#does this character reject societal notions of what success should look like (published papers etc). in favour of working directly with peop

[worflesbian]

im about to fall asleep but first of all are there any deanna scholars who can tell me what her qualifications are namely does she have a PhD or would it be in character for her to pursue one? cause I feel like what with her not wearing uniform til tng s7 she's not really counted among the science blues but psychology is a science right? so she's a scientist? part of me feels like she was relegated out of the scientist role due to sexism but then also part of me feels like focusing on being a practicing counselor rather than research scientist is like a career choice that rejects elitism and could be an important character point. also judging by how Ezri was written there's a precedent for trek writers having a tenuous grasp of what a counselor actually does sometimes so.