Stella Du

Stella Du

Stella Du

Residency: Virginia, US
School: Foxcroft School
Intended Major: Psychology
Age: Grade 11

Stella has a strong interest in psychology and would like to collaborate with a professional to write a research paper, but her school does not offer this opportunity. She is enrolled in an AP Psychology subject at school and has shadowing experience in a hospital at Beijing.

What challenges did she face?

  • Stella has a strong interest in psychology and would like to collaborate on a research paper with a professional, but her school does not offer this opportunity.
  • They had a difficult research process during the program since they couldn’t discover adequate metrics for the decision-making assignment, but they handled it well with Dr. Serwinski’s help.


Matched professor:

The mentor holds a PhD in Psychology from UCL, and she is currently a teaching in NU London’s MSc Health Psychology program. In addition, she is a lecturer in Health Psychology and Psychosomatics at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM) and the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE).


How did our program help her?

  • Stella was able to write a higher-level research article and learned how to use SPSS to complement her work with data analysis.
  • Stella had full support from the professor, who agreed to write her a letter of recommendation for her college application.


Below is part of an example work done during the program:

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