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Portrait of Kara Holland

Honor Society® member

Kara Holland

direct support professional at * Assist Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder as they acquire and maintain skills to improve their daily-living, domestic, adaptive, and socialization skills. * Engage in activities with Individuals, so that they can live more independently within their community and/or be more productive and participatory in community life Still working there

  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
  • psychology
  • Class of 2021
  • York, Pennsylvania

Member since June 2020

Education

  • The Pennsylvania State University

    psychology

    2019 – 2021

  • Campbell University

    pre-pharmacy AND psychology

    2017 – 2018

Goals and interests

Career goal

To become a researcher and/or a college professor.

Graduate school interests

Neuropsychology

Outside the classroom

-Reading
-Performing research with my professor

Experience

  • direct support professional

    * Assist Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder as they acquire and maintain skills to improve their daily-living, domestic, adaptive, and socialization skills. * Engage in activities with Individuals, so that they can live more independently within their community and/or be more productive and participatory in community life Still working there

    Jun 2020 – Sep 2020

  • Sheetz Salesperson

    • Communicate with multiple customers per shift for understanding various products in the store • Administer training to new coworkers on 3 different tasks around the store • Maintain a neat and clean appearance in the store, kitchen, and dining area, as well as outside the store • Ability to work in a team Still working there now

    Feb 2016 – Sep 2020

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent