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