On to Grad School

Many psychology majors go to graduate school, though some wait a while to do so. Furthermore, as can be seen below, our Guilford psychology majors go on to do graduate work in a wide variety of fields. Here's a non-random sample (those who keep us informed!) of the graduate programs some of our majors have attended. (You graduates reading this, send us news of your graduate degrees, and we'll add you to the list!)

Debbie Allen, '99, received an MSW from the University of Michigan.

Pam Atkins, '69, received a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia in 1977.

Mary Albright, '94, received an MALS from Wake Forest University.

Aleks Babic, '07, was to begin a master's program at UNCG in public health in the fall of 2007

Deanna Banks, '94, received an M.A. in Industrial/Organizational at George Mason University, and is now in the doctoral program there.

Jann (Pickering) Barber, '74, received an M.Ed. from Western Maryland, 1976.

Michael Barney, '99, received an MSSW from the University of Tennessee in May 2005

Abbie Baxter, '82, received an M.A. in Clinical/Community Psychology from the university of Maryland, Baltimore County, in 1985, and a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in 1990.

Julie (Green) Behar, '80, received an M.A. in Expressive Arts Therapy from Lesley College in 1982.

Deb Bettini, '04, attended the MALS program at UNCG.

Ellen Moore Boohar, '95, received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Drexel University in September 2004.

Steve Boul, '05, began the M.A. program in Marriage and Family Therapy at UNCG in the fall of 2005.

Taleisha Bowen, '05, began the M.A. program in Marriage and Family Therapy at UNCG in the fall of 2005.

Cyndi Briggs, '94, received an M.A. in Education at Wake Forest University in May, 1998, and a Ph.D. in counseling at Oregon State University in June, 2006.  

Matt Busch,'94, is in an MA program at Appalachian State University

James Butcher, '60, received an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Cecilia Annette Byrd, '78, received an MPH from UNC, Chapel Hill in 1980.

Kristin Cain, '99, received an MSW from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Cissy Camp, '92, is in a doctoral program in school psychology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Katherine Cannon, '95, received an M.Ed. from the Harvard School of Education in 1997.

Jack Carter, '60, received an M.Ed. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Angela Clontz (Snider),'92, received an MSW from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1995.

Lou Ann Cook, '79, received an M.Ed. from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 1981.

Jenny Crane, '99, attended a master's program in developmental psychology at George Mason University.

Bertie Robertson Cooper, '46, received an M.E. from UNC, Chapel Hill.

Doris (Dottie) Cotten, '88, received an M.S. in nursing from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

Anice Cox, '94, received an M.A. in counseling psychology at Loyola College in 1997.

Jenny Craigie (Riffe), '00, received an MSW from Radford University in 2003.

Susan Stemples Crawford, '77, received an M. Ed. in 1982, and a  Ph.D. in counselor education in 1995,  from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

Emma Creighton, '00, began the MSW program at New York University in the fall of 2002.

Shivangee Dalal, '00, began the  MSW program at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in the fall of 2001.

Kim Daleus, '97, received an M.A. in gerontology at UNCG.

Shawn Daugherty, '89, received a Psy.D. in clinical psychology fron the Illinois School of Professional psychology-Chicago.

Mary Davis, '87, received a DrPH from johns Hopkins and an MSPH from the University of Alabama, Birmingham.

Renee Davis, '50, received a Ph.D. from Walden University.

Stephanie Davis, '05, began an M.A. program in rehabilitation counseling at North Carolina A&T in the fall of 2006.

Sarah (Dings) Dawson, '96, received an MSW from the University of South Carolina in 1999.

Sara DeHart (Young), '89, received an M.S. in art therapy from the Eastern Virginia Medical School, in 1993.

Damian DelBello, '97, received his M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at New York University in the spring of 2002.

Marie DeSimone, '98, received an M. Ed. in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation from UNCG in May, 2003.

Martha Diehl, '80, received an MSW from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1988.

Betty Dixon, '72, received an M.A. from Western Carolina University, 1973.

Carrie Eby, '92, received an M.A. in speech language pathology from, and is currently working on her Ph.D. in speech and hearing sciences at, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Joseph Elder, '92, received an M.A. in counseling psychology from Radford and a Psy.D. in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University.

Merry Kathleeen Farrar, '83, received an M.A. in counseling psychology from Texas Woman's University, and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Pacific University in Oregon.

April Faw, '88, received an M.Ed. in Agency Counseling from UNCG in 1990.

Stephanie (Mathew) Ferney, received an MS/Ed in autism and behavior disorders at the University of Kansas in 1996.

Zahava Friedman, '01, received a master's degree in speech and language pathology at San Diego State University in May, 2007.

Wendy Gates, '91, received an M.S. in applied psychology from the University of Baltimore in 1998.

Betsy George, '91, completed an M.A. program in Educational Psychology at Teachers College of Columbia University in the fall of 1998, and began a doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania in the fall of 1999.

Tim Gerbracht, '99, began a masters program in clinical at Loyola College in Baltimore in the fall of 1999.

Alice Gibson, '97, began a masters program in Industrial/Organizational at George Mason University in the fall of 1999.

Ellen Gilmore, '84, received a masters in international management from the Garvin School of International Management in 1990.

Megan Glancy, '00, received an MA in social sciences from the University of Amsterdam in 2001.

Hara Glasser, '94, received a  PsyD from the Miami Institute of Psychology in 2002.

Renee Godard, '86, received a Ph.D in Biology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Roger Goodman, '96, is in an MA program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Kristi Gowell (Roark), '94, received an MSW degree from Boston College in 2000.

James Green, '94, received an MBA from Wake Forest University in 2006.

Wyndee Grubb, '95, received an M.S. degree in counseling at Villanova University in 1997.

Michael Hall, '93, completed a Ph.D. program in clinical psychology at Kent State University. He also completed a predoctoral internship at the University of Massachusetts Medical School a two year post-doctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at the Harvard Medical School.

Tracy Hart, '06, began a program in art therapy at Naropa University in Colorado in the fall of 2006. 

Seth Hassett, '89, received an M.A. in social welfare, management and planning from the University of Califonria, Berkeley in 1994.

Karen Hayes, '78, received a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Chris Hedrick, '93, completed a law degree at the University of Toledo in Ohio.

Kathy Buckland Heer, '70, received an M.A. from Western Carolina University and an Ed.D from Virginia Tech.

Lynn (Houck) Hefetz, '02, is in a masters program in clinical psychology at Argosy University in Washington, D.C.

Carla Henderson-Emerson, '00, received an MS/Eds from UNCG in Community Counseling and School Counseling in 2006, and is now enrolled in a Ph.D. program in counseling and Counselor Education at UNCG.

Julie Hergenrather '80, received a Ph.D. in Child Clinical from University of Illinois, Chicago Circle.

Laura Herring, '94, completed an M.A. program at Appalachian State University.

Glynis Hill-Chandler, '78, received an M.A. in Clinical Psychology from West Chester University, 1985.

Pat Hogan, '76, received an M.A. in clinical psychology from Towson State in 1980, and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Maryland in 1987.

Joyce (Hefferan) Holmes, '93, received an MSW from UNC, Chapel Hill, in 1997.

Sachiko Honda, '73, received an M.Ed. in Clothing and Textiles, 1975.

Randolph B. Hopkins, '77, received a J.D. from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville in 1977.

Melodie(Howard,, '80, received an M.S. in Organizational Development from Pepperdine University.

Tara Hunt, '92, received an M.A. from Bastyr University in 1997.

Teresa (Terry) Hutchens, '71, received an MBA/MHA from Pfeiffer University in 1998.

Anne Jonas, '91, received an M.Ed. from the Harvard School of Education, and is currently enrolled in an Ed.D program at Western Carolina.

Barbara (Bobbie) Jones, '78, received an M.A. in clinical psychology from Radford University, and then a law degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1982.

Becky (Spencer) Jones, '86, received an MSW from Smith College in 1988.

Cathy Jones, '71, received an M.S. in Psychometrics from the University of Georgia.

Jessica Justice, '99, will begin an MSW program at Boston University in the fall of 2007.

Michael Keyes, '64, received a Ph.D. from Hofstra University in 1964.

Dimiter Kostov, '00, is in a master's program in architecture at the Boston Architectural Center.

Terrence Laster, '96, graduated from law school at Stetson University, Florida, in December 1998.

Karen Levine, '95, attended law school at the Massachusetts School of Law.

Josh Lewis, '94, is in a masters program in Mass Comunications at Louisiana State University.

Robin Lichtenwalner, '97, began a Ph.D. program in Neuroscience at Wake Forest University in the fall of 1998.

Kate Lindenstruth, '02, began a master's program in public health at Johns Hopkins in January, 2007.

Victoria (Vicki) Lyall, '91, received a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1997.

Jessica Mack, '06, began an MSW program at Simmons College in the fall of 2006.

Erika Maltby, '00, is in a masters program in special education at Cal State, Los Angeles.

Sachiko Matsumoto, '95, completed her Ph.D. in cognitive experimental psychology at the University of South Carolina in 2002.

James Mattocks, '68, received an M.S. Rehab Counseling from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1986, an M.P.H. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1992, an M.P.A. from Virginia Commonwealth in 1996, and an M.S. in developmental from Johns Hopkins in 2001.

Marcy Maury, '74, received an M.Ed. in educational research from UNCG in 1993.

Margot Weiss McClellan, '78, received an MSW from University at Pittsburgh, 1992.

Bill McLaurin, '89, is in a doctoral program in Education Studies at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

Kathie Hoyle Masten, '96, will begin a masters program in Professional School Counseling at Appalachian State University in July 2007.

Kristal C. Melvin, '77, received an M.S. in Nursing from Salisbury State University, 1998.

Claudia Menashe, '89, received an MSW/MPH from Boston University in 1997.

Trae Middlebrooks, '07, began a certification program in conflict resolution at UNCG in the fall of 2007.

Joan Miller, '96, received an M.A. in gerontology at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

Cynthia (Selles) Morin, '81, received an M.B.A. from Duke in 1983.

Susannah Mozley, '92, received an M.A. in psychology from Wake Forest University in 1994, and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Auburn.

Laura Myerchin, '04, completed an MA in applied psychology at Claremont Graduate University in May, 2006.

Rebecca New, '73, received an M.Div. from the Earlham School of Religion in 1979.

Gena (Pitrof) Newberg, '86, received an M.Ed. in school counseling from the University of Maryland in 1995.

R. J. Nickels, '94, was to begin a master's program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in the fall of 2007.

Todd O'Boyle, '04, completed the MSW program jointly sponsored by UNCG and N.C. A & T in May 2007.

Shenandoah O'Brien, '02, was to begin a masters program in Communicative Disorders at the University of Alabama in the fall of 2007.

Susan (Johnson) O'Brien, received an M.A. in forensic psychology from Argosy University in 2004.

Signe Franzen Offenberg, '93, attended the Clinical Social Work Program at Smith College.

Jeanette (Sachs) Oppenheimer, '78, received an M.Ed. in school psychology from Georgia State University.

Pavel Ortinsky, '02, began a doctoral program in neuropsychology at Georgetown University in the fall of 2002.

Gia Ostroff-Welsch, '85, received a Ph.D. in school psychology from Temple University.

Jessica Page, '92, received an M.A. in psychology from Western Carolina University, and a Psy.D. from the Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology in 2001. 

Megan Page, '02, began a master's program in student personnel administration at Virginia Tech in the fall of 2002.

Amy Parrish, '84, received a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1995.

Seth Parrish, '07, was to begin a master's program in International Relations at North Carolina State in the fall of 2007.

Kirstie Pendergrass, '95, began an M.A. program in special ed at the university of New Mexico.

Patty Perez, '92, received an M.A. in counselor education at the University of Virginia.

Barbara Phillips (Bute), '81, received a Ph.D. in Psychology from Duke University in 1988.

Rhonna White Phillips, '83, received a master's degree in counseling from the University of Alabama School of Education in 1994.

J. Worth Pickering, '73, received an M.Ed. in Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1975, and Ed.D. in Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1984.

John Poag, '78, received his Ph.D. in clinical from the New School for Social Research in 1982.

Susan (Moesch) Potts, '92, received a law degree from the Widener Law School in Philadelphia.

Carla Pugh, '74, received an M.S.W. from Barry University, 1979.

Kaitlin Ratz, '05, is in an MS program in professional security studies at New Jersey City University.

Karen Raymond, '99, is in a master's program in counseling at North Carolina A&T.

Emily Paige Rickards, '94, received an M.A. in psychology from Boston University in 1996.

Peter Robbins, '90, received an M.Sc. (in economics) and a Ph.D. (in sociology) from the London School of Economics.

Adam Robinson, '88, received an M.A. in clinical/community psychology from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte in 1995.

Will Robinson, '82, received an M.A. in sports psychology from Penn State in 1985.

Aimee Roby, '99, began a School Adjustment Counseling program at Lesley University.

Jennifer Rodriguez, '99,  began a master's program in mental health counseling at Rowan University.

Judith Ross, '71, received an M.Ed. from Rutgers University 1972.

Christine (Wozniak) Runyan, '97, received a masters in public administration (MPA) program at the University of Southern California in 2003.

Megan Sachs-Frankel, '00, began an MSW program at Boston University in the fall of 2001.

Terri Salmons '93, received her MA at Boston University in 1996, and is now working on her Ph.D. in gerontology.

Seoka Salstrom, '00, received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Georgia.

Charles W. Sartin, '55, received a Master of Divinity from Duke University.

Max Schmidheiser, '02, began work on a Psy.D. at Widener University in the fall of 2003. 

Emily Schmidt, '03, began a Ph.D. program in social development at Brandeis.

Liz Scrantom, '85, attended an MA program in Marriage and Family therapy at Antioch in Keene, NH.

Kelly Senty, '06, began a program in counseling at Pacific University School of Professional Psychology in the fall of 2006.

Robert Shaffer, '73, received an M.A. 1976, and a Ph.D. in clinical in 1984, both from Georgia State University.

Mitch Shores, '03, was to begin an M.A. program in research psychology at East Carolina University in the fall of 2007.

Audrey (Dee) Smith, '93, began an MA program in guidance counseling at Appalachian State University.

Elizabeth Ann Smoot, '79, received a Master of Divinity from the Earlham School of Religion.

Lisa Swackhamer, '90, received an M.A. in library and information studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1995.

Svetlena Taneva, '01, began a doctoral program in computer science at Brandeis University in the fall of 2001.

Sara Beth Terrell, '77, received an M. Div. from the Earlham School of Religion in 1982.

Richard Trotman, '80, received an M.A. degree from Western Carolina University.

Ann Kelly Vernon, '73, received an M.Ed. from Wake Forest University, 1974.

Elisabeth Villette, '05, started work on a masters in general psychology at DePaul University in the fall of 2006.

Mike Vincent, '99, completed work on a masters in school counseling at Western Carolina University in the spring of 2005.

Guy Vitaglione, '92, received a Ph.D. in social psychology from Kansas State University.

Susannah (Street) Vitaglione, '92, received an M.S. in Early Childhood Special Education from Kansas State University.

Caitlin Walker, 97, began an M.A. program at Keene State in Keene, NH, in guidance counseling in the fall of 1998.

Sara Walters-Bugbee, '03, is in a Psy.D. program in clinical at La Salle University.

Erin Wamsley, '02, received her Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience at CUNY in December 2006; she is now doing a post-doc at Harvard.

Marc Weiner, '74, received an M.H.A. from Tulane University, 1976

Colleen Wells, '06, began a masters program in counseling at East Carolina University in the fall of 2006.

Joe Whitenton, Ph.D., '72, received an M.A. in Sociology from West Georgia College, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Florida State University.

Jennifer Jean Williams, '76, received an MSW from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1979.

Lamont Williams, '98, received an MSW from Temple University in the spring of 2001.

Susan (Rosen) Wolfson , '84, received an MA in psychology from Duquesne University in 1985, and an MSW from NYU in 1993.

Paul B. Wood, '58, received an M.A. and a Ph.D. in 1962 from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Virginia Sutton Wood, '76, received a Psy.D. from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology in 1997.

Maisa Zeedani, '07, was to begin a year-long internship in clinical psychology at the Devereux Foundation at Villanova University in the fall of 2007.