Graduate and Professional Schools
The
College's psychology majors frequently continue graduate or professional
school studies at institutions such as:
California Professional
School of Psychology---Clinical psychology
CUNY---Political
behavior
The Johns Hopkins University---Psychophysiology
SUNY-Binghamton---Psychopharmacology
SUNY-Stony
Brook---Clinical psychology
University of Maryland Baltimore
County---Clinical psychology/human services
Utah State
University---Clinical psychology
Virginia Commonwealth
University---Counseling psychology
SUNY-Albany---Industrial/Organizational Psychology
University of Missouri---Industrial/Organizational Psychology
University of Florida---Behavior Analysis
University of
North Carolina (Chapel Hill)---Cognitive Psychology
Notable
Graduates
Judy Harkins ('72),
Ph.D., full-time researcher at Gallaudet University and recipient of a
national grant for studying technology for rehabilitation
Molly
Whitworth ('74), Ph.D., Supervisory Ecologist, U.S. Department of
Interior
Beverly Thorn ('75), Ph.D., Associate Professor,
University of Alabama
Elizabeth Pemberton ('79), Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, University of Iowa
Stephanie M. Lambert
('77), Ph.D., Director, Women's Program, Mt. Airy Psychiatric Center,
Denver, CO
Mary Crovo Clark ('78), Ph.D., Chief, Research and
Evaluation, US Department of Education
Keith Slifer ('79) and
Yula Ponticas ('79), Ph.D.s, on staff at Johns Hopkins Kennedy Krieger
Institute
Kathleen Arnos ('79), Ph.D., Research Scientist
(Geneticist), Gallaudet University
John Robinson ('86), Ph.D.,
Staff Scientist, National Institute of Health, NIMH Fellow
Kathleen Abbot ('82), Linguist for the Department of
Defense
Santo Cricchio ('82), Franciscan Friar
Louise
Nemshick ('85), Executive Director, El Paso Center for the Deaf
Andrea Pinkham ('91), Gerontology Research Assistant, National
Institute on Aging
Positions Held by Recent
Graduates
Research Associate---Kennedy Krieger Institute
Research Associate---Gerontology Research Center, National Institute
on Aging
Computer Analyst---Social Security Administration
Elementary Education---Carroll County Public Schools
Research Associate---Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
Career Outlook
Of course, the real test of any college program
is the record of its graduates. Recent graduates are employed in
research in psychology/psychobiology laboratories, teaching in
elementary schools, working in child care centers, rehabilitation, drug
abuse and mental health counseling, and private practice. Typical jobs
pursued after graduation include teaching, addictions counselors, mental
health technicians in hospital centers, service coordinators for special
populations, and lab technicians at hospitals and research institutions.
Salaries begin at $26,000.+