“Not everyone gets to choose what they do on purpose. Sometimes it’s just based on what’s available and what you’re qualified to do. I think we’re better people when we get to do something that is uniquely interesting to us. 

I chose to pursue my M.A. in Psychology at Meredith because of the investment that Meredith puts into their students and the success of their students. 

I want to help both match individuals with work that’s uniquely suited for them, as well as help organizations focus on people’s strengths and celebrate those strengths. The goal is to bring those strengths out of the employees so that they can really contribute to the team effort and overall vision. I’m hoping to do work that feels meaningful and uniquely aligned for me and then help other people find that as well. 

I served in the Peace Corps for two years. I really wanted to go where I was needed to offer what I had to offer. The common thread is doing things that are uniquely suited for you. So, I wanted to go wherever I was needed most, and I think now it’s the same idea of doing things on purpose and with intention, but really wanting to take that and say what’s unique to me and what are my strengths and interests and how do I celebrate those and build on those. 

Meredith’s program offers small class sizes and the option to do either a thesis or an internship. I wanted to do something more applied so the internship option was something that was very appealing to me. 

I’m an intern for a local consulting company called eParamus. They help companies create assessments for training and development, to have clearer information back to the company about the impact of their training and if it’s really targeting the goals and metrics they set out to target.

My ultimate career goal is to help teams work more cohesively, but also just have greater work/life balance. Then long-term, leadership development is what I really want to do. Good leadership, to me, is about celebrating people’s strengths and really bringing those forward and so I want to help leaders do that well.”

Learn more about Meredith’s graduate program in I-O Psychology at meredith.edu/iopsychology.