Careers and Alumni Outcomes
Our program graduated its first Ph.D. in 1995. Our graduates are competitive in the job market and secure positions in top academic institutions, as well as with government agencies and non-profit organizations. Below, are alumni outcomes for some of our graduates:
Alumni Spotlights
Jonathan Adams
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2019
Career: National Study Coordinator and Research Health Science Specialist, Seattle Epidemiological Research and Information Center, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | Adjunct Instructor (Remote), International Partnership of Education Research and Communication
Ann Alriksson-Schmidt
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2007
Career: Associate Professor, Lund University, Sweden
Tyler Bell
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2018
Career: Postdoctoral Fellow, Penn State University
Benjamin Barton
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2005
Career: Professor and Chair, University of Idaho
Haley Bishop
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2017
Career: Associate Fellow, Center for Injury Research and Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Ellen Cotter
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 1999
Career: Professor, Georgia Southwestern State University
Stephanie DeLuca
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2002
Career: Associate Professor, Virginia Tech
Lisa A. Grupe
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2001
Career: Consultant, Waldorf/Steiner schools
Kristi Carter Guest
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 1999
Career: Associate Professor, UAB
Jinhong Guo
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2016
Career: Biostatistician II, LLX Solutions LLC
Cynthia Hall
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2011
Career: Associate Professor of Psychology, West Virginia University – Institute of Technology
Meredith Henry
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2016
Career: Lecturer, Georgia State University
Rhonda Conerly Holliday
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 1998
Career: Associate Professor, Morehouse School of Medicine
Bridge Hill Kennedy
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2011
Career: Associate Professor, UAB
Sarah Leger
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2015
Career: Director of Residence Life, University of Colorado Denver
Lauren Libero
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2014
Career: Autism Program Specialist, State of California, Department of Developmental ServicesJose O. Maximo
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2018
Career: Scientist, UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology
Benjamin McManus
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2018
Career: Postdoctoral Fellow, UAB Department of Psychology
Anjana Madan Morris
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2013
Career: Academic Editor, Research Square
William Neumeier
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2016
Career: Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment Commander, US Army, USARIEM
Kameron Partridge
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2007
Career: CEO, Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center
Caitlin Pope
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2017
Career: Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky College of Public Health
Lesley Ross
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2007
Career: SmartLife Endowed Chair of Aging and Cognition, Associate Professor of Psychology, and the Director of the Institute for Engaged Aging at Clemson University
Emma Sartin
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2019
Career: Postdoctoral Fellow, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Center for Injury Research and Prevention
Jiabin Shen
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2015
Career: Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lindsay Sutton
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2013
Career: Lead Behavioral Designer & Business Strategist, Two Ravens | Lead Performance Strategist & Master Facilitator, Advancing the Science of Social Creativity- Hidden Innovators | Master Trainer & Facilitator, Human at Work
David E. Vance
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2000
Career: Professor and Associate Dean, UAB School of Nursing
Martinique Perkins Waters
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2010
Career: Assistant Professor, University of West Alabama
Pariya Fazeli Wheeler
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2012
Career: Associate Professor of Nursing, UAB
Shannon Wittig
PhD, Developmental Psychology concentration, 2018
Career: Assistant Professor, Henderson State University