My BioSketch

Hello People!

My name is Julie Marie Heffernan.  I am currently an Interactive Communications Graduate student at Quinnipiac University.  In addition to taking on-line courses I also am employed by Yale New Haven Hospital.  Since starting the Graduate program I've started working night shifts.  Surprisingly this was not as bad as I had initially thought.  I heard somewhere that as you age you need less sleep.  I think by the time I reached adulthood I had accrued many long hours of sleep time, because when I was younger I was ALWAYS sleeping. some sleepy facts I found interesting.

My job at the hospital entails helping those in crisis. My official title is: Mental Health Worker, which I was not particularily fond of, but its grown on me.

I earned my Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Arizona. I minored in Special Education and Rehabilitation. Since graduating in 2002 I have had many opportunities to experience an array of interesting jobs. My first being a Case Manager for a non-profit behavioral health organization. I was a Child Protective Specialist, a substitute teacher, a waitress, and I think you get the jist.

After some years I thought I wanted to return to school for Social Work and found that was not for me. Eventually I make my way back to Connecticut and decide to venture in the career of nursing.

I am not a nurse, but I do feel the experience of nursing school alone had opened my eyes to many things I've neglected to see. I was on a straight long road to my castle in the sky, but not even knowing what my motives were. My purpose for everything I've done up to that point lacked substance and passion. Without those components my drive alone would not be able to bring me to wherever it was I thought I wanted to be.

Areas of interest include photography and sketching.

Given my diverse collection of work expertise, some transferrable skills are my basic computer software knowledge and productivity, my organizational skills and ability to work well with others. I've always recognized the importance of good work ethics and open to change.