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2012 Graduates
- Countermine, Molly -- Instructor, HDFS, Penn State
- Kim, Kyungmin -- Post-Doc, Penn State
- Lam, Chung Bun (Ian) -- Assistant Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, Hong Kong Institute of Education, China
- Liu, Siwei -- Assistant Professor, Human and Community Development, University of California-Davis
- Molloy, Lauren -- Post doctoral research associate, Youth-Nex Center to Promote Effective Youth Development, University of Virginia
- Temkin, Deborah -- Bullying Prevention Manager, Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights (formerly at Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, U. S. Department of Education)
2011 Graduates
- Anzman, Stephanie -- Post-Doc, Center for Childhood Obesity Research, PSU
- Dmitrieva, Natasha -- Post-Doctoral Fellow, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center
- Dollar, Jessica -- Post-Doc, University of North Carolina at Greenesboro
- Gates, Katie -- Post-Doc, Penn State
- King, Heather -- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham VA Medical Center
- Pezalla, Annie -- Walden University
- Riina, Beth -- Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, National Center for Children & Families, Columbia University
- Shah, Harshini -- Survey Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research, Cambridge, MA
2010 Graduates
- Abar, Beau - Post Doc, University of Massachusetts, Medical School
- Abar, Caitlin - Post Doc, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University
- Cipriano, Liz - Post Doc, “FaMILY study" (Families Matter In the Lives of Young children) Penn State.
- Rulison, Kelly -Assistant Professor, Public Health Education, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
- Syvertson, Amy - Research Scientist, Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN
- Voegtline, Kristi - Post Doc, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- Wong, Jen - Post Doc, Waisman Center on Developmental Disabilities, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Wray-Lake, Laura - Assistant Professor of Positive Psychology in the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences at Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
2009 Graduates
- Ang, Patricia - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus
- Banks, Sean - Statistical Program, Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin
- Davidson, Alice - Assistant Professor, Rollins College, Orlando, FL
- Espinosa-Hernandez, Graciela - Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
- Goodman, Ben - Research Scientist, Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University
- Kundrat (Poon), Cara - Senior Associate, Lewin Group, Falls Church, VA
- Rhodes, Brittany - Evaluation Research Specialist, Evidence-based Prevention and Intervention Support Center (EPISCenter) at PSU
- Stoppa, Tara- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Eastern University
- Sturgeon, Samuel - Research Analyst, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Salt Lake City, UT
- Tibbits, Melissa - Assistant Professor, Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2008 Graduates
- Auerbach, Karen - Data Analyst, Human Service Research Institute, Cambridge MA.
- Baril, Megan - Instructor, Human Development and Family Studies, PSU
- Davis, Kelly - Research Associate, PSU
- Faulk, Monique -Post-doctoral research fellow, Prevention Research Center of Michigan, School of Public Health, University of Michigan
- May, Ashleigh - Researcher, WISEWOMAN Study, Division for Hearth Disease and Stroke Prevention, Centers for Disease Control
- Palen, Lori - Research Public Health Analyst, Division of Behaivoral Health and Criminal Justice, RTI Internation in North Carolina
- Patrick, Megan - Faculty Research Fellow, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
- Ryan, Lindsay -Research Fellow, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
- Sanford-DeRousie, Becky - PSU, Project REDI
- Ventura, Alison - Post-Doc, Monell Chemical Science Center, Philadelphia
2007 Graduates
- Bray, Bethany - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Cho, Soyeon -Post-Doc, University of South Florida
- Cichy, Kelly - Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, Kent State University
- Dew, Jeff - Research Associate, University of Virginia
- Duncan, Larissa - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine & Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
- Kan, Marni - Research Psychologist, Risk Behavior and Family Research Program, RTI International
- Ransford-Kaldon, Carolyn - Senior Research Associate at the Center for Research in Educational Policy at the University of Memphis, Memphis, TN.
- Robertson, Suzanne - Postdoctoral Fellow, Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Houston VA/Baylor College of Medicine
- Root, Tammy - Post doc Fellow, Eating Disorders Program, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina
- Shearer, Cindy - Post-doctoral Fellow, Dalhousie University
- Wickrama, Thulitha - Assistant Professor, Auburn University
2006 Graduates
- Chhin, Christina - Associate Research Scientist, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Wash. DC
- Dotterer, Aryn - Assistant Professor, Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University
- Gillen, Meghan- Assistant Professor, Psychology, PSU-Abington
- Sharp, Erin - Assistant Professor, Family Studies, University of New Hampshire
- Sinton, Meghan, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Washington University School of Medicine
2005 Graduates
- Boron, Julie Blaskewicz - Assistant Professor of Psychology, Youngstown State University
- Bleeker, Martha - Survey Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research
- Braungart Fauth, Beth - Research Assistant Professor, Utah State University
- Gomez, Brendan -- Director, Asian Research Center for Child & Adolescent Development (ARCCADE), HELP University College, Malaysia
- Holland-Covieno, Rebecca - Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research
- Hurt, Tera - Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
- Kamp Dush, Claire - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University
- Kauh, Tina - Research Associate, Public/Private Ventures
- Maldonaldo-Molina, Mildred - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, University of Florida
- Mello, Zena - Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.