Each month, our Outreach Team highlights a current student who is innovating to positively advance the department’s mission while excelling in their studies at Tufts.
This month, E-P Outreach Coordinator Libby Hunt connected with 2nd year Master’s student Li Yin Cheok to learn more about her time at E-P, her applied work, and her advice for future E-P students.
Name: Li Yin Cheok
Graduation Year: 2021
Concentration: Clinical-Developmental Health and Psychology
Track: Applied
Advisor: Dr. Eileen Crehan
Libby: You’re on the applied track – what are you doing for your internship?
Li Yin: I am doing an internship that involves work with children who have or are at risk of having developmental delays, and their families.
Libby: What types of research or applied work are you pursuing in the short-term? How does E-P fit in with these plans?
Li Yin: In the short-term, I will be working on a research project at a major hospital in Boston that relates to positive parenting. I found this position through connections at EP and for that, I am grateful.
Libby: What has been your favorite course at E-P (so far)?
Li Yin: CSHD 161: Advanced Personal & Social Development (with Dr. Pott)
Libby: How has you time at E-P influenced your personal growth and skills as a researcher and practitioner?
Li Yin: The wonderful people I’ve met at EP have given me space to voice my ideas and learn from my mistakes with minimal judgement. Through these experiences, I’ve become more aware of my limits and capabilities, and become comfortable with who I am as a professional. I’ve also improved my time management and leadership skills since getting involved in student organizations.
Libby: In what ways have you used or plan to use your degree from Eliot-Pearson?
Li Yin: I plan to work in a research lab that looks at emotional development and its influence on psychopathology. My ‘Plan B’ is to return to working directly with children in an early education or early intervention setting, armed with the developmental knowledge I’ve gained at EP.
Libby: Do you have any words of advice for other E-P students?
Li Yin: EP, and Tufts in general, has many resources to offer. Try to take advantage of as many of them as possible. A few resources that I’ve found helpful include my professors, GSAS and Tisch library workshops, and the Career Center.
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