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2011-2012 Instructors

Martin Kivlighan graduated with a degree in theater from the University of Maryland in 2005 and quickly relocated to Los Angels, CA to pursue a career in comedy. There he formed a sketch comedy group and performed in various venues and comedy festivals throughout the city. After several years Martin returned to graduate school to pursue his PhD in Counseling Psychology. Currently Martin is a second year doctoral student in the counseling psychology department at the University of Wisconsin. Martin is excited to continuing with the AES team this year as the AES coordinator and eagerly awaits the experiences ahead. Outside of AES, Martin enjoys traveling and this past summer was fortunate enough to travel through Switzerland and Belgium with his family and fiancé.

Macarena Correa has a Master’s Degree in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She researched Chicago Public Schools for seven years at the University of Chicago studying students’ transition to college. Currently she is a first year Master’s student in Counseling. She is of Mexican descent, speaks Spanish and has lived all over the Midwest (Michigan, Chicago and Wisconsin) as well as Boston and Washington, DC. Macarena has always maintained a voracious interest in learning. She’d like to better understand the unavoidable drive for humans to learn and effective ways of enhancing this human tendency. She is honored to help AES students find their strengths and value their academic potential. In her spare time, she needs to be pried away from her Xbox Kinect and to learn how to cook. Macarena would also like to find time for dancing, knitting and learning Japanese.

Alexandria Delgado is a second year Masters student in the department of Counseling Psychology. Prior to graduate school, she earned a degree in Psychology and Social Behavior from the University of California, Irvine. Alexandria has a wide variety of research interests, but is particularly motivated to study the educational experiences of ethnic minorities and the cultural shaping of social support and stress. She enjoys traveling, trying new things, and learning. Alexandria studied abroad in Italy in her undergraduate career and recently went on a service learning trip to Guatemala with the department. In her free time she can be found sharing a cup of coffee with friends or exploring a new restaurant in town.

2010-2011 Instructors

Pahoua Thao is a Hmong woman in her second year as a master’s student in the department of Counseling Psychology. She is currently experiencing the importance of research as a member of the Hmong Research Team in learning the multifaceted experiences of Hmong undergraduates. She also enjoys working with adolescent girls through the Village program at the Mental Health Center of Dane County, and would like to continue community counseling after her graduate studies.

Prior to becoming a graduate student, she completed her undergraduate at UW-Madison in Family Consumer and "Community Leadership" Education. After which, she applied her degree at the United Way of Dane County working on community issues such as education and safety. She also served as an academic advisor at UW-Madison for students exploring major and career options. As a result of Pahoua's passion in community advocacy, she spends her spare time volunteering with various local organizations and events. Additionally, she enjoys team sports, particularly basketball, volleyball, and football. She also embraces nature and takes any opportunity to be outside. Her goal for this winter is to walk on the frozen waters of Lake Monona and Mendota.

Martin Kivlighan graduated with a degree in theater from the University of Maryland in 2005 and quickly relocated to Los Angels, CA to pursue a career in comedy. There he formed a sketch comedy group and performed in various venues and comedy festivals throughout the city. After several years Martin returned to graduate school to pursue his PhD in Counseling Psychology. Currently Martin is a first year doctoral student in the counseling psychology department at the University of Wisconsin. Martin is excited to be joining the AES team this year and eagerly awaits the experiences ahead. Martin still performs with his sketch comedy group in LA and Chicago and when he is not focusing on his studies, Martin can be found sharing laughs with the important people in his life.

2009-2010 Instructors

Aaronson Chew is currently a 2nd year master’s student in the Department of Counseling Psychology and is on track to pursue a PhD at UW-Madison. This is his second year teaching AES and he has enjoyed every moment of it. His favorite piece of AES is the ability to play a role in another’s academic empowerment, which not only affects academics but also bleeds into one’s personal life. This pursuit is very personal for him as he is still in the process of his own empowerment. In his free time, he considers himself a “dabbler”. Briefly defined, he engages in many different activities, but does not necessarily excel in any particular one. He is often found spinning on the top of his head as the sounds of the African drum beat to the pulse of his heart. He is often found wrestling the winds with one hand on the main sheet and the other on a mahogany tiller, yelling to his crew “ready about”. He is often found in the far recesses of some lightly traveled region normally only experienced by others through “indie” photographs. He is often found writing in a semi poetic and characteristically metaphorical language.

Andrea Salazar is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology department, originally from Seattle, Washington by way of Los Angeles, California where she completed her undergraduate and master’s degree. Her research interests include Latin@ psychology, specifically cultural gender roles (i.e., machismo, marianismo), womanist identity, racial identity, ethnic identity and higher education. Andrea is also currently a psychology tutor for the athletic department and a former PEOPLE program instructor. Affiliations with professional organizations include: National Latino Psychological Association, American Psychological Association and American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education. Social interests include watching sporting events and enjoying the great outdoors. During summer time in Madison she fully enjoys the beautiful weather and city events and on goings. In contrast, she dreams of the warm Californian sun during the winter and anticipates returning to the sunshine state after completing her degree. In addition, she has a friendly Chihuahua named “Gordita”, that comforts her during the cold winter months.

Erin Doolin graduated with a degree in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati and completed her master’s degree in Community Agency Counseling at Auburn University. She is currently a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Counseling Psychology and has been involved with AES since her first year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition to her own insatiable drive for knowledge, learning, and growth, she is also passionate about facilitating and engaging in those processes with others, whether students, clients, or colleagues. Erin keeps the following quote from Audre Lorde, one of her heroines, in mind constantly: “The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot.” When she is not doing schoolwork or inciting riots, Erin spends her free time playing tennis, learning the guitar, reading, and spending time with the important people in her life.

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2011-2012 Instructors
Martin Kivlighan graduated with a degree in theater from the University of Maryland in 2005 and quickly relocated to Los Angels, CA to pursue a career in comedy. There he formed a sketch comedy group and performed in various venues and comedy festivals throughout the city. After several years Martin returned to graduate school to pursue his PhD in Counseling Psychology. Currently Martin is a second year doctoral student in the counseling psychology department at the University of Wisconsin. Martin is excited to continuing with the AES team this year as the AES coordinator and eagerly awaits the experiences ahead. Outside of AES, Martin enjoys traveling and this past summer was fortunate enough to travel through Switzerland and Belgium with his family and fiancé.
Macarena Correa has a Master’s Degree in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She researched Chicago Public Schools for seven years at the University of Chicago studying students’ transition to college. Currently she is a first year Master’s student in Counseling. She is of Mexican descent, speaks Spanish and has lived all over the Midwest (Michigan, Chicago and Wisconsin) as well as Boston and Washington, DC. Macarena has always maintained a voracious interest in learning. She’d like to better understand the unavoidable drive for humans to learn and effective ways of enhancing this human tendency. She is honored to help AES students find their strengths and value their academic potential. In her spare time, she needs to be pried away from her Xbox Kinect and to learn how to cook. Macarena would also like to find time for dancing, knitting and learning Japanese.
Alexandria Delgado is a second year Masters student in the department of Counseling Psychology. Prior to graduate school, she earned a degree in Psychology and Social Behavior from the University of California, Irvine. Alexandria has a wide variety of research interests, but is particularly motivated to study the educational experiences of ethnic minorities and the cultural shaping of social support and stress. She enjoys traveling, trying new things, and learning. Alexandria studied abroad in Italy in her undergraduate career and recently went on a service learning trip to Guatemala with the department. In her free time she can be found sharing a cup of coffee with friends or exploring a new restaurant in town.
2010-2011 Instructors
Pahoua Thao is a Hmong woman in her second year as a master’s student in the department of Counseling Psychology. She is currently experiencing the importance of research as a member of the Hmong Research Team in learning the multifaceted experiences of Hmong undergraduates. She also enjoys working with adolescent girls through the Village program at the Mental Health Center of Dane County, and would like to continue community counseling after her graduate studies. Prior to becoming a graduate student, she completed her undergraduate at UW-Madison in Family Consumer and "Community Leadership" Education. After which, she applied her degree at the United Way of Dane County working on community issues such as education and safety. She also served as an academic advisor at UW-Madison for students exploring major and career options. As a result of Pahoua's passion in community advocacy, she spends her spare time volunteering with various local organizations and events. Additionally, she enjoys team sports, particularly basketball, volleyball, and football. She also embraces nature and takes any opportunity to be outside. Her goal for this winter is to walk on the frozen waters of Lake Monona and Mendota.
Martin Kivlighan graduated with a degree in theater from the University of Maryland in 2005 and quickly relocated to Los Angels, CA to pursue a career in comedy. There he formed a sketch comedy group and performed in various venues and comedy festivals throughout the city. After several years Martin returned to graduate school to pursue his PhD in Counseling Psychology. Currently Martin is a first year doctoral student in the counseling psychology department at the University of Wisconsin. Martin is excited to be joining the AES team this year and eagerly awaits the experiences ahead. Martin still performs with his sketch comedy group in LA and Chicago and when he is not focusing on his studies, Martin can be found sharing laughs with the important people in his life.
2009-2010 Instructors
Aaronson Chew is currently a 2nd year master’s student in the Department of Counseling Psychology and is on track to pursue a PhD at UW-Madison. This is his second year teaching AES and he has enjoyed every moment of it. His favorite piece of AES is the ability to play a role in another’s academic empowerment, which not only affects academics but also bleeds into one’s personal life. This pursuit is very personal for him as he is still in the process of his own empowerment. In his free time, he considers himself a “dabbler”. Briefly defined, he engages in many different activities, but does not necessarily excel in any particular one. He is often found spinning on the top of his head as the sounds of the African drum beat to the pulse of his heart. He is often found wrestling the winds with one hand on the main sheet and the other on a mahogany tiller, yelling to his crew “ready about”. He is often found in the far recesses of some lightly traveled region normally only experienced by others through “indie” photographs. He is often found writing in a semi poetic and characteristically metaphorical language.
Andrea Salazar is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology department, originally from Seattle, Washington by way of Los Angeles, California where she completed her undergraduate and master’s degree. Her research interests include Latin@ psychology, specifically cultural gender roles (i.e., machismo, marianismo), womanist identity, racial identity, ethnic identity and higher education. Andrea is also currently a psychology tutor for the athletic department and a former PEOPLE program instructor. Affiliations with professional organizations include: National Latino Psychological Association, American Psychological Association and American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education. Social interests include watching sporting events and enjoying the great outdoors. During summer time in Madison she fully enjoys the beautiful weather and city events and on goings. In contrast, she dreams of the warm Californian sun during the winter and anticipates returning to the sunshine state after completing her degree. In addition, she has a friendly Chihuahua named “Gordita”, that comforts her during the cold winter months.
Erin Doolin graduated with a degree in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati and completed her master’s degree in Community Agency Counseling at Auburn University. She is currently a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Counseling Psychology and has been involved with AES since her first year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition to her own insatiable drive for knowledge, learning, and growth, she is also passionate about facilitating and engaging in those processes with others, whether students, clients, or colleagues. Erin keeps the following quote from Audre Lorde, one of her heroines, in mind constantly: “The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot.” When she is not doing schoolwork or inciting riots, Erin spends her free time playing tennis, learning the guitar, reading, and spending time with the important people in her life.