Our graduates go on to faculty, postdoctoral, research, and policy positions. Below are recent alumni of the Developmental Science program and their current or first positions after graduation.
2020s
2026
- Claudia Clinchard, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech - Doug Harrison, PhD
Research Associate / Analyst, Cognition, Affect, and Psychophysiology (CAP) Lab, Virginia Tech
2025
- Ya-Yun Chen, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech - Briana Ermanni, PhD
SRCD State Policy Postdoctoral Fellow at the New Hampshire Child Development Bureau and Office of Head Start, Concord, NH. - Morgan Lindenmuth, PhD
T32 post-doctoral fellows in the Department of Psychiatry and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2024
- Jennifer J. Phillips, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Child Development, Mental Health, and Policy, University of Toronto – Mississauga, ON, Canada. Currently, Assistant Professor of Psychology University of Pittsburgh, Pitt-Johnstown Campus, Johnstown, PA. - Mohamed G. Zerrouk, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Currently, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR
2023
- Caroline Taylor, Ph.D.
Director of Research and Analytics, PEG Ltd.
2022
- Madeline Bruce, PhD
Data Analyst, Abre - Kristin Peviani, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology - Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
2021
- Toria Herd, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow - Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA; SRCD/AAAS Policy Fellow; Currently, Senior Policy Analyst at the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (NCCTS) in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Duke University. Duke, NC. - Tatiana Meza-Cervera, PhD
Health Scientist Administrator, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH / NIH), Bethesda MD - Danhua Zhu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine, CA; Currently, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Universitat Munster, Munster, Germany
2020
- Alexis Brieant, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Yale University; Currently, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT - Mamatha Chary, Ph.D.
Research consultant (independent) - Erika Hernandez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY - Mengjiao Li, Ph.D.
Researcher, Google, Seattle, WA - Ran Liu, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
2010s
2019
- Alleyne P. R. Broomell, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
2018
- Shereen El Mallah
Research assistant professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA - Rachel L. Miller-Slough, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2017
- Tashauna Blankenship, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Massachusetts at Boston, Boston, MA
2016
- Chris Holmes, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Georgia; Currently, Manager of marketing analytics at Siteone Landscape Supply, LLC, Atlanta, GA - Shane McCarty, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Promote Care & Prevent Harm, Skaneateles, NY - Laura Mills-Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology at St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
2015
- Jordan Booker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Watch Jordan talk about his experiences in our program - Alison Heck, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Berea College, Berea, KY - Jeanette (Walters) Braswell , Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology, Ouachita Baptist University, St. Arkadelphia, AR
2014
- Nan Chen, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Liaoning Normal University, Liaoning, China - Julee Farley, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral associate at VT Center for Autism Research. Currently, Director of Science Outreach Initiative, University of Pennsylvania - Amanda J. (Watson) Joyce, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Murray State University, Murray, KY - Amy Neal, Ph.D.
Staff Member, U.S. Embassy in Tunisia
2013
- Jessica H. Kraybill, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT - Gregory Longo, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of the School of Mathematics and Computational Sciences, Eastern University, St. Davids, PA - Zhe Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M, College Station, TX - Qiong (Joy) Wu, Ph.D.
Quantitative Analytics Tech Lead - Portfolio Strategy at Freddie Mac
2012
- Anjolii Diaz, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences, Ball State University, Muncie, IN - Vinaya (Raj) Rajan, PhD
Director of Training, Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) Program, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
2011
- Eirini Papafratzeskakou, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ - Diana Riser, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
2010
- Marie Belle Perez Rivera, Ph.D.
Founder, Roots Love Yoga, Washington, DC - Brenda Salley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
2000s
2009
- Annie M. Cardell, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Charleston, Charleston, WV - Corrie B. Whitmore, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
2008
- Pa Her, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology, New York City College of Technology, New York, NY
2007
- Naureen Bhullar, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Indian Institute of Management at Bangladore - Katherine C. Morasch, PhD
Senior Merit Review Officer, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Washington, DC
2006
- Denise R. (Adkins) Friedman, PhD
Psychology Consultant, Roanoke, VA - Megan McIlreavy, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
2005
- Christy D. Wolfe, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY - Hossam M. Zaki, PhD
Executive Manager of Ergonomics – Customer Testing Center, Orange Group, Cairo
2001
- Jamie Cooper, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs at York Technical College, Rock Hill, SC - Jonathan E. Roberts, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Georgia Southern University - Armstrong Campus, Savannah, GA
2000
- Wendy Ostroff, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Hutchins School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
1990s
1999
- Jason McCartney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD
1998
- Cindy Ward, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Intermont College (now closed)
1995
- Jane Abraham, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Education, Virginia Tech
1993
- Susan Parker Price, Ph.D.
Support Coordinator at New River Valley Community Services