Research related careers in Psychology
Stephanie Winklejohn Black
Assistant Professor of Psychology - Penn State Harrisburg
Graduation Year: 2010
Email: smw78@psu.edu
Interests: I am happy to discuss career goals and graduate school pathways. I am also happy to support student research.
Lisa Cox
Lab Manager/Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland
Jenn Lodi-Smith
Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences & Member of the Institute for Autism Research, Canisus College
Graduation Year: 2001
Email: lodismith@canisius.edu
Interests: I am happy to talk with students interested in academic psychology in general and personality psychology in particular as well as those who have an interest in my focal areas of personality development, narrative identity, & autism and aging.
Carrie Veronica Smith
University of Mississippi / Department of Psychology / Instructional Associate Professor
Graduation Year: 1999 (BA)/2001 (MA)
Email: csmith4@olemiss.edu
Interests: Discussing career goals. I am a graduate of W&M twice over - my BA in 1999 and my MA in 2001. I went on to earn my PhD in 2004 at the University of Houston. I am happy to speak about a variety of topics in academia and research.
Maegan Jones
Developmental Science Doctoral Program, North Dakota State University
Graduation Year: 2013
Email: maegan.jones@ndsu.edu
Interests: Discussing career goals. I'd be happy to talk about applying to graduate schools, what graduate school is like, etc. I have my M.S. and should graduate with my Ph.D. in May, 2018.
Diana Morelen
Assistant professor, East Tennessee State University Department of Psychology
Graduation Year: 2008
Email: dianamorelen@gmail.com
Interests: I am happy to speak with students who are interested in pursuing a career in clinical psychology. I am a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in infant mental health, perinatal mental health, and child/adolescent mental health.
Kate Brunick
Research Analyst, National Center for Early Childhood, Development, Teaching, and Learning / ZERO TO THREE
Graduation Year: 2009
Email: kbrunick@zerotothree.org
Interests: Anything that would be helpful! Finished my Ph.D. in Psych in 2014 and a postdoc in 2016, so if students want advice on applying to grad school/grad programs for research, I can also speak to that.
Chelsie Young
Post-doctoral research fellow and lecturer at the University of Houston
Graduation Year: 2013
Email: chelsiemyoung@gmail.com
Interests: discussing career goals, networking
Geri Lotze
Associate Professor, Developmental Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth
Graduation Year: 1979
Email: lotzegm@vcu.edu
Interests: Discussing career goals. I'm always available to talk with students! They can email me and we can find a time to meet.
Emily Willroth
Doctoral Candidate, Soical-Personality Psychology, UC Berkeley
Graduation Year: 2015 (MA)
Email: ecwillroth@berkeley.edu
Interests: Discussing career goals, applying to PhD programs, preparing for a career in academia.
Elicia Lair
Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Mississippi
Graduation Year: 2007 (BA)/2010 (MA)
Email: eclair@olemiss.edu
Interests: I am interested in discussing graduate school admission and success, as well as career goals
Mary Jo (Lawrence) Coiro
Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, Loyola University Maryland
Graduation Year: 2007
Email: mjcoiro@comcast.net
Interests:
I would be happy to discuss career goals, especially preparing to apply to graduate school. I have a PhD in Clinical Psychology.
Jennifer Pryor
Faculty / Virginia Commonwealth University - Department of Gerontology
Graduation Year: 2011 (MA)
Email: pryorjm@vcu.edu
Interests: I would love to speak to students who are interested in working with/on behalf of an older adult population, whether that is in practice, research, or advocacy.
Ana Franco-Watkins
Associate Professor, Auburn University
Graduation Year: 1999 (MA)
Email: afrancowatkins@auburn.edu
Interests: Discussing career goals. I am flexible so can assist in any way that is needed.
Doug Pugh
Professor and Chair of the Department of Management, School of Business, Virginia Commonwealth University
Graduation Year: 1990
Email: sdpugh@vcu.edu
Interests: Interested in sharing information about applied psychology research careers, particularly in the area of Industrial/Organizational Psychology and career paths in business schools. I conduct applied psychological research and teach classes in organizational behavior and negotiations in the VCU School of Business. My research focuses on the study of organizational climate in service organizations, the emotional labor demands of service work, and the inter-organizational drivers of customer satisfaction. I've also done research on stress and coping in dirty work jobs, diversity in organizations, and work-family balance. I'm also an associate editor of the Journal of Business and Psychology.
