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Portrait of Jillian Van Etten

Honor Society® member

Jillian Van Etten

Barista/Waitress at UGA hotel and conference center

  • University of Georgia?utm_source=Campaigner
  • Industrial/Organization Psychology
  • Class of 2016
  • Locust Grove, Georgia

Member since August 2014

About

I am currently a third year student at the University of Georgia with an undergraduate major in Psychology. Once graduating in the spring of 2016 I intend on continuing on to obtain a master's degree in the specialized field of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. I grew up in the town of Locust Grove with my mother and two siblings where I attended Luella High School and involved myself in a multitude of extracurriculars and organizations. I first discovered my love for psychology while working in a church nursery and watching kids grow and develop from infancy through early childhood. I quickly became fascinated with how they developed behavioral responses to given stimulants in their environment and how those responses changed as they grew older. After conversing with one of my psychology professors at the University of Georgia I decided upon I/O Psychology as my career path.

Education

  • University of Georgia

    Psychology

    2012 – 2016

Honors and awards

  • 2012 Cum Laude Graduate

    Graduated with honors, required a GPA between 3.5-3.7

  • 2010 County Science Fair

    Came in 2nd place in the 2010 Henry County Science Fair

  • 2012 Future Music Educators Colloquium

    An invitee to the 2012 GMEA FMEC conference for using music as a therapy for kids with Autism

  • 2010 GHP nominee in Chemistry

    Georgia Governor's Honors Program- summer program for the enhancement of gifted high school students

  • Société Honoraire de Français

    Inducted into the French Honor Society in 2010

Goals and interests

Career goal

I intend on becoming either a University professor on the subject of Industrial/Organizational Psychology or working in the governmental/private sector of Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Graduate school interests

I intend on fulfilling my master's degree in the field of Industrial/Organizational Psychology at The University of Georgia

Outside the classroom

I love learning new things and discovered my curiosity for psychology at an early age. I currently do all I can to participate in psychological studies to observe how the proctors run their experiments and interact with the subjects. I also have a vast love for the outdoors and spend most of my free time hiking and camping.

Experience

  • Barista/Waitress

    UGA hotel and conference center

    Apr 2013 – May 2016

  • Cashier

    Publix Supermarkets

    Jun 2011 – Jul 2013

  • Childcare

    Oakland First Baptist

    Oct 2008 – Mar 2011

Volunteering

  • K-12 Tutor/observer

    Pinewoods Library

    Aug 2013 – May 2016

Languages

  • French (France) Intermediate
  • Spanish Intermediate

Additional information