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NOELLE DE JESUS: I personally have
had mental health struggles all of my life,
and I've always felt that in order
to understand myself and better understand other psychology
was a good way to get there.
My name is Noelle de Jesus and I'm a psychology major
at Chaffey College.
MARIA FITZPATRICK: What I really like
about teaching at Chaffey College
is the diversity of the students.
I meet so many wonderful people from all different walks
of life, all kinds of ages, all kinds of reasons
for being here at Chaffey.
And I like how Chaffey really concentrates and cares
about the success of students.
My name is Dr. Maria Fitzpatrick and I
am in the Psychology Department at Chaffey.
NOELLE DE JESUS: I've lost friends
to mental health struggles.
I've seen it firsthand what things
like grief, depression, anxiety, PTSD can do to a person.
And I want to educate and I want to help and really
delve in deep to why people are the way that they are.
MARIA FITZPATRICK: Psychology can
lead to a number of careers.
Counseling, therapy, research.
But beyond that, psychology applies
to things like law, medicine, nursing, business.
It's a very, very versatile choice
and it can apply to almost anything.
NOELLE DE JESUS: You're not just there to learn,
but you're also there to succeed and meet people and have
different perspectives.
And I think that Professor Maria Fitzpatrick,
she does a great job at making everybody feel welcome.
MARIA FITZPATRICK: So with Noelle,
we do frequently talk about maybe
things that we were covering in the class, but beyond that,
career advising, ideas for schools to transfer to.
And it's really wonderful to bring my experience
and knowledge and to pass that on to my students.
NOELLE DE JESUS: Maria Fitzpatrick.
Genuinely I'm always excited to go to her class.
She's my favorite.
I am the most engaged in her class.
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