Jennings, Heather: - Heather Jennings is a professor of psychology at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, New Jersey, where her teaching career spans almost 20 years. Dr. Jennings is passionate about teaching, student success, and engaging students in thinking critically about psychological concepts. As a community college graduate, Dr. Jennings embraces this valuable system that provides educational access to many first-generation, under-represented, and underserved college students. Dr. Jennings completed her Masters of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University, Teachers College and spent several years working in psychiatric emergency screening services as well as home-based, shelter-based, and school-based therapy programs before earning her PhD in Educational Psychology from Temple University. Dr. Jennings' research interests include the psychological variables that impact academic success among community college students. Dr. Jennings is also an animal advocate and has run a non-profit dog rescue for more than 10 years that provides rescue, rehabilitation, and re-homing for dogs in need. A native of the Jersey Shore, Dr. Jennings loves the beach and spending time on her farm with family, friends, dogs, and chickens. In her spare time, she enjoys refinishing furniture and is usually covered in paint.