{"id":3033,"date":"2021-06-03T09:48:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T08:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/?p=3033"},"modified":"2021-06-03T09:48:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T08:48:06","slug":"alumni-profile-rianna-patterson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/2021\/06\/03\/alumni-profile-rianna-patterson\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Profile – Rianna Patterson"},"content":{"rendered":"

When were you at the University, and what degree did you study?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I studied Psychology between 2017-2020.<\/p>\n

What inspired you to study Psychology?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My grandfather passed away with Dementia in 2016, so I began exploring more into memory and human behaviour. Psychology quickly became something I wanted to pursue further as I wanted to understand dementia and other mental health disorders.<\/p>\n

How did your degree\/experience at university help lead you into your current career?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has helped to contribute to social impact projects and contribute to research through understanding different approaches to research.<\/p>\n

I am also currently embarking on a dementia film project<\/a>, to tackle ageism in the media. I have been able incorporate my creative and theoretical approach on psychology through this documentary, that I am currently crowdfunding to produce.<\/p>\n

The theories that were explored in my degree also helped me to understand human behaviour. This can been useful for improving my self-awareness and the awareness of others. I also use my degree at my current workplace as I do research on youth development as a Young Programme Lead.<\/p>\n

I also developed my entrepreneurial and marketing skills whilst at university as I was involved in volunteer work. I spoke at TEDx whilst at the University of Kent in 2018 on Dementia.<\/p>\n

Moreover, I have personally developed through my university experiences.<\/p>\n

Can you tell us about your life after Kent?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am currently employed as a Young Adult Programme Lead at ReapSource. I coordinate a youth employment programme, in support of the UK Government Kickstart Scheme to get young people 16-25 who are on Universal Credit back into work.<\/p>\n

I am also working on my personal brand<\/a>, through public speaking engagements, storytelling and social impact projects. I provide personal development coaching to help individuals and corporate with productivity and building positive habits at work<\/p>\n

I also act as a trustee for Age UK Hythe and Vana Trust. As well as that, I act as an advisor to Dominica Dementia Foundation<\/a>, which is a charity I set up in 2016, in memory of my grandfather who passed away with Dementia.<\/p>\n

I have been exploring my creative and entrepreneurial side even further and it has been such a fulfilling journey.<\/p>\n

What is your favourite memory from the University?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think my favourite memory of coming to Kent was my mum and grandmother coming to support me. Unfortunately, my gran has now passed away whilst at University, so that is a memory I hold dear to my heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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