{"id":45446,"date":"2026-06-23T13:59:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/?post_type=cu_people&p=45446"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:08:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:08:46","slug":"jordan-clarke","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/jordan-clarke\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Clarke"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jordan<\/strong> earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2018. She is currently serving as a Women\u2019s Advocate<\/strong> at the Emily Murphy Centre<\/strong>, where she supports and empowers women through advocacy and essential services.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“I did not know what I wanted to focus on after graduation. That is why I chose to continue with a diploma. Even after that it took me a few job experiences to find where my passion and skills were needed. Sometimes you do not know what will or won\u2019t be a fit until you try. Do not be afraid of try! If it does not work that does not mean it\u2019s a failure, it is still a valuable experience. Discovering where you don\u2019t fit or feel comfortable can be just as important as finding where you shine.<\/strong>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Brief description of what I do!<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I was born and raised in Huron county. I came back to the area to explore my career. After graduation I completed a fast track Social Service Work diploma at Fanshawe College in London. I worked in the social services field in various positions before I found my current home at the Emily Murphy Centre<\/a>. I found my passion in working with survivors of intimate partner violence, gender based violence and human trafficking. Helping them navigate a system that is not ideal and supporting them while they heal and seek justice. My psychology education has given me extra insight in how these traumas impact the people I work with and the different ways it can affect them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What inspired your career path after graduation?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My path started in working with youth in housing in London. I saw the pattern that many of the youth I worked with were survivors of intimate partner violence and gender based violence. The youth population was also very vulnerable to being exploited in trafficking. I gained experience in supporting them in navigating the justice system as survivors. I was drawn to working back in rural communities as I know from living in a rural area, it can be difficult to find services for support. I wanted to help by bringing my knowledge and experience to a population that may not always have access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did your experience in the psychology program shape your journey?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My experience I psychology gave me the background to understand how different experiences shape behaviour. Living with and healing from trauma is a major part of the lives of the women I support. My psychology classes taught me that behaviour always has a reason – it is communication. It allowed me to become curious about what behaviour is trying to communicate. I also learned how trauma and experiences can impact the body. I am grateful for this knowledge every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What skills or experiences were most valuable after graduation?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The biggest skill for me is maintaining curiosity. Being willing to look deeper and try to understand what people are trying to say with their behaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have a favourite memory from your program at Carleton? <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Professor Chris Motz<\/a> was my first year psychology professor. He is what convinced me that I needed to switch my major into psychology. I didn\u2019t start out there! I will always be grateful for his passionate delivery of the first year psychology course. I would not be who I am without that experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What has been a highlight or proud moment in your career so far?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A proud moment for me was watching a young women I support grow and heal while working with her. She gained so much confidence that she published her own novel. I will always remember the pride and excited they had when they told me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":328,"featured_media":45319,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Jordan ","cu_people_last_name":"Clarke","cu_people_initials":"JC","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[55],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-45446","cu_people","type-cu_people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_people_type-alumni-profiles"],"acf":{"cu_people_job_title":"","cu_people_degree":"Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (2018)","cu_building":"","cu_people_office_num":"","cu_people_pronoun":"","cu_people_designation":"","cu_people_email":"","cu_people_phone":"","cu_people_phone_ext":"","cu_people_linkedin":"","cu_people_bluesky":"","cu_people_twitter":"","cu_people_instagram":"","cu_people_facebook":"","cu_people_website":"","cu_people_orcid":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/45446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/328"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/45446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45974,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/45446\/revisions\/45974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=45446"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=45446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}