Dr.Pris's Blogs

As I was praying by confessing scriptures and claiming promises of God in my life, God placed a burden in my heart to pray for others before praying for me. He is reminding me of women in my life who are praying for a child at this time. Here I’ve used Jackie Mize’s Supernatural Childbirth Book as a framework for Praying for conception: Prayer Offered with a Desire to Conceive Father, we thank You that children are the heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Children are Your idea father; You thought of children, and family and home. You instituted the family in the Garden of Eden. You ordered children; You commanded them when You said to Adam and Eve, “Be faithful and multiply.” You said that the barren womb is never satisfied. Lord, the Word declared that I am wonderfully and fearfully made by You; therefore, I’m perfect and able to conceive and have children. You said that I would be a fruitful vine by the side of our house and our children like ol...

Are you looking for some creative ideas during lent? Are you wanting a challenge for you to make a change? Are you someone like me who wants to do more than just the routine in life? Here's a few pages of my personal life journey.... It is that time of the year when you have the dates set for your travel for the Summer to visit family and friends back home. It is such a great feeling to know you are going to spend time with your loved ones, have wonderful homemade food, and do a bit of short trips within the state. If you are like me, there is an element of stress accompanied with the excitement of this travel. Having stayed in the US for past 6 years, I've put on so much of weight. That's even worse post-wedding. So,  returning home after a year with more pounds added to your body mass inevitably means you are going to be a victim of your loved ones' comments (don't get me wrong here- it's all out of love and concern!) So, I started pondering on...

Start today! Trust me, a year from now... you will be glad you started today. And tomorrow is the day we start this new book! Mindful Reading, Reflective Writing, and Creative Commenting... are the three main ingredients of this class!!!

My students have started their own blog this semester and as their professor I wanted to guide them through this process of becoming bloggers. The more I am exploring this realm, the more I have been reminded of how distinct blogging is from academic writing. I’m writing this post to support my students, as well as other educators venturing into blogging. The fact is, making a blog is simple but, in the era of knowledge abundance, enticing people to read your posts is not so easy. Our mobile era places each of us in an endless stream of digital resources. We make choices, often very quickly, about what to read and what to disregard. A study by Buffer found that 55% of people read online articles for 15 seconds before moving on. Michelle Pacansky-Brock, a digital innovation mentor provides a list of 9 things you can do improve the number of people who read your posts. Be meaningful. The most important thing for you to do in your blog posts is to write about th...

Here is something you would have seen in Canvas. Make sure to take time to watch these introductory videos- (click on the links to open YouTube video) 1. Brief introduction - mine and the course 2. Course overview - structure and expectations Make sure to leave a comment so I know you watched it or if you have any questions, drop them there. Also, in this blog, click "follow" on the bottom of the page and "subscribe" with email on the right side of the page. I have already received emails from a few students who have started working on blogs and have also reached out to me through email. Great job! I appreciate that. Others, start early and get going. Email me with your blog link- don't forget that! Looking forward to hearing from y'all. -Dr.Pris

Getting ready for Spring 2018 Greetings, everybody , and I hope you are having a wonderful winter break! I'm in the process of updating the Introduction to Psychology course to be ready for the Spring 2018 semester. This time around, my goal is to make them available  one week early  for anyone who wants to get a head start. So, if all goes well, I should have both classes ready to go on  Tuesday, January 9 , one week before classes officially start on Tuesday, January 16. About the class.  You can find out more by taking a look at the course syllabus in the course Canvas page. If you have questions not answered there, contact me anytime by email: priscilla.selvaraj@hsutx.edu Readings: There are no books to purchase for this class. Readings are online in Course Canvas page under each Modules. Class announcements . Once the semester begins on January 16, there will be new announcements here every day, and you will also see the announcements displayed i...

Dr.Priscilla Rose Selvaraj Pris Selvaraj is an assistant professor in the department of Psychology and Counseling at the Hardin-Simmons University. She joined HSU during the 2016-17 academic year after spending a year as a faculty member at the Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, in the Trinity International University at Illinois. Pris obtained PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. She holds double master’s degree in Psychology and Business Administration from India. She is national certified counselor (NCC) and Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Ohio. She has served in the Counseling center at Trinity International University, University Medical Associates in Ohio University, and in Recovery Council at Waverly Ohio. In India, she worked in the Institute of Mental Health (Govt. Psychiatric Hospital) as a clinical psychology intern. Thus, she has a wide range of multicultural experience in clinical mental health counseling...