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

Alyssa Cooper '12
Residential supervisor, New Hope Village
Carroll, IA


Dana Franken '12
Residential instructor, Hope Haven
Orange City, IA


Kelli Brands '12
Social work master's student, University of St. Catherine/St. Thomas University
St. Paul, MN


Mariah Tappe '12
Recovery counselor, Thunder Road
Oakland, CA


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


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


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


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




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