{"id":4083,"date":"2023-07-11T11:16:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T15:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bpapm\/?p=4083"},"modified":"2025-12-19T14:19:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:19:04","slug":"papm-grads-jennifer-ramnarine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bpapm\/2023\/papm-grads-jennifer-ramnarine\/","title":{"rendered":"PAPM Grads: Jennifer Ramnarine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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<\/strong>We asked Jennifer Ramnarine, one of our 2023 graduates of the PAPM program to tell us more about her experience in the program and plans for the future.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What led you to choose a degree in BPAPM?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve always known that I want a career where my work is a force for positive change. I knew BPAPM would help prepare me for this by teaching us how to untangle the complex issues facing society today in meaningful and innovative ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What were the highlights of your experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surprisingly, undertaking my Honours Research Essay in my fourth year was one of my most valued experiences. My research allowed me to look at how the levels of multidimensional poverty in Canada changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Undertaking such a large project was an incredible learning experience that certainly had its challenging moments \u2013 but the highlight of my degree was getting to hold that finished report in my hands like it was my first-born child. Worth all the sleepless nights!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What did you learn that you found most important?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, the interdisciplinary courses I have taken in fields such as Political Science, Law, Economics, Business, Social Work, Indigenous Studies, and Computer Science have each provided me with unique insights that have shaped my perspective as a policymaker in incredibly valuable ways. I would recommend taking courses across different disciplines than your own to anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What advice would you give to students who are thinking about joining the BPAPM program?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spend time getting to know those around you. The people in this program are some of the most extraordinary, kind, and intelligent people I have ever met, and I regret that the pandemic took away my chance to spend more time with them. For those who want to join our BPAPM community in the fall, the best advice I can give is to say hi to that familiar face in your tutorial or admit to the person sitting next to you that you\u2019re just as confused as they are about what John Locke meant on page 317. You won\u2019t regret it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s next for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summer, I\u2019m delighted to be working for the Accessibility Office at the City of Ottawa. It\u2019s been super rewarding to start applying everything I\u2019ve learned studying social policy over the years by working towards creating a more accessible city for people with disabilities. After that, my next stop is to pursue a Masters in Public Policy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We asked Jennifer Ramnarine, one of our 2023 graduates of the PAPM program to tell us more about her experience in the program and plans for the future. What led you to choose a degree in BPAPM? I\u2019ve always known that I want a career where my work is a force for positive change. I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bpapm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bpapm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bpapm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bpapm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bpapm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4083"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bpapm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4709,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bpapm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4083\/revisions\/4709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bpapm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bpapm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bpapm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}