Industrial and Organizational Psychology

M.S. Program Alumni

Leslie Deaton-Combs ('02) works for Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing (Erlanger, KY.) as an HR Specialist in Production Engineering.

Anna Onkst ('02) lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. She spends her time traveling, hiking and climbing mountains, kayaking, and stuff like that. Sounds like a blast.

Elisabeth Poulin ('02) Elisabeth Poulin is the Human Resources Manager for Securitas Security Services, USA, Lexington, KY.

Tanlee Taulbee ('02) Wasson is the Associate Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness at Union College, Barbourville, KY.   She recently received her PhD from Hofstra University, Hempsted NY.

Adrienne Bauer (`03) works at Eastern Kentucky University as the Associate Director, HR.

Jenny Jones ('03) Allen is now the Associate Director of the Equal Opportunity Office at EKU.

Lisa Cox ('03) is the Academic Advising Retention Coordinator, EKU.  She is currently serving as EKU’s liaison for Project Graduate, a Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education initiative designed to bring adults with 90 plus hours to finish their degree. 

Brian Edwards ('03) U.S. Department of State, Northern Virginia, analyzing public opinion data. 

Teresa Hensley Green ('03) is an HR Generalist with Charter Communications in Louisville, KY. Before that she was a Human Resource Consultant with United Family Hospital and Clinics, Beijing & Shanghai, China.

Jessica J. Smith ('03) works for the Department of Defense as an Army Aviation Project Management Analyst. 

Windy Lane ('03) works with Wright Management as the Director of Sales and Marketing for the Hyatt Place, Lexington Ky.

Catherine Deehan ('04) works for Toyota Tsusho America (Georgetown, KY.) as a Human Resources Specialist.

Stephanie Rosenik ('04) is the Associate Manager of People Development for KFC in Louisville.

Katie Thompson ('04) is a Senior Analyst in People Development for Yum! Foods, Louisville.

Christy Henson ('04) DeYoung lives in Lexington and works as the Business Office Manager for Saint Joseph Healthcare. 

Amanda Laferty-Baker ('05) is a Human Resources Manager with Gearheart Communications in Harold, Ky. 

Bonita Mannings ('05) is a Human Resources Analyst with the Department of Budget and Management, State of Maryland, Baltimore, Md.

Holly McCall Williams, ’05, is an Assistant Director for Continuing and Professional Education at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Thevee Gray ('05) is now a Personnel Psychologist with the Transportation Security Administration under the Department of Homeland Security in Washington D.C.

Melinda Warrix Combs ('05) is the HR Manager at Mikron Industries, Richmond, KY.

Jenny Ruark ('05) works as a Human Resources Analyst for the Civil Service division of the Louisville Metro Human Resources Department.

Corey Bird ('06) Winterton is now a Compensation Analyst with GXS in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Tamara Thompson ('06) is a HR Representative with the University of Texas Systems in Austin, TX

Sarah Waiswa ('06) is now the Affirmative Action Coordinator at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.

Natasha Montgomery ('06) works as a Human Resources Specialist in Recruitment for Louisville Metro Human Resources Department. 

Michael Alley ('06) is now a Project Manager for Nielson (as in Ratings), Cincinnati, Ohio.

ReginaBerry ('06) is an HR Manager for a large law firm in Lexington.

Drew Smith ('06) is now a Business Analyst in Operations Performance Management with Fidelity National in Covington, Kentucky.

Tamra Casey ('07) is a Human Resources Generalist with L3 Communications, Joint Operations Group, Lexington Kentucky.

Amy Jones ('07) is now the Peer Support Coordinator / Independent Living Specialist with the Center for Accessible Living, Louisville, KY.

Wes Hunt ('07) is a Compensation Analyst with Mercer Consulting, Louisville, KY.

Holly Valentine ('07) is an Account Manager with CBS Personnel, London, KY.

Michelle Heindselman ('07) is an HR Generalist at LINAK U.S. Inc, in Louisville, KY.

Ron Howard ('07) is an HR Assistant for American Specialty Cars, Lexington KY.

Lisa Zabinski ('07) is a Career Consultant with Nissen Staffing Continuum, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI.

Leanna Bowles (08) is an Employment Analyst with EKU HR.

Jerry Warren (MS 08) is a Training and Development Specialist for Presidium, Somerset, KY.

Megan Williams (08) is a Consultant for Kickin’ Chickin’ Restaurants, Charleston, South Carolina.

Paul Klausing (08) now works for Mercer Consulting, Louisville KY

Beth Caudill (08) is now Curriculum Developer, Recruiting, HR at Drane Associates, Austin, TX.

Sonia Murray (08), Human Resources Manager, Lexington Humane Society, Lexington, KY.