{"id":9422,"date":"2024-12-05T03:40:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T03:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/?page_id=9422"},"modified":"2024-12-05T03:40:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T03:40:36","slug":"undergraduate-alumni-spotlight-tara-cohen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/undergraduate-alumni-spotlight-tara-cohen\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Alumni Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n \n   \n   \n   \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--scrolling-text-with-image \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--scrolling-text-with-image\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n\n          \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/03\/30al.jpeg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n  \n        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Tara Cohen\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Class of 2013, B.A. in Psychology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"chapters-container\">\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3>Where have you worked and\/or studied since you graduated from USC?<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>I am currently a Graduate Research Student in the Medical Human Factors Lab at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL. I am working towards earning my PhD in Human Factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3>What was the most beneficial thing you did as a student at USC\u00a0to prepare you for post-graduation?<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>I\u00a0took challenging courses that would be applicable to a PhD program in Human Factors and I reached out to the professors at USC to ask for advice during the grad-school application process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3>What course did you enjoy the most?<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Sensation and Perception<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3>If you were an undergraduate again, is there anything that you would do differently?<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"title-description\">\n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n<div class=\"title-description\">\n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n<p>I would have tried to become more active in research from the beginning of my undergraduate career. 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Participating in research is one of the best ways to get involved in psychology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--signup-form \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--signup-form\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"text-image-container\">\n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Meet other Alumni\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Deep dive into other undergraduate psychology alumni stories! 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