Students who graduate with a degree in psychological science enjoy a wide range of successful careers, including going on to earn a master's or Ph.D.
Recent Psychological Sciences alumni are completing advanced degrees at institutions, including USC, University of Virginia, Bryn Mawr, University of San Francisco, Hope International University, Columbia University, and Southwestern Law School.
Graduates have also taken jobs in a wide variety of fields, ranging from clinical psychology to marriage and family therapy, from social work to medicine, and from journalism to business.
Jascha Kaykas-Wolff ’98
Chief Operating Officer at Visiting Media
At Whittier, Jascha learned how to be curious, how to see connections in the world, and found opportunities to learn how to ask great questions. These skills led him through an extraordinary career, with positions at Microsoft, Yahoo, Mozilla, Lytics, and now the tech company Visiting Media.
“When you’re in an environment fostered by a liberal arts school like Whittier, you are presented with the opportunity to uniquely craft the skill of constructing a great question—to help uncover something that is going to be a meaningful addition to your life—this skill is critical in fine tuning your overall ability to learn and is very unique to the way liberal arts schools are run.”
Alex Sheldon ’08
Executive Director of GLMA
Besides leading GLMA, Alex is a professional researcher, strategist, and advocate with over 15 years of experience in the field of human rights, with a concentration in LGBTQ+ rights. Prior to GLMA, Alex was the Head of Research & Social Impact at an LGBTQ+ start-up company, where they specialized in economic inclusion for LGBTQ+ people. Alex's career has also included the Clinton Foundation, Everytown for Gun Safety, the Movement Advancement Project, and several international nonprofits.
Valerie Williams ’12
Therapist at San Bernardino Department of Behavioral Health, Doctoral Student
Therapy not only helps Valerie’s clients—it’s an amazingly rewarding experience for her, as well. She learned lasting, foundational lessons about how best to help them at Whittier, where she became deeply involved in research and learned how to push herself to limits she didn’t think were possible. By the time she entered graduate school and her doctoral program, she found herself well ahead of her peers.
“Whittier helped prepare me for everything I've accomplished and everything I intend to accomplish.”
