A BA in Psychology opens many doors for you.  One of the many benefits of a liberal arts degree is the breadth of training you’ve received, and you will have some exciting choices ahead.

We invited a group of recent Mac Alumni who got their jobs with their psychology degree from Macalester. Listen to their individual experience starting their careers that their Psychology Degree which had proven helpful, as well as their tips and recommendations how you could prepare yourselves when the time comes.

What are recent alumni doing?

Rohit Kamath ‘18 (Bangalore, India) – PhD program in neuroscience, University of Washington

Rachel Gehman ‘19 (Missoula, MT) – PhD program in clinical psychology, University of Vermont

Jane Acierno ‘20 (New York, NY) – PhD program in cognitive psychology, Northeastern University

Deborah Pickford ‘20 (Denver, CO) – PhD program in school psychology, Tulane 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 

Aditi Dalela ‘20 (New Delhi, India) – Research assistant, ChildTrends

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

Sarah Matzdorf ‘18 (Defreestville, NY) – MSN in nursing, Duke University

Jennifer Huang ‘22 (Somerset, NJ) – Technology analyst, Wells Fargo

Amy Xu ‘22 (Shanghai, China) – Software development engineer, Medtronic

Elizabeth Romanavska ‘19 (Riga, Latvia) – Quantitative fieldwork specialist, National Research Group

Maria Guzman’21 (Cold Spring, MN), Research associate, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Alexander Marketos ’20 (Washington, DC) Research associate, Mathematica

Julia Carpenter ’20 (Stevensville, MI) – 2 year clinical social work fellowship at UMich’s Psychological Clinic

Allison Gammons ’19 (Buffalo Grove, IL) MPH with concentration in Population Mental Health and Wellbeing at the Colorado School of Public Health

Linda De Anda ’18 (St. Paul, MN) Graduate school for school psychologist; interning with MPLS Public Schools 

Maya Stoller ’19 (Brattleboro, VT) Physical Therapy aide for neuro-rehab clinic Neuroworx, applying to doctorate physical therapy programs in spring