05/28/2026
Hello! My name is Kelsey (Fraley) Pfeiffer. I am a SLU Alum, Class of ‘22 with a B.S in Neuroscience.
Since graduating, I moved home to Wisconsin and have worked for the past 4 years in the field of neuropsychology as a psychometrist. Basically, I work under a doctor of neuropsychology as their technician. The doctor does the interviewing, diagnosing, and report writing. I administer paper and pencil based tests to patients, testing areas such as IQ, cognition, memory, executive function, attention, and impulsivity, all while taking behavior observations.
My first job after graduating SLU was testing adults 18+ for things like ADHD, learning disabilities, and neurological injuries; but the majority of the testing I did was for elderly patients with dementia. I also went to a prison to administer a neuropsych evaluation on an inmate. For the past two years, I have been testing kids ages 5-23 for things like autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and mood disorders.
Truthfully, this was not the career path I intended. I went to SLU to become a neurologist. I realized during my time at undergrad that medical school was not in the cards for me. It was hard to come to terms with, but instead I found a field that I am so incredibly proud to be a part of and passionate about that I didn’t even really know existed until I started job hunting my senior year. I am so grateful to my job and the purpose it gives me. I truly feel like I’m making a difference in people’s lives, trying to set them up for successful futures.
My advice for current students would be to keep your mind open to all the possibilities the world has to offer. There are so many different kinds of career paths you could pick. Yes, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it is NOT a failure to change your mind. Because you never know what’s waiting on the other side of the door.
