uSC Program Director, BA International Relations, MA English Teaching

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Lucienne Aarsen has extensive experience teaching English in diverse cultural, academic, and business environments. Currently, she is the ITA Program Coordinator at USC providing pedagogical training to international PH.D. candidates who are assigned TA duties. In addition to language instruction in the classroom, her experience includes training in the workplace. She speaks Dutch and Italian and has studied French, Russian, and Spanish. Her approach to teaching is to actively engage students in topics related to their professional, academic, and social interests to help students gain in their English language skills.

uSC Program Assistant

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Bita initially joined the program as a uSC during the Fall 2021 semester and has been a program assistant since the Spring 2022 semester. This program has taught her how to manage her time effectively, work with people of all expertise and specialties, and plan events. Bita is an International Relations major with and Iranian Minor and is on a Pre-Law track. She loves to paint with friends, visit LA sites, and compete through Moot Court. 

uSC Program Assistant

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Lynzee is a senior from Ellicott City, MD, studying Political Science with a minor in Theatre. She plans on attending law school upon graduation and loves International Relations. The uSC/ITA program has allowed her to meet others from all over the globe and learn different perspectives on current issues. Besides acting, Lynzee is a member of the Song Girls and the tennis club.

uSC Program Assistant

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Emma is a Computer Science - Games student with a minor in Engineering Innovation for Global Challenges from Los Angeles, CA. Before attending USC, Emma was a contortionist in a pre-professional circus and an ex-competitive dancer. She loves reading, learning languages, and about different cultures through conversation and traveling. Her dream is to serve the world using creative expression and technological innovation to solve humanitarian issues that arise from social problems. 

uSC Program Assistant

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Cassandra is a sophomore from Turlock, CA, studying Intelligence and Cyber Operations with a minor in Forensics and Criminality. She joined the program in the Fall of 2022 as an undergraduate consultant, and has been working as a Program Assistant since 2023. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends and exploring new thrifting spots.

uSC Program Assistant

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Danette is a senior from Carson, CA, pursuing a B.S. in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. She focuses her studies on the intersections of culture, communication, and medicine in the context of health equity and empowerment. She began working at the American Language Institute in 2022, starting as a uSC tutor and now as a program assistant. 

uSC Program Assistant

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Harmony Jones is a freshman from Monterey, California majoring in Human Biology (B.S.) on the Pre-Med track and she hopes to become a surgeon who emphasizes the connection between cross-cultural norms, respect, and healthcare. Through being a uSC last semester, she has learned invaluable information about perspective, open communication, and empathetic teaching. Harmony enjoys being with friends at the beach and learning from physicians in her free time!

uSC Program Assistant

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Anna is a freshman from Whittier, California majoring in English (Creative Writing) with a minor in Video Game Programming. With her endless love of culture including literature, movies, and video games, she learned much about international media from her first semester as a uSC last semester and looks forward to continuing her time with the ITA program. In her free time, Anna enjoys reading, writing, coding, and playing (winning) games of all kinds.

uSC Program Assistant

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Lewis is a junior from Temple City, California majoring in Pharmacology and Drug Development and minoring in Health Care Studies and Biopharmaceutical Business. Lewis aspires to become a physician assistant in the future. He joined the American Language Institute in the fall of 2023 as a uSC tutor and now works as a Program Assistant. In his free time, Lewis enjoys playing basketball and football.