Risk and Prevention

Alumni & Careers

Graduates of the Risk and Prevention Program are prepared for careers as prevention specialists, researchers, school counselors, school adjustment counselors, and youth advocates. R&P alumni hold a variety of positions that allow them to advocate for, implement, and directly influence policies and practices that promote healthy social and emotional development for children and adolescents. Students completing the Risk and Prevention Ed.M. pursue positions in schools, early childhood and youth service agencies, and research and policy organizations. Certificate of Advance Study (CAS) in Counseling graduates work as school guidance and school adjustment counselors. In addition, several R&P alumni pursue doctoral and professional degrees.

View a list of positions held by recent graduates of the Risk and Prevention Program, as reported by selected alumni.

A Spotlight on R&P Alumni

Kathy Rho
Ed.M. 2006

Virginia Kerrigan Ruehrwein
Ed.M. 2000

Careers

Graduate Surveys

See Graduate Survey Reports by the Career Services Office for employment information about R&P alumni listed by year of graduation.

Career Resources for Current Students and Alumni

Contact the R&P program coordinator to join the Risk and Prevention Alumni listserv. Participants receive frequent job postings and news about other alumni.

Visit GSE’s Career Services Office to view job listings, sign up for eRecruiting, access career tools and online resources, and read job hunting tips.

Alumni can sign up for Crimson Compass, an online career networking service for alumni from across Harvard University.

GSE Alumni Services offers a variety of benefits and ways to stay in touch with the School and classmates.