Alumni Updates

Janet Yanda

Year Graduated: 2019
Degree: Undergraduate

Since earning my BA in Psychology at Berkeley, I’ve pursued an MBA at ESSEC Business School and Mannheim Business School in the EU, diving deep into global business, strategy, and operations.

I’ve also had the chance to work at PwC, gaining experience in project management, marketing, and client success.

Now for the really exciting part: my daughter is applying to UC Berkeley’s Psychology program! It’s thrilling to see the next generation exploring the same classrooms and opportunities that...

Mary Frances Crist (Ross)

Year Graduated: 1966
Degree: Undergraduate

After Cal, I earned a master's degree in school counseling in Texas, a teaching credential in special education, an educational diagnostician credential, and EdD in Special Education (Teachers College, Columbia University). I founded two independent schools, one an Episcopal School in Texas, and one a school for gifted children in Massachusetts. I have been a professor in education since 1992, and was the dean of the school of education for eleven years. Five years ago, I earned a master's degree in...

Richard Harry Gatley

Year Graduated: 1962
Degree: Undergraduate

After graduating with honors from U.C. Berkeley in 1962, Richard Gatley went on to take an M.A. and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Michigan State University. In 1969 he became an Assistant Professor at University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Canada with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology and the Psychological Service Center, where he helped establish an APA approved clinical psychology program. He left University of Manitoba as a tenured Associate Professor in 1980 to promote a book co-...

Natasha Dagys Limones

Year Graduated: 2009
Degree: Undergraduate

After finishing a double major in Psychology and Music at Cal, I went on to complete a MA and PhD in Education-School Psychology, also at Cal. I am a credentialed school psychologist and have a private practice as a Licensed Educational Psychologist (www.natashalimonesphd.com).

Robert H. Friis

Year Graduated: 1964
Degree: Undergraduate

Robert H. Friis—B.A., Psychology, 1964 Robert Friis received his B.A. in psychology in 1964 from Berkeley, and both an M.A. degree in educational psychology (1966) and a Ph.D. in higher education (1969) from Columbia University. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship in social epidemiology, his current disciplinary specialty, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Now he is professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Health Science at California State University, Long Beach (...

Kenny Lauer

Year Graduated: 1989
Degree: Undergraduate

I run Marketing and Digital for the Golden State Warriors. That was not by plan but what was by plan was to study Psychology at CAL. I went to a math / science / Computer magnet program in San Diego. Yes, I graduated high school knowing how to code in 3 languages. I was intimately familiar with computers. It was great but I was much more fascinated with people. Hence, I didn't take another computer class..all psychology. And I'm glad I did. It provide me a phenomenal background which took me through...

Allison Sekuler

Year Graduated: 1990
Degree: Ph.D

Happy to announce that starting September 1, I'll be the Vice President Research and Sandra A. Rotman Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience at Baycrest Health Sciences (University of Toronto), where I'll be responsible for the Rotman Research Institute, the Canadian Centre on Aging and Brain Health Innovation, and more.

https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/worth-mentioning/allison-sekuler...

Alan Leavens

Year Graduated: 1975
Degree: Undergraduate

After graduating in 1975 with my Bachelor's in Psychology, I went on and received my Master's and PhD at PGSP (now Palo Alto University). and immediately went into private practice. I basically did that with several contracts with the Dept. of Corrections and others, and semi-retired in 2015.

I now live in Central Mexico and continue doing Telepsychology with patients in California, where I am still licensed and insured.

Celia Garcia

Year Graduated: 1984
Degree: Undergraduate

I am an investment consultant for Wedbush Securities. I've been in the business for 31 years after graduating from Cal in 1984 with a BA only; received my Series 7 license in 1986. There is a lot of psychology involved in this business so a psych degree has been surprisingly helpful.

Heather (Ferrante) Cathrall

Year Graduated: 2004
Degree: Undergraduate

I graduated Cal in 2004 with degrees in Psychology and Cognitive Science. I obtained my Masters in BioMedical Ethics from the University of Pennyslvania. I currently live in the Philadelphia area. I've been working at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for the last 13 years where I serve as the Assistant Director, IRB Operations for CHOP.

You can connect with me on Linked In.