{"id":522,"date":"2023-03-27T23:01:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T23:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/?page_id=522"},"modified":"2026-03-31T22:46:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:46:52","slug":"alumni-and-placement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/alumni-and-placement\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni and Placement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/alumni-workplace.jpg\" alt=\"Where Our Alumni Works\" width=\"1268\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/alumni-workplace.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/alumni-workplace-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/alumni-workplace-1024x362.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/alumni-workplace-768x271.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1268px) 100vw, 1268px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          First Placement After Graduation\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2024-2025 Placements<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-ibPQab7-JG\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-ibPQab7-JG\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">People Analytics Researcher, Google<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Postdoctoral Reseacher, University of Southern California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Postdoctoral Associate, University of Miami<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of California Irvine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Pre-Doctoral Intern in Health Service Psychology, Counseling &amp; Mental Health Services, University of Southern California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Clinical Psychology Fellow, University of California San Francisco<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Postdoctorate Fellow, Stanford University School of Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Postdoctorate Fellow, University of Minnesota<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Research Assistant, University of Southern California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Quantitative Research Advisor, BIT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Research Consultant, Brandwatch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2023-2024 Placements<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-ibPQab7-JG\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-ibPQab7-JG\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Neuropsychology Fellow, University of California San Francisco<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Research Associate, University of Southern California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of British Columbia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Senior Researcher, University of California Los Angeles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California San Francisco<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Statistical Programmer Analyst, National Resident Matching Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Postdoctoral Scholar, California Institute of Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">User Researcher, Coinbase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Postdoctoral Scientist, University of Arizona<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Psychometrician, Vretta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Game User Researcher, Activision Blizzard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Researcher, American Institutes of Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Postdoctorate, University of Southern California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2022-2023 Placements<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-ibPQab7-JG\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-ibPQab7-JG\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Brown University<\/li>\n<li>Psychology Fellow, VA Palo Alto Healthcare System<\/li>\n<li>Free-Lance Science Writer<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctorate, University of Bern<\/li>\n<li>Seeking Employment (2023)<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of California, San Diego<\/li>\n<li>Quantitative User Experience Researcher, Google<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2021-2022 Placements<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-ibPQab7-JG\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-ibPQab7-JG\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">UX Researcher, Amazon<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard University<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Brown University<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Strategy Insights &amp; Planning Associate Consultant, ZS<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Post Doctorate, University of Bern<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of California, San Diego<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quantitative User Experience Researcher, Google<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acting Assistant Professor, University of Washington &amp; Clinical Director of Psychiatry Complex Care Clinic, Seattle Children\u2019s Hospital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-5-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-controls=\"section-1-5-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2020-2021 Placements<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-5-ibPQab7-JG\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-5-ibPQab7-JG\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Pediatric Psychology Fellow, Children&#8217;s Hospital of Orange County<\/li>\n<li>Therapeutic Content Designer, Immersed Therapy<\/li>\n<li>Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford Graduate School of Business<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Neuropsychology, University of California Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Groningen<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctorate, University of California Los Angeles Medical School<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctorate, University of Southern California<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Washington<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellow, US Department of Veteran Affairs\/Boston University School of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellow, VA Medical Center San Francisco<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-6-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-controls=\"section-1-6-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2019-2020 Placements<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-6-ibPQab7-JG\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-6-ibPQab7-JG\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Researcher, Aviation Security Institute<\/li>\n<li>Data Scientist Consultant, Freelance<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellow, Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Researcher, The Thrive Center for Human Development<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California Irvine Institute for MIND<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctorate, University of California Irvine<\/li>\n<li>Adjunct Professor, University of La Verne<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctorate Researcher, University of Southern California Center for Urban Youth<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Southern California<\/li>\n<li>Senior Researcher, University of Turku<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Research Associate, UZ Gent<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellow, West Los Angeles VA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-7-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-controls=\"section-1-7-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2018-2019 Placements<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-7-ibPQab7-JG\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-7-ibPQab7-JG\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University<\/li>\n<li>Clinical Psychologist\/Comissioned Officer, COPE Psychological Center<\/li>\n<li>Data Analyst, GoodRx<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellow, Palo Alto Healthcare System<\/li>\n<li>Associate Behavioral\/Social Scientist, Rand Corporation<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellow, Stony Brook Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of California Irvine<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California Irvine School of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Research Associate, University of California Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctorate Research Associate, University of Southern California<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctorate, University of Southern California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-8-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-controls=\"section-1-8-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2017-2018 Placements<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-8-ibPQab7-JG\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-8-ibPQab7-JG\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Analytic Scientist II, FICO<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Professor of Quantitative Psychology, Florida International University<\/li>\n<li>Performance Management Design People Analyst, Google<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctorate, Kaiser Permanente<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Professor, Occidental College<\/li>\n<li>Lecturer, Palomar College<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellow, Peking University<\/li>\n<li>Data Scientist, psyML<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Professor, University of California Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctorate, University of California San Diego<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Researcher, University of California Riverside<\/li>\n<li>Statistician, University of Southern California<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Professor, Utah State University<\/li>\n<li>Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, VA Boston Healthcare System<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctorate, VA Boston Healthcare System<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctorate, VA Pudget Sound Healthcare System<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctorate, VA West LA Healthcare System<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-9-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-controls=\"section-1-9-ibPQab7-JG\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2016-2017 Placements<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-9-ibPQab7-JG\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-9-ibPQab7-JG\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Data Scientist, ABS Finance<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Professor, College of Notre Dame<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Professor, Florida International University<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Indiana University<\/li>\n<li>Data Scientist, psyML<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California &#8211; Berkeley<\/li>\n<li>Lecturer, University of Scranton<\/li>\n<li>Postdoctorate, VA Pudget Sound Health Care System<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h3><span style=\"color: #990000\">Placement Over the Past 10 Years<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-642 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/02\/pie.drawio.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"3613\" height=\"2092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/02\/pie.drawio.png 3613w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/02\/pie.drawio-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/02\/pie.drawio-2048x1186.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3613px) 100vw, 3613px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #990000\">PhD Program Characteristics\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The USC Graduate School is committed to providing detailed information on the inputs, outcomes, and overall characteristics of its PhD programs. Please feel free to review more in-depth data here (select Psychology): <a href=\"https:\/\/graduateschool.usc.edu\/about-us\/phd-program-characteristics\/\"><span style=\"color: #990000\">https:\/\/graduateschool.usc.edu\/about-us\/phd-program-characteristics\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Connect with us and stay in touch!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mymaillists.usc.edu\/sympa\/subscribe\/gasp-l\">Alumni Mailing List<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n      \n      \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--two-column-ctas \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--two-column-ctas\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"group\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          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