---

Former Students

The following page contains the names and current status of former students in our graduate program in Psychology (formerly M.A. in Psychology, Experimental Psychology concentration, now M.S. in Psychology, Psychological Science concentration) at Western Kentucky University since 1995. 

If you are an alumnus of the Experimental or Psychological Science concentration of the M.A./M.S. in Psychology at Western Kentucky University, we would like to hear from you.

Name	Current Status
Melissa Abo	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D. candidate in Health Communication, Ohio State University
Melanie Asriel	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Instructor, WKU Glasgow
Anthony Atchley	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Officer, USAF
Brian Barger	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D. candidate in School Psychology, University of Georgia
David Baker	M.A. Psychological Science, WKU; Data/Research Analyst, Behavior Matrix, Philadelphia, PA
Ashley Bartholomew	M.A. Experimental Psychology
Emily Bloesch	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D. Cognitive Psychology, Washington University; Post-doctoral Teaching Associate, Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University
Steve Boddiger	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D. candidate in Biomechanics, University of Florida
Chris Brady	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D. candidate at Virginia State University, Behavioral Community Health Sciences – Petersburg VA
Derek Brown	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU
Cory Burton	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU
Gordon Campbell	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Research Psychologist, Humana, Inc., Louisville, KY
Nicole Chambers	M.S. Psychological Science, WKU; Ph.D. candidate in Behavioral Neuroscience at SUNY Binghamton
Gayla Cissell	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; J.D. University of Louisville; Attorney at Law, Oakland, KY
Anna Clayton	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Instructor, Department of Psychology, WKU
Kristen Cushman	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Research Specialist - Department of Personality Studies, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Ciara Cyr	M.S. Psychological Science, WKU; HRPP Regulatory Compliance Analyst, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Heather Dahlgren	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Mental Health Associate Captain, Universal Health Services, Bowling Green, KY
Thomas Dawson	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of Louisville; DecisionQuest, Louisville, KY
Marci Sammons DiCaro	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Brain & Cognitive Science, Miami University of Ohio, Assistant Professor, University of Louisville
Dan Diehl	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; M.S.W., University of Southern Indiana; Ph.D., Kent State School of Social Work, Univ. of Louisville; Owner, Diehl Evaluation and Consulting Services, Inc.
Lee Dixon	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Assistant Professor, University of Dayton
Allison Dyrlund	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Sports Psychology, Florida State University; Research Psychologist, Center for Army Leadership, Ft. Leavenworth, KS
Kerry Duck	M.A. Psychological Science, WKU; Ph.D. candidate in Educational Psychology, University of Northern Colorado
Jerri Edwards	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Associate Professor, School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida
Marc Fields	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; B.A. in Physical Therapy; Currently employed as a Physical Therapist
Bridget Trame Fredstrom	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Human Development, University of Maryland at College Park, Clinical Research Coordinator III, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Robert Frost	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU
Diana Gieske	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Clinical Research Coordinator at The Ohio State University Medical Center
Kelly Goedert	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology, University of Virginia; Associate Professor, Seton Hall University
Mark Graves	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Instructor, Western Kentucky University
Donna Siler Gregory	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Coordinator of Assessment and Planning for Student Affairs and Campus Services, Western Kentucky University
Candice Groves	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Substance Abuse Case Manager, Genesis, Hopkinsville, KY; Adjunct professor, Hopkinsville Community College
Carrie Guggenmos	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Owner, Sur La Lune Photography, Bowling Green, KY
Bryan Hall	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Senior Laboratory Technician, Laboratory of Human Behavioral Pharmacology, Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky
Bridgette Harper	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Human Development, University of Texas at Dallas; Associate Professor, Auburn University at Montgomery
Suzanne Hillin	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Tennessee State University; Staff Counselor, Counseling and Psychological Services, Indiana University Perdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
Jared Holder	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Evaluation Associate, Centerstone Research Institute, Nashville, TN
Jessica Holmin	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D. candidate in Visual and Cognitive Neuroscience, North Dakota State University
Alan Hughes	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Sensory Physiology & Psychophysics, Univ. of Louisville; Associate Professor of Psychology at Berry College, Mount Berry, GA
Ellen Johnson	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Paralegal assistant at Smith, Spires, & Peddy, P.C., Birmingham, AL
John Jones	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology, Florida State University, Postdoctoral Research, Florida Center for Reading Research
Scott LaJoie	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, Univ. of Louisville; Biostatistician & Clinical Epidemiologist, Kleinert Institute for Hand & Microsurgery
Young-Lim Lee	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D. Experimental Psychology/Cognitive Science, Indiana University, Assistant Professor, Dankook University, South Korea
Sue Lindsey	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU
Melissa Mathews	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts; Fellow, Department of Neurology, University of Kentucky
Jennifer Maulden	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; M.P.H. candidate, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Angela McDowell	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Neuroscience, Indiana University; Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Courtney Ortz	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Gerontology, University of Kentucky, M.S.W. University of Pittsburgh; Social Worker at Skyline Madison Hospital, Nashville, TN
Anita Patnaik	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU
Emily Patterson	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Vanderbilt University; Counselor, Drug Rehab. Center, Nashville, TN
Warren Patterson	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; M.S., Computer Science, Middle Tennessee State University
Scott Perkins	M.A. Psychological Science, WKU; Research Laboratory Manager, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Eric Raap	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Assistant Laboratory Director, Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine
Shane Raines	M.A., Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania; Biostatistician, Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals
Sarah Reeder Miller	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Associate Manager, Consumer Insights, Fruit of the Loom, Inc.
Michael Risner	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Vision Science, University of Alabama – Birmingham, Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University
Riley Ross	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; J.D., University of Virginia; Associate at law firm of Miller, Alfano, & Raspanti, P.C.
Shannon Saszik	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Physiological Optics & Visual Science, University of Houston; Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Northeastern Illinois University
Meagan Saculla	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D. candidate in Educational Psychology, University of Alabama
Kristi Simmons	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Grant Writing Assistant, Centerstone Research Institute, Nashville, TN
Eric Stephens	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of Kentucky; Assistant Professor, Cumberland College
Laura Strain	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Social Psychology, Miami University of Ohio
R. Allen Stubblefield	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Manager, Information Technology Services, Pennsylvania State University
Brandy Johnson Tiernan	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology, Iowa State University; Assistant Professor, Sewanee, The University of the South
Laraine Tumblin	M.S. Psychological Science, WKU; Senior Research Assistant, Naxion, Philadelphia, PA
Eric Vukmanic	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Research Technician II, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville
Rachel Waford	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of Louisville; Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University
Shannon Walker	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Teacher, Jacksonville, FL
Lauren Weathers	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU: Ph.D. candidate in Clinical Psychology, University of Mississippi
Robert West	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of South Carolina; Professor, Iowa State University
Elizabeth Wiesemann	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU
Steve Wininger	M.A. Experimental Psychology, WKU; Ph.D., Educational Psychology, Florida State University; Professor, Western Kentucky University