Kay Thursby-Bourke
Graduate Student, Community and Applied Developmental Psychology
Psychology
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BSB 1061
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About
Kay is a PhD student in the Community and Applied Developmental Psychology program. She earned her B.A. in Psychology from Saint Mary’s College at Notre Dame, with minors in Biology and Justice Education. Prior to starting at UIC, Kay was a Teach For America corps member, where she was a high school special education teacher in The Bronx. While in New York, Kay earned a Masters in the Art of Teaching from Relay Graduate School of Education. Her research interests include mentoring relationships and ways in which trainings for volunteer mentors to ultimately best support their mentees.