Getting to Know You: Shweta Mohan
Shweta Mohan — Kinesiology undergraduate student Q&A
Hometown: Everett, Washington
Year: Freshman
Why did you choose to study kinesiology?
I did gymnastics for eight years, and then I got injured. So then I had to go through the sports med clinic and then physical therapy, so just through that it really sparked my interest. The way they helped me just made me want to help other people.
So beyond the classroom, how are you involved in the kines program?
I’m part of Kines Club and Core Group, and I’m volunteering for the blood drive. We also have this conference called Bruya-Wood, and it’s the only undergraduate student research conference, so we put that on last semester and we’re planning for it again this semester. I’m really involved in Kines Club and I work at the UREC now. It’s my first semester working.
What would you say is your favorite part of the program so far?
I think just interacting with people that have the same passion as I do, because I hadn’t met a lot of people who wanted to go into physical therapy before high school or back home. So here everyone has the same passion, the same goal, so it’s really nice that we can work together. There’s a lot of connections so we help each other out.
What motivates you to not only keep going in the program, but to do well at what you’re doing?
I’m a first-gen and I grew up watching my parents work really hard. So for me, as a woman especially, I really just want to empower women and get them out there and show them that , yeah, you can do physical therapy. Because even coming into this program there’s a lot of “Oh, you’re a girl, why would you want to do physical therapy? Why do you want to work with athletes? Do something else.” I hear that a lot and I just want to prove that women can do it too.
Favorites
Food: Ice Cream
Coffee: White Chocolate Mocha with an extra shot
Sport: Gymnastics
Athlete: Gabby Douglas
Movie: The Little Mermaid
Place to Study: On the dock at one of the lakes back home