I am a 2004 Mary Washington College graduate. I would be happy to talk about my career with interested students. Briefly, after graduation I intended to gain research experience to apply to a doctoral psychology program. However, after obtaining a research assistant position I met several psychiatric nurse practitioners who persuaded me to consider psychiatric nursing. I earned a BS in Nursing in 2008, then a master's degree in 2011. I worked for several years as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner for a large private practice clinic. In that capacity, I primarily provided medication management. I became very interested in Adult ADHD and in 2014 I started a specialized clinic. Within two years, we are the largest clinic focusing on ADHD in our region. As a clinician, I do a variety of tasks including assessment, treatment, case management, brief psychotherapeutic interventions, and clinical consultation to junior psychologists, practicum students, counselors, and … [Read more...]
Bethea (Annie) Kleykamp
Current position: Scientist at PinneyAssociates (private sector organization that works with companies to help with medication development and regulatory issues) Past positions: Medical Analyst at Hayes Inc (also private sector, wrote systematic reviews of new health technologies that were used by insurance companies, government, etc. to make coverage decisions for healthcare); adjunct professor across both English Departments and Psychology Departments at the University of Maryland, US Naval Academy, Goucher College, and CCBC Essex. Education: BS UMW 2001 MA (Psychology) Wake Forest Univ. 2003 PhD (BIoPyschology) VCU 2017 Postdoc Behavioral Pharmacology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Postdoc Nicotine Psychopharmacology at National Institute on Drug Abuse … [Read more...]
Tom Mazzarella
I wanted to volunteer to discuss my career path with anyone that may be interested and can be reached via thomas.mazzarella@gmail.com or mobile phone at 757-617-0277 (after 2pm EST Monday through Friday). I graduated in Psychology from Mary Washington College in 1979 and actually went into an Information Technology career subsequent to graduation. In 2008, I completed a Master of Counseling Psychology degree from Capella University. I am currently a licensed therapist in North Carolina with the specialization of treating substance use addiction (Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist [LCAS]) and working at an opioid treatment facility in Durham, NC. You can view my LinkedIn page at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-mazzarella-ms-lcas-0b601a2 If my career path would be of interest to you, I would be happy to volunteer my time to discuss with anyone. … [Read more...]
Lupita M. Roca, DDS
I graduated from MWC in 1989 as a psychology major and pre dentistry major Followed by dental school at MCV-VCU I graduated in 1993 from dental school and own my own practice. I have been married 21 years and have two kids, Patrick (19 years )old and Abbie (17 years old). I live in great falls va. I would be more than happy to have my name on a list as occupation dentist my there is no doubt in my mind that my major has helped me tremendously in my career. … [Read more...]
Kathy Pezdek
I am an alumna working as a Professor of Psychology at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont CA. Hotlinked below is a link to my homepage with more detailed information about my research in Applied Cognitive Psychology and Law & Psychology. My program also has the first MA program in Evaluation Science. Your psychology graduates might be interested in this as an alternative career outlet. All of the graduates of this 2-year program (who do an internship before they graduate) get very good professional positions doing program evaluation. This is a career option for your psychology graduates that they might not be aware of, and positions are available throughout the country. … [Read more...]
Susan Garter
Susan Garter I graduated in 1980 with a B.S. in Psychology (there were 2 tracks at the time, the B.A. as well as the B.S.), and have had a long career in Telecommunications and Information Technology. My first job right out of college was as a research assistant in psychophysics at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia. While I was there, I received a telegram (!) inviting me to interview with Bell Laboratories. I began my career with AT&T at Bell Laboratories in Piscataway, NJ in June of 1981. My first position was as a Human Factors Engineer, researching user-computer interactions and designing user-computer interfaces. I went to graduate school in the evenings and earned my M.S. in Human Performance at Stevens Institute of Technology. Eventually, I became a technical project manager and then a program manager with AT&T. I retired from AT&T in March of 2015, and began a new job with Verizon in December of 2015. At Verizon, I am pivoting my project management … [Read more...]
Karen Long
Occupation: School Social Worker, Spotsylvania County Schools Provides mental health consultation and psycho-education to school staff and families in support of students Provides direct individual and group counseling to students with a variety of mental health disorders Monitors attendance and participates in interventions to improve student attendance, including family meetings and court filings Provides resource linkage for families, including basic needs, financial assistance, mental health providers, and other Participates in Special Education evaluations, including completing social history interviews with caregivers Provides case management for students receiving services funded through the Comprehensive Services Act Provides crisis and risk assessments for students Current email: kellrod@mail.umw.edu … [Read more...]