Dr. April Perry, who was Cassie's graduate school advisor AND the person who originally taught her about the Happenstance Learning Theory,  joins us to talk about her career journey, moments of happenstance she's experienced, the importance of reflection and making meaning of our experiences. 

Episode Topics:
- Guest Intro (00:01:42)
- The happenstance Learning Theory & Experiential Learning Cycle (00:04:56)
- The happenstance of Dr. Perry & Cassie meeting (00:06:18)
- Dr. April Perry's Career Story (00:09:34)
- True Moments of Happenstance (00:16:44)
- Navigating & Negotiating Careers with a Partner (00:21:07)
- Daily POP (00:45:03) 
- Dr. April Perry's Book, A Practitioner’s Guide to Supporting Graduate and Professional Students (00:50:14) 

Dr. April L. Perry is an Associate Professor in the M.Ed. Higher Education Student Affairs program at Western Carolina University. Her research is primarily on student identity development, career development, student transitions, and institutional initiatives for student success. As a practitioner, April has worked in graduate school administration, student leadership programs, parent & family programs, fundraising & marketing, academic tutoring services, and will be the Department Head of Human Services at WCU starting Summer 2022. She lives by the motto that the only thing better than watching someone grow is helping them grow. In 2016, April received the WCU award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring, in 2017 and 2022 was named AGAPSS’ Outstanding Professional, and in 2022 was honored with NASPA Faculty Council’s Outstanding Support for Graduate Students Award.

Links:
Book:  https://www.routledge.com/A-Practitioners-Guide-to-Supporting-Graduate-and-Professional-Students/Shepard-Perry/p/book/9780367639884 
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilperry/

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