful to recieve this funding as it should cover the majority of the cost of my move from Utah to Texas for my incredible internship at University of Texas, Austin. Being able to do my internship at UT Austin will allow me to receive excellent supervision and training in working with diverse students and clinical cocnerns, increase my clinical competency when working with relational trauma and in group therapy, learn how to provide on-call crisis care, and increase my professionalism as a memeber of an interdiscplinary team. I am so thankful for the financial relief this funding permits me as I settle into Austin and prepare for this incredible capstone experience this summer.”
Noelle Warfford (she/her)
The University of Toledo
Internship Site: The University of New Mexico Clinical Psychology Internship
“This funding will allow me to relocate over 1500 miles to pursue my dream training experience – clinical assessment and treatment of infancy and early childhood – so that throughout my career, I can bring this specialty to communities that need it most.”
Timea Tozser (she/her)
Wright State University School of Professional Psychology
Internship Site: Baylor College of Medicine, Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
“This scholarship presents an instrumental opportunity to ease the financial strain I have experienced as someone who independently supports my education. This scholarship offers equity for students like me to reduce financial stress so I can focus on beginning my career and achieving my professional goals.”
Kassandra Martinez (she/her)
SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
Internship Site: Texas Children’s Hospital Psychology Internship
“I am very grateful for this funding! It will go a long way in helping pay for moving costs and will help me ensure a stress-free start to my clinical internship.”
Bailey Balloun (she/her)
Wheaton College
Internship Site: Central Arkansas Veterans Affairs (VA)
“This money will help me pay for my first months rent in Arkansas, which will help me focus on my onboarding and training needed to smoothly transition into my internship responsibilities.”
Nicole Park (she/her)
Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University
Internship Site: Baylor University Counseling Center
“The scholarship will provide significant financial support and encouragement towards the continued pursuit of becoming a clinical psychologist who aspires to work with underprivileged, underserved, minority populations.”
Emilia F. Cardenas (she/her)
Vanderbilt University
Internship Site: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Clinical Child Track
“I am very grateful! Relocation expenses were one of my biggest stressors this year. This scholarship was fundamental in alleviating the significant financial burden of moving for internship!”
Olutosin Adesogan (she/her)
University of Georgia
Internship Site: University of Chicago Medicine
“Receiving support from the National Register/American Psychological Foundation Internship Travel Scholarship will help to alleviate the significant financial burden that will be caused by relocating from Athens, GA to Chicago, IL. This will allow me to focus on my clinical training more fully at UCM without the stress of finances overwhelming the internship year. I am extremely grateful for National Register and American Psychological Foundation’s support.”
Wenxi Yang (she/her)
University of Missouri, Columbia
Internship Site: The University of Michigan Mary A. Rackham Institute
“This scholarship alleviates some of the financial burdens associated with relocation, enabling me to focus on maximizing my internship experience without concerns about covering associated costs. Immersing myself fully in learning during the internship is crucial for my future career goals.”
Wendy Chu (she/her)
University of South Carolina
Internship Site: University of Illinois Chicago – Department of Psychiatry
“This funding recognizes Wendy’s accomplishments, resilience, and her future career as a health service psychologist committed to advancing mental health equity for youth and families through community-engaged research.”
Angelica Castro Bueno (she/her)
Iowa State University
Internship Site: University of Nevada, Reno – Counseling Services
Bryce Davis (he/him)
Saint Louis University
Internship Site: University of Nevada, Reno – Counseling Services
“This fund will allow me to move across the country to my number 1 internship with less stress.”