School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Sara Manzon Morrow '15

Job: Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist Major(s): Sociology

An interview with Sara

What was your hometown when you came to TCNJ?

Marlboro, NJ

Where do you currently call your hometown?

Marlboro, NJ

When you were studying here, where did you picture yourself after graduation?

Clinical social worker

What was your first job after graduating?

Speech Pathologist in a nursing home

How do you use your Sociology degree in your current career and other activities?

As an SLP I need to look at the whole patient, not just their speech/language needs. Having a sociology background helps me take a holistic approach to treatment. I can look at how I can help my patients at the family/system level as opposed to just the individual person.

What is your favorite "major memory" from your time as a Sociology student?

Going to the Eastern Sociology Society (ESS) annual conference in NYC with my Sociology friends.

What is some advice you would give to your undergraduate self?

Trust yourself and your decisions! There are so many great paths you can take with a SOC/ANT major. I had one plan in mind for most of my undergraduate career, but decided to go to grad school for speech when I was a senior. It could have been easy to stick with my original plan, but trusting myself and my decision making has led my to a career I love.