Where Are They Now?

This page summarizes where some of the graduates of the Carnegie Mellon University Psychology Department PhD program are now. It is intended for informal informational purposes only. Do not quote without premission. It is not complete and may not be completely up to date -- if you want more information or have newer information, email Dan Mirman.

The information is organized by year the student started the program. The following years are available:
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

1983 (4/4 Finished)
NAME ADVISOR YEARS IN PROGRAM CURRENT AFFILIATION
STEVEN NEUBERG FISKE 1983-1987 FACULTY, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
CLAUDIUS KESSLER ANDERSON 1983-1988 FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
ROMAN TARABAN MCCLELLAND 1983-1988 FACULTY, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
BONNIE JOHN NEWELL 1983-1988 FACULTY, COMPUTER SCIENCE CMU


1984 (5/5 Finished)
NAME ADVISOR YEARS IN PROGRAM CURRENT AFFILIATION
IRVIN KATZ ANDERSON 1984-1988 SCIENTIST, EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE
MARY HEGARTY JUST 1984-1988 FACULTY, UNIV OF CA @ SANTA BARBARA
CATHERINE MCGILLY SIEGLER 1984-1988 ADMINISTRATOR, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI CHAMBER OF COMMENRCE
JEFF SOKOLOV MACWHINNEY 1984-1989 FACULTY, UNIVERISITY OF ARIZONA ?
CAROLANNE FISHER SIMON 1984-1991 CONSULTANT, QUINTUS DESIGN


1985 (4/4 Finished)
NAME ADVISOR YEARS IN PROGRAM CURRENT AFFILIATION
GAIL WILLIAMSON CLARK 1985-1989 FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
CRAIG KAPLAN SIMON 1985-1989 OWNER, iQ COMPANY
MARK ST. JOHN MCCLELLAND 1985-1990 DIRECTOR COGNITIVE SYSTEMS, PACIFIC SCIENCE & ENGINEERING GROUP
ROB WARD MCCLELLAND 1985-1990 FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF WALES


1986 (2/2 Finished)
NAME ADVISOR YEARS IN PROGRAM CURRENT AFFILIATION
KEN KOEDINGER ANDERSON 1986-1990 FACULTY, HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION INSTITUTE, CMU
JONATHAN KING JUST 1986-1993 FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI


1987 (8/9 Finished)
NAME ADVISOR YEARS IN PROGRAM CURRENT AFFILIATION
JONATHAN COHEN MCCLELLAND 1987-1990 FACULTY, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
AXEL CLEEREMANS MCCLELLAND 1987-1991 FACULTY, UNIVERISTY OF BRUSSELS
FRANK RITTER NEWELL & LARKIN 1987-1992 FACULTY, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
YULIN QIN SIMON 1987-1992 POST-DOC, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
LAEL SCHOOLER ANDERSON 1987-1993 FACULTY, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
LEIGH NYSTROM MCCLELLAND 1987-1995 RESEARCH SCIENTIST PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
NORMAN VINSON MCCLELLAND 1987-1995 RESEARCH OFFICER, NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
MICHAEL BRIDGES SCHEIER 1987-1998 SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH


1988 (5/5 Finished)
NAME ADVISOR YEARS IN PROGRAM CURRENT AFFILIATION
QUANFENG WU ANDERSON 1988-1992 POST-DOC, ENGLAND
STEVEN (STEVE) RITTER MACWHINNEY 1988-1992 COGNITIVE SCIENTIST, CARNEGIE LEARNING CENTER
KATHLEEN (KATHY) CHRISMAN CLARK 1988-1993 ADMINISTRATOR, CARLOW COLLEGE
HERMINA (HERMI) TABACHNECK-SCHIJF SIMON 1988-1993 RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, UNIVERSITY OF UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS
MARILEE CORIELL S. COHEN 1988-1994 RESEARCHER UNIVERSITY OF CA @SAN FRANCISCO


1989 (8/9 Finished)
NAME ADVISOR YEARS IN PROGRAM CURRENT AFFILIATION
AKIRA MIYAKE JUST & CARPENTER 1989-1994 FACULTY, DEPT. OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER
DAVID PENNER KLAHR 1989-1993 LEFT ACADEMICS (WAS FACULTY AT UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN)
MARSHA LOVETT ANDERSON 1989-1994 FACULTY, CMU PSYCHOLOGY DEPT.
PARASTU MEHTA CLARK 1989-1994 FACULTY, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
DAN KIMBERG FARAH 1989-1994 POST-DOC, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PAUL REBER KOTOVSKY 1989-1994 FACULTY, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
KEVIN CROWLEY SIEGLER 1989-1994 FACULTY, LRDC, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
TAKESHI OKADA SIMON 1989-1994 FACULTY, NAGOYA UNIVERSITY


1990 (7/8 Finished)
NAME ADVISOR YEARS IN PROGRAM CURRENT AFFILIATION
SHERRI PATAKI CLARK 1990-1994 PART-TIME FACULTY PSYCHOLOGY CMU
MATTHEW ISAAK JUST 1990-1994 FACULTY, ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
PRITI SHAH CARPENTER 1990-1995 FACULTY, JOINT APPOINTMENT/DEPT. OF PSYCHOLOGY & EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
SHAUN VECERA FARAH 1990-1995 FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
CHRISTIAN (CHRIS) SCHUNN KLAHR 1990-1995 FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
JAMES (JIM) HOEFFNER MCCLELLAND 1990-1996 FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
RANDALL (RANDY) O'REILLLY MCCLELLAND 1990-1996 FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER


1991 (4/5 Finished)
NAME ADVISOR YEARS IN PROGRAM CURRENT AFFILIATION
KRISTIN (KRISTI) MICKELSON HELGESON 1991-1995 FACULTY, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
PRAHLAD GUPTA MACWHINNEY 1991-1995 FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
TERRI HUSTON J. COHEN 1991-1996 EBERLY CENTER FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE, CMU (WAS FACULTY, PACIFIC WESTERN UNIVERSITY)
YUKO MUNAKATA MCCLELLAND 1991-1996 ASSISTANT PROF., U OF COLORADO, BOULDER


1992 (4/5 Finished)
NAME ADVISOR YEARS IN PROGRAM CURRENT AFFILIATION
STEVE BLESSING ANDERSON 1992-1996 COGNITIVE SCIENTIST, CARENGIE LEARNING CENTER
TODD BRAVER J. COHEN 1992-1997 FACULTY, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
RICK GILMORE JOHNSON (& BEHRMANN) 1992-1997 ASSISTANT PROF., PENN STATE UNVERSITY
CRAIG STARK MCCLELLAND 1992-1997 ASSISTANT PROF., JOHNS HOPKINS UNVERSITY


1993 (0/3 Finished)
NAME ADVISOR YEARS IN PROGRAM CURRENT AFFILIATION


1994 (6/8 Finished)
NAME ADVISOR YEARS IN PROGRAM CURRENT AFFILIATION
HEIDI FRITZ HELGESON 1994-1998 FACULTY, CLARKSON UNIVERSITY
ADISACK NHOUYVANISVONG JUST (KOEDINGER SIGNED) 1994-1999 EDUCATION RESEARCHER, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
LISA HAVERTY KLAHR (KOEDINGER SIGNED) 1994-1999 CONSULTANT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
BETHANY RITTLE-JOHNSON SIEGLER 1994-1999 ASSISTANT PROF., VANDERBILT
DOUGLAS (DOUG) THOMPSON SIEGLER 1994-1999 SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST, MARYLAND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, BALTIMORE, MD
FRANK LEE ANDERSON 1994-2000 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, COGNITIVE SCIENCE, RPI; SOON TO BE AT DREXEL UNIVERSITY


1995 (3/6 Finished)
NAME ADVISOR YEARS IN PROGRAM CURRENT AFFILIATION
KEVIN GLUCK ANDERSON 1995-1999 RESEARCH SCIENTIST, AIR FORCE, ARIZONA
TIMOTHY (TIM) ROGERS MCCLELLAND 1995-2000 RESEARCHER AT MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCE UNIT, CAMBRIDGE, UK
MATTHEW (MATT) BOTVINICK J. COHEN & PLAUT 1995-2001 ASSISTANT PROF., PSYCHIATRY, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA


1996 (5/8 Finished, 1 In progress)
NAME ADVISOR YEARS IN PROGRAM CURRENT AFFILIATION
STEPHEN (STEVE) GOTTS PLAUT 1996-2002 JOINT POST-DOC NIH AND PLAUT
MICHAEL (MIKE) MATESSA ANDERSON 1996-2000 RESEARCH PSYCHOLOGIST, NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER, CA
IAN BRISSETTE S.COHEN & CLARK 1996-2000 FACULTY RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
CRAIG HAIMSON BEHRMANN 1996-2001 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGIST AT APTIMA, INC., WASHINGTON D.C.
NATALIE HAMRICK S. COHEN 1996-2002 POST-DOC, FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER


1997 (1/5 Finished, 2 In progress)
NAME ADVISOR YEARS IN PROGRAM CURRENT AFFILIATION
JEREMY GOTTLIEB SIMON & KOTOVSKY 1997-2002 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, CARTHAGE COLLEGE


Current Students
START YEAR IN PROGRESS
1998 2/6
1999 4/5
2000 6/7
2001 8/8
2002 4/4