Alumni and Alumni Accomplishments

Lewis and Clark Psychology alumni enter a wide variety of careers in research, clinical work, social services, teaching, and the health professions. Many also utilize the problem solving, statistical, writing, organizational, and public speaking skills they learned at Lewis & Clark in fields not directly related to psychology. Examples include:

Academia/Research/Graduate School

• Professors in social and developmental psychology and neuroscience
• Doctoral programs in all subdisciplines of psychology including clinical, cognitive, social, developmental, and forensic psychology
• Doctoral programs in neuroscience
• Law and medical school
• Master’s programs in social work, mental health counseling, school psychology, education, speech and language pathology, and public health
• Research coordinators
• Data analysts

Health Care

• Physicians
• Hospital health program coordinator
• Scientist at the CDC
• Health promotion coordinator
• Geneticist
• Hospital operations manager

Counseling/Therapy/Social Services

• Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner
• Housing and support coordinator
• Occupational therapists
• Social workers
• LGBT domestic abuse caseworker
• Substance abuse counselors
• Adolescent counselor
• Youth treatment counselor
• Speech pathologist
• Licensed therapists

Education

• School psychologists
• Teachers
• Special education teachers
• Speech and language therapists
• Child care director

Business/Tech/Media

• Talent director
• Nike design manager
• Software engineers
• Environmental consultant
• Financial advisor
• Writer on late night TV
• Google usability researcher
• Project coordinator
• Information technology
• Human-centered design associate
• Account executive at Yelp