S1E10. Myra Cerrato

This episode welcomes Mrya Cerrato, a first generation college student double majoring in Psychology and Human Development and Family Studies. Myra shares her story of how she transferred from UMass Dartmouth to UConn Stamford, and then arrived at UConn Storrs in the spring 2020 semester. Now, as a junior, she participates in virtual clinical psychology research, collecting qualitative data from mothers with PTSD, through UConn’s McNair Scholars Program. She gives valuable insight about McNair, explaining how it’s not only a gateway to research, but also to graduate school and post-graduation life. Beyond academics, Mrya is involved with Jumpstart, which is an early childhood education program. While learning the best ways to engage young children, she is also gaining experience in her field that could lead to many outcomes, from social work to family policy and advocacy, to child psychology, or all of the above! Listen along as our host, Tomaso, sits down with Myra, getting curious about her story as a first generation student and how she plans to accomplish her goals within her areas of passion.