Alumni Aloud

Melissa Wansin Wong received her PhD from the Theatre and Performance program at the Graduate Center. She is now the Director of Institutional Relations at the Museum of Chinese in America. The post Theatre & Performance at Museum of Chinese in America (feat. Melissa Wansin Wong) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Brooke Bryant earned her PhD in Musicology at the Graduate Center and is now Director of Development at the Kaufman Music Center. The post Musicology at Kaufman Music Center (feat. Brooke Bryant) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Charlotte Gartenberg received her PhD from the Graduate Center’s Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures (LAILAC) program. She is now a freelance writer, editor, translator, and podcast producer based in New York City. The post LAILAC in Freelance Media Production (feat. Charlotte Gartenberg) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Eric Knudsen earned his PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the Graduate Center and is now a Lead Researcher at LinkedIn.  The post Industrial and Organizational Psychology at LinkedIn (feat. Eric Knudsen) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Lauren Reches earned her PhD in French from the Graduate Center. She is currently the National Sales Director at Skurnik Wine & Spirits, an alcohol import and distribution company headquartered in NYC. The post French at Skurnik Wines & Spirits (feat. Lauren Reches) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Kyle O’Donnell received her Master’s in Linguistics from the Graduate Center. She now works as an Intelligent Virtual Assistant (IVA) Analyst at Synchrony, a consumer financial services company. The post Linguistics at Synchrony (feat. Kyle O’Donnell) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Our panelists are Kriti Kalpana and Deepak Menon, who both earned their PhDs in Biochemistry at the GC, and Miruna Ghinia Tegla, who earned her PhD in Biology at Babeș-Bolyai University in Romania. At the time of the panel, Kriti was a postdoc at the New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute; Deepak was an oncology postdoc at the University of Maryland, Baltimore; and Miruna was a biology postdoc at CUNY’s City College. The post Bio & Biochem in STEM Postdoc Positions (feat. Kriti Kalpana, Deepak Menon, & Miruna Ghinia Tegla) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Kathleen Wallace earned her AuD in Audiology from the Graduate Center. She is now a clinical audiologist at the New York Otolaryngology Group and an adjunct assistant professor at the Graduate Center.  The post Audiology at the New York Otolaryngology Group (feat. Kathleen Wallace) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Two of our panelists, Samuel T. Frank (PhD Earth & Environmental Sciences) and Eli Lansey (PhD Physics), are alumni of the Graduate Center. Our third panelist, Laura Ricciardi (PhD Applied Developmental Psychology), is a graduate of Fordham University. At the time of this recording, Samuel was a climate curriculum researcher at the Billion Oyster Project, Eli was a researcher at Riverside Research, and Laura was a research associate at Metis Associates. The post Careers in Research at Nonprofits (feat. Samuel T. Frank, Eli Lansey, & Laura Ricciardi) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Uday Madaan earned his PhD in Biology from the Molecular, Cellular & Developmental subprogram at the Graduate Center. Uday is a Scientific Sales Representative in Cell Media at STEMCELL Technologies. The post MCD Biology at STEMCELL Technologies (feat. Uday Madaan) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Anna Palsteva is a researcher at the NYC Urban Soils Institute where she studies soil contamination and remediation. She also teaches at Brooklyn College, New York University, New York Botanical Gardens, and Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. She graduated from the PhD Program in Earth and Environmental Science at the Graduate Center. The post Earth and Environmental Science at NYC Urban Soils Institute (feat. Anna Paltseva) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Antonios Papaioannou is an Application Scientist at Bruker BioSpin, a magnetic resonance and preclinical imaging instrumentation company. Antonios earned his PhD in Physics from the Graduate Center. The post Physics at Bruker BioSpin (feat. Antonios Papaioannou) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Miguel Briones is a Senior Medical Writer at the BGB Group, a medical communications agency based in New York City. He earned his PhD in Psychology from the Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience subprogram at the Graduate Center. The post Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience at BGB Group (feat. Miguel Briones) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Leighann Starkey is a graduate of the PhD Program in Psychology, with a specialization in developmental psychology, at the Graduate Center. She is now Director of Evaluation at Education Through Music. The post Developmental Psych at Education Through Music (feat. Leighann Starkey) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Natalia Ortiz is Director of Programs at The Center for Racial Justice in Education, a nonprofit based out of New York City. She earned her PhD in Urban Education at the Graduate Center. The post Urban Ed in Racial Justice (feat. Natalia Ortiz) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Suzie Housley is an alum of the Graduate Center's PhD Program in Earth and Environmental Science. She is a subject matter expert at StormSensor, a water infrastructure tech company. The post Earth and Environmental Science at StormSensor (feat. Suzie Housley) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

James Lendemer graduated from the PhD Program in Biology at the Graduate Center with a concentration in plant sciences. He is Assistant Curator at the New York Botanical Garden and Assistant Professor at the Graduate Center. The post Biology at the New York Botanical Garden (feat. James Lendemer) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Naomi Schear graduated with her PhD in Social Welfare from the Graduate Center. She is Assistant Commissioner of Policy and Planning in the Division of Child and Family Well-Being at the NYC Administration for Children's Services. The post Social Welfare in Children’s Services Policy (feat. Naomi Schear) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Julie Viollaz graduated with her PhD in Criminal Justice from the Graduate Center. She is a wildlife crime researcher at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna, Austria. The post Criminal Justice in Wildlife Crime Research (feat. Julie Viollaz) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.

Juliette Gorson earned her PhD from the biology program at the Graduate Center in 2018. On the day of the interview, Juliette had just finished her last day as an account executive at Russo Partners, a science communications firm. The post Biology in Science Communications (feat. Juliette Gorson) appeared first on Career Planning and Professional Development.