Whom to Contact

Heather Hoffmann
Professor and Chair of Psychology
2 East South Street
Galesburg, IL 61401-4999
309-341-7267
E-mail: hhoffman@knox.edu

Alumni and Careers

What do our psychology majors do after leaving Knox? The answer: a little bit of everything! Since psychology applies to so many different fields, you'll find our alumni at grad school in psychology and at work as family therapists, creative directors, attorneys, crisis counselors, and more.

[+] See where psychology graduates are pursuing careers

Law Professor, Georgetown School of Law, and Former White House Chief of Staff
Assistant Professor in Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Williams College, and winner of a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship at Duke University
National Director, Parent Training Programs, Father Flanagan's Boys Home and author of Common Sense Parenting
Industrial/Organizational Psychologist, Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Chicago
Research Fellow, World Commission on Dams
Child and Family Therapist, Kenneth Young Center
Executive Director, Morgan Stanley International
Research Specialist, Rollins Medical Research Center, Emory University
Associate Professor of Psychology, Duke University
Psychotherapist, Self-employed
CEO, Wellborne Behavioral Health
Neurology Specialist, Loyola University Hospital
Senior Statistical Analyst, A.C. Nielsen
Vice President of Human Resources, BUNN
Special Agent, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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[+] See where psychology alumni are attending graduate school

Neuroscience and Animal Behavior, Emory University
Rehabilitation Counseling, University of North Carolina
Biomedical Sciences, Medical College of Georgia
Clinical Psychology, Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Law, William & Mary Law School
Economic Policy Analysis, DePaul University
Medicine, Tufts University
Business, Illinois State University
Psychology, Kent State University
Education, National University
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Yuna Engle Ferguson '04
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Penn State Shenango

Yuna completed an independent research project her sophomore year and an Honors project her senior year that helped her understand what it is to be a scientist. Those experiences also prepared her for graduate school.