Karletta White

I am a recent 2007 graduate of Grambling State University, a historically Black college located in northern Louisiana, where I received my BS in psychology and criminal justice. While at Grambling State I was honored to be inducted into the Gamma Beta Phi National Honors Society, Alpha Phi Sigma National Criminal Justice Honors Society, and Alpha Lambda Delta NHS, while remaining an active member of the Student Government Association, Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc., and Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity for Women.  

I thought I loved numbers and stats, until I completed my first graduate level statistics test, (Just kidding) but studying is the key. I plan to use what I gain from previous projects and my current classes to aid me in future research. As an undergrad I was fortunate to obtain research interns at the University of Michigan and the University of Illinois at Chicago. While at Michigan I studied the effects of retroactive interference and spontaneous recovery on memory. At UIC, I remained in the cognitive area, but my research there observed how the uses of external representations affect memory during problem solving tasks.

Although my past experiences were in the psychology realm, my shift to Sociology has not been that difficult. I plan to commit myself to research that affects me and those close to me. I’ve always had a passion for crime, deviance, and imprisonment. Specifically, how all of these areas relate to the African American family.

When I get free time I love to hang out with friends or attend my brother’s college basketball games. 75 percent of my day is spent laughing and making jokes. (I hope grad school doesn’t take that away.)