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Recent Ph.D. Placements
Our Ph.D. graduates regularly land jobs within academia, the private sector, and governmental positions. Check out some of our recent placements.
Leah Pieper (Ph.D., 2021)
Research Interests: Water and conservation policy.
Employment: Clayton State University.
Matthew Cobb (Ph.D., 2020)
Research Interests: Urbanization and conflict processes.
Employment: Coastal Carolina University.
Justin Curtis (Ph.D., 2020)
Research Interests: Comparative politics, islamist political parties.
Employment: Chadron State College.
Joshua Ridenour (Ph.D., 2020)
Research Interests: Religion and politics, political psychology.
Employment: US Census.
Elizabeth Schmitt (Ph.D., 2020)
Research Interests: Voter behavior, gender and politics.
Employment: University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
Tiffany Chu (Ph.D., 2019)
Research Interests: International relations, conflict, and refugee studies.
Employment: Tucson Police Department Analyst.
Sangmi Jeong (Ph.D., 2019)
Research Interests: Conflict, human rights, civil resistance.
Employment: Creighton University.
Georgia Pfeiffer (Ph.D., 2019)
Research Interests: Environmental policy, diffusion of innovations, and the policy making process.
Employment: Raytheon Systems Engineer.
Emily Virginia Bell (Ph.D., 2018)
Research Interests: Public policy analysis.
Employment: University of Georgia.
Tomas Olivier (Ph.D., 2017)
Research Interests: Environmental policy and the policy making process.
Employment: Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of California at Los Angeles
Paul Anthony Bezerra (Ph.D., 2017)
Research Interests: International relations and conflict studies.
Employment: US Air Force Academy.
Roman Nikolaev (Ph.D., 2016)
Research Interests: Comparative politics and international relations.
Employment: Consulting Intern Guardian Six Consulting; Political and Economic Analyst US Consulate-St. Petersburg, Russia
Kerri A Stephens (Ph.D., 2015)
Research Interests: American politics, intersectionality, group politics.
Employment: Modesto Junior College
Alexandra Pocek Joosse (Ph.D., 2015)
Research Interests:Public and non-profit management and social network analysis.
Employment: College of William and Mary
Megan Hauser (Ph.D., 2015)
Research Interests: International relations and conflict studies.
Employment: University of North Georgia.
Jeffrey Wyatt Hanlon (Ph.D., 2015)
Research Interests:American politics and resource governance
Employment: Northern Arizona University
Alesia Alexandrovna Sedziaka (Ph.D., 2014)
Research Interests: Electoral politics.
Employment: Civtas Project
Jennifer Miller (Ph.D., 2014)
Employment: Cleveland State University, University of Nebraska at Omaha (Present)
Natalia Matukhno (Ph.D., 2014)
Employment: University of Strathclyde
Jay Wendland (Ph.D., 2013)
Research Interests: American politics, political methodology.
Employment: Daemen College
Kirssa Kline Ryckman (Ph.D., 2013)
Research Interests: International relations, political methodology
Employment: University of Arizona
Robin Lemaire (Ph.D., 2013)
Research Interests: Theories of organizations and the management of public, nonprofit, and health care organizations, with a particular research interest in organizational networks and network analysis
Employment: Virginia Tech
Alexis Henshaw (Ph.D., 2013)
Research Interests: International relations, intra-state conflict.
Employment: Bucknell University, Troy University (Present)
Ruth Alminas (Ph.D., 2013)
Research Interests: International relations, conflict, NGO, organizational theory.
Employment: Fort Lewis College
Aakriti Anilkumar Tandon (Ph.D., 2012)
Research Interests: International relations, security studies.
Employment: Daemen College
Michael Slobodchikoff (Ph.D., 2012)
Research Interests: Comparative politics, Russian relations, post-Soviet politics.
Employment: Troy University
Michael Ryckman (Ph.D., 2012)
Research Interests: International relations, conflict studies.
Employment: International Studies Association, University of Arizona, CIO Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, Consultant.
Jon Rhamey (Ph.D., 2012)
Research Interests: International relations, political methodology.
Employment: Virginia Military Institute.
Kara Ellerby (Ph.D., 2011)
Research Interests: International relations, comparative politics
Employment: University of Delaware.
Dilshod Achilov (Ph.D., 2011)
Research Interests: International relations, comparative politics, democratization, political methodology.
Employment: University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.
Joseph Ross (Ph.D., 2011)
Research Interests: American politics.
Employment: Florida Gulf Coast University.
Meghan Leonard (Ph.D., 2010)
Research Interests: Judicial politics and decision making.
Employment: Illinois State University.
Keith Grant (Ph.D., 2010)
Research Interests: International relations, political methodology.
Employment: Bucknell University, James Madison University (Present)
Ryan Baird (Ph.D., 2010)
Research Interests: International relations, conflict studies.
Employment: Joint Warfare Analysis, Office of the Director of National Intelligence