Graduate Job Positions
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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 global map showing where our Cats have ended up and are continuing to make an impact.

Political Science PhD’s: Current Positions

Name	PhD Year	Major Field	Placement	Current Position
Glenn Harden	2020	International Relations	Adjunct Professor, University of Kentucky	Adjunct Professor, UK
Helen Kras	2021	Comparative	Regis University
Eteri Tsintsadze-Maass	2020	International Relations	Old Dominion University
Ralph Schoellhammer	2020	International Relations	Webster University, Vienna
Stephen Joiner	2019	International Relations & Comparative Politics	Assistant Professor Carson-Newman	Assistant Professor Carson-Newman
Chris Ledford	2019		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	2018	International Relations	Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky	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	Statician 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
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
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

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