After earning my bachelor's from the Honors Program in Law & Society, I returned to John Jay in 2023, shifting gears to pursue forensic psychology. Following my own aspirations, I discovered my passion for criminal profiling and behavioral analysis. With experience in the NYS Unified Court System and an upcoming externship with the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, I'm preparing for a career investigating homicide and sexual violence cases.
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Asar Philip Rhymer, Graduate Student
I am a African-American male and graduate student in the Masters of Arts Forensic Psychology program at John Jay College. Currently, I am entering my 3rd semester under this program. I am a police officer in the NYPD currently assigned to the Strategic Response Group 3 and have been on the job for 9.5 years so far. I also served in the New York Army National Guard for six years. My goal in this program to improve my knowledge within the area of police mental health while also establishing better practices that improve relations between the community and the police.
My name is Cat Sanders and I am a student in the Forensic Psychology MA program at John Jay College. My academic interests focus on understanding aggression in individuals convicted of criminal offenses, with a particular emphasis on psychopathy among minority populations. I am a dual-track student completing a thesis under the mentorship of Dr. Philip Yanos, evaluating exclusion criteria used in mental health courts across the five boroughs. After completing the FP MA Program, I plan to pursue a doctoral program to continue researching aggression and psychopathy. In addition to my studies, I serve as a College Assistant for the PSY MA department and as a Senior Executive Representative for the Master’s Student Research Group (MSRG).
I am Zaeem, a graduate student in a forensic psychology program currently in my third semester. I have a deep. interest in investigative psychology such as criminal profiling, investigation and am interested in working in this domain in future. I have had the opportunity to study from esteemed and experienced professors, from whom I have been able to learn a lot due to their year long experience. This program so far has provided me significant learning and exposure to real life cases which has allowed me to understand more about forensic psychology as a discipline.
