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Laura DelPrato

 

Member profile details

First name
Laura
Last name
DelPrato
 

Personal information

Bio
Laura DelPrato strives to inspire others to discover and pursue their passions. She currently works at the University of Virginia's Career Center as a Career Counselor.

Laura has a background in guest service, employer relations, and creative problem solving facilitation. She loves to lead creativity workshops and light paint - a form of light art that involves choreographing and recording the movement of light through long exposure photography. She also instructs kickboxing classes!
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Professional Information

Employer
University of Virginia
Job title
Career Counselor
Primary Focus
I'm interested in using creative problem solving tools and techniques to support students along their career exploration journeys.
Professional Area
  • Arts / Entertainment
  • Business
  • Sports / Fitness
Active Professional Interests
  • Appreciative Inquiry
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Humanities
Professional Skills
  • Career Development
  • Coaching
  • Consulting
  • Facilitating groups
Fluent in Languages
  • English
  • French
Certifications
CPR, AED, 1st Aid, Les Mills BodyCombat Certified
 

Education

Degrees Before MAPP
Bachelor of Arts in Leadership Studies, University of Richmond, 2014
 

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Publications

Journal Articles
DelPrato, L.(2018). How light painters lead change through popular culture. Leadership, Popular Culture and Social Change: New Horizons in Leadership Studies Series. pp.196-213.
Capstone title and abstract
Creative Problem Solving as a Positive Intervention and Approach to Career Development

https://repository.upenn.edu/mapp_capstone/140/

Every year, over 19 million college students in the United States face big decisions like choosing a major, securing an internship, and deciding their next steps after graduation (National Center for Education Statistics, 2018). With rapid advancements in the world of work, there are many emerging environmental factors that make these decisions complex and challenging (Callanan, Perri, & Tomkowicz, 2017). This paper explores how positive psychology and creative problem solving research can support students as they make career-related decisions and design their lives. Advancements in positive psychology build a foundation of research that supports work as a pathway to flourishing. Accordingly, research in career development theory investigates approaches that better align with the current student experience and evolving world of work. In particular, research suggests that the Creative Problem Solving process (Creative Education Foundation, 2016) cultivates flourishing and could serve as a positive career development intervention. Future directions for research include conducting empirical studies on the relationship between the Creative Problem Solving process, well-being, and career development.
 

Contact data

Province/State
VA
Country
USA
MAPP Geography
  • USA - Southeast
 

MAPP Information

MAPP Graduation Year
2018
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