{"id":45645,"date":"2026-06-19T10:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/?post_type=cu_people&p=45645"},"modified":"2026-06-19T10:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:22:00","slug":"alannah-berry","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/alannah-berry\/","title":{"rendered":"Alannah Berry"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

\n \n \n \n <\/h1>\n\n \n <\/header>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Alannah earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2016. Following graduation, she now works as a Training Coordinator<\/strong> at Statistics Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\n

“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. But even if you do, you will be surprised to find what opportunities you will encounter if you keep an open mind. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, know yourself. If you are an introvert with social anxiety, being a teacher maybe is not the best career for you. A nice government job might be a better fit (and better pay and working conditions). However, challenging yourself is also good, just not at the risk of your own mental or physical health. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, and my least favourite advice since I value hard work more, but networking and charisma go a long way in getting a career. My former retail coworkers who did less well than me in university or did not even attend post secondary now make more money than me due to connections and being outgoing.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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

I help with the coordination of workshops and creation and modification of training materials for Census Dissemination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

I originally wanted to be a teacher, but found it wasn’t for me after a taking a semester of Teacher Education at the University of Ottawa<\/strong>. Not knowing what else to do, I decided to apply for government jobs. I managed to get my current role thanks to having a Bachelor’s Degree and experience with teaching. In addition to the semester of Teacher Education, I was also a tutor for Carleton students, Teaching Assistant at Carleton University, and volunteered with high school students with disabilities. All of these were an asset to my current position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

In the psychology program, we learn about statistics and working with data, so I feel that gave me an interest in statistics and, as a result, I decided to apply at Statistics Canada<\/a>. Had I not taken psychology in high school and then in university, I probably wouldn’t have ended up at Statistics Canada at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Critical thinking, studying, taking notes, presenting\u2014all of these are major assets in my role. Thanks to these skills, I am able to go above and beyond in my work and my performance evaluations reflect that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are there specific Psychology courses, professors, or experiences that stood out during your time at Carleton?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

All the psychology professors and courses were wonderful! The first year psychology courses are a little more dull, but as you move up in the years, you can pick which courses interest you most. I personally loved social and forensic psychology the most. As for specific professors, the memorable ones I had or worked with are: Johanna Peetz<\/a>, Kevin Nunes<\/a>, Craig Bennell<\/a>, and Tarry Ahuja. All profs were great though!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

I voiced one of the training videos that appears on the StatCan Census website! Pretty cool. Also, the fact that our training materials are helpful is rewarding in general. I also enjoy being praised for my hard work, motivates me to keep going even when it feels tough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":328,"featured_media":45646,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Alannah ","cu_people_last_name":"Berry","cu_people_initials":"AB","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[55],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-45645","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 (2016)","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\/45645","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":1,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/45645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45647,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/45645\/revisions\/45647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=45645"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=45645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}