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.
2019
Korhonen, Juho – Assistant Professor, Sociology Department at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey
Liu, Zhen – Assistant Professor of Sociology at Zhejiang University in China
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 – Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Western Ontario
Mayne, Robert Patrick – Associate Consultant at IQVIA
Pang, Irene – Postdoctoral Fellow, Buffett Institute, Northwestern University
2017
Botoeva, Aisalkyn – Visiting Fellow, Islamic Legal Studies Program, Harvard Law School
Graizbord, Diana – Assistant Professor of Sociology & Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Georgia
McPike, Jamie – International Development Researcher, American Institutes for Research
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, Temple University
Kallman, Meghan – Assistant Professor of the Graduate School for Global Inclusion and Social Development, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Randell, Heather – Postdoctoral Fellow, National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC)
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 – Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley
2014
Adar, Sinem – Postdoctoral Fellow, University of South Florida
Hernández-Medina, Iluminada Esther – Dominican Republic Tax Office
Mullen, Erica – New York City Human Resources Administration / Department of Social Services
Onyango, Bernard – Knowledge Translation Scientist, African Institute for Development Policy
Plavin-Masterman, Mim – Assistant Professor, Worcester State University
Singh, Gayatri – Urban Development Specialist, The World Bank
Subedi, Inku – Freelance Data Analysis Consultant
Vithayathil, Trina – Assistant Professor, Providence College
Zhang, Weiwei – Postdoctoral Fellow, Brown University; Assistant Professor, South Dakota State University
2013
Adams, Crystal – Assistant Professor, University of Miami
Clergé, Orly – Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale; Assistant Professor, Tufts University
Cordner, Alissa – Assistant Professor, Whitman College
Costanza, Jennifer – Visiting Assistant Professor, Rhode Island College
Issar, Sukriti – Assistant Professor, Sciences Po, Paris
Lyson, Mercedes – Senior Research Associate, Tufts Medical Center
Pereyra Cáceres, Omar – Researcher, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Thapa, Dikshya – International Development Professional, The World Bank
2012
Bridges, Todd – Vice President, ESG Research & Sustainable Investing
Gibson, Christopher – Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Goldberg, Rachel – Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine
Herman, Moshi – Research Associate, London School of Economics
Kracker-Seltzer, Amy – IMPAQ International LLC
Majumdar, Shruti – Consultant, The World Bank
Song, Jing – Research Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
Villacrés, Daniella – Consultant, The World Bank
Villegas, Celso – Assistant Professor of Sociology, Kenyon College
Xu, Hongwei – Faculty Associate, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan; Faculty Associate, China Data Center, University of Michigan; Research Assistant Professor, Survey Research Center at the Institute
Yang, Myungji – Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa
2011
Rivera Drew, Julia – Research Scientist, University of Minnesota
Esteves, Ana – Researcher, University of Lisbon
Loft, Lisbeth Trille – Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen
Minca, Elisabeta – Postdoctoral Fellow, Community Health, Brown University
Sanchez Soto, Gabriela – Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University; Assistant Professor, University of Texas San Antonio
2010
Admassu, Kassahun – Consultant, Population and Reproductive Health
Buszin, Justin – Senior Analytics Consultant, Allianz Life
Darrah-Okike, Jennifer – Lecturer in Social Studies, The Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University
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 – Health Scientist, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), CDC
Reed, Holly – Assistant Professor of Sociology and Faculty Affiliate at CUNY Institute for Demographic Research, Queens College
Schensul, Daniel – Senior Technical Specialist, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Senier, Laura – Assistant Professor, Northeastern University
Shandra, Carrie – Assistant Professor, SUNY Stonybrook