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Graduate Research/Teaching/Placement

Graduate Student Research
Graduate students in the department are actively involved in research beyond normal class work. Departmentally funded graduate assistants often work with faculty on research projects, and there is considerable research collaboration between faculty and graduate students and among graduate students. Many students have delivered papers at professional meetings, with the department covering some of their travel expenses, and a significant number have published in professional journals and books.

Please click here to see a list of graduate student publications

Graduate Student Teaching
Graduate students are involved in teaching, an integral part of professional training. Graduate assistants may assist faculty as graders or discussion section leaders for undergraduate classes. Senior graduate students, after passing the candidacy examination, are normally given the opportunity to teach classes on their own, including introductory and specialized courses. This teaching experience gives our graduate students an important edge when seeking teaching jobs, and it makes it easier to begin a faculty career.

Ph. D. Placement

The OSU Department of Political Science has an excellent placement record. Our graduates have been very successful in securing positions in major research universities and liberal arts colleges, while others have pursued non-academic careers in government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and private industry.

Rather than providing a sample of notable placement successes, we provide below a comprehensive list of our placements. This includes all the data we have regarding where all of our Ph.D.s since 1997 were placed or are currently employed. All academic positions are tenure-track unless otherwise noted.

Updated February 2009

Department of Political Science Placement, 1997 - 2008

2008 Ph.D.s        
Kuskridho Ambardi   Comparative   Gadjah Mada University
Samuel DeCanio   American   Yale
Ryan Kennedy   Comparative   University of Houston
Katja Michalak   Comparative   American University of Bulgaria
Christopher Moore   IR   Bethel University
Eric Russell   American   Auburn University
Anna Shadley   Comparative   The Ohio State University
Corwin Smidt   American   Michigan State University
Srdjan Vucetic   IR   Cambridge Post-Doc 2008, University of Ottawa 2009
Sean Williams   American   Analyst, Private Sector
Unislawa Wszolek   IR   Spelman
         
2007 Ph.D.s         
Dinissa Duvanova   Comparative   SUNY Buffalo
Roman Ivanchenko   American   Analyst, Joint Welfare Analysis  Center
Natalie Kistner   Comparative   James Madison University
Nathan Toronto   IR   Analyst, Foreign Military Studies Office, Ft. Leavenworth
Linda Trautman   American   Ohio University, Lancaster
Dinna Wisnu   Comparative   USAID, World Learning Respect Program, Deputy Director
         
2006 Ph.D.s        
Brandon Bartels   American   Stony Brook University
Ray Block   American   Florida State University
Yoav Gortzak   IR   Arizona State University
Jong Kun Choi   IR   Post-doc, Yonsei University, South Korea
Bridget Coggins   IR   Dartmouth College
Paul Fritz   IR   Hofstra University
Amu Oakes   IR   College of William and Mary
Brent Strathman   IR   Dartmouth (visiting)
         
2005 Ph.D.s        
William Anderson   American   University of South Dakota
Brett Curry   American   Georgia Southern University
Gregory Gwiasda   American   Analyst, Private Sector
Andrew Holbrook   American   University of New Orleans
Hiram Irizarry-Osorio   Comparative   Analyst, Kirwan Institute, OSU
Robert Kelly   Comparative   University of the Pacific
Jeffrey Martinson   IR   Meredith College
Scott Orr   Comparative   Texas Lutheran University
Justin Taylor   American   Analyst, Private Sector
         
2004 Ph.D.s        
Eileen Braman   American   University of Indiana
Andrew Farrell   American   University of Oklahoma (visiting)
Yoram Haftel   IR   University of Illinois - Chicago University
Blair King   American   Analyst, National Democratic Inst for International Affairs
Gregory Miller   IR   College of William & Mary; Univ. of Oklahoma
J. Quin Monson   American   Brigham Young University
Kenneth Mulligan   American   Southern Illinois, Carbondale
Jason Mycoff   American   University of Delaware
Mary Outwater   American   Director, Oklahoma University Poll
Julie Anne S. Peterson   American   Analyst, Private Sector
Kevin Sweeney   IR   Analyst, Department of Defense
Wendy Watson   American   Univ. of North Texas; Southern  Methodist University
Margaret Williams   American   James Madison University;  Goucher College
         
2003 Ph.D.s        
Khalilah Brown-Dean   American   Yale University
Kimberly Conger   American   Iowa State University
Matthew Courser   American   Analyst, Private Sector
Corey Ditslear   American   University of North Texas
Sara Dunlap   American   Analyst, Private Sector
Brian Harpuder   American   Analyst, Navy Joint Intelligence Center
Timothy Hill   American   Doane College
Takeshi Kohno   Comparative   National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan
Pedro Magalhaes   Comparative   Universidade de Lisboa
Saiful Mujani   Comparative   Director of Research, Freedom Institute, Indonesia
Shannon Peterson   American   Utah State University
Melanye Price   American   Wesleyan University
Louise Steen-Sprang   IR   Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency
Chia Hung Tsai   American   Election Study Center, National  Chengchi University, Taiwan
Kenneth Watman   IR   Naval Defense College; Dir. of  Strategic Planning, US Air Force
         
2002 Ph.D.s        
Shelly Anderson   American   EZ Employment Alliances; National Research Director, NAACP
Edward Hasecke   American   Cleveland State University;  Wittenberg University
Jonathan Keller   IR   James Madison University
Timothy Lehmann   IR   Hamilton College
Allyson Lowe   Comparative   Chatham College
Patrick McDonald   IR   Univ of Texas-Austin
Scott Meinke   American   Bucknell University
Jason Mycoff   American   University of Delaware
Kevin Scott   American   Texas Tech University
Valeria Sinclair-Chapman   American   University of Rochester
Mariano Torcal   Comparative   Univ. Autonoma de Madrid; Univ Pompeu Fabra
Elaine Willey Tomlinson   American   Georgetown Univ. (Visiting)
Deborah Wituski   American   Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency                  
         
2001 Ph.D.s        
Denny Ali   Comparative   Director, Indonesian Survey Institute
David Bearce   IR   University of Pittsburgh
J. Tobin Grant   American   Southern Ill. Univ., Carbondale
April Kelly-Woessner   American   Elizabethtown College
Young Ho Kim   IR   Inha University
Jon Kimminau   IR   Intelligence, United States Air Force
Stephen Mockabee   American   University of Cincinnati
Jessica Perez-Monforti   American   Mercer University; Univ-Texas,  Pan American
Kathy Powers    IR   Univ of Arizona; Penn State Univ.; Univ. Of New Mexico
Vaughan Shannon   IR   Univ. Of Northern Iowa
Andrew Tomlinson   American   Georgetown Univ (Visiting)
Karen Swenson   American   Eastern Illinois University
Matthew Woessner   American   Penn State-Harrisburg
         
2000 Ph.D.s        
Hans Hacker   American   Stephen F. Austin State Univ.; Arkansas State Univ.
Kent Kille   IR   College of Wooster
Kendra King   American   Univ. of Georgia; Oglethorpe University
Laura Luehrmann   Comparative   Wright State University
Rizal Mallarangeng   Comparative   Exec. Director, Freedom Institute, Indonesia
Jon Pevehouse   IR   Univ-Wisconsin, Madison; Harris School, Univ of Chicago
Jason Pigg   American   Louisiana Tech University
Christopher Scholl   IR   Wheeling Jesuit University
Jonathan Swarts   Comparative   Purdue Univ-North Central
Rossen Vassilev   Comparative    Lecturer, Ohio State
         
1999 Ph.D.s        
Keith Eakins   American   University of Central Oklahoma
Laurel Elder   American   Hartwick College
Steven Greene   American   Texas Tech; North Carolina State University
Andrea Grove   IR   Westminster College; Cal State Univ-Channel Islands
Lori Hausegger   American   Louisiana State University; Boise  State University
Mark Kemper   American   Bridgewater State College
Omar Keshk   IR   International Studies Program, Ohio State
Peter Nagler   American   Fed. Energy Regulation Comm.
Gul Sosay   IR   Bogazici University
Stefanie Torphy   American   Furman University
         
1998 Ph.D.s        
Barry Burden   American   Louisiana State Univ; Harvard;  Univ-Wisconsin, Madison
Deborah Haddad    IR   Asst. Dean, SBS, Ohio State
Kevin Murrin   IR   Analyst, Private Sector
Zoe Oxley   American   Union College
John Payne   IR   Analyst, Private Sector
Peter Radcliffe   American   Analyst, Univ. of Minnesota
Michael Sabados   Comparative   Analyst, Connecticut Office of Health Care Access
Roger Scully   Comparative   Brunel Univ.; Aberstwyth Univ. 
Courtney Smith   IR   Seton Hall University
Gregory Strizek   American   Analyst, American Institutes for Research
         
1997 Ph.D.s        
Laura Arnold   American   Southern Ill, Carbondale
Russell Ayres   IR   Elizabethtown College
William Boettcher   IR   North Carolina State Univ.
Rebecca Dean   American   Univ-Texas, Arlington
Tanya Charlick-Paley   IR   Analyst, Rand Corporation
Michael Fischerkeller   IR   Analyst, Institute for Defense Analyses
Sally Ann Healy   American   Central Michigan University
Eric Heberlig   American   Univ-North Carolina, Charlotte
David Kimball   American   Southern Ill, Carbondale; Univ of Missouri, St. Louis
Rorie Spill   American   Northern Iowa Univ; Oregon State Univ.
Gregory Tilton   IR   University of Cincinnatti
Mark Wayda   IR   Dir of Govt & Public Affairs, Ohio National Guard
Seongyi Yun   Comparative   Gyeongsang National University; Kyung Hee University
Christopher Zorn   American   Emory University; Univ. of South Carolina; Penn State

 

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