Meet…
Ca Tisa Alexander is a psychology major completing her first year at Sinclair.
Why She’s Interesting…
With her deep love of travel, Alexander wants to take her future (and career) new places.
Alexander found her love of travel when she was younger. She traveled through Tennessee, Florida and most of the other southern states with her parents.
When Alexander was 19 years old, she moved out on her own for the first time and began her traveling journey.
Since then she has moved to her current home in Union, north of Dayton.
Recently, Alexander visited San Antonio, Texas where she spent the week with family.
On her future journeys, Alexander mentioned traveling across seas and even having a tiny house.
Alexander named off many European countries she wants to visit, from Germany to Denmark; however, she is most intrigued by the culture, architecture and food of Japan.
“I want to see what it’s like to be in a very technologically advanced place but also a place that has such tradition,” she said.
Alexander’s desire to study psychology came later in her life. Originally she wanted to be a veterinarian.
“I was committed to it,” she said. “I watched Animal Planet every day.”
Alexander said her love of animals just didn’t provide the social interaction that she wanted; she had a passion for helping people.
Through her teen and early adult years, she has met and talked to many different people from all walks of life.
She said it was “interesting to get to know them, and the things that have happened in their lives, and see the person that they’ve become.”
Today when she isn’t out exploring the world, Alexander is practicing her psychology skills as a cashier at Dollar General.
Alexander simply says the human interaction is what makes this job worthwhile.
“Hearing stories of [the customers’] lives; that’s the most rewarding part of my job,” she said.
Alexander said the next career choice she wants to make is working in human resources for a large company. She feels this will further her knowledge in industrial organizational psychology.
“My life plan is to specialize in I.O. psychology, contract out my career to different companies and move around the world with a tiny house,” Alexander said.
While on her journey to achieving these career and travel goals, Alexander reminds herself: “It’s a pleasure to be in school [learning in my field] and have a roof over my head.”
Brittany Fletcher
Designer/Intern