Most of our graduates who pursue academic placements in the U.S. meet their professional goals, and many join the faculty of top research programs. Similarly, those graduates who pursue other research or policy positions begin careers in prominent government and international agencies, research centers, and consulting firms.
Today, Brown PhDs are on the faculties at University of California, Cornell, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Colorado, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin, and many other schools. Outside the U.S., they are at top international research institutions, including McGill University, Peking University, and El Colegio de Mexico. They work at the National Institutes of Health, the Census Bureau, the United Nations, the CDC, and The World Bank. Many of our PhDs choose to begin their careers with a postdoctoral fellowship. In the last several years our graduates have accepted postdoctoral positions at Princeton, Brown, Harvard, Tulane, Minnesota, RAND, Oxford, Indiana, and many other top institutions. Placements for the most recent PhDs are listed below, sorted by graduation year.
2021
Hammer, Ricarda (Oct 2021 – Postdoctoral Fellow, Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Kreisberg, Nicole (Oct 2021) - Bell Fellow, Harvard's Center for Population and Development Studies
Nelson, Jon (Oct 2021) - Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology at Brown University
Wang, Rebecca (Feb 2021) – Experience Researcher at Adobe
Wilmot, Zack (Feb 2021) – Assistant Editor, Accdon, LLC (Publishing Services)
2020
Bellman, Benjamin – Data Analyst, Boulder County Community Justice Services
Bouek, Jennifer (Feb 2020) – Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware
Bradlow, Benjamin (Oct 2020) – Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Harvard University
Caven, Meghan – Research Associate (II), Education Development Center, Waltham
Marlow, Thomas – Postdoctoral Researcher, New York University, Abu Dhabi
Park, Tina (Feb 2020) – Research Fellow, The Partnership on AI
Porcelli, Apollonya – Postdoctoral Fellow, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester
Teller, Amy (Feb 2020) – Researcher, University of Minnesota and the Land Institute
2019
Korhonen, Juho – Assistant Professor, Sociology Department at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey
Liu, Zhen – Assistant Professor of Sociology at Zhejiang University in China
Lotesta, Johnnie (Oct 2019) – Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University
Warren Murphy III, Michael – Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh
Vaidya, Yashas - Technical Enablement Manager at Dataiku Inc
2018
Bohrt, Marcelo – Assistant Professor of Race and Global Studies, School of International Service, American University
Lee, Juyoung – Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Mayne, Robert Patrick – Consultant at IQVIA
Pang, Irene – Assistant Professor of International Studies, Simon Fraser University
2017
Botoeva, Aisalkyn – Visiting Scholar, George Washington University
Graizbord, Diana – Assistant Professor of Sociology & Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Georgia
McPike, Jamie – User Experience Researcher at Instagram
Reda, Ayalu (Alex) – Ford Motor Company
2016
Andia, Tatiana – Assistant Professor of Sociology, Universidad de los Andes
Brown, Karida – Assistant Professor of Sociology, UCLA
Ciplet, David – Assistant Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder
Hammoudeh, Weeam – Assistant Professor, Birzeit University
Jenkins, Tania – Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Kallman, Meghan – Assistant Professor of the Graduate School for Global Inclusion and Social Development, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Randell, Heather – Assistant Professor, Penn State
2015
Jarallah, Yara – Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Queensland
Klein, Peter – Assistant Professor, Bard College
Rodríguez-Muñiz, Michael – Provost’s Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Chicago (2015-2016); Assistant Professor, Northwestern University (starting 2016)
Zhou, Mujun – Associate Professor, Zhejiang University
2014
Adar, Sinem – Postdoctoral Fellow, University of South Florida
Hernández-Medina, Iluminada Esther – Visiting Assistant Professor, Ponoma College
Mullen, Erica – City Research Scientist, City of New York
Onyango, Bernard – Senior Research and Policy Analyst, African Institute for Development Policy
Plavin-Masterman, Mim – Assistant Professor, Worcester State University
Singh, Gayatri – Senior Urban Development Specialist, The World Bank
Subedi, Inku – Information Research Specialist at Knowledge and Library Services, Harvard University
Vithayathil, Trina – Assistant Professor, Providence College
Zhang, Weiwei – Associate Professor, University of California Riverside
2013
Adams, Crystal – Assistant Professor, Muhlenberg College
Clergé, Orly – Tenure Track, Yale University (July 2022); Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis
Cordner, Alissa – Associate Professor, Whitman College
Costanza, Jennifer – Visiting Assistant Professor, Rhode Island College
Issar, Sukriti – Assistant Professor, Sciences Po, Paris
Lyson, Mercedes – Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Pereyra Cáceres, Omar – Associate Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Thapa, Dikshya – Governance and Gender Specialist, The World Bank
2012
Bridges, Todd – Global Head of Sustainable Investing & ESG Research
Gibson, Christopher – Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Goldberg, Rachel – Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine
Herman, Moshi – Teaching Fellow, King's College London
Kracker-Seltzer, Amy – Managing Director, IMPAQ International LLC
Majumdar, Shruti – Gender Specialist, UN Women
Song, Jing – Assistant Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Villacrés, Daniella – Consultant, The World Bank
Villegas, Celso – Associate Professor of Sociology, Kenyon College
Xu, Hongwei – Associate Professor of Sociology, Queens College
Yang, Myungji – Associate Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa
2011
Rivera Drew, Julia – Project Manager, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota
Esteves, Ana – Research Fellow, University of Lisbon
Loft, Lisbeth Trille – Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen
Minca, Elisabeta – GIS Research Analyst, S4, Brown University
Sanchez Soto, Gabriela – Visiting Scholar, University of Houston
2010
Admassu, Kassahun – Lecturer, Addis Ababa University
Buszin, Justin – Senior Analytics Consultant, Allianz Life
Darrah-Okike, Jennifer – Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Hawaii, Manoa
2009
Fennell, Julie – Associate Professor, Gallaudet University
López-Ramírez, Adriana – Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Ngqulunga, Bongani – Deputy Director-General and Head of the Private Office of the President, Republic of South Africa
Parker, Erin – Deputy Associate Director for Science, Division of Overdose Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), CDC
Reed, Holly – Associate Professor of Sociology at CUNY Institute for Demographic Research, Queens College
Schensul, Daniel – Senior Technical Specialist, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Senier, Laura – Associate Professor, Northeastern University
Shandra, Carrie – Associate Professor, SUNY Stonybrook