Learn about our Psychology MA alumni and where they are now!
Nathan Honeycutt
Graduation Year: 2016
SDSU MA Faculty Mentor: Dr. Radmila Prislin
Where are you now: Research Fellow at Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)
Ph.D.: Rutgers University Psychology (Social Psych concentration), Earned Ph.D. in 2022
Advice for current MA students: Open science methods are your friend; absorb as much as you can from your advisor; pursue collaborations; if you like teaching, take advantage of any opportunity provided to guest lecture, lead recitation sections, et cetera; more stats knowledge, the better; cherish your time in the program–it goes by quick! Keep in contact with your cohort. Never know when it might lead to a future collaboration, or when someone else’s expertise may come in handy.
Ilex Beltran-Najera
Graduation Year: 2020
SDSU MA Faculty Mentor: Dr. Paul Gilbert
Where are you now: Teaching Fellow at University of Houston
Ph.D.: University of Houston Clinical Psychology doctoral program, expected graduation date is 2025
Advice for current MA students: If you are interested in a Ph.D. program after earning an MA, strengthen your statistics, research, and scientific writing skills. Also, develop connections with your professors, you can have more than one mentor. If you are not interested in a Ph.D. program after the MA, that’s okay too 🙂 Follow what feels right to you. Use every resource available to you.
Apurva Barve
Graduation Year: 2016
SDSU MA Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kristen Wells
Where are you now: UX researcher at Google. I study how people use Google products and inform product development based on my research
Ph.D.: UCLA Public Health, graduated Ph.D. in December 2020
Advice for current MA students: Spend time in developing good working relationships with your research advisors. They are your support system.