Alumni and Friends
Welcome Alumni and Friends of the Psychology Department!
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The Alumni and Friends of the Psychology department play a huge role in our success! As an alumnus or alumna, you are already one of the best ambassadors for the proud tradition of Psychology at Rutgers. Rutgers alumni have jobs all around the country and around the world. For ways to continue to stay involved, check out the links on the right. You can also find out about some really cool alumni benefits here!
The Psychology Department is also eternally grateful to the many friends of Rutgers and the Psychology Department. Gifts to Rutgers and the Psychology Department provide opportunities for students that they might not otherwise have.
Recent and Notable Alumni:
Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience
- Dr. Alan Leshner
Chief Executive Officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Executive Publisher of the journal Science
Washington, DC
- Dr. Ralph Miller
Distinguished Professor of Psychology
State University of New York, Binghamton
Binghamton, NY
- Dr. Christopher Herzog
Senior Scientist
Ceregene, Inc.
San Diego, CA
- Dr. Sharon Walsh
Professor of Behavioral Science and Psychiatry
Executive Director of the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
- Dr. Robin Kanarek
Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Tufts University
Philadelphia, PA
- Dr. David Epstein
Research Scientist
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Baltimore, MD
- Dr. David H. Root
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Colorado at Boulder
- Dr. Ken Light
Senior Lecturer
Department of Neuroscience & Behavior and Psychology
Barnard College
- Dr. Sisi Ma
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Biomedical Health Informatics
University of Minnesota
- Dr. Debra Bangasser
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience/Center for Substance Abuse
Temple University
Clinical Psychology
- Dr. Kelly Brownnell
Professor of Public Policy and Dean
Sanford School of Public Policy
Duke University
- Dr. R. Lorraine Collins
Professor, Department of Community Health and Health Behavior and Associate Dean for Research
School of Public Health and Health Professions
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
- Dr. Melissa Kalarachian
Associate Professor of Psychology and School of Nursing
Associate Dean for Research, School of Nursing
Duquesne University
- Dr. Robyn Sysko
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology
Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians & Surgeons
Columbia University
- Dr. Eric B. Heckler
Assistant Professor
School of Nutrition and Health Promotion
Arizona State University
- Dr. Lisa McAndrew
Assistant Professor of Counseling
School of Education
University at Albany, State University of New York
- Dr. Suzannah Iadarola
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center
- Dr. Rebecca Price
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
University of Pittsburgh
- Dr. Haruka Minami
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Fordham University
- Dr. Amy (Hansford) Cohen
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
- Dr. Joseph Cohen
Assistant Professor of Psychology
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Cognitive Psychology
- Dr. Patrice Tremoulet
Advanced Technology Laboratories
Lockheed Martin
- Dr. Kimberly Boller
Policy Research
Mathematics
- Dr. Zsuzsa Kaldy
Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Massachusetts, Boston
- Dr. David Melcher
Associate Professor
Center for Mind/Brain Sciences
University of Trento, Italy
- Dr. Brian Scholl
Professor of Psychology
Chair of the Cognitive Sciences Program
Yale University
- Dhanraj Vishwanath
Lecturer
School of Psychology and Neuroscience
University of St. Andrews
Social Psychology
- Dr. Leigh S. Wilton
Assistant Professor
Skidmore College
- Dr. George F. Chaves
Assistant Professor
Bloomsburg University
- Dr. Thomas R. Cain
Visting Assistant Professor
Hampshire College
- Dr. Jessica J. Good
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Davidson University
- Dr. Corinne A. Moss-Racusin
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Skidmore College
- Dr. Julie Phelan
Research Analyst
Langer Research Associates
- Dr. Jarret T. Crawford
Assistant Professor
The College of New Jersey
- Dr. Tara Broccoli
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences
Mitchell College
- Dr. Amanda H. Moreno
Survey Research Associate
Consumers Union
- Dr. Marco DiBonaventura
Director
Health Economics and Outcomes Research
Health Sciences Practice, Kantar Health
- Dr. Matthew C. Dohn
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Psychology
Muhlenberg College
- Dr. Kimberly Fairchild
Assistant Professor
Manhattan College
- Dr. Gozde Ozakinci
Lecturer
University of St. Andrews, UK
- Dr. Jill Egeth
Senior Human Factors Engineer
Social, Behavioral, and Linguistic Sciences Directorate
the MITRE Non-Profit Corporation for the Public Interest
- Dr. Kim Kelly
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, & Medical Genetics
The Ohio State University
- Dr. Stephanie Madon
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Iowa State University
- Dr. Andrew F. Simon
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Seton Hall University
- Dr. Laura Pople
Psychology Editor
Worth Publishers

Social Psychology
Assistant Professor
Skidmore College
Assistant Professor
Bloomsburg University
Visting Assistant Professor
Hampshire College
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Davidson University
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Skidmore College
Research Analyst
Langer Research Associates
Assistant Professor
The College of New Jersey
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences
Mitchell College
Survey Research Associate
Consumers Union
Director
Health Economics and Outcomes Research
Health Sciences Practice, Kantar Health
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Psychology
Muhlenberg College
Assistant Professor
Manhattan College
Lecturer
University of St. Andrews, UK
Senior Human Factors Engineer
Social, Behavioral, and Linguistic Sciences Directorate
the MITRE Non-Profit Corporation for the Public Interest
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, & Medical Genetics
The Ohio State University
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Iowa State University
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Seton Hall University
Psychology Editor
Worth Publishers