{"id":9430,"date":"2024-12-05T03:54:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T03:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/?page_id=9430"},"modified":"2024-12-05T03:54:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T03:54:18","slug":"undergraduate-alumni-spotlight-alison-walensky","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/undergraduate-alumni-spotlight-alison-walensky\/","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\/11al-768x1024.jpeg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/03\/11al-768x1024.jpeg 768w\"          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          Alison Walensky\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 Teach For America corps member in Brooklyn, NY. I work at Empower Charter School as a 4th grade teacher.\u00a0I am also getting my MSE in Special Education Grades 1-6 at Brooklyn College.<\/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>The most beneficial thing I did as a student was internalize the psychological studies I learned about in my classes. \u00a0Many studies mentioned in class or textbooks has helped me work well with people in the real world. \u00a0Having a background knowledge of psychology has also helped me with my students. \u00a0I was able to identify red flags for dyslexia, ADHD, and an eating disorder and direct those students to the proper adults in the building for help and guidance.<\/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  <div class=\"title-description\">\n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n<p>One of my favorite courses at USC was Animal Behavior. \u00a0It ties many areas of psychology together and created more questions than it answered. \u00a0Students were encouraged to push their thinking and draw their own conclusions about findings in the field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"f--field f--image\"><\/div>\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<div class=\"title-description\">\n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n<p>I would have started both of my majors my first semester and planned out my courses more specifically. There are so many classes I wish I could have taken at USC, but in the end I didn\u2019t have the time or the schedule to explore everything because of work and extracurricular activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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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