Alumni Highlights
Public Affairs Ph.D. Alumni Highlights
The Ph.D. in Public Affairs program has a history of excellent job placement for our graduates both domestically and internationally in academic as well as "pracademic" positions. Below you can find a list that highlights recent graduates and where they are now.
Academia
Atisa, George, Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Awasthi, Pallavi, Assistant Professor, Nova Southeastern University
Benitez, Diane, Mellon Grant Co-Organizer, Florida International University
Bishu, Sebawit, Assistant Professor, University of Washington.
Choi, NakHyeok, Research Fellow, Gachon University (South Korea)
Cong, Yongqing, Assistant Professor, Jilin University (China)
Cueto, Vivian Gonzalez, Assistant Professor, California State University-East Bay
Dimand, Ana-Maria, Assistant Professor, Boise State University
Emas, Rachel, Associate Teaching Professor, George Washington University
Estorcien, Vernice, Assistant Professor, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Han, Yanbing, Assistant Research Fellow, Nanjing University (China)
Headley, Andrea, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University
Jackson, William, Postdoctoral Fellow, American University
Johnson, Donavon, Assistant Professor, Florida International University
Kalesnikaite, Vaiva, Assistant Professor, Clemson University
Kuru, Damla Ömur, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Le, Nga, Visiting Postdoctoral Associate, Florida International University
Pridemore, Amelia, Assistant Professor, Minnesota State University
Prysmakova, Palina, Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic University
Quispe, Merlene-Patrice, Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota
Remington, Christa, Assistant Professor, University of South Florida
Rodriguez-Plesa, Evelyn, Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University
Shariati, Auzeen, Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Tandardini, Michele, Assistant Professor, Penn State University Harrisburg
Trias, Ramon, Assistant Professor, Nova Southeastern University
Witkowski, Kaila, Assistant Professor, Florida Atlantic University
Other Careers
Albaran, Ilyana, Chief Executive Officer, Alba Research & Consulting
Benaine, Shawn, Research and Evaluation Manager, Children's Services Council of Broward County, Florida
Burchard, Gretha, Strategic Planning, Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Germany)
Bustinza, Monica, Democracy Program Director, Engage Miami
Cram, Bridgette, Interim Vice President (Innovative Education and Student Success), Florida International University
Fuller-Veloz, Karen, Director at the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts, Florida International University
Hanson, Shannon, Associate Director, Center for Leadership, Florida International University.
Martinez, Nicholas, Executive Vice President for Data & Research, All Voting is Local
Montero, Jennifer, Director for International Initiatives, The University of Texas at Dallas
Rodriguez-Acosta, Cristina, Inter-regional Adviser in Innovation and Digital Government for Public Service Delivery, United Nations, Headquarters
Minaya, Lilia, Senior Higher Education Solution Engineer, Oracle
Trelles, Sofia, Ombudsperson, Florida International University