Pauline Prince, PhD, ABN
MSU CVM Clinical Psychologist Pauline Prince offers a comprehensive service model for all at MSU CVM. This model includes:
- Evidence-based learning and teaching
- Collaborative decision making
- Therapeutic intervention
- Disability services
- Professional consultation
- Crisis prevention and intervention
- Trauma response
A board-certified neuropsychologist with nearly 30 years of experience working with students, Dr. Prince is committed to meeting the clinical and learning needs of MSU CVM students, faculty and staff. She specializes in providing therapeutic counseling services to those who have been diagnosed with anxiety and depression and can help them develop strategies to meet their individual needs to manage academics, as well as life stressors. In her work with students and school faculty and staff, Dr. Prince has served on trauma teams and participated in crisis response after student death from suicide, vehicle accidents, and other forms of trauma. She has also coordinated resources and staff to effectively respond to traumatic events. In addition, Dr. Prince has experience in working with students who self-harm, experience panic attacks, and develop health-related issues as a result of chronic stress.
Transitions are difficult, the training and academic demands on veterinary students can be intense, and the work life of veterinarians can be extremely stressful, so Dr. Prince is a much-appreciated resource for the CVM family.
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Dr. Prince may be reached at (662) 325-1125 or pjp40@msstate.edu.
Kristin Tew, PsyD
MSU CVM is proud to welcome Dr. Kristin Tew as a Boehringer- Ingelheim Animal Health (BIAH) Post-Doctoral Fellow. Dr. Tew’s position establishes a unique partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim, Mississippi State University Psychology Department and MSU CVM for the purpose of creating a training program for psychologists who wish to specialize in working with the veterinary medical community.
The training program is the first of its kind in a much-needed area of service. The veterinary medical community faces some unique wellness challenges in their day-to-day work lives. A training program for psychologists that focuses on meeting the mental health and wellness needs of this community holds a promising career path for psychologists as well as a means of expanding the number of mental health professionals who are trained specifically to care for those who care for our animals.
Originally from Forest, Miss., Dr. Tew attended the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., before earning a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. She received her commission as an officer from Air Force ROTC Detachment 432 at USM and served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force for five years. In 2012, Dr. Tew earned a Master of Arts in marriage and family counseling from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. She then worked in the mental health field for three years as provisional licensed professional counselor on an adult inpatient unit and helped found a community clinic where she provided low-cost counseling services. Dr. Tew returned to school in 2015 to pursue her doctorate in clinical psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Xavier University in New Orleans, La. Through her doctoral practicum experiences, she has worked with the LSU Behavioral Science Center, New Orleans, La.; Pine Grove Hospital, Hattiesburg, Miss.; Opportunities Academy, New Orleans, La.; and Ellisville State School, Ellisville, Miss. Dr. Tew’s practicum experiences range from working with children ages 2–22 in both a community mental health setting and an acute inpatient unit and providing therapy for adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. She completed her doctoral internship at MSU’s Student Counseling Services, Office of Survivor Support, Autism Liaison Services, and here at MSU CVM.
In this new role, her primary responsibilities at MSU CVM include counseling, psychological evaluations, professional development, consultation, and health and wellness activities, where she works alongside me and others within the College’s mental health and wellness service to help meet the mental health needs and improve the overall educational experiences of CVM faculty, staff, and students.
