Agnes Scott Graduate Studies

Congratulations to our Bellringer, Nailah Desamu-Thorpe, PB'26! She has been accepted into Meharry Medical College's Master of Medical Sciences Program.

Graduate and Post-Bacc Students participate in this long-standing Bellringing tradition in Main Hall to celebrate their achievements from their time at Agnes.

Dr. Regina Finan, Assistant Professor in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program, shares what aspiring clinicians should consider to become more holistic professionals.

“Clinical interventions using evidence-based practices are necessary to support mental health wellbeing by addressing symptoms that result in distress and/or impairment,” she says. “However, when we take a holistic approach, we extend beyond managing symptoms; we consider the comprehensive well-being of individuals.

Grounding to the earth is a holistic intervention that can promote feeling more 'grounded' and calm, more connected to nature, and can result in feeling less stressed. You can do this simply by standing barefoot on the grass. Mindfully appreciating the beauty of plants in nature is another holistic approach to wellbeing. Some people can do this through gardening or just by taking time to enjoy nature.”

Agnes Scott’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling faculty are committed to guiding students to people through a holistic lens.

Our graduate students are taking their talents nationally! Faculty and students in our Medical Sciences and Post-Bacc programs attended the Association of Southeastern Biologists (ASB) Annual Conference in Mobile, Alabama.

Ximena Guillen ’18, MS’26 presented her poster on “Antisense Oligonucleotides for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Insights from a Graduate-Level Systematic Review.”

“Presenting my research at the ASB conference was a phenomenal milestone,” she says. “Thanks to my instructor and primary investigator, Dr. (Thalita) Abrahao’s exceptional preparation, I felt confident sharing our findings with the fellow student scientists I met. I thoroughly enjoyed immersing myself in the wide range of oral and poster presentations, which covered fields from ecology to molecular biology.”