Nearly 85 percent of our graduates are placed in university positions, with 47 percent placed in top-tier research institutions. Another 11 percent find careers in government, private or nonprofit sectors. This list of recent Ph.D. recipients includes either first position or current position, depending on available information.
Xiaoya Jiang, Ph.D. 2025 | Assistant Professor, Boston University
Jisoo Kim, Ph.D. 2025 | Assistant Professor, University of Washington
Linqi Lu, Ph.D. 2025 | Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota
Lauren Kriss, Ph.D. 2024 | Senior Program Coordinator, University of Texas Center for Health Communication
Macau K. F. Mak, Ph.D. 2024 | Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Danny Parker, Ph.D. 2024 | Assistant Professor, Cornell University
Omar Dumdum, Ph.D. 2023 | Senior Communications Specialist, WI Dept of Employee Trust Funds
Sang Jung Kim, Ph.D. 2023 | Assistant Professor, University of Iowa
Matt Minich, Ph.D. 2023 | Social Scientist, FDA
Xerxes Minocher, Ph.D. 2023 | Postdoc, Haverford College
Margarita Orozco, Ph.D. 2023 | Assistant Professor, University of Kansas
Kiran Bhatia, Ph.D. 2022 | UI/UX Researcher, Victoria’s Secret
Shreenita Ghosh, Ph.D. 2022 | Data Scientist (Rider Experience – Maryland Transit Authority), Jeezny Sourcing
Hyungjin Gill, Ph.D. 2022 | Assistant Professor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Soo Yun Kim, Ph.D. 2022 | Assistant Professor, University of Texas- Rio Grande Valley
Jianing Li, Ph.D. 2022 | Assistant Professor, University of South Florida
Estelle Ranran Mi, Ph.D. 2022 | Assistant Professor, Kean University
Swee Kiat “SK” Tay, Ph.D. 2022 | Research Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore
Yiping Xia, Ph.D. 2022 | Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
Ellie Fan Yang, Ph.D. 2022 | Assistant Professor, Illinois State University
Steven Wang, Ph.D. 2022 | Assistant Professor, Lawrence Technological University
Helen Cho, Ph.D. 2021 | Assistant Professor, University of Richmond
Ornella Hills, Ph.D. 2021 | Assistant Professor, Lawrence University
Juwon Hwang, Ph.D. 2021 | Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University
Sunghak Kim, Ph.D. 2021 | Postdoc, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Jiyoun Suk, Ph.D. 2021 | Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut
Chau Tong, Ph.D. 2021 | Assistant Professor, University of Missouri
Hyesun Choung, Ph.D. 2020 | Assistant Professor, Purdue University
Jordan Foley, Ph.D. 2020 | Assistant Professor, Washington State
Josephine Lukito, Ph.D. 2020 | Assistant Professor, University of Texas-Austin
Meredith Metzler, Ph.D. 2020 | Senior Director, Talent Selection & Onboarding Design, Northwestern Mutual
Jeff Tischauser, Ph.D. 2020 | Senior Research Analyst, Southern Poverty Law Center
Alicia Wright, Ph.D. 2020 | Associate Director, Tuck Executive Education, Dartmouth College
Yini Zhang, Ph.D. 2020 | Assistant Professor, SUNY – Buffalo
Eunji Cho, Ph.D. 2019 | Assistant Professor, Wheaton College Massachusetts
Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen, Ph.D. 2019 | Assistant Professor, University of Idaho
Ceri Hughes, Ph.D. 2019 | Lecturer, Swansea University
Jinha Kim, Ph.D. 2019 | Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania
Jiawei Liu, Ph.D. 2019 | Postdoc, Cornell University
Mark Mederson, Ph.D. 2019 | Assistant Professor, Texas State University
Mitch Schwartz, Ph.D. 2019 | Consultant, Epic
German Alvarez, Ph.D. 2018 | Senior Research Scientist, Parenthetic
Yangsun Hong, Ph.D. 2018 | Associate Professor, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque
Megan Duncan, Ph.D. 2018 | Associate Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Rachel Kornfield, Ph.D. 2018 | Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
JungHwan Yang, Ph.D. 2018 | Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
David Coppini, Ph.D. 2017 | Associate Professor, University of Denver
Catasha Davis, Ph.D. 2017 | Social & Behavior Scientist Administrator, National Institute on Aging
TaeJoon Moon, Ph.D. 2017 | Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Mallory Perryman, Ph.D. 2017 | Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
Jordan Stalker, Ph.D. 2017 | Adjunct Faculty, DePaul University
Stephanie Tsang, Ph.D. 2017 | Associate Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University
Michael Mirer, Ph.D. 2016 | Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Mitchell Bard, Ph.D. 2015 | Chair and Associate Professor, Iona College
Matthew Barnidge, Ph.D. 2015 | Associate Professor, University of Florida
Denise St. Clair, Ph.D. 2015 | Vice President, Health Policy & Interoperability, Global Alliant Inc.
Nakho Kim, Ph.D. 2015 | Assistant Teaching Professor, Drexel University
Linda Pfeiffer, Ph.D. 2015 | Associate Professor, Purdue University
D. Jasun Carr, Ph.D. 2014 | Associate Professor, Idaho State University
Magda Konieczna, Ph.D. 2014 | Associate Professor, Concordia University
Timothy Macafee, Ph.D. 2014 | Associate Professor, Concordia University
Min Woo Kwon, Ph.D. 2014 | Director of Global Marketing Team, People and Technology
Bryan McLaughlin, Ph.D. 2014 | Associate Professor, Texas Tech University
Nicholas Brigham Schmuhl, Ph.D. 2014 | Research and Analytics Scientist, Population Health Institute, UW-Madison
Manisha Pathak-Shelat, Ph.D. 2014 | Professor, Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA)
Jiun-Yi Tsai, Ph.D. 2014 | Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University
Davita Veselenak, Ph.D. 2014 | Program & Policy Analyst, Wisconsin Department of Administration
Woo Hyun Yoo, Ph.D. 2014 | Associate Professor, Incheon National University
Robert Rabe, Ph.D. 2013 | Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Marshall University
John C. Thomson Jr., Ph.D. 2013 | Lead Solution Engineer, Salesforce
Keith Zukas, Ph.D. 2013 | Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Stephanie Edgerly, Ph.D. 2012 | Professor and Associate Dean of Research, Northwestern University
Melissa Gotlieb, Ph.D. 2012 | Associate Professor, Texas Tech University
Christopher Terry, Ph.D. 2012 | Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
Erica Salkin, Ph.D. 2012 | Interim Dean, Whitworth University
Bryan Ming Wang, Ph.D. 2012 | Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Eulalia Puig Abril, Ph.D. 2011 | Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
Anthony Dudo, Ph.D. 2011 | Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin
Brian Ekdale, Ph.D. 2011 | Professor, University of Iowa
Sojung Claire Kim, Ph.D. 2011 | Associate Professor, George Mason University
Kang Namkoong, Ph.D. 2011 | Associate Professor, University of Maryland
Kihun Sung, Ph.D. 2011 | Associate Professor, Catholic University of Korea
Melissa Tully, Ph.D. 2011 | Professor and Director, University of Iowa
Emily Vraga, Ph.D. 2011 | Professor, University of Minnesota
Amy Becker, Ph.D. 2010 | Professor, Loyola University Maryland
Porismita Borah, Ph.D. 2010 | Professor, Washington State University
Julie Lane, Ph.D. 2010 | Associate Professor, Boise State University
Namjin Lee, Ph.D. 2010 | Associate Professor, College of Charleston
Peter Hart-Brinson, Ph.D. 2010 | Professor, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Qiujing Lisa Bu, Ph.D. 2010 | Content Distribution Manager, TED Conferences
Timothy K. F. Fung, Ph.D. 2010 | Associate Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University
Philip Glende, Ph.D. 2010 | Student Media Executive Director, Indiana State University, Terre Haute
Kjerstin Sonja Thorson, Ph.D. 2010 | Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University