Industrial - Organizational Psychology - Careers
The job market for Ph.D.s in I-O psychology has been and continues to be extremely healthy. For example, in the last five years, every one of our Purdue graduates has found an excellent job. Approximately half of the students have gone into academic jobs in either psychology departments or business schools. The other half have taken jobs in industry, government, or consulting firms.
Recent I-O Psychology Graduates
Many prominent I-O Psychologists received their PhD from Purdue. Purdue I-O Psychology alumni are lifetime members of PAGSIP (Purdue Association of Graduate Students in Industrial Psychology). Below is a list of our most recent graduates and their current positions. Please see the PAGSIP page for more information about this Purdue graduate student and alumni organization.
2020
- Andrew Jebb, The Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing at the University of Oklahoma-Norman
2019
- Melissa Keith, Assistant Professor at Bowling Green State University
- Cassie Batz-Barbarich, Assistant Professor at Lake Forest College
- Vincent Ng, Assistant Professor at University of Houston
- Rachel Saef, Assistant Professor at Northern Illinois University
2018
- Scott Parrigon, Quantitative User Experience Researcher, Google
2017
- Drew Mallory, Professor of Management, Sasin School of Management, Thailand
2016
- Brett Guidry, PayPal
- Caitlin Porter, Assistant Professor, University of Memphis
2015
- Lauren Kuykendall, Assistant Professor, George Mason University
- Meghan Thornton, Assistant Professor, University of Akron
2014
- Kelly Scherer, Consultant, Russell Reynolds Associates
2013
- Mahima Saxena, Assistant Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology
2012
- Stefanie Plemmons, Research Psychologist, U.S. Army Research Institute
2011
- Michael Baysinger, Senior Scientist, Kronos, Inc.
- Dina Krasikova, Associate Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio
- Donald Lustenberger, Consultant, Development Dimensions International, Inc.
2010
- Irini Kokkinou, Professor, Savannah College of Art and Design
- Jane Wu, Managing Consultant, IBM/Kenexa
2009
- Rustin Meyer, Assistant Professor, Penn State University
- Lisa Schultz Teeter, Adjunct faculty, University of Phoenix
2008
- Eric Welch, Head, Talent Management and Organizational Development, NATO
2006
- Silvia Bonaccio, Ian Telfer Professor of Workplace Psychology, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa
- Holly Lam, Senior Consultant, Talent Solutions, Corporate Executive Board (CEB)
