Fall 2009 Peer Advisors

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Ambreen

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Brianne

is a junior this year and plans to graduate Spring 2010
with her Psychology BA.  She plans to go to go on for a
Master's degree in School Psychology and certification
as a School Psychologist.  She currently works as an
ordering assistant for a small company, mentors an at-risk
teenager, and volunteers for the Long Beach Boys and
Girls Club.  During her free time, she enjoys not doing
homework, spending time with friends, and working on
her movie buff.

Brittany

is currently a junior at CSULB and expects to graduate
with her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology in Spring 2010. 
She plans to pursue a Master's Degree in either
Social Work or Speech-Language Pathology.  Outside
of school activities, she works full-time and enjoys
spending her spare time at the beach with her three dogs.

Christina

is currently a Junior but plans to graduate by Spring of 2011
with a BA in Psychology. She plans to enter into an I/O
psychology program after graduating but is still unsure if she
wants to go into a MA or PhD program.  She will be researching
with Dr. Nguyen this year, volunteering at Girls Inc and is
currently also busy as Psi Chi's treasurer.  She hopes to find
something meaningful to do in the future but in the meantime,
she enjoys singing loudly while driving, strumming her guitar
at the dead of night, and also baking cupcakes past 1:00 am. 
She loves soymilk, tofu, her friends and sleeping in past 2 pm.

Claudia

will be graduating Fall 2009.  She plans to pursue her
Master's degree at Pepperdine University, then a PsyD
or PhD.  She hopes to work towards alleviating problems
faced by at-risk populations, and wishes to help juveniles
realize their potentials.  She hopes to one day travel to
far off places and experience many adventurous activities.

Corey

is currently a senior this year and will graduate in
Spring ’10 with a BA in Psychology.  He plans to attend
graduate school the following fall to earn an Educational
Specialist degree in School Psychology.   After graduate
school he wants to work in a school system with other
faculty to help at-risk kids realize their potential to succeed. 
He hopes to eventually earn his Ph.D in School Psychology,
after gaining practical work experience.  In his limited
free time he enjoys skateboarding, going to the beach and
skimboarding, playing video games, and reading.

Dominique

is expecting to graduate Spring 2010.  He plans to attend
graduate school Fall 2010 to pursue a Masters and Ph.D.
in I/O Psychology and do research on employee work
production and preventing race/class/gender discrimination.
He currently does research on topics including discrimination
with Dr. Nguyen and fellow PA Christina.  His goal in pursuing
higher education is to positively affect the world and help
individuals' everyday lives.  His hobbies are running,
basketball, hanging out with friends, and learning about new
cultures including food and arts.

Eric

is graduating in Spring 2010 with a BA in Psychology
and a Minor in Anthropology.   After CSULB, he plans
on attending graduate school in either the LA or San
Francisco areas to obtain a master's degree in school
counseling.  His plans and hopes are to become a high
school counselor that has the opportunities and abilities
to improve the academic experiences of the students he
encounters.  Currently, he is searching for opportunities
that will help him gain experience towards his career goals. 
Outside the classroom, he is a full-time employee and
enjoys playing for his soccer team, surfing, snowboarding,
and simply sharing life with his family and friends. 

Giovanni

plans on graduating CSULB with a BA in Psychology,
with his formal education culminating with a PhD. 
He is currently a Teacher's Assistant at a local
community college for Intro to Statistics, and has
volunteered at homeless shelters, and library
reading to children.  He is very family oriented and,
when time and financial situation permits, loves to
travel, soak up the sun at the beach, listen to all
types of music, play various types of games, play
sports, eat, shop, hang out or simply lounge around,
and enjoys helping and meeting all types of people.

Jaime

after obtaining her Psychology BA in 2009, she plans to
take time to discover her passions and decide upon a
career goal.  She plans to go to graduate school in time,
but is undecided upon the program focus.  She enjoys
bright colors and rainbows, and has taken on a fascination
with all things unicorn.  Things that make her happy
include tea, opportunities for creativity, Trader Joe's
cranberry oatmeal cookies, popcorn, wearing rain boots,
and recycling.

Juan

foresees graduating in the spring of 2010 with a BA
in Psychology.  He plans to attend graduate school
and obtain a Masters in Educational Management
or Administration to become a high principal.  In
addition to being an administrator, he plans to coach
football as well, and hopes to transform young boys
into productive men of their community.  His favorite
actives including: hanging out with his nephews and
close friends, reading a great book, and watching
football during football season.

Leslie

will be graduating in Fall 09 and is planning on getting
her Master's degree in MFT.  She has worked and
volunteered with children since high school, and enjoys it
immensely - so much so that she wants to work with
troubled children and adolescents.  She enjoys hanging
out with friends and family, and going for long drives. 
She wishes to travel all over the world.

Marlene

is currently a senior and is graduating Spring 2010 with
a BA in Psychology and a minor in Criminal Justice. 
She plans to go on for a Master's Degree in general
Psychology and a PhD in Clinical Psychology.  She assists
with Dr. Kelemen's memory recall research, and
volunteers at the Women's Resource Center.  During
her leisure time, she visits family, watches movies, eats
junk food, listens to Spanish rock, goes to the beach,
and/or reads Nicholas Sparks novels.

Tessa

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Tristan

is a senior with plans of graduating spring 2010.  He plans
on applying and gaining admission to CSULB's MS in
Counseling in Student Development and Higher Education
program.  His hobbies are breakdancing, gymnastics, body
boarding, art of all kinds, and of course, playing games. 
He also enjoy long walks on the beach and sunsets.

Tyler

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