Graduate success

Northwestern psychology graduates have pursued graduate degrees in clinical, forensic, health, school and industrial/organizational psychology—as well as higher education administration, social work and special education. They are counselors, therapists, researchers, missionaries and social justice advocates. NWC psychology alumni have successful careers and lead faithful lives.

Recent graduates

Heather Kirkeby '11
Resident treatment worker, Cherokee Mental Health Institute
Cherokee, IA


Hollyann Elton '11
Hospital chaplaincy student, Sioux Falls Seminary
Sioux Falls, SD


Rebecca Piatt '11
Nursing student, Mercy College of Health Sciences
Des Moines, IA


Chelsey Bohr '11
Clinical psychology master's student, Emporia State University
Emporia, KS


Hannah White '10
Site coordinator, Zach Johnson Foundation's Kids on Course
Cedar Rapids, IA


Jessica Harms '10
Office assistant, First Step Recovery and Wellness Center
Lincoln, NE


Emily Dykstra '10
Educational psychology doctoral student, University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD


Jared Schmidt '10
Volunteer, Americorp VISTA Powell County Victim-Witness
Deer Lodge, MT


Darci Van Dyke '10
Clinical psychology doctoral student, University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND


Stephanie Powell '09
Admissions coordinator/mentoring specialist, Omaha Home for Boys
Omaha, NE




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