PhD Alumni Job Placement Data

Many of our doctoral program graduates go on to positions at some of the country’s top research agencies, universities, and governmental organizations. If you are an alumna or alumnus of the program, please visit the department's Alumni Outcomes page to learn more about how to stay involved.

In the last 10 years, our students have obtained prestigious tenure-track positions such as at:

Cornell University
John Hopkins University (SAIS)
King’s College London
University of California - San Diego
University of Connecticut
University of Denver
University of Toronto
Virginia Tech
Wesleyan University

In addition, they have obtained pre- and post-doctoral fellowships at over a dozen institutions, including:

Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yale University

Other graduates have found careers at organizations like:

Congressional Research Service
Deloitte Consulting
Devtech Systems
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Department of State

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Job Placement History

Asterisks (*) indicate tenure-track positions.

2022-2023

Daniel Epstein

St. Thomas Law School*

2021-2022

Jangai Jap

University of Georgia*

2020-2021

Samer Anabtawi

University College London*

Jangai Jap

University of Texas-Austin

Kendrick Kuo

Naval War College*

Shannon McQueen

West Chester University*

Elizabeth Pertner

Center for Global Health Engagement, Uniformed Services University (USU), and the Henry Jackson Foundation

Aparna Ravi

University College London*

Steven Schaaf

University of Mississippi*

2019-2020

Davy Banks

King's College London*

Miles Evers

University of Connecticut*

Lillian Frost

European University Institute (Postdoc)
Virginia Tech*

Danielle Gilbert

United States Air Force Academy*

Michael Joseph

University of California-San Diego*

Cory Maks-Solomon

APSA Congressional Fellowship

2018-2019

Abdul-Wahab Kayyali

Princeton University, Arab Barometer (Senior Research Specialist/Research Associate)

Annelle Sheline

Rice University, Baker Institute (Postdoc)

David Richardson

U.S. Naval Academy, Assistant Professor/ Permanent Military Professor

Clinton Jenkins

Birmingham-Southern College*

Jonathan Hack

Harvard Law School (Applied Research Statistician)

Michael Joseph

Yale University, International Security Studies (Postdoc)

Bryce Loidolt

National Defense University, Institute for National Strategic Studies (Research Fellow, Permanent)

2017-2018

Diogo De Castilho Penha de Lemos

University of Lisbon, International Studies Center (Researcher)
Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Yong-Il Moon

Kyungnam University, Institute for Far Eastern Studies (Assistant Professor)

See-Won Byun

Bates College (Visiting Assistant Professor)
San Francisco State University*

Allison Quatrini

Eckerd College

Alexander Reisenbichler

University of Toronto*

Jacquelyn Schneider

U.S. Naval War College*

2016-2017

Julia Macdonald

University of Pennsylvania, Perry World House (Postdoc)
University of Denver, Korbell School of International Studies*

Dorothy Smith Ohl

Office of the Secretary of Defense, Country Director for Egypt

Christie Arendt

U.S. State Department, Team Lead of the Global Democracy and Rights Division

Chunhua Chen

Beijing Foreign Studies University, School of English & International Studies*

Varun Piplani

Department of State, Presidential Management Fellow, Foreign Affairs Officer

Dillon Tatum

Francis Marion University*

Trey Herr

Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Center's Cyber Security Project (Postdoc)

Seok Joon Kim

University of Notre Dame, International Security Center (Postdoc)
Korea University, Graduate School of International Studies (Research Professor)

Jackson Woods

University of Pennsylvania, Center for the Study of Contemporary China (Postdoc)

Daniel Nerenberg

Just Vision, Communications Manager

2015-2016

Alyx Mark

North Central College*
Wesleyan University*

Inwook Kim

Hong Kong University
Singapore Management University*

Kelly Bauer

Nebraska Wesleyan University*

Lisel Hintz

Cornell University, Einaudi Center for International Studies (Postdoc)
Barnard College, Columbia University, Visiting Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)*

Medlir Mema

Global Governance Institute

Tristan Volpe

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow (Postdoc)
Naval Postgraduate School*

2014-2015

Adam Jungdahl

Analyst, U.S. Department of Defense

Alanna Van Antwerp

U.S. Department of State

Charles Sullivan

Nazarbayev University*

Colm Fox

Singapore Management University*

David Banks

American University (lecturer)

Gabriel Michael

Yale Law School, Postdoctoral Associate in Law and a Fellow, Information Society Project
Schireson Associates, Data Scientist

Jake Haselswerdt

University of Michigan, Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Scholars (Postdoc)
University of Missouri, Columbia*

Kerry Crawford

James Madison University*

Laura Evans

VP, Audience Development and Data Science at Scripps Networks Interactive

Michelle Jurkovich

Brown University (Postdoc)
University of Massachusetts, Boston*

Rachel Whitlark

Harvard University (Postdoc)
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)*

Richard Wilcox

Research Analyst, Utah Governor's Office of Management and Budget

Robert Griffin

Center for American Progress (research position)

2013-2014

Brian Karlsson

Groﬂraum Chicago und Umgebung (management consulting)

Christopher Dallas-Feeney

U.S. Army War College

Christopher Mitchell

George Washington University, Visiting Assistant Professor
Mount Holyoke College*

Dina Bishara

Oxford University and Harvard University (Postdocs)
University of Alabama*
Cornell University*

Katherine Kuhn

Deloitte Consulting

Lance Noble

British Columbia Investment and Trade Representative Office, Beijing

2012-2013

Ajay Verghese

Stanford University (Postdoc)
University of South Florida*
University of California-Riverside*

Craig Kauffman

University of Oregon*

Daniel Green

Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Dawn Murphy

Princeton University, China & the World Postdoc
U.S. Air War College*
National War College, Associate Professor of National Security Strategy

Gonzalo Paz

Adjunct at American University

John Wei-Chung Tai

George Washington University (professorial lecturer)
Consultant to U.S. Government

Joseph O'Mahoney

Brown University, Visiting Assistant Professor
Seton Hall University*

Maiko Ichihara

Kansai Gaidai University*

2011-2012

Kazuhiro Obayashi

Hitotsubashi University*

Linnea Beatty

Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor , Program Officer, Office of Global Programs (Contractor with XL Associates)

Maryam Zaregar Deloffre

Arcadia University*

Michael Schroeder

University of Cincinnati (Visiting Professor)
American University (Visiting Professor)

Morgan Lyon Cotti

Research Director at Utah Foundation
University of Utah, Hinkley Institute of Politics

2010-2011

Enze Han

University of London (SOAS)*
Princeton University (Postdoc)

Jeffrey Douglas Becker

China Program Director at International Labor Rights Forum
CNA (local consulting firm)

Jennifer Ann Davis

National Defense Intelligence College*

Joseph Clark

Towson University*

Maeve P. Carey

Congressional Research Service

Tonya Caprarola Gianonni

Devtech Systems

Yangmo Ku

Norwich University*

2009-2010

Aaron Philip Dusso

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis*

David Samuel Malet

Colorado State University-Pueblo*
University of Melbourne*

Jeffrey Wayne Hornung

East-West Center in Hawaii
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

Jennie Schulze

Duquesne University*

Kenneth P. Halla

Fairfax County Public Schools

Logan Houston Wright

Medley Global Advisors

Michael Gleason

U.S. Air Force Academy*

Yeh-chung Lu

National Cheng-chi University*