My interests for the implications of human behavior were found during my first psychology introductory course during freshman year of college. It was not until I enrolled in a Brain and Behavior course that I learned I was only scratching the surface of what I know now is my passion for psychology. My personal interest revolves around the possibility to monitor and track neuronal behavior and how that same behavior works in a circuit feeding off neurotransmission, ending in physical behavior. Furthermore, how that process can serve in preemptive measures in helping ameliorate many child mental disorders. This aspect of psychology truly sparks curiosity in my academic life leading me to want to go further than theory. I truly believe that a Ph.D. in Clinical Neuropsychology continue my zest to expand my knowledge in neuroscience while allowing me to stay connected with the population I wish to work within my practicing years.
After finding out with certainty that my passion for helping my community laid within the realms of psychological study, I began my involvement in the field through a self-implemented didactic plan that included a variety of research laboratories, internships, respite care with children and
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Richard Milich and Dr. Elizabeth Lorch where I was involved in two separate projects involving to children. In the first project I was involved in, I played and integral role in the dissemblance of video recordings of children with and without ADHD to understand intricate peer interactions. The second project I facilitated took place in local schools via a child intervention program where children learned how to recognize important events in stories through story creation and story recreation. Participation in these investigations bolstered previous inclination towards working with children in a scientific, theory based