Recent Alumni

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