Ph.D. Placement
Penn State's Political Science Ph.D. students receive academic appointments at some of the top schools in the U.S., and take private sector positions in research, technology, security, and more:
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Graduation |
Name |
Position and Institution |
Specialization |
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| 2020 |
Nicholas Dietrich
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Ohio Wesleyan | International Relations/Political Methodology | |
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Markus Neumann
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post-doc, Wesleyan |
American Politics/Social Data Analytics |
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2019 |
Yaoyao Dai |
post-doc, New York University - Abu Dhabi |
Comparative Politics/Asian Studies |
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Matthew Denny |
Research Scientist, Facebook Core Data Science | American Politics/Social Data Analytics | |
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MinHyung (Minnie) Joo |
tenure track, University of Massachusetts-Lowell | International Relations/Political Methodology | |
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Chuyu Liu |
post-doc, Johns Hopkins University | International Relations/Political Methodology | |
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Xu Xu |
tenure track, Princeton University | Comparative Politics/International Relations | |
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2018 |
Margaret Ariotti |
tenure track, University of Georgia |
Comparative Politics/Political Methodology |
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Amanda Fidalgo |
tenure track, New College of Florida |
Comparative Politics/American Politics |
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Fridolin Linder |
post-doc, New York University |
Political Methodology/Comparative Politics |
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Ryan McMahon |
Data Scientist, Google |
Political Methodology/American Politics |
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Kevin Reuning
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tenure track, Miami University (Ohio) |
American Politics/Political Methodology |
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Wonjun Song |
post-doc, Penn State |
International Relations/Comparative Politics |
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Anne Whitesell |
tenure track, Ohio Northern University |
American Politics/Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies |
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2017 |
Christopher Boylan |
Data Scientist, Verisk Maplecroft Company (Dublin) |
Comparative Politics/Political Methodology |
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Michael Kenwick |
post-doc, University of Pennsylvania |
International Relations |
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Zachary Jones |
post-doc, University of Washington |
International Relations |
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Josh Semat
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Visiting Assistant Professor, George Mason University |
American Politics |
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Eleanor Schiff
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Dickinson College |
American Politics |
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2016 |
John Beieler |
Program Manager, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA) |
International Relations |
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Emma Boyle
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Visiting Assistant Professor, La Salle University |
International Relations/African Studies |
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Benjamin Fisher
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Data Scientist, Verisk Maplecroft | International Relations | ||
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Matthew Lane |
International Security Researcher, RAND Corportation |
International Relations |
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Shan-Jan Sarah Liu |
tenure track, New castle University (UK) |
Comparative Politics/Women's Studies |
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2015 |
Benjamin Soltoff
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Miami University (Ohio) |
American Politics |
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Daniel Mallinson |
tenure track, Stockton University |
American Politics |
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Christopher Ojeda |
tenure track, University of Tennessee |
American Politics |
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Matthew Wilson |
tenure track, West Virginia University |
Comparative Politics |
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A. Lee Hannah |
tenure track, Wright State University |
American Politics |
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2014 |
Vito D'Orazio |
tenure track, University of Texas, Dallas |
International Relations |
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Andrew Boutton |
tenure track, University of Texas-Austin |
International Relations |
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Steven Landis |
Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
International Relations |
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2013 |
Douglas Rice |
tenure track, University of Mississippi |
American Politics |
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Jessica Maves |
tenure track, The University of Arizona |
International Relations |
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Kathleen Marchetti |
tenure track, Dickinson College |
American Politics |
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Benjamin Bagozzi |
tenure track, University of Delaware |
International Relations |
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Anna Pechenkina |
tenure track, Utah State University |
International Relations |
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Daehee Bak |
tenure track, Texas Tech University |
International Relations |
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James Yonamine |
non-academic, Google (data scientist) |
International Relations |
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Eitan Tzelgov |
tenure track, University of East Anglia |
Comparative Politics |
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Jonathan Moody |
senior research associate, Pew Charitable Trusts |
American Politics |
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2012 |
Jakana Thomas |
tenure track, Michigan State University |
International Relations |
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2011 |
Jiso Yoon |
tenure track, University of Kansas |
Comparative Politics |
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Simone Dietrich |
senior lecturer, University of Essex |
International Relations |
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Jeffrey Carter |
tenure track, University of Mississippi |
International Relations |
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Andreea Mihalache |
tenure track, Roanoke College |
International Relations |
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Shaun Bevan |
senior lecturer, University of Edinburgh |
American Politics |
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2010 |
Martha Thomas |
tenure track, University of Vermont |
International Relations |
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Kanisha Bond |
tenure track, University of Maryland |
International Relations |
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Emre Hatipoglu |
tenure track, Sabanci University (Turkey) |
International Relations |
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Ekrem Karakoc |
tenure track, Binghamton University |
Comparative Politics |
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| Julia Pacheco |
tenure track, University of Iowa |
American Politics |
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2009 |
Sushmita Chatterjee |
tenure track, Appalachian State University |
Political Theory |
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2008 |
Kyle Joyce |
tenure track, University of California, Davis |
International Relations |
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Amber Boydstun |
tenure track, University of California, Davis |
American Politics |
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Young-Hun Kim |
tenure track, East Carolina University |
Comparative Politics |
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Phil Arena |
tenure track, University at Buffalo -- SUNY |
International Relations |
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Challen Nicklen |
fixed term, Louisiana State University |
Political Theory |