Graduate Placement

Since our first PhD graduate in 2006, we have had 74 doctoral graduates as of fall 2019. Many have been placed in tenure track appointments at Yale, Oregon, Maryland, Michigan State, Kansas, Tennessee, Nevada, SUNY Binghamton, Trinity College, Northwestern, Dartmouth, among other institutions. Here you will find our most recent placement records in the last seven years:

2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019

Maytha Alhassen
Maytha Alhassen,
Co-Executive Producer and Writer at Ramy
Ramy Show
Sophia Azeb
Sophia Azeb,
Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature
University of Chicago
Crystal Baik
Crystal Baik,
Associate Professor of Gender Studies and Sexuality Studies
University of California, Riverside
Adam Seth Bush
Adam Seth Bush,
Vice President of Academic Affairs, Provost
College Unbound
Jolie Chea
Jolie Chea,
Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
Jih-Fei Cheng
Jih-Fei Cheng,
Associate Professor
Scripps College
Wendy Hsin Cheng
Wendy Hsin Cheng,
Associate Professor of American Studies
Scripps College
Athia Nahar Choudhury
Athia Nahar Choudhury,
Postdoctoral Associate in Asian American and Diaspora Studies
Duke University
Michelle Denise Commander
Michelle Denise Commander,
Deputy Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Smithsonian
Anh-Thang Anh Dao
Anh-Thang Anh Dao,
Executive Director Equity and Belonging
John Muir Health
Carolyn Marie Dunn
Carolyn Marie Dunn,
Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance
California State University Los Angeles
Robert Eap
Robert Eap,
Associate Director of Cirriculum & Programming
Cornell Prison Education Program
Sarah Elizabeth Kernkamp Fong
Sarah Elizabeth Kernkamp Fong,
Assistant Professor of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora
Tufts University
Laura Sachiko Fugikawa
Laura Sachiko Fugikawa,
Assistant Professor
Colby College
Kai M. Green
Kai M. Green,
Assistant Professor
Williams College
Huan He
Huan He,
Postdoctorate Fellow
University of Michigan (1900)
Christina L. Heatherton
Christina L. Heatherton,
Associate Professor of American Studies
Barnard College
Jesus J Hernandez
Jesus J Hernandez,
Associate Director of Engaged Scholarship for The Swearer Center for Public Service
Brown University
Nicole Renee Hodges
Nicole Renee Hodges,
Associate Professor of American Studies and African & African American Studies
The University of Kansas
Todd Sano Urbano Honma
Todd Sano Urbano Honma,
Associate Professor
Pitzer College
Imani Kai Johnson
Imani Kai Johnson,
Associate Professor of Critical Dance Studies
University of California, Riverside
Nisha U. Kunte
Nisha U. Kunte,
High School Teacher
Sage Hill School
Viet Ho Le
Viet Ho Le,
Associate Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture Program
California College of the Arts
Sharon Kim Luk
Sharon Kim Luk,
Associate Professor of English
University of Oregon
Celeste Menchaca
Celeste Menchaca,
Assistant Professor of History
Texas Christian University
Jeb Aram Middlebrook
Jeb Aram Middlebrook,
Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, Department of Sociology
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Lata Murti
Lata Murti,
Associate Professor
Brandman University
Jessica Quizar
Jessica Quizar,
Assistant Professor of Urban Studies
University of Washington
Orlando Serrano
Orlando Serrano,
High School Teacher
Chavez Schools
Tasneem Asmat Siddiqui
Tasneem Asmat Siddiqui,
Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies
Drexel University
Anton Lowell Smith
Anton Lowell Smith,
Associate Professor of Humanities
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Micaela Alicia Smith
Micaela Alicia Smith,
Assistant Director at the Center for the Humanities
University of California, San Diego
Jennifer Kim Anh Tran
Jennifer Kim Anh Tran,
Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies
California State University East Bay
Cam Nhung Vu
Cam Nhung Vu,
Dicector of Development
Program for Torture Victims
Karen L. Yonemoto
Karen L. Yonemoto,
Research Grants Specialist, Office of Research Development
California State University Fullerton