I love to mentor people. I love mentoring students, interns and employees alike. I like to see growth. And I like to see lightbulb moments. I find it fun to impart wisdom. I like to find new ways of explaining things. Perhaps there is a bit of narcissism […]
While growing up, I was a little girl looking for a mentor within the school system. I had been labeled gifted and lived in a poverty-stricken neighborhood. Those that could mentor, looked for those to mentor. We would build our community resources through informal relationships and gumption. I […]
I have a confession to make. I was asked to run for a elected officer position with an academic association that I had been affiliated with for a while. I am too busy with work, family and life in general to take on yet another task. Especially […]
Break the box Burn that box Banish the box Smash that box Shred the box Scrap the box Pierce the box Pickle that box Punch out the box Stop thinking outside the box For you are still in the Box’s confines The Box must be destroyed And you […]
You don’t have to attend every argument you are invited to- Just win the ones that you do attend These past few weeks, I came to fully understand the value of knowing that “You don’t have to attend every argument you are invited to.” I offer this post […]
The pull of interacting with the masses: data is like a gummy worm As a Ph.D psychologist embedded within a community-based I address on a weekly basis the question of where do I publish my latest research results? I purposely avoided academia because I dislike the Ivory Tower […]
I was in a meeting today where people said no: is that allowed? I load up on caffeine, sugar and motivation. That is my daily ritual. I go to meetings, I get stuff done and the proverbial pat on the back is more handed tasks to take on. […]
Proudly I’m a Jill of all trades: Don’t ask me about crocs, dark matter or dog grooming I take great pride in being a jill of all trades. As a social psychologist, who is embedded within a community based organization, I have to develop knowledge across a wide […]
Reversing the Black Keys: Rhode Scholar I was Not In junior high school I used to be in the school band. I couldn’t dance and while I made pretenses of singing at home, I wasn’t much of a singer. I, like many other Puerto Ricans in the […]
Unmasking my masks on the way up the ladders of success Much research in the social sciences field has found that many successful ethnic minorities in the United States feel like impostors just waiting to be found out. It is a sad psychological phenomenon that when faced by […]
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