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Many of our alumnae pursue health-related careers, whether in research, teaching, practice, administration, policy, or industry. Along the way, a number of complete graduate studies in research psychology and allied health fields, including public health, medicine, nursing, social work…and even art school, for art therapy!

• Patrizia Picado ’26
• Sommi Nwosu ’25
• Leyla Akin ’23 – U.S. Fulbright Grantee to Turkey
• Lana Sabbah ’23 – Graduate Student, Master of Mental Health Science (MHS) expected ’24, Johns Hopkins University
• Daniela Lopez Cisneros ’23
• Ruoyu Zhang ’23J
• Maya Kiernan ’22 – Associate, Morning Consult
• Egypt Ballet ’23
• Anna Peel ’22 – Human Resources Coordinator, Hilltown Community Health Centers, Inc.; Multimedia Artist 
• Uzma Malik ’23J – Clinical Research Assistant, Lifespan Health System
• Suejona Miah ’23 – Mental Health Specialist, McLean Hospital 
• Lilit Danielyan ’22J AC
• Emma Westgate ’20
• Stephaney Perez ’23 
• Olivia Pomeroy ’22
• Veronica Pickard ’21 – Graduate Student, Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology expected ’27, Wright Institute
• Abby Smith ’20 – Research Program Coordinator, World Trade Center Health and Wellness Program, Stony Brook 
• Isabel Schroedel ’21
• Clio Dinan ’20
• Alina Barylsky ’20
• Xinyu Chu ’20 – Master in Management (MIM) ’21, INSEAD, Singapore; Consultant, Allianz Services
• Yeiny Moreno Cabral ’20 – Student Affairs Coordinator, Columbia University School of Professional Studies 
• Virginia Cafferky ’20 (University of Rochester) – Graduate Student, MPH expected ’24, Brown University
• Kayla Heine ’19J – BS in Nursing ’22, Thomas Edison State University 
• Caroline Li ’20 – MA in Social & Organizational Psychology ’22, Teacher’s College, Columbia University; Organization Development, Kuaishou Technology
• Jiaxuan Tong ’20
• Ty Ruwe ’20 – Graduate Student, MFA expected ’26, Yale University   
• Dulce Ixcoy ’19 – English Teacher, English Program in Korea 
• Jiachen Yan ’19J – Master of Education ’20, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Graduate Student, Master in Human Centered Design & Engineering (MS HCDE) expected ’25, University of Washington 
• Beverly Lipsey ’18J – Assistant Director of Admissions, Diversity and Access, Smith College 
• Kelly Nault ’14 (American University of Paris) – PhD in Organisational Behaviour ’22, INSEAD, Singapore; Assistant Professor of Human Resources and Organizational Behavior, IE Business School
• Kenia Reyes ’17 – BS in Nursing ’20, Lehman College; Postpartum Registered Nurse, NYU Langone Health
• Chelsea Pimentel ’17 – MA in Psychology in Education ’22; Graduate Student, PhD in Clinical Psychology expected ’26, Teacher’s College Columbia University 
• Tara Marin ’17 – Administrative Assistant, NUsonian House 
• Ayerin Gomez ’17 – Fellow, Teach for America
• Samantha Giles ’17 – Graduate student, Master of Science in Animals and Public Policy, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
• Maria Perez ’17 – College Persistence Counselor, KIPP SoCal Public Schools
• Brianna Neese ’17J
• Alexa Barriga ’16
• Pooja Somasundaram ’16 – Graduate Student, PhD in Marketing expected ’24, Indiana University
• Noemi Rivera-Olmedo ’15 – MPH ’19, University of California, Los Angeles; Research Analyst, Special Service for Groups
• Irene Hong ’15 – Director of Operations, Finnan, Fleischut, and Associates
• Dannia Guzman ’15 – Human Resources Business Partner, MDRC  
• Helena Hassen ’14 – Senior Member Insights Analyst, AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah
• Bo Ram Yoo ’14 – MS in Translational Medicine ’17, University of Helsinki; MD ’21, University of California, Riverside School of Medicine; Resident Physician, Riverside University Health System
• Danielle McColgan ’14 – Campus & University Program Recruiter, Atlantic Health System 
• Cheri Cornwell-Eshete ’14 – MD ’21, St. George’s University School of Medicine; Family Medicine Resident, Sea Mar Community Health Centers
• Divya Chand ’14 – MSW ’16, University of Michigan; Survivor Advocate, API Chaya
• Imogene Williams ’13 – Early Childhood Creative Movement Teacher, Susan E. Wagner Day School
• Jenika Parson ’13 – Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Rebar Kelly  
• Sherice Goodwine ’13 – MBA ’19, Babson College Olin School of Business; Senior Analyst, New York State Unified Court System
• Casey Culligan-Benoit ’13 – MS in Clinical Psychology ’17, PsyD in Clinical Psychology ’19 Antioch University New England; Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Womankind Counseling Center
• Novana Venerable ’12 – Postbaccalaureate Student, Premedical Program, Columbia University
• Madeleine Lempereur ’12 (Binghamton University) – Master of Gastronomy ’17, University of Gastronomic Sciences (UNISG); Marketing Manager, Energy Machines
• Annie Regan ’12 – MA ’20, PhD in Social Psychology ’23, University of California, Riverside; User Experience (UX) Researcher, Google
• Onawa LaBelle ’12 AC – PhD in Psychology, Personality and Social Contexts ’18, University of Michigan; Associate Professor of Applied Social Psychology, University of Windsor
• Lynnette Kim ’12 – BSN ’16, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing; Registered Nurse, Maimonides Medical Center
• Vidya Chenji ’12 (Georgia State University) – Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, Children’s National Hospital 
• Himani Aggarwal ’12 – MA, Secondary Education and Teaching ’14, Arizona State University; BS in Nursing ’20, Northern Arizona University; Registered Nurse, Kaiser Permanente 
• Shanila Sattar ’12J – Founder of AlwaysPlayStudios and The Integrative Healing Academy™; Founder of Flow Breathwork Facilitator Training 
• Jewels Rhode ’11 – MPH ’15, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Web Content Strategist, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; Travel & Wellness Digital Content Creator, Travel Jewels
• Nicole (Leyva) Pavlus ’11 – Clinical Research Coordinator, Department of Gastroenterology, Duke University School of Medicine
• Melissa Lee ’11 – Senior Analyst, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
• Lauren Kiernan ’11 – Owner, Flora, Lambertville Flowers and Plants
• Kimberly DiGioia ’11 – MSPH in Social and Behavioral Sciences ’15, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), Health Policy ’22, The George Washington University; Program Officer, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 
• Adeola Awodele ’11 – MSc – Global Health ’16, Duke University; MD ’17, Duke University School of Medicine; Family Physician, Duke Primary Care
• Amanda (Gibbs) Gantan ’11J AC – Associate Account Director, Heartbeat 
• Madeleine Ryan ’10 – MSW ’12, University of Michigan; Associate Director of Admission and Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment, Emerson College; Graduate Student, EdD at Northeastern University expected ’24
• Jessica Magyar ’10 – MA in Art Therapy ’13, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Master of Education in Human Development and Psychology ’17, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Director of Artward Bound, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
• Tenzin Dechen ’10 – MPH ’14, Columbia University; Quality Research Analyst, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Heather Crawford ’10 AC – MSW ’16, School of Social Work, Smith College; Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant, Collaborative for Educational Services; Child and Family Therapist, Nurturing Nest Therapy
• Danielle Grimm ’08 – MPH ’10, Boston University; MS Nursing ’12, Boston College; Graduate Student, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Boston College; Clinical Director, The Dimock Center; Member, Board of Directors, National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) 
• Jennifer Barone ’08 – MPH ’10, George Washington University; IT Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs
• Nicole Overstreet ’07 – MA ’10, PhD in Social Psychology ’12, University of Connecticut; Associate Professor of Psychology, Clark University 
• Stephanie (Jarvi) Steele ’07 – MA ’12, PhD in Clinical Psychology ’17, Suffolk University; Assistant Professor of Psychology, Smith College
• Victoria Churchill ’07 – MPH ’09, Boston University; PhD in Public Health ’22, Georgia State University; Data Manager, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta; Postdoctoral Fellow, Morehouse School of Medicine 
• Jessica Chiang ’07 – MA ’11, PhD in Health Psychology ’16, University of California, Los Angeles; Assistant Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University; Principal Investigator, Stress, Health, and Development Laboratory, Georgetown University 
• Jennifer Williams ’06 AC – Marketing Behaviorist, Verilliance; Director of Communications, American Macular Degeneration Foundation
• Christina Souza ’06 – Human Resource Analyst, City of Oakland 
• Jess (Kulig) Rosado ’05 – MA ’09, LMHC, MaCSS; Psychiatry Department Utilization Manager, Brigham & Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA
• Becky Osborn Lewis ’05 (Kenyon College) – MSW MPH ’07, University of Washington; Director of Workforce Development, NextFlex