Maxine Nwigwe, Psy.D. is a behavioral scientist, designer and futurist. She has held multiple roles across educational, corporate and nonprofit settings and has 10+ years experience in designing and developing solutions in learning, mental wellness/psychological wellbeing and workforce development. Dr. Nwigwe is also the founder of the instructional studio, Work. Love. Play, LLC. In this space, she advises startups/founding teams and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises on the integration of culturally informed and environmentally sound behavioral insights to promote organizational development and transformation. She holds a Doctorate in Psychology (specializing in Assessment and Adult Development) from The George Washington University and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology & Society (specializing in human behavioral ecology) from Cornell University.
In this episode, we cover:
- What is behavioral science?
- How do you use design and behavioral science in your work?
- What makes you a good behavioral scientist?
- Why did you major in biology and society?
- Why did you decide not to continue as a pre-med student?
- Why did psychology open the door for you to be a healer?
- Can you recall an experience that solidified for you that you wanted to go into this field?
- How do you pay attention to your interests?
- Why did you choose a PsyD over a PhD?
- What do you look for in great mentors?
- How do you assess if your mentor aligns with your values?
- What did you learn about yourself in graduate school?
- How and why did you pivot into the community engagement and design space?
- What is one skill, quality, or general factor that has helped you no matter where you went?
- What does the future hold for the field of psychology?
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Music by: Adam Fine
Information
- Show
- FrequencyUpdated Weekly
- PublishedJuly 22, 2021 at 2:00 PM UTC
- Length1h 16m
- Season1
- Episode25
- RatingClean