Nane Zadouri

BA in Psychology with Minor in Business, Class of 2007

Where have you worked and/or studied since you graduated from USC?

After graduating USC in May 2007, I worked as a tutor for elementary students in my neighborhood and started working for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles as a Research Assistant for Project ABC in their developmental disabilities department. I actually heard about this opportunity through the Psychology list-serve that Ingrid would send out. I really enjoyed this job working with fellow USC alumni & faculty, and other departments in the Los Angeles region like Department of Mental Health and other agencies.

I started my Master’s program at USC Rossier in Marriage and Family Therapy and School Counseling in 2008. It was a 3 year program; I earned my Masters degree and a School Counseling Credential. I earned my MMFT and PPS School Counseling Credential in May 2011.

Since finishing my graduate studies at USC, I was hired on full time in spring 2012 to work as the Research Manager for the WestEd California Home Visiting Project external evaluation. I work out of an office in Los Angeles with my former boss and enjoy what I do. I get to oversee the data collection, management, entry, and analyses of a longitudinal evaluation throughout the state of California. I definitely apply my undergraduate and graduate degrees: analyzing data with SPSS, writing reports, reviewing articles and staying update with current research.

What was the most beneficial thing you did as a student at USC to prepare you for post-graduation?

One of the most beneficial things I did was to do a minor in Business because this prepared me with skills in professional communication, writing memos, cover letters, preparing reports. The other MOST beneficial and FONDEST memory I have at USC during undergrad was participating as a volunteer for JEP! This was a remarkable experience that I had the opportunity to do for extra credit and as course requirement; I did it 3 different times. This experience motivated me to continue onto graduate school in a similar field and to want to study Psychology further.

What course did you enjoy the most?

I really liked Statistics, and Adolescent Development, Social Psychology and Criminal Behavior. I also enjoyed “Los Angeles and the American Dream” and my Business Marketing course.

If you were an undergraduate again, is there anything that you would do differently?

It may have been nice to have studied abroad or volunteered abroad for a few weeks during a summer break.