With alumni in professional positions on University faculty and in various government and research agencies in over twenty states and several foreign countries, the Department is well represented in the discipline. Most students in the doctoral program expect to pursue a career as part of a university faculty. The Department provides information on available positions, assists in the development of a placement file, and sends that file to institutions that are recruiting faculty. Our students have a strong record of obtaining positions; some at major research universities, some at smaller colleges and universities that emphasize undergraduate teaching, others in the private sector or government. Many of our graduates are listed below with the year of their degree and their current place of employment.
| Name | Year | Area | Initial Placement | Current Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Alexandra Artiles | 2024 | Policy | Boise State University (Tenure Track) | |
| Dr. Zachary Houser | 2024 | IR | Boise State University (Tenure Track) | |
| Dr. Guilia Venturini | 2024 | Comparative | University of Strathclyde (Post Doc) | |
| Dr. Weifang Xu | 2024 | IR | Emory University (Post Doc) | |
| Dr. Justin Crofoot | 2023 | Policy | Penn State University (Non-Tenure Track) | |
| Dr. Kenneth Mackie | 2023 | American | Fitchburg State University (Tenure Track) | |
| Dr. Juan David Irigoyen Borunda | 2023 | American | Florida State University (Non-Tenure Track) | |
| Dr. Katelyn E. Hess | 2022 | Comparative | M&T Bank (Treasury Quantitative Analyst) | |
| Dr. Joshua Scriven | 2022 | Comparative | Littler Mendelson (Data Analyst) | |
| Dr. Anastasiia Vlasenko | 2022 | Comparative | New York University (Post Doc) | Columbia University (Post Doc) |
| Dr. Matthew Smith | 2022 | IR | United States Air Force Academy (Tenure Track) | |
| Dr. Kelley Doll | 2021 | American | Anser Advisory (Data Analyst) | |
| Dr. Richard Saunders | 2021 | IR | Tulane University (Visiting Asst. Prof.) | |
| Dr. Marielena Dias | 2021 | Comparative | Private High School | |
| Dr. Jordan Holsinger | 2021 | Comparative | University of Missouri-Kansas City (Adjunct) | Crime and Justice Institute (Data and Policy Specialist) |
| Dr. Jessica Parsons | 2020 | American | Northwest Florida State College (Tenure Track) | |
| Dr. Matt Uttermark | 2019 | Policy | SUNY Binghamton (Tenure Track) | University of Florida (Tenure Track) |
| Dr. William Schultz | 2019 | Policy | University of Chicago (Instructional Faculty) | U.S. General Services Administration, Office of Evaluation Sciences (Data Scientist) |
| Dr. Randy Propper | 2019 | Policy | FL Dept of Health, Senior Data Analyst; Adjunct FSU Health Policy | |
| Dr. David MacDonald | 2019 | American | PostDoc Food and Resource Economics Dept, UF | University of Florida (Tenure Track) |
| Dr. John Griffis | 2019 | Comparative | Opinion Dynamics/Data Analyst | Gap, Inc. (Data Scientist) |
| Dr. Xiaoli Guo | 2018 | IR | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Visiting Asst. Prof.) | Shanghai University (Tenure Track) |
| Dr. Phil Henrickson | 2018 | IR | AE Business Solutions/Data Scientist | |
| Dr. Teresa Cornacchione | 2018 | Comparative | Florida State Legislature/ Data Analyst | University of Florida, Bob Graham Center (Civic Engagement Coordinator and Lecturer) |
| Dr. Alex Severson | 2018 | American | Boise State (Visiting Asst. Prof.) | Post Doc U New Mexico |
| Dr. Matthew Hauenstein | 2018 | IR | University of Notre Dame (Post-Doc) | University of Notre Dame (Assistant Research Professor) |
| Dr. Rachel Tuning | 2018 | IR | Stetson University (Visiting Asst. Prof.) | University of Miami (Director of Data Analytics) |
| Dr. Kevin Fahey | 2018 | Policy/American | University of Cardiff (Tenure Track) | University of Nottingham |
| Dr. Alexandra Cockerham | 2018 | American | FSU-Interdisciplinary Social Sciences | |
| Dr. David Abitbol | 2016 | IR | Rand Cooperation | Army Futures Command (Analyst) |
| Dr. William Flanders | 2016 | American | Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty | |
| Dr. Jack Mewhirter | 2016 | Policy | University of Cincinnati | University of Tennessee |
| Dr. Patrick Scott | 2016 | IR | Charles River Associates | Experian (Senior Data Scientist) |
| Dr. Brian Crisher | 2015 | IR | University of West Florida | |
| Dr. Casey Delehanty | 2015 | IR | Gardner-Webb University | Meta (Data Scientist) |
| Dr. Scott Liebertz | 2015 | Comparative | University of South Alabama | |
| Dr. Marcus Scott Meachum | 2015 | IR | Florida State University (Visiting) | University of North Georgia (Tenure Track) |
| Dr. Ammar Shamaileh | 2015 | Comparative | University of Louisville (Visiting) | Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (Asst. Prof.) |
| Dr. Ryan Welch | 2015 | IR | Arizona State University (Post-Doc) | University of Tampa (Tenure Track) |
| Dr. Chungshik Moon | 2014 | IR | Australian National University | Chung-Ang Univeristy (Tenure Track) |
| Dr. Jaclyn A. Bunch | 2014 | American | University of South Alabama | |
| Dr. Jilliene E. Haglund | 2014 | IR | Washington University, St. Louis (Post-Doc) | University of Kentucky (Tenured) |
| Dr. Kerri J. Milita | 2014 | Policy | Illinois State University | |
| Dr. Jacob T. Ausderan | 2013 | IR | Tulane University | Barry University |
| Dr. James R. Martin, Jr. | 2013 | Comparative | Creighton University | |
| Dr. Jonathan D. Rogers | 2013 | Policy | NYU – Abu Dhabi | UCLA School of Law – Empirical Research Group (Senior Statistician) |
| Dr. Marius V. Radean | 2013 | Comparative | University of Essex (UK) | |
| Dr. R. Carlisle Rainey | 2013 | Comparative | University of Buffalo – SUNY | Florida State University |
| Dr. Scott A. Clifford | 2013 | American | Duke University (Post-Doc) | Texas A&M University |
| Dr. Travis A. Braidwood | 2013 | American | Texas A&M – Corpus Christi | |
| Dr. Edward O. Hearn, Jr. | 2013 | IR | Mississippi State University (Visiting) | Musashi University in Tokyo |
| Dr. Christine S. Mele | 2013 | IR | University of Arkansas | |
| Dr. Andreas Beger | 2012 | IR | Duke University (Post-Doc) | |
| Dr. Daniel J. Milton | 2012 | IR | Brigham Young University | US Military Academy – West Point |
| Dr. Daniel W. Hill, Jr. | 2012 | IR | University of Georgia | |
| Dr. John N. Lee | 2012 | IR | Enterprise Holdings | |
| Dr. Karen D. Cyphers | 2012 | Policy | Florida Medical Association | Sach Media Group |
| Dr. Meredith A. Whiteman | 2012 | Policy | Charter Schools USA | |
| Dr. Sunhee Park | 2012 | IR | Central European University | Aarhus University |
| Dr. James P. Nelson | 2011 | American | University of Texas – Pan American | Lamar University |
| Dr. Justin M. Conrad | 2011 | IR | UNC – Charlotte | University of Georgia |
| Dr. Patrick C. Armshaw | 2011 | IR | FSU London Study Center | |
| Dr. Richard H. Hawley | 2011 | Comparative | University of North Florida | |
| Dr. Benjamin L. Gaskins | 2011 | American | Gardner-Webb University | Lewis and Clark College |
| Dr. Courtenay N. Conrad | 2010 | IR | University of California – Merced | |
| Dr. Daniel S. Scheller | 2010 | Policy | Western Kentucky University | University of Texas – El Paso |
| Dr. Elizabeth A. Nyman | 2010 | IR | Georgia Southern University | Texas A&M – Galveston |
| Dr. Greg Goelzhauser | 2010 | American | Coastal Carolina University | Utah State University |
| Dr. Hong-Cheol Kim | 2010 | IR | Republic of Korea Airforce | |
| Dr. Sally Anderson | 2010 | IR | University of South Florida | Hall Strategies |
| Dr. Jeffrey R. Weber | 2010 | IR | Trinity College (Ireland) | Keimyung University (South Korea) |
| Dr. Melissa Neal | 2009 | American | Texas A&M – Corpus Christi | |
| Dr. Robert L. Parrillo | 2009 | IR | University of Auburn – Montgomery | Ball State University |
| Dr. Soo H. Jung | 2009 | Policy | Yonsei University (South Korea) | |
| Dr. Woojin Kang | 2009 | Comparative | Angelo State University | |
| Dr. Joseph K. Young | 2008 | IR/Comparative | Southern Illinois University – Carbondale | American University |
| Dr. Justin E. Esarey | 2008 | Policy/Methods | Emory University | Rice University |
| Dr. Faruk Ekmekci | 2008 | IR | Illinois Wesleyan Univeristy | Ipek University (Turkey) |
| Dr. Christina Fattore | 2007 | IR | West Virginia University | |
| Dr. Cynthia R. Rugeley | 2007 | American/Policy | Texas Tech University | University of Minnesota – Duluth |
| Dr. Glynn T. Ellis, Jr. | 2007 | IR | Georgia Southern University | |
| Dr. Joel F. Turner, Jr. | 2007 | American | Western Kentucky University | |
| Dr. Nicholas Charron | 2007 | IR | Gothenburg University (Sweden) | Copenhagen Business School |
| Dr. William Davis | 2007 | IR/Comparative | Walsh University | |
| Dr. Alfredo R. Berardo | 2006 | Policy | University of Arizona | University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee |
| Dr. Christopher J. Lewis | 2006 | American | Haas Center, University of West Florida | Enterprise Florida |
| Dr. Emilia J. Powell | 2006 | IR/Comparative | Georgia Southern University | University of Notre Dame |
| Dr. Joohyun Kang | 2006 | Policy | Sookmyung Women’s University (South Korea) | |
| Dr. Marc A. Pape | 2006 | IR | Dickinson College | |
| Dr. Shunta Matsumoto | 2006 | American | Meijo University (Japan) | |
| Dr. Michael E. Allison | 2006 | IR | University of Scranton |