Psychology and mathematics double major Mollie Prosansky ’23 says her UHart Statistics for Psychology course inspired her to apply to the MS in Applied Statistics and Psychometrics at Boston College. Courses such as Social Psychology, Discrete Mathematics, and Geometry, as well as mathematics faculty had a positive impact on her undergraduate experience. “Professors Michele Rabideau and Mark Turpin were always there to help me both inside and outside of the classroom,” she says.
Prosansky has a strong desire to apply her statistical and mathematical skills to help others. She describes psychometrics as using data, measurements, and tools to gain a deeper understanding of psychological factors such as personality, attitude, and mental abilities, “My goal is to use my background in mathematics and psychology to work with data and help people better understand these psychological factors within themselves,” she says.
As an undergraduate, Prosansky was able to apply her understanding of both psychology and math to complete projects for a summer internship with the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division in Washington DC, and then later in Meriden, Connecticut. There she edited user manuals, listened to jail calls for incriminating information, double checked case files, and categorized advertisements from the dark web to help combat drug usage.
Outside of her coursework and internship, Prosansky was involved in the Best Buddies organization in her first year, the Alpha Phi Omega sorority in her sophomore year, and served on the Hillel board for multiple semesters. “I met some great people through Hillel, while also bringing my other friends into the Hillel community to enjoy events together,” she says. “My favorite thing about UHart is all the memories I made with friends.”
Mollie Prosansky ’23, College of Arts and Sciences AlumnaMy goal is to use my background in mathematics and psychology to work with data and help people better understand these psychological factors within themselves.