Recent Alumni

What can you do with a Macalester psychology degree?

Our recent graduates are conducting sleep and child development research at universities and medical centers, coordinating clinical research at Mayo Clinic and other leading institutions, supporting adults and families through mental health and social service organizations, and applying their skills in healthcare, technology, and government. Others have gone on to graduate and professional programs in clinical and cognitive psychology, social work, public health, public policy, law, and veterinary medicine. Explore the examples below to see where a psychology degree from Macalester can take you.

What are recent alumni doing?

• Isabel Strelneck ’26 – EdM in Counseling student at Boston University
• Runchen Liu ’26 – Linguistics Ph.D. student at Boston University
• Christine Cifelli ’26 – MSW student at University of Minnesota
• Kaiyuan Yang ’26 – MA in Counseling student at University of Minnesota
• Avery Sheindlin ’26 – Masters in I/O Psych student at New York University
• Rola Cao ’25 – Community Engagement and Events Coordinator at the University of Minnesota
• Naomi Glunz-Kennedy ’25 – research coordinator in the Oregon Sleep Lab at the University of Oregon.
• Matthew Kendall ’25 and Sanya Bains ’25 are Adult Rehabilitation Mental Health Services (ARMHS) workers with Nystrom & Associates
• Brian Maddux ’25 – Sport and Performance Psychology Master’s student at Springfield College
• Dorri Amundson ’25 – MSW student at University of California, Berkeley
• Sophie Nickel ’25 – Industrial / Organizational Psychology Ph.D. student at Bowling Green State University
• Cindy (Tiayu) Yan ’25 – MA in Counseling Psych at New York University
• Sam Ash ’24 – Social Psych PhD student at U Nevada Reno
• Emilio Gray ‘24 (Portland, OR) and Sarah Hamilton ‘23 (MN) – postbaccalaureate research fellow, Yale Child Study Center
• Eric Yu ’24- Applied Developmental Psychology Ph.D. student at Fordham University
• Marvellous Ogunsola ’24- Program Coordinator at the American Psychological Association
• Audrey McGuinness ‘24 (Oakland, CA) – Clinical research coordinator, Mayo Clinic
• Tyler Sanchez ’24 – International Politics Ph.D. student at Aberystwyth University in Wales
• Uditi Chandrashekhar ’24 – School-Based Services Educator/Advocate at Cornerstone Advocacy Service
• Zoe Lytle ’24 – Law school, University of Minnesota
• Kian Sohlrabi ‘22 – law school, Harvard University
• Mae Sullivan ‘23 – PsyD program in clinical psychology, Loyola University Maryland
• Sara Rukavina – Master of Science in Occupational Therapy student at Mass College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
• Luc Jamous ‘23 (MA) – in the Masters in Public Policy program at Harvard University
• Emily Pederson ‘24 (MN) – case manager, Washburn Child and Family Center
• Lanying Wang ‘24 – PsyD program in clinical psychology, Chicago School of Professional Psychology
• Andrea Vijil Morin ‘24 – research assistant, Butler Hospital, Brown University
• El Alcalá ‘24 (TX) – in the Masters in Social Work program at the University of Minnesota
• Jennifer Huang ‘22 (Somerset, NJ) – Technology analyst, Wells Fargo
• Amy Xu ‘22 (Shanghai, China) – Software development engineer, Medtronic
• Maddie Hufford ‘22 (Devon, PA) – Masters of Social Work program, Boston College
• Allison Dwinnell ‘21 (Glenwood Village, CO) – Veterinary medicine, Cornell University
• Johanna Caskey ‘22 (Duluth, MN) – research technician, Developmental Psychopathology Lab, University of Iowa
• Brooke Offenhauser ‘21 (MN) – health educator, MN Department of Health
• Alex Poland ‘22 (Madison, WI) – Masters in International Disaster Psychology: Trauma and Global Mental Health, University of Denver
• Nita Senesathith ‘21 (Vientiane, Laos) – Masters in Public Health, Oxford University
• Jennifer Huang ‘22 (Somerset, NJ) – Technology analyst, Wells Fargo
• Amy Xu ‘22 (Shanghai, China) – Software development engineer, Medtronic
• Maddie Hufford ‘22 (Devon, PA) – preschool teacher in NY
• Johanna Caskey ‘22 (Duluth, MN) – mental health technician, Fraser
• Alex Poland ‘22 (Madison, WI) – teaching in Chile and then Spain 
• Nita Senesathith ‘21 (Vientiane, Laos) – Clinical research assistant, Boston Children’s Hospital
• Brooke Offenhauser ‘21 (Cottage Grove, MN) – MPH program, University of Minnesota
• Stephanie Konadu-Acheampong ‘21 (Centennial, CO) – MPH program, University of Minnesota
• Allison Dwinnell ‘21 (Glenwood Village, CO) – Vet school, Cornell University
• Lydia Diebol ‘21 (New York, NY) – MSW program, New York University
• Avery Cooper ‘22 (Lindsborg, KS) – teaching English in Spain
• Jennifer Huang ‘22 (Somerset, NJ) – Technology analyst, Wells Fargo
• Amy Xu ‘22 (Shanghai, China) – Software development engineer, Medtronic
• Maria Guzman’21 (Cold Spring, MN), Research associate, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center