Intern Blog

Hello Gillers! Interested in seeing what other Gil Alumni are up to? Look no further, as the Spring 2026 edition of Sharing the Gil News is here! See what our lovely alumni are up to!   Interested in getting more involved in the Internship Program as an alumni? You can! Please make sure to fill out our Gil Alumni Survey  if you haven't already and request to join our alumni group on LinkedIn . Also, we have a Microsoft Group for Gil Alumni which you can join, so just email u

Hello everyone! My name is Juliana Floriani, and I am a clinical psychology intern at 3-C Family Services this semester. I am currently a senior from Asheville, North Carolina, pursuing a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Biology.   My interest in psychology began through my clinical shadowing experiences in high school. I was one of eight students selected for the MAHEC Mentoring Program, where I spent time shadowing in a women’s health clinic. Many of the patients I observ

Hi y’all! My name is Fareeda Akewusola, and I am a senior Neuroscience major from Houston, Texas, with double minors in Medical Anthropology and Entrepreneurship. This semester, I have had the incredibly enriching experience of working as a Clinical Psychology Intern with the AHB Center for Behavioral Health and Wellness in Durham.   My interest in mental health has always lived at the intersection of science and lived experience. Growing up in Nigeria, I witnessed firsthand

Hello, my name is Angelika Santero (she/her), and I transferred to UNC-Chapel Hill in the Fall of 2025 from Central Piedmont Community College. I am currently majoring in both psychology and data science, with a particular interest in social and organizational psychology. Growing up, I witnessed how my loved ones’ long work shifts and stress loads affected their well-being. I witnessed how our wellness is not an isolated phenomenon but is intertwined with social structures su

Hello everyone! My name is Richie Gray, and I am the Gil Internship Manager for the Spring 2026 Gil cohort. I had the pleasure of visiting 3-C Family Services recently during the Spring 2026 semester. 3-C Family Services is a multi-speciality private clinic composed of psychology, psychiatry, and counseling professionals working as a team to promote children’s positive mental health and social development and to strengthen family relationships. 3-C Family Services offers a

Hello! My name is Charlotte Wilkerson, and I am a Clinical Psychology Intern at Lepage Associates Psychological Services this semester. I’m a junior from Asheville, North Carolina pursuing a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in German studies.   My interest in psychology originated from personal experience with chronic illness. I was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis when I was 10, and it took years for it to go into remission, making it a defining aspect of my adolescence. I ex

Hi everyone! My name is Manchen Wang, and I am a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, majoring in psychology and minoring in philosophy. Since early adolescence, I have been captivated by the long-standing nature-versus-nurture question, whether human morality is rooted in nature or shaped by experience. I always felt certain that people were born inherently good. However, as I grew older and became more aware of psychological struggles, moral conflict,

Hello everyone! My name is Gurnoor Grewal, and I am a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill majoring in Neuroscience, and I’m originally from High Point, NC. This semester, I’ve had the incredible opportunity to serve as a Clinical Operations and Market Strategy Intern at Pulvinar Neuro. I began my journey at Carolina heavily invested in neuroscience research.  During my junior year of high school, I conducted a year-long research project analyzing how dif

Hi everyone! My name is Urvi Patel, and I am a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill majoring in Neuroscience, with minors in Chemistry and Entrepreneurship. Throughout my time at Carolina, I have been driven by a strong interest in how access shapes health outcomes. As I prepare for a career in medicine, I have become especially committed to addressing the inequities that prevent individuals in underserved communities from receiving quality care. “I’m sor

Hi everyone! My name is Kejia Zhang, and I’m a senior at UNC Chapel Hill majoring in Neuroscience with a minor in Chemistry. My curiosity about the mind started long before I knew what neuroscience was. Growing up between Russia and China, I was surrounded by multiple languages and cultural contexts, and I became sensitive to how people change the way they speak depending on who they are with and what they have lived through. Language felt less like a fixed system and more li

Please attend the Spring 2026 Gil Internship Info Session on February 19th, 2026 at 6:00 PM in Howell 205 if you wish to learn more about our program!