The Political Science Department here at UK is happy to have our PhD graduates employed in a variety of diverse locations, industries, and professions. Below, find a our placement record, showing where our Cats have ended up and are continuing to make an impact.
| Name | PhD Year |
Major Field |
Placement |
Current Position |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherelle Roberts | 2024 | American Politics | Lecturer, Lewis Honors College, UK | Lecturer, Lewis Honors College, UK | |
| Chip O'Connell | 2024 | International Relations | Data Scientist, Coleridge Initiative | Data Scientist, Coleridge Initiative | |
| EmiLee Smart | 2024 | American Politics | Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University | Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University | |
| Abbie Wood | 2024 | American Politics | Assistant Director, Career Support, UK Graduate School | Assistant Director, Career Support, UK Graduate School | |
| Audrey Baricovich | 2023 | American Politics | Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Kentucky | Program Coordinator, ASTeCC, UK | |
| Rachael Blandau | 2023 | American Politics | Evaluation Researcher, Reach Evaluation | Evaluation Researcher, Reach Evaluation | |
| Bryce Beschorner | 2023 | International Relations | Faculty, Fort Worth Country Day | Faculty, Fort Worth Country Day | |
| Kelly Grenier | 2023 | Comparative Politics | Assistant Professor, Emory & Henry College | Assistant Professor, Emory & Henry College | |
| Baylee Harrell | 2023 | International Relations | Resilience Evaluation and Analytics Specialist, Homeland Security | Resilience Evaluation and Analytics Specialist, Homeland Security | |
| Damian Jones | 2023 | International Relations | Faculty, National Intelligence University | Faculty, National Intelligence University | |
| Weiss Mehrabi | 2023 | International Relations | Assistant Professor, Centre College | Assistant Professor, Centre College | |
| Trey Wood | 2023 | International Relations | Data Scientist, SAIC | Data Scientist, SAIC | |
| Alexander Denison | 2022 | American Politics | Adjunct Professor, Miami University | Adjunct Professor, Cleveland State University | |
| Jennifer Flinchum | 2022 | International Relations | Teaching Post-doctoral Scholar, University of Kentucky | Teaching Post-doctoral Scholar, University of Kentucky | |
| Peter Lynch | 2022 | American Politics | Visiting Assistant Professor, Centre College | Visiting Assistant Professor, Centre College | |
| Gargi Vyas | 2021 | International Relations | Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky | Assistant Professor, Creighton University | |
| Helen Kras | 2021 | Comparative Politics | Assistant Professor, Regis University | Assistant Professor, Fordham University | |
| Glenn Harden | 2020 | International Relations | Wilmore College | Assistant Professor, Asbury University | |
| Eteri Tsintsadze-Maass | 2020 | International Relations | Adjunct Professor, Old Dominion University | Adjunct Professor, Old Dominion University | |
| Ralph Schoellhammer | 2020 | International Relations | Assistant Professor, Webster University, Vienna | Assistant Professor, Webster University, Vienna | |
| Stephen Joiner | 2019 | International Relations & Comparative Politics | Assistant Professor, Carson-Newman | Assistant Professor, Carson-Newman | |
| Chris Ledford | 2019 | American Politics | Analyst, BCTC's Office of Institutional Planning, Research, and Effectiveness (IPRE) | Analyst, BCTC's Office of Institutional Planning, Research, and Effectiveness (IPRE) | |
| Gregory Saxton | 2019 | Comparate Politics | Visiting Professor, Texas Tech | Visiting Professor, Texas Tech | |
| Jaclyn Johnson-Avalos | 2018 | International Relations | Assistant Professor, University of the Cumberlands | Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky | |
| Charles Dainoff | 2018 | International Relations | Assistant Professor, University of Idaho | ||
| Gabriela Rangel | 2017 | Comparative Politics | Assistant Professor, Virginia Military Institute | ||
| Anna Rannou | 2017 | International Relations | Community Development Internship Coordinator, Covenant College | ||
| John Poe | 2017 | American Politics | Postdoctoral Scholar with the Center for Public Health Services & Systems Research at UK | Statistician Lead, University of Michigan Medical School | |
| Austin Trantham | 2017 | American Politics | Assistant Professor, Jacksonville University | ||
| Anup Phayal | 2016 | International Relations | Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, Wilmington | ||
| Ryan Voris | 2016 | American Politics | Assistant Professor, Abraham Baldwin College, Georgia | ||
| Andrew Martin | 2015 | American Politics | Senior Research Scientist, Kentucky Transportation Center | ||
| Jungmoo Woo | 2015 | International Relations | Assistant Professor, Dongguk University, South Korea | ||
| Yu Ouyang | 2015 | American Politics | Assistant Professor, Purdue University, Northwest | Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Purdue University, Northwest | |
| Michael Morgan | 2015 | International Relations | Assistant Professor, Thiel College, PA. | Assistant Professor, Marietta College | |
| Theresa Schroeder | 2015 | International Relations | Assistant Professor, Radford University | Visiting Assistant Professor, Ohio Northern University | |
| Andrea Neal-Malji | 2015 | International Relations | Assistant Professor at Hawai'i Pacific University | ||
| Jack East | 2014 | International Relations | Strategic Planner, US Army Cadet Command | Command Executive Officer, United States Army Reserve 84th Training Command | |
| Priyam Saharia | 2014 | International Relations | Co-founder of Rhyme N Reason Books | Co-founder of Rhyme N Reason Books | |
| Su-Mi Lee | 2013 | International Relations | Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii-Hilo | Associate Professor, University of Hawaii-Hilo | |
| Jeremiah Olson | 2013 | American Politics | Assistant Professor, University of Michigan-Flint | ||
| Barrett Osborn | 2013 | International Relations | Senior Statistician/Analyst at OMNITEC Solutions, DC | Organizational Change Manager, Falconwood Incorporated | |
| Jason Kehrberg | 2013 | American Politics | Assistant Professor, Muskingum University | ||
| Isaac Castellano | 2012 | International Relations | Lecturer, Dept. of Political Science, Boise State University, Boise, ID | Lecturer, Dept. of Political Science, Boise State University | |
| Sharma Ramesh | 2012 | American Politics | Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas | ||
| Jonathan Powell | 2012 | International Relations | Associate Professor, University of Central Florida | ||
| Trace Lasley | 2012 | International Relations | Dept. Homeland Security, Office of Policy/Strategy, Planning, Analysis, Risk | Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, American University | |
| Hanbeom Jeong | 2011 | International Relations | Research Faculty Korea University, South Korea | ||
| Adam Butz | 2011 | Policy Studies | Assistant Professor, California State University-Long Beach | ||
| Ridvan Peshkopia | 2011 | International Relations | Director of Social Sciences Program, University College, Kosovo | ||
| Jerry Thomas | 2011 | American Politics | Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | |
| Lee Remington Williams | 2011 | American Politics | Assistant Professor, Bellarmine University Louisville, KY | ||
| Kirill Bumin | 2008 | Comparative Politics | Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, NC | Associate Professor, Assistant Dean of University of North Carolina at Pembroke Graduate School | |
| Jorge Figueroa | 2008 | International Relations | University of Quintana Roo | ||
| Thomas Martin | 2007 | American Politics | Visiting Professor, Eastern Kentucky University |
Executive Director, Center for Economic Development, Entrepreneurship and Technology at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) Assistant Professor of Management at EKU |
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| Byungkyu Kim | 2007 | Public Policy | Assistant Professor, Public Administration, Andong National University, South Korea | ||
| Satoshi Machida | 2006 | Comparative Politics | Associate Professor, University of Nebraska at Kearney | ||
| Marc Hutchison | 2006 | International Relations | Associate Professor, University of Rhode Island | Department Chair of Political Science, University of Rhode Island | |
| Mandi Bates Bailey | 2006 | American Politics | Associate Professor, Valdosta State University, GA | ||
| David Prince | 2005 | American Politics | Assistant Professor, Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY | Assistant Professor of Political Science Georgia Gwinnett College | |
| Jeff Fine | 2005 | American Politics | Associate Professor, Clemson University, SC | ||
| Young-Kwi Bae | 2005 | International Relations | Assistant Professor, Korea Air Force Academy, Korea | ||
| Elizabeth Langston | 2005 | Transnational Politics | Academic Dir., School for Intl. Training, Oman | Freelance Research & Consulting | |
| Tae-Huang Kim | 2004 | Comparative Politics | Assistant Professor, Political Science, Soongsil University, South Korea | ||
| Zeynep Alemdar | 2004 | International Relations | Assistant Professor, Okan University,Turkey | Associate Professor, Okan University | |
| Marybeth Beller | 2004 | Public Policy | Associate Professor, Political Science, Marshall University, WV | ||
| Mike Musulin | 2004 | Public Policy | Adjunct Faculty at Kaplan University, Vice President at USA Synthetic Fuel Corporation | ||
| James Avery | 2004 | American Politics | Associate Professor, Richard Stockton College, NJ | ||
| Eun Seok Jang | 2004 | International Relations | Associate Professor, Korea Air Force Academy, South Korea | ||
| Kimberly Zagorski | 2004 | International Relations | Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin Stout |