Graduate Division welcomes new Career Peer Advisor Patricia Morland

HER STORY

Patricia Morland (she/her) is originally from Austria. She came to the US at the tender age of 19, with $100 in her pockets and the dream of traveling the world. Well, somehow, many years later, she is still in California.

Patricia is a doctoral candidate in the History department, her focus is politics and war, but that is simply because it encompasses just about any kind of history. She received her MA from UCSB, and her BA in Classics and Ancient Civilizations from UCR.

She is passionate about teaching and mentoring, and truly loves working with students and help folks realize that they are all smart and capable in their very own ways. Besides working for Grad Div, Patricia also works for the Promise Scholars, and has a long history working for the Freshman Summer Starting Program (FSSP). She has also taught at a community college, and at two different prisons.

HER PASSIONS

As a first generation immigrant, first generation college student, non-native speaker from a poor background, Patricia is passionate about student advocacy and meeting students wherever they are and empowering them.

Besides mentoring and teaching, Patricia is an avid outdoors person. Much of her life evolves around her Husky German Shepherd mix Fenrir, and her horse Lily. Whenever she can find time, she escapes to explore the Sierra up and down the 395. Patricia is passionate about combining her love of history and hiking, and hopes that after she is done with her dissertation, she will have more time for her blog.

FUN FACTS

Patricia is a nerd. A proudly self-proclaimed nerd. She has a huge collection of pop culture shirts. She loves Star Wars, Marvel, and all things Tolkien. Her pandemic hobbies were learning yet another language - Spanish - and collecting Lego.
Patricia learned a lot of English by watching wrestling as a child. And she is still an avid pro-wrestling fan to this day. It's just like watching a live superhero movie to her. She can often be found at wrestling events or concerts.

HER ROLE AS A PEER

Patricia is really excited to work with you! As your Graduate Career Peer, she will work closely with Grad Div to develop and implement programs and resources of interest to you. She will also organize workshops, presentations, articles, and provide one-on one meetings.

You can reach Patricia at: patriciamorland@ucsb.edu