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Ph.D. Placement
Duke's political science department has an excellent placement record, reflecting both the quality of the people we admit and the rigorous training and supportive environment we provide. Many of our students have gone on to teach in major research universities similar to Duke, and graduates of our program are now tenured at major research universities such as Harvard, Michigan, Caltech, McGill, UC San Diego, and UCLA. More recent Duke graduates are currently Assistant Professors at Stanford (2), The University of Chicago (2), UC San Diego, Washington University, The University of Toronto, UC Davis (2), Notre Dame, Indiana, Ohio State, UC Berkeley, and others. Some of our recent graduates teach at liberal arts colleges such as Haverford, Pepperdine, and Calvin College, while others choose to work for the government, military, legal profession and in private industry.
A few of our graduates decide that they want to do more than just study politics...Dan Lipinski, a 1998 Duke Ph.D., was elected to the House of Representatives from Illinois's 3 rd District in November 2004.
Rather than simply provide a list of a few of our most notable placement successes, we think that you as a prospective student will be best served if we provide a comprehensive picture of our overall placement. Below is a complete list (current as of Spring 2005) of all the data we have regarding where all our Ph.D.s since 1999 are employed. If you are a graduate and want to update your entry please contact the Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies, Marylu Knight . All positions are Tenure-Track unless otherwise noted.
The Duke Career Center has resources/staff devoted specifically to graduate
students (both Masters and PhD students).
| DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE PLACEMENT 1999-2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2007/2008 | ||
| Lee, Daniel | American | Michigan State University |
| Monique Lyle | American | Vanderbilt University |
| Perez, Efren | American | Vanderbilt University |
| Jill Rickershauser | American/Political Theory | American University |
| Morrison, Kevin | Comparative | Cornell University |
| Rehm, Philipp | Comparative/IR | Assist. Prof. (tenure-track), Ohio State University |
| Singer, Matthew | Comparative/Methods | University of Connecticut |
| Whytock, Christopher | IR | Associate Professor (T-T), University of Utah College of Law |
| 2006/2007 | ||
| Carter, Niambi | American | Purdue University |
| DeFrancesca-Soto | American | Northwestern University |
| Bravo, Jorge | Comparative | Nuffield College Post doc, Assistant Professer UCLA |
| Axelrod, Mark | IR | Michigan State |
| Curtis, William | Theory | University of Portland |
| Rasmussen, Dennis | Theory | University of Houston |
| 2005/2006 | ||
| McKay, Amy | American | Assist. Prof. (tenure-track), Georgia State University |
| Tofias, Michael | American | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| Chhatre, Ashwini | Comparative | Post-doc, Harvard 06-07; University of Illinois |
| Jolly, Seth | Comparative | Syracuse University |
| Lee, Yoonkyung | Comparative | Binghamton University (SUNY) | Benson, Brett | IR | Vanderbilt University |
| DiGiusto, Gerald | IR | Visiting Assistant Professor, Bowdoin College |
| Yu, Jinseog | IR | Assist. Prof. (Tenure-track) Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul, Korea | Brendese, P.J. | Theory | Visiting professor, College of William and Mary |
| Curtis, William | Theory | Visiting professor, University of Vermont |
| Kessel, Alisa | Theory/American | University of Puget Sound |
| Yeates, Owen | Theory/Methods | Visiting Assistant Professor, Brigham Young University |
| 2004/2005 | ||
| Carlson, Neil | American | Calvin College, Michigan |
| Nunnally, Shayla | American | University of Connecticut |
| Reiffler, Jason | American | Georgia State University |
| Scotto, Tom | American/Comparative | West Virginia University |
| Albaugh, Erika | Comparative | Bowdoin College |
| Kramer, Claire | Comparative | Visiting Instructor, Duke University |
| Morrison, Lesa | Comparative | Unknown |
| Malesky, Edmund | IR/Comparative | Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies Post-Doc., UC San Diego |
| Chiozza, Giacomo | IR | Vanderbilt University |
| Teng, Jimmy | IR | Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei |
| Martin, Anthony | IR | Ft Bragg, NC, Chief, Security and Anti-Terrorism. |
| Volpe, Peter | IR | Visiting Instructor, Meredith College |
| Wiegand, Krista | IR | Georgia Southern University |
| Weinberger, Seth | IR/Theory | University of Puget Sound |
| Kohen, Ari | Theory | James Madison University/University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Borowiak, Craig | Theory | Haverford College |
| Casson, Douglas | Theory | St. Olaf College |
| 2003/2004 | ||
| Newman, Paul | American | Pepperdine College |
| Levine, Renan | American | University of Toronto |
| Merolla, Jennifer | American | Claremont Graduate University |
| Seaman, Scott | Comparative | International Trade Specialist, US Department of Commerce |
| Hawkins, Kirk | Comparative | Brigham Young University |
| Stephenson, Laura | Comparative | Western Ontario University |
| Zechmeister, Elizabeth | Comparative | Vanderbilt University |
| Atkinson, Carol (Lt. Col) | IR | Vanderbilt University |
| Alcock, Frank, III | IR | New College of Florida |
| Merrill, Thomas | Theory | tenure track, St. John's College |
| Roy, Tania | Theory | National University of Singapore Post-Doc |
| Goldfinger, Johnny | Theory | Indiana University-Purdue University |
| 2002/2003 | ||
| Stapleton, Katina | American | Syracuse University |
| Griffin, John | American | Notre Dame |
| Ensley, Michael | American | Indiana |
| Grynaviski, Jeffrey | American | University of Chicago |
| Koff, Harlan | Comparative | University of Luxembourg |
| Rosas, Guillermo | Comparative | Washington University, St Louis |
| Risopp-Nickelson, Imke | IR | Duke University, FOCUS Program Instructor |
| 2001/2002 | ||
| Rattliff, John | American | Duke University, Analyst Programmer II, Center for Health Policy, Law and Management |
| Karr, Katherine | Comparative | U.S. Government Agency, Specialist |
| Brooks, Sarah | Comparative | Ohio State |
| Scheiner, Ethan | Comparative | University of California at Davis |
| Choi, Ajin | International Relations | Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea |
| Dostert, Troy | Theory | Cranbrook-Kingswood Schools, Detroit, MI. |
| Holland, Matthew | Theory | Brigham Young University |
| Greenwald, Christopher | Theory | University of Chicago, Harper-Schmidt Fellow/Assistant Professor (Non T-T) |
| 2000/2001 | ||
| Frank, Stephen | Comparative | Bain & Company |
| Battista, James | Government | University of North Texas |
| Priess, David | IR & Security | CEO, Analytic Advantage, Inc. |
| 1999 | ||
| Harris-Lacewell, Melissa | American | University of Chicago |
| Gomez, Brad | American | University of South Carolina |
| Waddel, Richard | American | Waynesburg University |
| Berger, Mark | American | SUNY, Stony Brook |
| Ridgley, Stanley | American | Vice President and Executive Director, Collegiate Network |
| Wilson, James | American | Southern Methodist University |
| Davidson-Schmich, Louise | Comparative | University of Miami |
| McGann, Anthony | Comparative | UC-Irvine |
| Mosley, M. Elayna | Comparative | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| Poteete, Amy | Comparative | Concordia University (Montreal) |
| Morlang, Diana | Comparative | Santa Clara University (non-TT) |
| Cooper, Scott | International Relations | Brigham Young University |
| Coletta, Damon | IR & Security | USAF Academy |
| Lubert, Howard | Theory | James Madison University |
| Pieper, James | Theory | Of Counsel for Brasher & Ginn; Omaha, Nebraska |
| Cooper, Roger A | Theory | Associate, Cleary Gottlieb, New York |