Get to Know Your Student Committee: Chair, Jordan Donson

We asked the members of the 2024-2025 Student Committee to answer some questions about themselves to help you get to know who they are and what they do.

What is your school, program, and year?
University of North Texas, Clinical Psychology PhD, 4th year

Why psychology and the law?
Besides this clearly being the most interesting interdisciplinary field, I have always been interested in the 'why' behind the behaviors of people. Coupled with a general interest in criminal law, and some amazing seminar experiences on psychology and the law as an undergrad, I discovered a love for this field.

What is your favorite thing about your current graduate program?
Definitely the student body. I was able to meet my best friends through the program!

If you were not in graduate school, what would you do?
Realistically, probably law school (as cliché as it sounds), but maybe in a dream world I would own a bookstore with a little bakery.

What advice do you have for those applying to graduate school?
Don’t be afraid to ask questions! Remember that during this process, you’re selling yourself to programs, but they also have to sell themselves to you to make sure you pick the best fit.

If you had one year to train, what Olympic sport do you think you could qualify and medal in?
Maybe swimming because of my history as a swimmer, but definitely break dancing...

Books or movies?
Books, always

If you could only watch 3 movies for the rest of your life, what would they be?
This is so hard to answer, but maybe Mamma Mia, the Parent Trap, and Little Women

What is your go-to road trip snack?
Sprite, sour patch kids, and sea salt ruffles!

Does pineapple belong on pizza?
Absolutely NOT

Explain your hot take about pineapple on pizza.
The texture is wildly incorrect and why would you ruin pizza by adding a fruit to it??

What is your favorite place you have ever traveled?
St. Thomas!

Would you only eat hot food or cold food for the rest of your life? Why?
Hot food just because I thrive on pasta, and that is much better hot than cold!

What is your favorite weird fact?
Some dinosaurs had feathers, and this may extend to the T-rex!

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