Alumni journeys

Learn about Adler University alumni as they share their paths, accomplishments, and impact. These journeys highlight the diverse ways our graduates bring Adler’s mission to life in their communities and careers.

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Alumni authors: Stories that inform, inspire, and empower

Across genres and audiences, Adler University alumni are publishing titles that move beyond personal narrative or professional instruction, engaging urgent questions about how people heal, relate, and lead. The authors featured here bring that perspective into distinct contexts, offering a view into how Adler’s approach to education translates into practice, and how those ideas take shape in the lives and systems they are designed to serve. 

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‘May Contain Anxiety’: How an Adler alum fills a critical gap for food allergy families

When Tamara Hubbard’s three-year-old son was diagnosed with a peanut allergy, she found plenty of medical guidance, but nothing to help her family cope with the anxiety. The answers she needed didn’t exist. So, Hubbard created them.

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A life devoted to teaching: Jay Colker’s Adlerian legacy

Jay Colker ’80, D.M., may have officially “retired” in 2017, but his work and his passion for teaching have not slowed down. Nearly a decade later, Dr. Colker remains deeply engaged at Adler University, serving as an industrial and organizational psychology faculty member — still in the classroom, still mentoring students, still driven by the same purpose that has guided him from the start.

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A person with long dark hair and glasses selects a blue book from a shelf filled with various academic texts in a library, giving opportunities for new learning and discovery.
May 1, 2026

Alumni authors: Stories that inform, inspire, and empower

April 30, 2026

‘May Contain Anxiety’: How an Adler alum fills a critical gap for food allergy families

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March 11, 2026

A life devoted to teaching: Jay Colker’s Adlerian legacy

A woman with long brown hair, wearing a brown cardigan, sits at a table holding an orange mug and smiling at the camera, her warmth reminiscent of an Aurora on a chilly Arctic evening.
January 8, 2026

From the Arctic to Aurora: Alumna Stephanie Leithead’s journey to a clinic of her own

A man in a suit and striped tie stands in front of a U.S. flag and window, facing the camera with a neutral expression, reflecting leadership and commitment to issues like military mental health.
November 10, 2025

Building bridges: From Adler University to military mental health leadership

A man wearing a "CHI 2025" shirt, an Adler alum, speaks about how mentorship transforms lives to a seated audience, while another man stands behind him at a podium. A screen reads "Mentor Introduction.
October 6, 2025

The power of showing up: Adler alum transforms lives through mentorship

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August 15, 2025

Tools for tiny hearts: The power of art and stories in dealing with big emotions

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July 21, 2025

From building change at Lululemon to preparing future IO psychology practitioners at Adler

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June 3, 2025

‘You’re Just a Kid’: Parentification in siblings of children with developmental disabilities

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May 7, 2025

To help young athletes perform their best, Adler alum strengthens their mental health

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February 4, 2025

Adler graduate reflects on her thesis journey, exploring the experiences of Black transracial adoptees

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January 28, 2025

Adler alum dedicates career in public service, to help expand access to education

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