Placements

2025 Ph.D.s

Name   Placement  Field of Study 
Evelyn Behling  Jacques Meritain Center, University of Notre Dame  Political Theory 
Isabel Güiza-Gómez Postdoc, Center for Interamerican Policy and Research, Tulane University Comparative Politics
James Kirk  Visiting Assistant Professor, Smith College  American Politics
William Kakenmaster  Postdoc, Australian National University International Relations 
John Andrew Petrakis Assistant Professor (tenure track), Hillsdale College Constitutional Studies

2024 Ph.D.s

Name Placement Field of Study
Jessala Grijalva Institute for Latino Studies, Postdoctoral Research Associate American Politics
Natan Skigin Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, Postdoctoral Fellow Comparative Politics
Shana Scogin Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania, Postdoctoral Fellow,  Assistant Professor (tenure track), O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University - Bloomington Comparative Politics
Jacob Turner  Dove Human Development and Violence Research Center, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Postdoctoral Researcher Comparative Politics 
Mary Shiraef University of Mannheim, Postdoctoral Research Fellow Comparative Politics
Kevin Bustamante University of Notre Dame, 5+1 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University International Relations
Randell Yi  US Air Force  International Relations 
Joseph Clarkson University of Notre Dame, 5+1 Postdoctoral Fellowship  Political Theory 
Seaver Holter University of Notre Dame, 5+1 Postdoctoral Fellowship  Political Theory
Alec Hanhus  Postdoc, College of William & Mary  International Relations 

2023 Ph.D.s

Name Placement Field of Study
Levi Allen Indiana State University, Assistant Professor American Politics
Alejandra Campos University of Arkansas, Assistant Professor American Politics
Romelia Graefrath Narrative Research Content Specialist, Justice Action Center American Politics
Spencer Lindsay University of Arizona, Professor of the Practice American Politics
Abigail Mancinelli Senior Consultant, Guidehouse Consulting American Politics
Benjamin Garcia-Holgado University of Delaware, Assistant Professor  Comparative Politics 
Tiernan Kane Lawyer, Cooper & Kirk Constitutional Studies
Tyler Moore North Dakota Law School Constitutional Studies
Angela Chesler Oklahoma State University International Relations
Moritz Graefrath University of Oklahoma, Wick Cary Assistant Professor of International Security International Relations
Zi En Kimberly Peh Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Postdoctoral Researcher International Relations
David Stevenson US Air Force International Relations
Samuel Piccolo Gustavus Adolphus College Political Theory
Max Smith University of Chicago, Earl S. Johnson Instructor in Political Science Political Theory
Abigail Staysa Princeton University, Postdoctoral Fellow Political Theory

2022 Ph.D.s

Name Placement Field of Study
Omar Coronel Cuadros Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Comparative Politics
Daniel John Flynn United States Army International Relations
Paul Friesen Cornell University, Postdoctoral Associate Comparative Politics
Wayde Marsh University of Tennessee American Politics
Andrea Pena Vasquez University of Pittsburgh Comparative Politics
Ana Petrova University of Richmond, Visiting Assistant Professor Comparative Politics
Bradley Rebeiro BYU Law School Constitutional Studies
Emma Rosenberg Seton Hall, Assistant Professor  Comparative Politics
Ilana Rothkopf Clark University, Visiting Assistant Professor International Relations
Benjamin Sehnert Oberlin, Visiting Assistant Professor Political Theory
Hannah Wilson Vanderbilt, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship American Politics

2021 Ph.D.s

Name Placement Field of Study
Kate Bermingham Bucknell University Political Theory
Robert Burton Utah Valley University, Center for Constitutional Studies, Director of the Civic Thought and Leadership Initiative Political Theory
Alejandro Castrillon Baylor University Political Theory
Elizabeth McCourt Noonan Rodel Institute, Director, Programs and Public Policy, Rodel Fellowship American Politics
Roland Wood Olmstead U.S. Air Force International Relations
Tyler Thomas Emory University, Postdoctoral Fellow Political Theory
Zhyouye You Peking University, Postdoctoral Fellow Political Theory

 

   

2020 Ph.D.s

   
Name Placement Field of Study
Christopher Justin Brophy Providence College Political Theory
Garrett FitzGerald Pace University Political Theory
Jonathan Gondelman Jack Miller Center, Academic Programs Officer Political Theory
Jeremy Graham National Defense University (Eisenhower School) International Politics
Maryann Kwakwa Americans for the Arts, Impact and Evaluation Manager American Politics
Meyer Levy National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Visiting Scientist Fellow American Politics
Camilo Nieto Matiz University of Texas - San Antonio Comparative Politics
Raul Rodriguez Michigan State, Postdoctoral Fellow Political Theory
Amir Sadeh U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Management Analyst American Politics
Luis Schenoni University College London International Politics
Sidney Simpson Sewanee Political Theory
Juan Valdez City of San Antonio, Senior Policy Advisor American Politics
Robert Wyllie Ashland University Political Theory

2019 Ph.D.s

Name Placement Field of Study
Mark Brockway Syracuse University, Faculty Fellow American Politics
Jordan Dorney New Saint Andrews College, Fellow of History Political Theory
Maria Del Pilar Giannini Bravo AMSZO, Subsecretaria ejecutiva Comparative Politics
Matthew Hartman University of Washington, TLC-ART, Program Coordinator Political Theory
M. Tahir Kilavuz Marmara University Comparative Politics
Minju Kwon Chapman University International Relations
Cecilia Lero Build a Movement, Research Project Lead Comparative Politics
Theresa MacArt Arizona State University Political Theory
Emily Maiden University of North Florida Comparative Politics
Colleen Mitchell Villanova University, Associate Director of Outreach for the Augustinian Institute & Teaching Assistant Professor in the Augustine and Culture Seminar Program Political Theory
Lucia Tiscornia Martinez University College Dublin International Relations

2018 Ph.D.s

Name Placement Field of Study
Juan Albarracin Dierolf University of Illinois Chicago, Assistant Professor Comparative Politics
Sean Braniff Air War College International Relations
Rodrigo Castro-Cornejo Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) Comparative Politics
Benjamin Denison Fors Marsh Group, Data Scientist, Time Series International Relations
Zachary German Arizona State University Constitutional Studies
Lucia Manzi SUNY, Plattsburgh Constitutional Studies
Steven McDowell Los Rios Community College, Research Analyst International Relations
Sarah Peters The Center for Victims of Torture, Evaluation and Research Lead International Relations
Maggie Shum Penn State Behrend, Assistant Professor Comparative Politics
Catherine Sims Kuiper Hillsdale College Political Theory
Nathanael Sumaktoyo National University of Singapore American Politics
Kevin Vance Benedictine College, Director of the Center for Constitutional Liberty Constitutional Studies