Meet Erin Kosloski
INDS Spring 2022 Graduate Highlight Series
B.A. INDS: Psycholinguistics Applied to Autism
Psychology minor
Spanish minor
Intercultural Communication certificate
Honors College certificate
Degree Mentors
- Dr. Mirela Cengher, Psychology Department
- Dr. David Beard, Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication
- Steven McAlpine, Individualized Study
During my college search, I found the field of Cognitive Science and decided that it was the best course of study to eventually help me achieve my goal of better understanding and supporting people on the autism spectrum. When I chose to come to UMBC, I was excited by the prospect of creating my own degree related to Cognitive Science, which I ultimately narrowed down to Psycholinguistics.
What are your plans for after graduation, and how do you see using your INDS degree?
I plan to enroll in a PhD program to study Cognitive Psychology or Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences in which I will build upon the foundation laid by my INDS degree by learning more specifically about how the mind produces and comprehends language and apply that to clinical research with autistic people.
EXTRACURRICULAR
I am a Sondheim Public Affairs Scholar and have served on the Sondheim Steering Committee for three years. During my freshman year, I was a member of the Shriver Living Learning Community as well as UMBC's Agribusiness branch of Global Brigades. Through the Shriver Center, I have volunteered with Walking Discovery for all eight semesters and have served as the Student Volunteer Coordinator for the past six. I have been a member of Dr. Mirela Cengher's Applied Behavior Analysis lab for three semesters, and I will be presenting one of our current projects called "Categorizing Errors to Improve Learning Outcomes" at URCAD this spring. I was an Eco-Ambassador with the Office of Sustainability for two years, and I have been UMBC's delegate to the MaryPIRG Student Climate Action Coalition for three semesters. Finally, I am a member of Catholic Retrievers.
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Posted: March 28, 2022, 10:44 AM
