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. 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) | |
| Dr. Jessica Parsons | 2020 | American | ||
| Dr. Matt Uttermark | 2019 | Policy | SUNY Binghamton (Tenure Track) | |
| Dr. William Schultz | 2019 | Policy | University of Chicago (Instructional Faculty) | |
| 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 | Voinovich School, Ohio University (Sr. Analyst) |
| Dr. John Griffis | 2019 | Comparative | Opinion Dynamics/Data Analyst | |
| 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 Stanquist | 2018 | Comparative | Florida State Legislature/ Data Analyst | UF – Institutional Planning/Data Analyst |
| 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) | |
| Dr. Rachel Tuning | 2018 | IR | Stetson University (Visiting Asst. Prof.) | U Miami (Data Analyst/Proposal Writer) |
| Dr. Kevin Fahey | 2018 | Policy/American | University of Cardiff (Tenure Track) | Swansea University (Tenure Track) |
| 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 Cincinatti | |
| Dr. Patrick Scott | 2016 | IR | Charles River Associates | Experian (R&D Data Science Analyst II) |
| Dr. Brian Crisher | 2015 | IR | University of West Florida | |
| Dr. Casey Delehanty | 2015 | IR | Gardner-Webb University | Ginger (Compensation Analyst) |
| 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 | Arkansas State University |
| Dr. James R. Martin, Jr. | 2013 | Comparative | Creighton University | |
| Dr. Jonathan D. Rogers | 2013 | Policy | NYU – Abu Dhabi | |
| Dr. Marius V. Radean | 2013 | Comparative | University of Essex (UK) | |
| Dr. R. Carlisle Rainey | 2013 | Comparative | University of Buffalo – SUNY | Texas A&M University |
| Dr. Scott A. Clifford | 2013 | American | Duke University (Post-Doc) | University of Houston |
| Dr. Travis A. Braidwood | 2013 | American | Texas A&M – Corpus Christi | |
| Dr. Edward O. Hearn, Jr. | 2013 | IR | Mississippi State University (Visiting) | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |