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, Associate Professor, Nova Southeastern University

Benitez, Diane, Mellon Grant Co-Organizer, Florida International University

Boakye Boadu, Derrick, Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

Bishu, Sebawit, Associate Professor, University of Washington

Caraballo, Agatha, Teaching Professor, Florida International University

Choi, NakHyeok, Associate Professor, Gachon University (South Korea)

Cong, Yongqing, Assistant Research Professor, Jorge M. Pérez Metropolitan Center (FIU)

Christian, Philip, Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University

Cueto, Vivian Gonzalez, Assistant Professor, California State University-East Bay

Dimand, Ana-Maria, Assistant Professor, Florida State University

Emas, Rachel, Associate Teaching Professor, George Washington University

Estorcien, Vernise, Assistant Professor, Indiana University Indianapolis

Fraser, Nicki, Associate Teaching Professor, Florida International University

Fuller-Veloz, Karen, Associate Teaching Professor, Florida International University

Han, Yanbing, Research Fellow, Nanjing University (China)

Headley, Andrea, Associate Professor, Georgetown University

Jackson, William, Assistant Professor, Florida State University

Johnson, Donavon, Assistant Professor, Florida International University

Kalesnikaite, Vaiva, Assistant Professor, Clemson University

Kuru, Damla Ömur, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Utah

Le, Angie Nga, Postdoctoral Associate, New Jersey State Policy Lab, Rutgers University

Lu, Kristina, Professor, University of Hawai‘i-West O‘ahu

Manandhar, Barsha, Assistant Professor, Florida Gulf Coast University

McCue, Clifford, Professor, Florida Atlantic University

Noppen, Sarah, Post-Doctoral Scholar, Florida International University

Patterson, Valerie, Clinical Professor, Florida International University

Powell, Ariel, Postdoctoral Scholar, Florida International University 

Pridemore, Amelia, Assistant Professor, Minnesota State University

Prysmakova, Palina, Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic University

Quispe, Merlene-Patrice, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota

Remington, Christa, Assistant Professor, University of South Florida

Rodriguez-Plesa, Evelyn, Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Shariati, Auzeen, Associate Professor, George Mason University

South, John, Teaching Professor, Kennesaw State University

Scutelnicu, Gina, Professor, Pace University 

Smith, Heidi, Research Professor, Universidad Iberoamericana

Tandardini, Michele, Associate Professor, Penn State University Harrisburg

Trias, Ramon, Director of the Center for Public Service Innovation and Research, Nova Southeastern University

Wang, Xiaohu, Professor, City University of Hong Kong

Wedderburn, Nadine, Professor, Empire State University, New York

Witkowski, Kaila, Assistant Professor, Florida Atlantic University

Young, Susan, Assistant Professor, University College of the Cayman

Zhao, Boyuan, Assistant Professor, University of Macau

Other Careers

Albarran, Ilyana, Acting CEO, Alba Research & Consulting

Astray-Caneda, Evelio, Senior Program Manager, Amazon

Benaine, Shawn, Senior 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, Deputy Director, Engage Miami

Colwell, Jeannette, President, Dr. Policy LLC

Cram, Bridgette, Vice President for Academic Affairs & Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Florida International University

Hanson, Shannon, Director of Strategy and Implementation, Center for Leadership, Florida International University.

Martinez, Nicholas, Executive Vice President for Policy and Analytics, All Voting is Local

Minaya, Lilia, Senior Higher Education Solution Engineer, Oracle

Montero, Jennifer, Director for International Initiatives, The University of Texas at Dallas

Rodriguez-Acosta, Cristina, Governance and Public Administration Officer, United Nations, Headquarters

Ruff, Joy, Director, Employee Relations/Equal Opp. Programs, Miami Dade College

Raymond, Catherine, President, Raymond Consulting, LLC.

Strube, Jill, Business and Community Development, City of Bastrop, Texas

Stewart, Aubrey, National Security Advisor, Ministry of National Security and Peace, Jamaica

Trelles, Sofia, Ombudsperson, Florida International University