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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]