Alumni News

2025-03-01 - As a graduate of our department, you understand firsthand the foundation that this institution provides. You are also keenly aware that there is much to learn beyond the walls of academia. To help our students gain the skills and experiences they will need in their chosen professions, we are launching a new Alumni Internship Program.The Alumni Internship Program is a powerful way to give back by...

2023-03-03 - Dr. Maria Carillo (BS,' 91) is currently the chief science officer for the Alzheimer's Association. She is recognized internationally as an expert on the disease. Carillo oversees the Association's research initiatives, including the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, The Research Roundtable, and the World Wide Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Under Dr. Carrillo's...

2023-02-28 - The Hastings Center fellows are a group of more than 200 individuals with outstanding accomplishments whose work has informed scholarship and public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology. The new fellows focus on a broad range of topics, including disability and justice, legal history of the American eugenics movement, gender and reproductive...

2022-11-01 - This fall, we had another successful installment of our virtual "Alumni Career Panel" series. Our guests were constructive in giving their perspectives about graduate school experiences for those looking to get into the clinical field.  We received a lot of positive feedback about the relaxed tone, easy access, and informal interpersonal opportunities to ask questions to experts in their...

2022-09-07 - The National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter (NASW-IL) is honoring Lynn R. Zakeri, B.S. '95, as the 2022 Social Worker of the Year.  Lynn is the owner of "Lynn Zakeri LCSW Clinical Services, PLLC, in Skokie, Illinois. She uses a cognitive-behavioral approach to work with children, adolescents, young adults, parents, and families. Her style is described as practical,...

2022-07-14 - Dr. Tamara Brown, who earned her doctorate and master’s degrees in clinical psychology from the University of Illinois will serve as the next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at The University of Texas at Arlington. “As the University’s chief academic officer, Tamara will take responsibility for realizing our central mission of promoting and achieving academic...

2022-04-17 - We resumed our popular Alumni Career Panel series this past spring. Our guests engaged with students of varying stages within their major. They shared stories from their undergrad days through their current career path. In addition, they used their real-world experiences to give valuable insight to those with similar interests.  The panel was focused on careers in "philanthropy...

2021-10-30 - We continued our popular Alumni Career Panel Series this fall with jobs focused on "Management." This forum is a casual atmosphere open for positive discourse. Our audience was compiled of inquisitive students who came prepared with pertinent questions on advancing their careers. Our gracious alumni returned in kind by taking time out of their busy schedules to put in perspective what it...

2021-10-09 - Sometimes it is just easier to consume media when you are walking to class, doing the laundry, or cooking a meal... Therefore, our department will be introducing a new podcast in the spring semester titled, "Sixth and Daniel." Primarily the podcast will be alumni-focused. It will highlight our many accomplished grads that once called the psych building "home." It will also cover pertinent...

2021-11-23 - This annual award honors a scholar whose work bridges educational measurement and some other significant area of research (e.g., assessment policy, learning theory, curriculum and instruction) and has resulted in a widespread positive impact on the field of educational measurement. These contributions may include theoretical or technical developments, conceptualizations of educational measurement...

2021-07-26 - By Dov Cohen. For many years, the epicenter of the “battle for human nature” was the third floor of the psychology building at 603 E. Daniel Street. That was the location of Harry Triandis’s office at the University of Illinois, where he taught for 4 decades, leaving Champaign only a few years before his death in 2019. Psychology had always been defined as the study of human behavior, emotion...

2021-06-07 - By Dov Cohen. If someday nations are judged not just by their Gross National Product but also by how much they have allowed people to lead happy, fulfilling lives, the world will in part have Ed Diener to thank. Ed taught at the University of Illinois from 1974 to 2008.  He passed away in April of this year,  but the revolution he helped start in the social sciences -- taking...

2021-04-24 - On April 23rd, the Clinical-Community program hosted a talk given by Dr. Watson-Singleton titled, "Building a Mindfulness Research Program that Centers the Experience of African Americans." It was supported through the Psychology Diversity and Inclusion Committee's Anti-Racism Large Grant fund. Dr. Watson-Singleton, an alumna of the Clinical-Community Psychology program, has...

2021-04-20 - We resumed our popular Alumni Career Panel series this past spring. Our guests engaged with students of varying stages within their major. They shared stories from their undergrad days through their current career path. They used their real-world experiences to give valuable insight to those with similar interests. Some stayed well past the designated hour to answer one on one questions...

2021-05-19 - After 94 years, Dr. Julie Olson-Buchanan became the first woman to lead the Craig School of Business at Fresno State. Dr. Olson-Buchanan earned her bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degrees from our department in the Industrial-Organizational program. “Her caring and innovative leadership earned the trust of the faculty, staff, and students in the school, and I am confident that under...