The Research Team
Nadya Fouad
Nadya A. Fouad is a Distinguished Professor in the doctoral program in counseling psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her research is in the areas of vocational assessment, vocational interests, and career development. She is interested in how culture and gender affect career development. Fouad is past president of The Society of Counseling Psychology of the American Psychological Association, past chair of Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs, and past chair of the Board of Educational Affairs of the American Psychological Association. She is editor of The Counseling Psychologist. Fouad earned her Ph.D. in counseling psychology at the University of Minnesota.
Romila Singh
Dr. Romila Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business. Dr. Singh teaches and conducts research on a variety of topics in organizational behavior and human resource management. In particular, her research focuses on understanding career management issues related to career decision-making, work-life relationships, mentoring, and retention of women and people of color. She is currently engaged in a three year National Science Foundation supported research study with Dr. Nadya Fouad to understand the factors that explain women engineers’ persistence in engineering careers. Dr. Singh’s other research interests include understanding individual differences in job attitudes and personality-situation congruence.
Mary Fitzpatrick
Mary E. Fitzpatrick, M.S. is a doctoral candidate in counseling psychology. Ms. Fitzpatrick has an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering, and a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Before pursuing her doctorate, Ms. Fitzpatrick worked for 15 years as an engineer and engineering manager for leading companies such as GE Medical Systems and Microsoft. Ms. Fitzpatrick has focused her doctoral research on vocational psychology, multicultural issues, career counseling, and women in technical careers.
Jane Liu
Jane Liu is a third year Educational Psychology doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. She has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Afro-American Studies and a master’s degree in Community Mental Health Counseling. Ms. Liu’s research interests include addressing the needs of socially marginalized and underrepresented groups in career professions.
Michelle Parisot
Michelle G. Parisot is a first year Educational Psychology doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in Community Counseling with a specialization in children and adolescents. Ms. Parisot’s research interests are in the areas of multicultural counseling and underrepresented populations.
