Portland State Magazine Spring 2012

ALUMNI PROFILE GOAL AUZEEN SAEDI '07 Millennial mind What do the Kardashians, women's college basketball, and a Notre Dame study on income and agreeableness have in common? Goel Auzeen Saedi. Saedi, 26, has written on all these subjects in her blog, Millennial Media, for Psychology Today A clinical psychologist slated to earn her Ph.D. this spring from Notre Dame, Saedi brings that lens to the blog, which generated 92,000 hits in the first year. But she also credits PSU film classes taught by Sue Brower for giving her a good background in the media of motion pictures. In fact, she sent a thank-you email to Brower earlier this year. Funny, poignant, and sometimes referencing her Oregon roots, Saedi's Psychology Today blog is "a quick and relevant" way to publish, she says. And writing about media for millennials helps her relate to students, a plus for her career goal: psychologist on a university campus. Saedi has interned in the field at Notre Dame, UC-Berkeley, and will soon head to Stanford to do counseling during a post-doc fellowship. Saedi hopes to keep her career on the West Coast. She grew up in Tualatin and was valedictorian at Sherwood High. At Portland State, Saedi received the University's Presidential Scholarship-full tuition and fees for four years. She went on to earn a full scholar– ship to Notre Dame. University students, she says, are "motivated, enthusiastic and full of potential." But sometimes they experience "bumps in the road most likely from depres– sion, anxiety, or relationship issues." As a campus psychologist, Saedi hope to help students level out these bumps and get back on track. 26 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE SPRING 2012 Sandy Sampson '07, MFA '09 is an art instructor at Portland Community College and an arts specialist at Project Grow, a North Portland arts and urban farming program for adults with developmental disabilities. Sampson is also a multidis– ciplinary artist whose work involves video, painting, and socially engaged collaborations. Valery Saul '07 is an apprentice with the Astoria Music Festival. Saul completed a master's degree in vocal performance at the University of British Columbia where she performed as Sesco in Giulio Cesare and as Hansel in Hansel and Gretel. Jeramie Bloom MIM '08 is an operations manager for the Trimera Group, an apparel com– pany in Shanghai, China. Suzi Denight '08 is a freelance creative and technical writer in Portland. She was previously a behavioral health therapist at Volunteers ofAmerica Oregon, where she focused on addiction trearment. Matthew Jellick '08 is an instructor of English as a Sec– ond Language at St. Paul 's High School in Nonsan, South Korea. Jellick writes, "With an educa– tional foundation rooted in my experiences at Portland Stace, I feel that I am well equipped to not only be a successful reacher, but to do so in a foreign land, where ideologies and common– alities are a world away from the South Park Blocks." Michele Knaus MS '08 is an instructor and executive director for Friends of Family Farmers, a Molalla-based nonprofit that promotes socially responsible agriculture across Oregon. Knaus is also a founding member of the Food Farmer Earth Collective, an education– focused brain trust of Portland food leaders. Dale Miller '08 is chief of police for Ellensburg, Washington. Previously, Miller was chief of police for Chehalis, Washington. Laura Uva '08 is regional recruitment coordinator for Boys & Girls Aid in Portland, which finds temporary and per– manent homes for children. Lonny Webb '08, MSW '11 is a neurobehavioral therapist with Neurobehavioral Concepts in West Linn, a privately owned consulting and behavioral sci– ences clinic. Kenneth Crockett MA '09 is a senior coach and grant writer in che Portland office of lnsideTrack, a student coaching service. Emerson Murphy-Hill PhD '09 is an assistant professor in che department of computer sci– ence at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C. Scott Parker MS '09 recently published his memoir, Run– ning After Prefontaine, which he wrote as a graduate student in PSU's Creative Writing Program. Aaron Ray '09 is an assistant land use planner with Ben- ton County in Corvallis. Ray earned his master's degree in city and regional planning from California Polytechnic Stace University in San Luis Obispo, California. Leroy Sanchez MSW '09 is a guidance counselor with the Woodburn School District. His brother, Demetrio Sanchez MSW '09, is an instructor of family medicine at Oregon Heath & Science Un iversity in Portland. They have two ocher siblings, Lorena Sanchez and Ricardo Sanchez, who will be graduating this spring from PSU with a master's in social work. Kyle Curtis MPA '10 is a food policy specialist for PSU's Com– munity Environmental Services,