Alumni Update

Samantha Allison
Class of 2017
Ph.D. in P&BS

Update

  • "I left a non-profit hospital to take a job in a private practice group."

 

Elizziebeth Dickerson
Class of 2022
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "I started my first job at Missouri American Water as an engineering technician."

 

Robin Neuhaus
Class of 2016
B.A. in P&BS 

Update

  • "I’m an early childhood education researcher with New York University and work at a start up that does virtual support groups for parents. "

Awards

  • Institute of Education Sciences Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training Fellow 

 

Natalie Schweitzer
Class of 2019
B.A. in P&BS-Cognitive Neuroscience concentration

Update

  • "I completed my dual Masters of Social Work and Masters of Public Health at the Brown School in May of 2023. I currently work for the Missouri Child Psychiatry Access Project (MO-CPAP) as the program manager."

 

Ally Hightower (Cooper)
Class of 2019
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "I received an MSW from the Brown School, then pursued a brief career in higher education before transitioning to Human Resources."

 

Seth Wilensky
Class of 2016
B.A. in P&BS

Awards

  • Graduate Student Paper Award, Midwestern Psychological Association 2023 ($200) [Masculinity Adherence and Sexual Difficulties Among Male Sexual Victimization Survivors. Paper talk presented at the 95th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association.]

 

Katrina Farris
Class of 2017
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "I’m pursuing my PhD in Clinical Psychology"

 

Olivia Laing
Class of 2017, 2018
B.A. in P&BS;  Master’s of Social Work

Update

  • "2020-2021 Fellowship at Klarman Eating Disorders Center, McLean Hospital. Belmont, MA. 2021- present Clinical Social Worker at Klarman Eating Disorders Center, McLean Hospital."

 

Ben Milan-Polisar
Class of 2020
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "Worked as a case manager for clients with severe mental illnesses in 2020 and 2021. Have worked as an actor since 2021."

 

Robert Hsu
Class of 2016
B.A. in P&BS/BA in Marketing (Olin)

Update

  • "I just started a new position in December 2023. I was working in strategy at a private Healthcare practice, helping them transition specialities. I am now working at a public charter high school that just opened in 2022, building their recruitment strategy and planning their growth marketing campaigns. I'm on the operations team."

 

Hannah Schriber
Class of 2017
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "Graduated in 2023 with PsyD and am now a clinical psychologist working in private practice providing therapy and assessment to adults "

 

Hayley Clocksin
Class of 2018
B.A. in P&BS; Cognitive Neuroscience concentration

Update

  • "Current PhD student in clinical psychology. Obtained masters degree in clinical psychology in May 2020"

 

Madeline (Maddie) Noyes
Class 0f 2021
B.A. in P&BS; Cognitive Neuroscience concentration

Update

  • "After graduating in 2021, I spent two years as a Fulbright Scholar in Austria. In October of 2023, I returned to school to pursue my MSc in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition at the University of Oxford.  "

 

Jake Bjork
Class of 2020
B.A. in P&BS; Cognitive Neuroscience concentration

Update

  • "3rd year medical student at George Washington University in DC"

Awards

  • American Medical Association (AMA) Research Challenge: Semifinalist  Gamma Mu Scholar, for gay men in higher education GW Beaumont Research Award     

 

Katlin Bentley
Class of 2020
Ph.D. in P&BS

Update

  • "I joined the Management Consulting team at World Wide Technology, a privately-held technology services firm, as a Consultant in Fall 2020. This year I was promoted to the role of Senior Consultant. "

 

Danielle Scharf
Class of 2018
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "Currently in a clinical psychology doctoral program."

 

Emma Waite
Class of 2022
B.A. in P&BS; Cognitive Neuroscience concentration

Update

  • "This fall, I left my research assistant position at Boston Children’s Hospital and now work in undergraduate admissions at Tufts University."

 

Katharine Jaruzelski
Class of 2016
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "From 2016-2022 I worked in social media strategy for Paramount. From 2022-2023, I attended a masters program at NYU in psychology, with a focus on consumer psychology / user experience. In October of 2023, I started a full-time job in User Experience Research at SiriusXM."

 

Katharine Smith
Class of 2020
B.A. in P&BS

Awards

  • Won award at work for managing the highest-performing team in my department

 

Yaacov Broidy
Class of 2023
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "Joined the Peace Corps after graduation "

 

Max Helfand
Class of 2020
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "I completed an MFA in Transdisciplinary Design at Parsons School of Design from 2021-2023 and recently started a new position as an Associate Experience Design Strategist at YuzuYello."

 

Evan (Yilun) Liu
Class of 2020
B.A. in P&BS; Cognitive Neuroscience concentration

Update

  • "I'm currently a medical student."

 

Rebecca Williams
Class of 2019
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "In August 2021, I started a PhD program in medical/clinical psychology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. My research is in sleep and circadian rhythms. "

Awards

  • Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) Travel Award for the SBSM conference in San Diego to present my master's thesis findings

 

Jackie Hayes
Class of 2019
Ph.D. in P&BS

Update

  • "Moved from Post-doc into an Assistant Faculty position"

 

Maya Strod
Class of 2018
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "I received a Master's of Science in Speech Language Pathology and am working as a pediatric speech-language pathologist.."

 

Stephanie Duenas
Class of 2018
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "Currently working as a consultant."

 

Ava Goldstone
Class of 2022
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "Currently in audiology graduate school"

 

Emily Angstreich
Class of 2022
B.A. in P&BS; minor in Writing

Update

  • "In 2022, I began my Psychological Doctorate program (PsyD) at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. I am currently in my second year and am working at a community mental health clinic, beginning my dissertation on the motivating factors behind joining white supremacist movements. "

 

Maria Crusey
Class of 2022
B.A. in P&BS; Cognitive Neuroscience concentration

Update

  • "I am currently attending law school, and I matriculated immediately following undergrad.  This was not a career change from my plans established during undergrad."

 

Walker Ferry
Class of 2023
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "I am completing a community/rural health gap-year fellowship with a non-profit organization called Project Horseshoe Farm in Greensboro, Alabama."

 

Alejandro Martinez
Class of 2017
B.A. in P&BS 

Update

  • "In 2021, I left higher education student affairs after working at Oberlin College and Case Western Reserve University. Since then, I have worked as a counselor and am now in private practice in Ohio, owner of Cambios Counseling & Consulting LLC. "

Awards

  • Recipient of Grant from Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Program (VSBDR) and Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development (NEOHCED)  Recipient of Growth Scholarship from Young Latino Network

 

Xiaojin Ma
Class of 2023
Ph.D. in P&BS

Update

  • "After graduating from WashU, I have been working as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Missouri, Columbia."

Awards

  • Dean’s Award for Graduate Research Excellence, Finalist, 2023

 

Isabella Gonzalez
Class of 2022
B.A. in P&BS; Cognitive Neuroscience concentration

Update

  • "I have been working as a research assistant for the TACT2 Clinical Trial (Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy) since August 2023.  (Before August 2023, I was working as a Patient Care Technician at St. Louis Children's Hospital)."

Awards

  • Published in the Journal of Neuroimaging 4/13/2023 (DOI: 10.1111/jon.13109)  

 

Julia Parnes
Class of 2022
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "I got my Masters in Social work in May of 2023 through the 3-2 program at Wash U. That summer I began work as a Child and Teen therapist at a community nonprofit in Chicago."

 

Theresa DiMascio
Class of 2016
B.A. in P&BS and Spanish

Update

  • "Yes. Originally, I was in a PhD program for Clinical Health Psychology at the University of Miami, but during COVID (4 years into the PhD program) I switched course to teaching high school science."

 

Cullen Chesnut
Class of 2016
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "No career change in the past 3 years. Still working within the Talent Acquisition department at S2Tech."

 

Katie Jackson
Class of 2021
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "I’m about to enroll in law school."

 

Gabrielle Pfund
Class of 2022
Ph.D. in P&BS

Update

  • "Starting in June 2022, I began a position as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Medical Social Sciences in the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. I am currently interviewing for tenure-track assistant professor positions."

Awards

  • Emerging Scholar Award, Association for Research in Personality, July 2023. 

 

Gavin Rackoff
Class of 2017
B.A. in P&BS; Minor in Spanish

Update

  • " I'm currently a graduate student in Penn State's clinical psychology Ph.D. program."

Awards

  • Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology Research Scholarship (2023, awarded by American Psychological Foundation)   Research and Graduate Studies Office Dissertation Award (2023, awarded by College of Liberal Arts, The Pennsylvania State University) 

 

Bethany Zegura
Class of 2023
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "Started a PsyD program in clinical psychology at Mercer University in Atlanta."

 

Samuel Chang
Class of 2018
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "Enrolled at UAB for their MD/PhD program."

 

Dori Balser
Class of 2022
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "Still in my current position (Postbac/predoctoral fellow at Marcus Autism Center) but currently applying to clinical psychology PhD programs."

 

Katybeth Biewen
Class of 2016
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "I’m now Director of Product Management at a fintech company called Branch."

 

Eric Judson
Class of 2020
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "I’ve been working in the Advancement department of National Louis University for the past two years. "

 

Sam Flaster
Class of 2017
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "Change from public relations career --> product marketing. "

 

Maeve Hindenburg 
Class of 2022
B.A.  in P&BS and Anthropology

Update

  • " I began working as a research assistant at the Portland, OR Veterans Health Administration. I work on studies related to veteran mental health, and veteran suicidality."

 

Adrian Gilmore
Class of 2016
Ph.D. in P&BS

Update

  • "As of June, 2024, I will be transitioning from a research fellow at the NIMH to an Asst Professor in Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Delaware."

Awards

  • Elected to membership of the Memory Disorders Research Society 

 

Alison Schreiber
Class of 2016
B.A. in P&BS; Minors in Mathematics and Political Science

Update

  • "In August 2023, I graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with my PhD in Clinical Psychology. I am now a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh and am funded by a NIMH T32 grant."

Awards

  • Stephen T. Chermack Award for Best Clinical Research and/or Program Evaluation Project, VA Ann Arbor Mental Health Service. June 2023.  T32 MH019986 (MPI: Howard Aizenstein and Charles Reynolds) Title: Clinical and Translational Research Training in Geriatric Mental Health  Role: Postdoctoral Scholar Funding Sources: NIMH Funding Period: 08/01/2023-07/31/2025

 

Jissell Torres
Class of 2016
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "In 2021, I joined Northwestern's Medical Social Science department and in the last year, was promoted to Research Project Coordinator."

 

Jasmine Angel
Class of 2021
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "I  started a Master’s program in Social Work in Fall 2023 and will graduate in Spring 2025. I previously worked in elementary education following graduation."

 

Rebecca Denson
Class of 2018
B.A. in P&BS; Cognitive Neuroscience concentration

Update

  • "Started PhD program in Clinical Psychology (University of Illinois Chicago) in 2020."

Awards

  • UIC Jamie Carter Research Resource Award, May 2023  National Cancer Institute T32 Cancer Health Equity and Career Development Program (T32CA057699), Pre-Doctoral Fellow, August 2023  UIC Award for Graduate Research, December 2023

 

María Isabel Dabrowski
Class of 2018
B.A. in P&BS; Cognitive Neuroscience concentration

Update

  • "I graduated from the University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability with a Master's in Behavior, Education, and Communication and Ecosystem Science and Management, and now I am the Senior Outreach Associate at the Center for Behavior & the Environment at Rare."

 

Emma Goldberg
Class of 2021
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "I worked for two years at WashU School of Medicine in child brain research. I now am a first year PhD student in the Counseling Psychology program at the University of Kansas. "

 

Zunaira Komal Shakur
Class of 2017
B.A. in P&BS and History

Update

  • "I completed an M.A. in Cultural Studies and am a PhD candidate at UC Davis, studying Medical Anthropology."

Awards

  • Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (2023-2024)

 

Yan Sun
Class of 2021
B.A. in P&BS

Update

  • "I enrolled in law school upon graduation from WUSTL and I'm on track to graduate in 2024."