OAKLAND, Calif. — Ariana Mechem wants to understand what causes neurological disorders, either by working directly with patients or by doing research.
Or possibly both.
Mechem, a junior behavioral neuroscience major at Northeastern University, worked two co-op jobs last year — as a behavioral therapist with young children who have autism and as a research assistant in Northeastern’s Brain Game Center. She says the experiential learning helped her formulate her career objectives.
“I wanted to be able to compare research to being a behavioral therapist, which was originally my pathway,” she says. “This helped me decide which route I wanted to go after I graduate.”
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