Passion For Helping People Drives Josh Burg
The 1970 Beatles love song 鈥淭he Long and Winding Road鈥 speaks of just that 鈥 a twisting, sometimes arduous journey that seems to have no end. But for Josh Burg, a love affair with people and helping them with life鈥檚 problems has at long last brought him to the finish line.
Burg will collect his doctoral degree, completed at 快活app鈥檚听Graduate School of Professional Psychology, at summer Commencement ceremonies on Aug. 19. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a little surreal,鈥 he says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 actually the end of five years of grueling work.鈥
Not that the work is about to end. Burg next begins a postdoctoral fellowship at University of Colorado-Boulder, where he鈥檒l do psychological assessments.
He and wife Christina (also graduating from 快活app with the same degree) credit the 快活app with solidly preparing them for their careers.
鈥淚 just remember 鈥 in these group interviews with other students from different programs, I feel like I鈥檓 way better prepared for this than [they] are,鈥 Burg says.
鈥淚 know when my wife and I came out here five years ago to interview, we were just blown away by the staff here at the GSPP. We were like, 鈥榃ow. We want to be here because this is a faculty that is just so smart. But they also like each other, and they work well together,鈥 and that really stayed true throughout the five years. The quality of education I got here 鈥 was just amazing.
鈥淚 like people, so having a job where I just sit and talk with people, in the technology age that we鈥檙e in, is a real privilege."