Keeping options open.
While an undergraduate studying architecture at Virginia Tech, Dr. Strapp enrolled in a Psychology course where she observed psychological concepts in action. From here she began working at after-school programs and summer camps that exposed her to the world of child psychology.

Change of plans.
Soon after, Strapp had a graduate school apprenticeship where she began work in research and education. Today Strapp continues to engage in research alongside her position as professor, most recently analyzing the influence of technoference (the influence of technology
in communication) on parent/child communication. “Don’t feel like you have to have
it all figured out,” Dr. Strapp said, “because it can change. Keep [your] options open, keep
collecting information, keep trying to figure out what you want to do, you don’t have to have
it all figured out as an undergraduate.” Story by Lyle Van Soolen