Here are some companies that have employed our alumni:

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  • Visa
  • Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District
  • Amazon
  • Spotify
  • Activision/Blizzard
  • APTMetrics
  • Center for Creative Leadership
  • San Diego City College
  • Sutter Health
  • Dell
  • Aptima
  • Petco
  • FEMA
  • General Atomics
  • Electronic Arts
  • SHL
  • Intuit
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Pinterest
  • Cedars-Sinai

Featured Alumni

Lauren Farahnak, MS

Lauren Farahnak, MS

I’m a Senior Manager in Accenture Strategy’s Talent and Organization practice, helping external clients develop talent solutions and experiences to achieve business priorities and optimize performance. In my work, I travel across the US to meet with clients, primarily Chief HR Officers and Talent Management Leads, as well as to attend conferences and development programs. My projects and thought leadership focus on topics such as future workforce skills, talent strategy, digital transformation, employee experience, and strategic workforce planning.

The SDSU I/O Master’s program helped me build knowledge, experience, and confidence to advise clients on a range of talent topics and opportunities. These credentials also provide credibility with clients who have similar backgrounds or who have worked successfully with I/O Psychologists. I am extremely grateful to the program and faculty for setting me up for an exciting, fast-paced career in consulting.

Bryan Aasen, MS

Bryan Aasen, MS

SDSU’s I/O Psychology Master’s program prepares you for a wide variety of career paths in the I/O space. You do much more than soak up information at SDSU’s program- you build critical thinking skills and learn how to apply academic research techniques to the business world.

I currently work as a Senior HR Research and Analysis Advisor at SDG&E. Previously, I worked on Qualcomm’s People Analytics team where I analyzed a wealth of people data including hiring, turnover, performance data, and employee surveys. Before Qualcomm, I had a similar role working for Walmart. The biggest challenge in a role like this is how to take a huge amount of data and condense it into concise, useful insights that business leaders can understand and take action on. The critical thinking skills that I developed at SDSU’s program has been instrumental in my success, and I look forward to where my career takes me next.

Entered program in 2024

Shreya Cho

Shreya Cho

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Alexandra Nash

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Tina Madani

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Catherine Missler

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Sarah Snyder

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Entered program in 2023

Simran Bhatia

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Maxwell Cain

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Amanda Kellaris

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Sofija Markovic

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Daniela Ortega

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Entered program in 2022

Brianna Camacho

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John Little

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Jennifer Le

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Entered program in 2021

Cindy Li

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Brandon Tam

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Entered program in 2020

Alexa Samaniego

Alexa Samaniego

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Alex Mangialardi

Alex Mangialardi

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Cole Monroe

Cole Monroe

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Cooper McAllister

Cooper McAllister

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Dishanki Nilesh Savla

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Jessica Robison

Jessica Robison

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Josie Jacobson

Josie Jacobson

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Mathew Bayati

Mathew Bayati

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Entered program in 2019

Julianna Roy

Julianna Roy

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Kat Dinershteyn

Kat Dinershteyn

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Shalini Corzine

Shalini Corzine

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Sol Bukin

Sol Bukin

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Thaddeus Demeke

Thaddeus Demeke

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Zareena Shefa

Zareena Shefa

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Entered program in 2018

Teodora Vassileva

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Mike Ferguson

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Catherine Huyen

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Rebecca Harmata

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Elizabeth Stewart

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Christian Woodward

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Entered program in 2017

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Brandon Himes

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Jahnina Moss

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Maria Tolstykh

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Marissa Morrison

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Entered program in 2016

Aaron McKnight

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Brittney Carroll

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Dylan Petze

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Elizabeth Davies

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Saige Riley

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Salvador Rubalcaba

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Entered program in 2015

Caitie Jacobson

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Christine Dilla

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Dustin Abbott

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Noelle Devlin

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Entered program in 2014

Alexa Young

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Emily Lydston

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Julia Brown

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Justine Zimiles

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Mark Reynolds

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Nick Eslinger

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Entered program in 2013

Josh Carlsen

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Zachary Duncan

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Michael Petty

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Sean Tang

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Lisa Wright

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Entered program in 2012

Bryan Aasen

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Sam Courtney

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Jonathan Hussey

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Mike Kirkpatrick

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Elisa Torres

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Tim Wolcott

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Entered program in 2011

Ashlee Asgharzadeh

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Lauren Dlugosz

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Seamus Joyce

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Renee Pires

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Bahareh (Berry) Soltani

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Mary Yama

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Entered program in 2010

Dominique Mansell

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Ian Smith

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Melissa Oates

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Olivia Bustamante

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Fiona Cochrun-Nguyen

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Kate LaMons

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Jacob Mraz

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Dara McIntyre

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Entered program in 2009

Chris Atkinson

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Lacey Wilson

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Morgan Da Costa

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Megan Chappell

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Leah Bressler

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Susan Drobka

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Richard Drake

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Entered program in 2008

Heather Yamashita

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Lindsay Palmer

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Viet Pham

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Sean Foley

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Zack Girgis

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Entered program in 2007

Ryan Mills

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Linsey Dirkes

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Jessika Reliford

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Brandon Roberts

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Tressa Schultze

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Marisa Sklar

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Stephen Vong

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Entered program in 2006

William Huynh

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Meredith Czerwinski

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Jordan Willoughby

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Alice Wastag

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Corinne Boulanger

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Taylor Peyton

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Addie Brewer

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