Political psychology graduate aims to improve collective action in politics

Ashley Brennan, a 2016 psychology and human rights graduate from Arizona State University is graduting with a master's degree in political psychology and is currently the organizing director of the Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee.
Brennan’s career in politics began with an initial dream of becoming a social psychologist. After graduation, she planned on working for a few years to gain experience in participatory budgeting or the act of including the input of normal civilians in budget allocation, and then return to study for a doctorate.
“As an undergraduate, I went to Romania and interviewed 50 young people who were a part of the first group of young people to be able to have a say over how a part of their city's budget was spent,” Brennan said. “It was amazing to learn the theory behind it but I was craving the experience of actually doing it.”
After that thesis experience, she was hooked. Brennan moved to the Bay Area in California to gain hands-on experience with participatory budgeting and began traveling the country implementing participatory budgeting programs.
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