Placement History
The Politics Department has a strong record of placing its Ph.D. students in jobs. UCSC Politics Ph.D.s have taken positions in political science and other disciplines. They work in major research-focused institutions and in teaching-focused liberal arts colleges alike. Please note that the following list is not comprehensive.
Juan Diego Prieto
Ph.D. 2019
Carleton College, Oden Postdoctoral Fellow
Alena Wolflink
Ph.D. 2019
University of Denver
Jess Whatcott
Ph.D. 2019
San Diego State University
Aaron Augsburger
Ph.D. 2018
University of South Florida
James Beneda
Ph.D. 2017
Defense Personnel and Security Research Center
Sandra Harvey
Ph.D. 2017
University of California, Irvine
Eric Crosbie
Ph.D. 2016
University of Nevada, Reno
Jasmine Syedullah
Ph.D. 2014
Vassar College
Charles Olney
Ph.D. 2014
University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley
Sarah Mak
Ph.D. 2013
Queen Mary University of London
Sarah Romano
Ph.D. 2012
Lesley University
Theresa Enright
Ph.D. 2012
University of Toronto
Alexander Keller Hirsch
Ph.D. 2012
University of Alaska - Fairbanks
Sandra Alvarez
Ph.D. 2012
Chapman University
Corina McKendry
Ph.D. 2011
Colorado College
Sara Benson
Ph.D. 2011
University of California, Los Angeles - UC President's Posdoctoral Fellow
Rebecca Hester
Ph.D. 2009
Virginia Tech
James Rowe
Ph.D. 2009
University of Victoria, British Columbia
Paul Viotti
Ph.D. 2008
California State University, Chico
Heather Turcotte
Ph.D. 2008
University of Connecticut
Kea Gorden
Ph.D. 2008
College of Charleston
Pascha Bueno Hansen
Ph.D. 2008
University of Delaware
Irma Sandoval
Ph.D. 2006
National Autonomous University of Mexico