Ph.D. Placements
2021 GRADUATES
| STUDENT NAME | TITLE | INSTITUTION |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Dial | ||
| Samuel Gubitz | Upper School History Teacher | Kent Denver School |
| Jesse Humpal | Assistant Professor of Political Science (Fall 2022) | United States Air Force Academy |
| Rana Khoury | Postdoctoral Fellow | Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University |
| Gde Metera | Guest Lecturer, American Studies Program | Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) |
| David Peyton | Donald R. Beall Fellow | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Andrew Thompson | Assistant Professor of Political Science | George Washington University |
2020 GRADUATES
| STUDENT NAME | TITLE | INSTITUTION |
|---|---|---|
| Horia M. Dijmarescu | Visiting Lecturer | University of Pittsburgh |
| Muhammad Fajar | Visiting Scholar | Northwestern University, Buffett Institute |
| Laura García-Montoya | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Princeton University |
| Salih Emre Gerçek | Visiting Assistant Professor | University of Connecticut |
| Yuchen Liu | Postdoctoral Researcher | Freie Universität Berlin |
| Matthew D. Nelsen | Postdoctoral Scholar | University of Chicago |
| Michael Povilus | Professor of Aerospace Studies | AF ROTC Chicagoland |
| M. Lena Trabucco | Postdoctoral Researcher | University of Copenhagen |
| Ella (Yixue) Shao | Associate Consultant (PhD Analyst) | L.E.K. Consulting |
| Jacob Rothschild | Senior Data Scientist | Reality Check Insights |
| Richard Shafranek | Data Scientist | HIT Strategies |
2019 GRADUATES
| STUDENT NAME | TITLE | INSTITUTION |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Barrenechea Carpio | Assistant Professor | Universidad Católica del Uruguay |
| Mariana Borges Martins Da Silva | Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow | University of Oxford, Nuffield College |
| Isabel Castillo | Postdoctoral Fellow | Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez |
| Caroline De Lima E Silva | Postdoctoral Fellow | Lichtenberg-Kolleg (Georg-August-Universität) |
| Joshua M. Freedman | Visiting Assistant Professor | Oberlin College |
| Adam Howat | Visiting Assistant Professor | Oberlin College |
| Hye Yun Kang | Postdoctoral Fellow | The Ohio State University |
| Alan J Kellner | Instructor | Northwestern University |
| Alexandra (Sasha) Klyachkina | Specialist, Assessment for Learning | Chicago Public Schools |
| Matthew J. Lacombe | Assistant Professor | Columbia University, Barnard College |
| Sean Lee | Assistant Professor | American University in Cairo |
| Boris Litvin | Visiting Assistant Professor | Stetson University |
| Claudia Lopez Hernandez | Mayor | City of Bogota, Colombia |
| Christina Lotempio | Partner Success Operations Manager | Mentor Collective |
| Sandy (Wangqing) Shan | Organizer | Justice is Global |
2018 GRADUATES
| STUDENT NAME | INSTITUTION | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| Ethan Busby | Clemson University | Assistant Professor |
| Marco Bocchese | University of Illinois Chicago | Visiting Professor |
| Javier Burdman | University of Strasbourg | Marie Curie Research Fellowship |
| Lucy Cane | Beloit College | Postdoctoral Researcher |
| Gent Carrabregu | Duke University | Postdoctoral Researcher |
| Giuseppe Cumella | DePaul University | Visiting Assistant Professor |
| Sidra Hamidi | Stetson University | Assistant Professor |
| Buddhika Jayamaha | University of Wisconsin | Postdoctoral Researcher |
| Katrin Katz | Georgetown University | Visiting Lecturer |
| Jahara Matisek | United States Air Force Academy | Assistant Professor |
| Rachel Sweet | Notre Dame | Assistant Professor |
2017 GRADUATES
| STUDENT NAME | INSTITUTION | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| Abdeta Beyene | Centre for Dialogue, Research, and Cooperation - Addis Abba | Executive Director |
| Charles Clarke | Community Activism Law Alliance - Chicago | Staff Attorney |
| Erin Lockwood | University of California at Irvine | Assistant Professor |
| M. Christopher Sardo | University of California at Irvine | Professor of Instruction |
| Swati Srivastava | Purdue University | Assistant Professor |
| Mara Suttmann-Lea | Connecticut College | Assistant Professor |
| Julia Valdes | Indiana State University | Assistant Professor |
2016 GRADUATES
| STUDENT NAME | INSTITUTION | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| D.J. Flynn | Dartmouth College | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Kevin Levay | FrameWorks Institute, Washington DC | Researcher |
| Heather Madonia | Direct Opinions | Research Analyst |
| Rahul Mediratta | Brown University | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Sally Nuamah | Princeton University | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Mona Oraby | Amherst College | Assistant Professor of Law, Jurisprudence & Social Thought |
| Silvia Otero Bahamon | Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia | Assistant Professor |
| Ari Shaw | Gill Foundation | Program Officer |
| Desiree Weber | College of Wooster | Assistant Professor |
| Dong Zhang | Lingnan University | Assistant Professor |
2015 GRADUATES
| STUDENT NAME | INSTITUTION | POSITION |
|---|---|---|
| Mert Arslanalp | Bogazici University | Assistant Professor |
| Gustavo Duncan Cruz | Universidad de los Andes | Assistant Professor |
| Jennifer Forestal | Loyola University Chicago | Assistant Professor |
| Valerie Freeland | Simon Fraser University | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Mauro Gilli | Dartmouth College | Postdoctoral Researcher |
| Aditi Malik | Pennsylvania State University | Postdoctoral Researcher |
| Rachel Moskowitz | Trinity College | Assistant Professor |
| Kevin Mullinix | Appalachian State University | Assistant Professor |
| Andre Munro | ScotiaBank | Senior Manager, Insights and Analytics (2017) |
| Maavi Norman | IRIS International Consulting, LLC | President |
| David Steinberg | Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) | Assistant Professor |
| Daniel Szarke | United States Air Force Academy | Assistant Professor |
2014 GRADUATES
| STUDENT NAME | INSTITUTION | POSITION |
|---|---|---|
| Laura De Olden | Princeton University | Postdoctoral Research Associate and Lecturer in International and Public Affairs |
| Marissa Brookes | University of California, Riverside | Assistant Professor |
| Ross Carroll | University of Exeter | Permanent Lecturer of Political Theory |
| Jesse Dillon Savage | Trinity College, Dublin | Assistant Professor |
| Elise Dufief | Transparency International | Project Officer |
| Diego Finchelstein | Business School of Universidad de San Andres | Assistant Professor |
| Khairunnisa Mohamedali | Ideas Couture, Toronto | Resident Ethnographer |
| Jackie McAllister | Kenyon College | Assistant Professor |
| Menaka Philips | Tulane University | Professor of Practice |
| Joshua Robsion | Aarhus University | Postdoctoral Researcher |
| Miklos Gosztoni | Norwegian Refugee Council | Program Director |
2013 GRADUATES
| STUDENT NAME | INSTITUTION | POSITION |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Alvarez | National Opinion Research Center | |
| Sean Burns | Northwestern University – Qatar | Lecturer in Residence |
| Julieta Suarez Cao | Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile | Assistant Professor |
| Meredith Czaplewski | National Opinion Research Center | |
| Mneesha Gellman | Emerson College | Assistant Professor |
| Brian Harrison | Northwestern University | Lecturer |
| Samara Klar | University of Arizona | Assistant Professor |
| Cari Hennessy | Harry S. Truman College, Chicago | Director of Strategic Initiatives |
| Romain Malejacq | Columbia University | Visiting Scholar |
| Juan Olmeda | El Colegio de Mexico | Assistant Professor |
| David Steinberg | University of Oregon | Assistant Professor |
| Christopher Swarat | Center for International Business at California State University, Fullerton | Director |
| Salvador Vazquez del Maercado | Office of the President of Mexico | Director of Public Opinion |
| Martin Walter | InterAmerican Development Bank | Assistant Professor |
| Ariel Zellman | Bar Ilan University | Assistant Professor |
GRADUATES PRIOR TO 2013
| Student Name | Institution | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Cyr | University of Arizona | Assistant Professor |
| Christopher Day | College of Charleston | Assistant Professor |
| Laura Ephraim | Williams College | Assistant Professor |
| Florencia Guerzovich | Transparency Accountability Initiative | Program Officer |
| Andrew Kelly | California State University, East Bay | Assistant Professor |
| Erin Kimball Damman | Florida International University | Assistant Professor |
| Kendra Koivu | Univeristy of New Mexico | Assistant Professor |
| Thomas Leeper | The London School of Economics | Associate Professor (2017) |
| Douglas Thompson | University of South Carolina | Assistant Professor |
| Toby Bolsen | Georgia State University | Assistant Professor |
| Michelle Christensen | Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service | Analyst in Government Organization and Management |
| Francesco Ragazzi | Leiden University | Assistant Professor |
| Kai Zeng | Institutional Clients Group, Citigroup Inc. | Associate |
| Natacha Lemasle | Fragile States and Social Development Unit, World Bank | Social Development Specialist |
| David Tully | US Department of State, Foreign Affairs Research Analyst | |
| Demetra Kasimis | University of Chicago | Assistant Professor |
| Lee Seymour | Université de Montréal | Associate Professor |
| Birol Baskan | Qatar University | Assistant Professor |
| Daniel Bergen | Michigan State University | Assistant Professor |
| Jean-Francois Godbout | University of Montreal - Political Science Department | Assistant Professor |
| Dukhong Kim | University of Illinois at Chicago | Visiting Assistant Professor |
| Ji Li | Rutgers University School of Law | Assistant Professor |
| Lida Maxwell | Trinity College | Tenure Track Position |
| Claire Metelits | William and Mary | Visiting Professor |
| Ella Myers | University of Utah | Assistant Professor |
| Aili Tripp | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Assistant Professor,Director, Center for Research on Gender and Women |
| Angela Maione | McGill University | Associate Professor and William Dawson Scholar, Director, McGill Inst for the Study of Canada |
| Pierre Martin | University of Montreal | Assistant Professor |
| Catherine Paden | Simmons College | Assistant Professor |
| Patrick Johnston | RAND Corporation | Political Scientist |
| Rebecca Oliver | Miami University | Assistant Professor |
| Christopher Skeaff | University of Michigan | MSF Postdoctoral Fellow |