Graduates of the psychology department have gone on to pursue graduate degrees in many different fields. View our alumni updates/careers database here!
These are just a few of their chosen institutions:
- Dartmouth College
- Drexel University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Harvard University
- Michigan State University
- Loyola University of Maryland
- St. Mary’s College of Maryland
- University of Maryland School of Social Work
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Alumni work in a variety of fields, including but not limited to:
- Aviation administration
- Counseling (e.g., mental health, marriage & family, school, rehabilitation)
- Communications (e.g., web designers, advertising and social media specialists)
- Education (pre-K – higher education)
- Financial Services
- Human Resources
- Law
- Library Science
- Marketing
- Medicine (e.g., doctors, nurses, pharmacologists, veterinarians)
- Neuroscience
- Occupational and Physical Therapy
- Public Health
- Research (e.g., analysts, associates, technicians)
- Social Work
- United States Armed Forces
No matter what path and field they chose, our alumni consistently say that their background in psychology has been extremely helpful in the workplace because it helps them to better understand the people they work with and serve. Read feedback from our alumni here.
Recent Alumni Updates:
Mohammad Azimi Vahdat ’18 is a residential counselor at Family Services, Inc.
Elijiah Baroncinni ’19 is a registered behavior technician at Achieving True Self in the Baltimore area.
Lane Brooks ’18 is pursuing a MS in Occupational Therapy from Welsey College with an expected graduation in 2020.
Lacey Brown ’18 earned a MAT from SMCM in 2019. She is an elementary school teacher for Baltimore County Public Schools.
Gabriela Cunha-Benjamin ’18 is an English foreign language teacher at Dara Academy in Ching Mai, Thailand.
Rebecca Faubion-Trejo ’19 is a research coordinator at The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute with Virginia Tech Carilion.
Kara Feidelseit ’19 is an AmeriCorps VISTA at Catholic University of America. Her role role is to help combat poverty in America. Specifically, she is helping to reduce food insecurity on Catholic’s campus by building a permanent food pantry that students and staff can access.
Raphael Feleke ’19 is a program analyst for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Lane Friedman ’19 is a travel administrator at J.F. Taylor, Inc. She is pursuing graduate studies at The Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering.
Caitlin Henry ’19 is an admissions counselor at University of Maryland Baltimore County with territory in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and North Carolina.
Minjee Kim ’19 is pursuing a MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Johns Hopkins University with an expected graduation in 2020. She is interning as a research assistant in the Pediatric Psychology Lab at UMBC and working as program lead at C2 Education.
Stephanie Schoch ’19 is pursuing a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Virginia with an expected graduation in 2024.
Grace Reingruber ’18 is a human resources coordinator/ employee experience specialist at Cornerstone OnDemand in CA.
Megan Schrader ’18 relocated to Dublin, Ireland. She is a community administrator at Pine Hub, playing an active role in managing Pine Hub’s online presence, and assisting with marketing the services Pine Hub offers. She is also a part-time interviewer at Interactions Research.
Rachel Solomon ’17 is a diversity and inclusion coordinator for Pathways, Inc.
Madison Tacka ’18 is a therapeutic support specialist for Catholic Charities of Baltimore.
Rachel Thompson ’19 is pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science from UMD College Park with an expected graduation in 2025.
Angel Tse ’19 is a project manger in data analytics for the St. Mary’s County (MD) Department of Economic Development.
Serena Zhang ’18 is a research fellow at National Institutes of Health.