Recent Ph.D. Graduate Placements
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The following list highlights recent graduates and their current or most recently verified professional appointments. Titles and affiliations can change. Profile links provide the latest available information.
- Ariana Montoya-Lozano (2026) — Assistant Professor of Political Science & Public Policy and Environmental Studies, Elon University.
- Christina Walker (2026) — Assistant Professor of International Affairs, University of Georgia.
- Alex Wilhelm (2026) — Assistant Professor of Political Science, Kennesaw State University.
- Matthew Ellis (2025) — Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Sciences, Augusta University.
- Kaleigh Karageorge (2025) — Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Knox College.
- Hanna Sistek (2025) — Civil Discourse Fellow, Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University.
- Catalina Vega Méndez (2025) — Democracy Postdoctoral Researcher, Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame.
- Scovia Aweko (2024) — Listed as an Adjunct in Residence at American University and as a Global Evidence Fellow with RIPIL.
- Sharonda Woodford (2023) — Assistant Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University–Texarkana.
- Qian (Habi) Zhang (2023) — Purdue’s graduate spotlight lists a World Consortium Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Florida’s Hamilton Center.
- Erik Davis (2023 candidate) — Assistant Professor of Political Science, Peru State College.
- Janel Jett (2022) — Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon.
- Amber Lusvardi (2022) — Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh.
- Jasmine C. Jackson (2022) — Assistant Professor of Political Science, Texas Christian University.
- Kuan-Sheng (Charles) Wu (2021) — Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, University of South Alabama.
- Guillermo Caballero (2021) — Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Stonehill College.
- Mintao Nie (2020) — Assistant Professor in the School of Political Science and Public Administration, China University of Political Science and Law.
- Bi Zhao (2020) — Associate Professor of Political Science and Model United Nations Program Director, Gonzaga University.
- Elis Vllasi (2019) — Senior Director of Academic Operations, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Placements Prior to 2019
- Viviana Abreu-Hernandez — Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
- Amelia Andrews — California Polytechnic State University
- Olga Avdeyeva — Loyola University, Chicago
- Heidi Beirich — Global Project Against Hate and Extremism
- Melissa Buehler — Marian University
- Katie Ann Cahill — University of Tennessee College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
- Nusta Carranza Ko — University of Baltimore
- Ji Young Choi — Ohio Wesleyan University
- Erik Cleven — St. Anselm College
- Minerva Cruz — Kentucky State University
- Matt Dabros — Aurora University in Illinois
- Paul Danyi — Eastern Illinois University
- Ashlie Delshad — West Chester University
- Natasha Duncan — University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
- Summer Forrester — Carleton College
- Vagisha Gunasekara — United Nations Development Program, Sri Lanka
- Dwaine Jengelley — University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
- Jean Gabriel Jolivet — Southwestern College
- Joseph Kaminski — International University of Sarajevo
- Chelsea Kaufman — Wingate University
- Waheed Ahmad Khan — University of Central Punjab
- Young Soo Kim — Loyola University
- Chris Kulesza — Rice University Baker Institute for Public Policy
- Priya Kurian — Waikato University, New Zealand
- Toby Lauterbach — University of Arizona Global Campus/Grand Canyon University
- Kirsten Lindquist — Center for Policy Alternatives
- John McGeady — Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation
- Jonathan McKenzie — Northern Kentucky University
- Maria Omelicheva — National War College, National Defense University
- Andrea Olive — University of Toronto Mississauga
- Caroline Orth — East Carolina State University
- Hyung-Lae Park — Jackson State University, Mississippi
- Mark Petersen — Aurora University in Illinois
- Stefanie Rixecker — Environment Canterbury, New Zealand
- Anthony Rodin — Southern Nazarene University
- Zuzana Ringlerova — Masaryk University
- Laura Schneider — Grand Valley State University
- Crystal Shelton — Christopher Newport University
- Evelyn Simien — University of Connecticut
- Min Tang — Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
- Thierno Thiam — Tuskegee University
- Joel Toppen — Hope College
- Fernando Tormos — University of Pittsburgh
- Terri Towner — Oakland University
- Abigaile VanHorn — Sigma Chi Leadership Institute
- Julie Webber — Illinois State University
- Sara Wiest — Fors Marsh
- Kali Wright-Smith — Westminster College
- Laura Young — Georgia Gwinnett College
- Amy Zeitler — Lockheed Martin
- Cheryl O'Brien — San Diego State University
- Katsuo Nishikawa — Trinity University