Transforming Industry and Business

Alivia is deeply involved in work that reflects her commitment to mental health, research and advocacy. She works off-campus as a behavioral health technician with Hummingbird ABA Therapy, supporting children with ADHD and autism spectrum disorder through individualized treatment plans. On campus, she serves as president of Minorities in Sports at Penn State, advocating for greater diversity in sports-related careers and fostering a supportive community for students of color.

As co-founder and president of the Liberal Arts Chaiken Center Pre-Law Group, Abby helps build a space where students interested in pursuing law can find guidance, resources and community. “We saw an opportunity to create more peer-to-peer connection for students interested in law. There’s a lot to learn about the path, and having a space where students can share information and support each other has been really valuable.”

Jui presented her research project, “Parental Differences in Child-Centered Versus Parent-Centered Interaction Patterns During Structured Play,” explores how specific parenting behaviors may help reduce child behavioral problems, at the Undergraduate Research Expo earlier this year. Using behavioral video coding to analyze parent-child interactions, she discovered that both mothers and fathers provided similar levels of support but mothers used more directive strategies in how they guided tasks.

In Barcelona, Ashley took a contemporary history course that aligns closely with concepts she learned at Penn State, allowing her to compare international legal frameworks with those in the United States and drawing on her classes as well as her professional experience. While there, she learned how Spain handles unaccompanied immigrant minors, and that their legal barriers are much different than those in the United States.

Bhavya is proud that students are using the tool he helped develop to learn Hindi, noting it would have enhanced his learning experience had he had it during his first year. Looking ahead, he plans to apply what he’s learned at the intersection of design, culture and technology to create more culturally accessible digital interfaces in UI/UX or product design.

As a client relations intern at Movers Specialty Services MSS Inc., Jessica supported operational efficiency by analyzing service demand, technician availability and performance metrics such as on-time delivery and client satisfaction. She also helped optimize scheduling and resource allocation across hundreds of relocation transactions and coordinated logistics involving over 1,200 technicians nationwide.