Susan Hoey Elected Chair of the Pennsylvania Psychological Associaton of Graduate Students

PHILADELPHIA, PA (08/01/2011)(readMedia)-- Susan Hoey, a Year III doctoral student in the Department of Professional Psychology at Chestnut Hill College has been elected Chair-Elect of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association of Graduate Students (PPAGS). Susan received her master's degree in counseling psychology from New York University in 2005 and earned her LPC degree in 2009.

She is currently working on her dissertation in which she is investigating how college students decide to enter into counseling services. Susan previously served as a student representative on the PPAGS Board of Directors. In addition, she has worked within the Pennsylvania Psychological Association (PPA) as a state advocacy coordinator and membership committee volunteer. Susan currently lives in southern New Jersey and works as a per diem therapist in Margate, NJ and Cherry Hill, NJ.

About Chestnut Hill College

Chestnut Hill College, a four-year coed Catholic college in the Ignatian tradition, offers a traditional liberal arts undergraduate program as well as accelerated undergraduate degrees, master's and doctoral programs. The College has been rated by US News & World Report as among the best master's universities in the North, as among the best Northeastern colleges by The Princeton Review, and has been classified as selective by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Since its inception, the College has offered a rigorous curriculum that provides students with a broad background in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The goal of Chestnut Hill College has been to prepare students for life's challenges by helping them to grow intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, and socially.