Hannah Glenn and Christian Alvarado: I Couldn’t Have Done It Alone

Hannah Glenn (she/her/hers) is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During her time at UW-Madison, Hannah has served in multiple roles to create and uphold culturally affirming spaces for underrepresented students at UW-Madison, including, but not limited to, being a mentor for the Posse Program from 2018-2020 and a DDEEA Community Support Specialist at the Counseling Psychology Training Clinic during the 2020-2021 and 2022-2023 academic years. In these roles, Hannah has provided welcoming spaces for people to truly feel seen and learn about what makes them who they are. She approaches forming relationships and strengthening communities with her values of cultural humility, curiosity, openness, authenticity, and respecting the infinite worth of every individual. Hannah is motivated to use her positionality as a psychologist-in-training to support others’ mental health and well-being. 

 

Christian Alvarado is a Mexican Guatemalan, first generation, Los Angeles native. Having family in less opportunistic countries and conditions has given him a public service and ambitious outlook on life. He is a recent graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he obtained a B.S in Microbiology. Christian currently works at UCLA in a biomedical and regenerative sciences laboratory where he assists on a project to build ovarian follicles using stem-cell-based organoids. He plans to take this time as a gap to then pursue his PhD in Molecular biology next year. 

 

Powerful Moments 

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• (5:30) The Posse Foundation 

• (10:39) Learning to Recharge   
• (12:55) Entering a PWI as a Student of Color. 
• (14:35) The Importance of Therapy for students 
• (16:35) Handling Shocking News when arriving to UW-Madison 
• (19:15) Social Emotional Learning in Education 

• (21:55) Adjusting to College & Mental Health  
• (27:40) Achieving a life dream 

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• UW-Madison Counseling Psychology Training Clinic  

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