There are many who believe Star Trek was correct in saying "Space is the final frontier." I disagree; I believe the final frontier is the immense depth and mystery of the human mind, with psychology acting as the medium for discovery. Psychology was always a fascinating subject to study, but not one I saw in my future. When I started college, I decided history was the line of study I wanted to pursue.

I joined a historical research group directed by Dr. Mark Gradstaff at Brigham Young University. Under the direction of Dr. Grandstaff I researched the different portrayals of WWII GIs in propaganda and their resultant effects on the American citizenry. The research I was doing with Dr. Grandstaff was basically historical psychology. As my research continued I took psychology classes each semester and found myself more fascinated with each class and decided to make psychology my main focus of

With this new drive and enthusiasm for psychology I did two things, first, I joined a psychological research group at BYU, directed by Dr Michael Lambert, and second, I did readings with Dr. Diane Spangler. With Dr. Lambert, I participated in many different projects including: finding definitions for the Dictionary of Psychology published by the American Psychological Association, and editing chapters for APA format and content in the Bergin & Garfield's Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change (5th Ed.). With Dr. Spangler I participated in discussions and was given recommendations to read magazine articles and such books as: M. Craske's book Anxiety Disorders and D. Barlow's Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders (3rd Ed).

While doing these readings with Dr. Spangler I found that, of all the disorders in psychology, I was particularly interested in anxiety disorders with an emphasis in phobias and post-traumatic stress disorder. I also read a number of articles dealing with anxiety disorders by Dr. David Fresco. I found his work to be particularly interesting to me and was the primary reasons for my consideration of Kent State. I have since

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