{"id":4576,"date":"2023-11-20T12:15:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T19:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/ihd\/?p=4576"},"modified":"2023-11-21T12:00:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T19:00:07","slug":"tapdinto-stem-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/tapdinto-stem-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Three students graduating from IHD\u2019s TAPDINTO-STEM program"},"content":{"rendered":"

IHD is proud to announce that three students will be graduating from our TAPDINTO-STEM program<\/a> this semester. Two students are completing Bachelor of Science degrees, while our first graduate student will be receiving a Master of Science degree. Here are brief profiles of two of the graduates:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ernest Elkins<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a Minor in Health\/Wellness Coaching\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ernest<\/p>\n

What drew you to your major?
\n<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

As an autistic person, I think I was drawn to psychology as a way to learn how to socialize in a formal academic setting. I thought if I knew how people’s minds worked, I would understand how to interact with others better. It actually worked! <\/span><\/p>\n

What are your plans after graduation?\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Though I’d like to attend graduate school someday, I want to get to know myself outside of the academy before I do. I have a job I really enjoy, and I will remain open to opportunities as they present themselves. The more things I try, the better I will know what I want to do when I am ready to attend graduate school. <\/span><\/p>\n

What advice would you give other students with disabilities in school? <\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ask for help. You\u2019ll never get what you never ask for.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jessica Kenagy\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Bachelor of Science in Psychology\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/p>\n

What drew you to your major?\u00a0<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

I wanted to help people, specifically adolescents, and mental health has always been a huge interest of mine.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are your plans after graduation?\u00a0<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

My current plan after graduation is to find work, build up my resume, and save up money to potentially go into graduate school.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What advice would <\/span><\/i>y<\/span><\/i>ou give to other students with disabilities in school?\u00a0<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember to advocate for yourself and find someone who will help you advocate for yourself.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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About TAPDINTO-STEM<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

People with disabilities are significantly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and employment. TAPDINTO-STEM is designed to empower people with disabilities for success in STEM fields. To facilitate the transition of students with disabilities into the STEM workforce, the program emphasizes mentoring and provides opportunities for internships and apprenticeships. This is a national initiative and is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. NAU is the leading institution for the Mountain Hub region, one of six regions nationwide. In four semesters, TAPDINTO-STEM at NAU has recruited 15 students to participate in the program. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

IHD is proud to announce that three students will be graduating from our TAPDINTO-STEM program this semester. Two students are completing Bachelor of Science degrees, while our first graduate student will be receiving a Master of Science degree. Here are brief profiles of two of the graduates:\u00a0 Ernest Elkins\u00a0 Bachelor of Science in Psychology with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":771,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/771"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4576"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4589,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4576\/revisions\/4589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}