M.A. student career outcomes
Explore the career paths of our Master of Arts in History graduates over the last decade.
| Class | Name | Degree | Job title | Employer | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Erin Gianopoulos | M.A/J.D. | Associate Legal Counsel - Ethics & Integrity, | Office of Legal Counsel, Executive Office of the Governor of Michigan | Lansing, MI |
| 2022 | Gail Presbey | M.A. + World History Bridge Certificate | Professor of Philosophy (PhD, Fordham University) | University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI |
| 2022 | Harry Smith | M.A. | Adult Museum Education Associate | The Zekelman Holocaust Center | Farmington Hills, MI |
| 2021 | Domnic Aldini | M.A. | |||
| 2021 | Merlin Chappuis | M.A. + World History Bridge Certificate | |||
| 2020 | Yvonne Crenshaw | M.A. | |||
| 2020 | Matthew Hoerauf | M.A. | Associate program officer | Skillman Foundation | Detroit, MI |
| 2020 | Michaela Lewalski | M.A. | |||
| 2020 | Michael Wyner | M.A. | |||
| 2019 | Ciara Casteel | M.A. + Archival Administration Certificate | Archives assistant for AV processing | The Winthrop Group | Detroit, MI |
| 2019 | Zachary Dropkin | M.A. | Supervisor | SACM Delivery | Farmington, MI |
| 2019 | Douglas Merriman | M.A. | Police officer (retired) | Detroit Police Department | Detroit, MI |
| 2019 | Michael Polano | M.A. | Freelance writer and editor | Self-employed | Northville, MI |
| 2017 | David Dobbins | M.A. | English teacher | Covenant House Academy Detroit | Detroit, MI |
| 2017 | Michael Lake | M.A. | |||
| 2017 | Daniel McCarthy | MA/MLIS + Archival Administration Certificate | Reference librarian | Comstock Township Library | Comstock, MI |
| 2017 | Meghan McGowan | MA/MLIS + Archival Administration Certificate | Librarian II | Detroit Public Library | Detroit, MI |
| 2017 | Cade Wilson | M.A. | Lead LX designer | Inno-Versity | Grand Rapids, MI |
| 2016 | David Bergh | M.A. | Associate Attorney | Fink Bressack | Dearborn, MI |
| 2016 | Erica Birth | M.A. | |||
| 2016 | Lauren Dreger | M.A. | Senior collections archivist | Winthrop Group, Inc. at Ford Motor Company | Dearborn, MI |
| 2016 | Kristin Kniffen-Streng | MA/MLIS + Archival Administration Certificate | DAM team manager for Stellantis North America | Allied Vaughn | Auburn Hills |
| 2016 | Walter Lucken IV | M.A. | Ph.D. student (English) | Wayne State University | Detroit, MI |
| 2015 | Michael Feldbush | M.A. | Graphics engineer | Bradford Graphics Group | Warren, MI |
| 2015 | Dana Greene | M.A. | Stationary steam operator | Ford Motor Company | Detroit, MI |
| 2015 | Charles Keller | MA/MLIS + Archival Administration | Artist/historian | Kel Keller Photography | Romeo, MI |
| 2015 | Richard Marcil | M.A. | Law student | Widener University Commonwealth Law School | Harrisburg, PA |
| 2015 | Dave J. Moore | MA + Archival Administration Certificate | Archive & digital asset manager | Carhartt | Dearborn, MI |
| 2015 | Chad Pennington | M.A. | Deputy federal defender | Justice Department | Los Angeles, CA |
| 2015 | Robert Pfaff | M.A. | Visiting assistant professor of urban studies (Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2021) | Cleveland State University | Cleveland, OH |
| 2015 | Jarret Stapleton | M.A. | Senior customer success manager | Tipalti | Vancouver, BC |
| 2015 | Alaa Taher | M.A. | Graduate student | Colorado State University Global | Dearborn, MI |
| 2015 | Julia Teran | MA/MLIS + Archival Administration Certificate | Archivist | Case Western Reserve | Cleveland, OH |
| 2015 | Camille Ward | M.A. | Communications director | Office of the Speaker, New Mexico House of Representatives | Albuquerque, NM |
| 2014 | Sean McConnell | M.A. | Senior Archivist | Rosenberg Library | Galveston, TX |
| 2014 | Ebone McLean | M.A. | |||
| 2014 | Jacob Stratton | M.A. | Deputy director of operations | James Andrew Group | Milwaukee, WI |
| 2013 | Timothy Borbely | MA/MLIS + Archival Administration | Content ingestion editor | ProQuest | Canton, MI |
| 2013 | James Campbell | M.A. | Assistant athletic director | Wayne State University | Detroit, MI |
| 2013 | John Paris | M.A. | Buyer-transportation | Ford Motor Company | Dearborn, MI |
| 2013 | Matthew Thick | M.A. | Advisor and adjunct associate professor, adjunct instructor lecturer | Lansing Community College Delta College University of Michigan-Flint | Flint, MI |
| 2013 | Joshua Wright | M.A. | |||
| 2012 | Adrian Barczak | MA/MLIS + Archival Administration Certificate | At-home parent | Self-employed | |
| 2012 | Nick Dempsey-Klott | M.A. | Director of business operations | JD Advising | Royal Oak, MI |
| 2012 | Eric Frankie | M.A. | Attorney | Law Office of Eric I. Frankie | Detroit, MI |
| 2012 | Angelina Kreger | M.A. | Principal | Hartland Consolidated Schools | Southfield, MI |
| 2012 | Peter McGrath | M.A. | Associate director | Savills North America | Detroit, MI |
| 2012 | Benjamin Tigay | M.A. | Attorney | Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho | Detroit, MI |
| 2012 | Susan Villerot | M.A. | Academic advisor (retired) | Wayne State University | Detroit, MI |
| 2012 | Justin Wargo | M.A. | Lead researcher | Kem Tec Survey | Grosse Pointe, MI |
| 2012 | Michael White | M.A. | Rating specialist | Michigan Department of Veterans Affairs | Grosse Pointe, MI |
| 2012 | George Zedan | MA/MLIS + World History Bridge Certificate | Social studies teacher | Waterford Kettering High School | Waterford, MI |
| 2011 | Mark Comfort | M.A. | |||
| 2011 | Jennifer Figg Fisher | M.A. | High school teacher | Sterling Heights High School | Sterling Heights, MI |
| 2011 | Cornelius Geerts | M.A. | |||
| 2011 | Jeff Lambrecht | M.A. | Chief financial officer | Lambrecht Associates | Auburn Hills, MI |
| 2011 | Jakki Kinney Malnar | MA/MLIS + Archival Administration Certificate | Local history librarian | Bacon Memorial District Library | Wyandotte, MI |
| 2011 | Sean McDaniel | M.A. | Assistant professor of history (Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2019) | Cumberland University | Mt. Juliet, TN |
| 2011 | Jonathan Shafer | M.A. | Public affairs specialist (Ph.D., Auburn University, 2019) | National Park Service, Zion National Park, Utah | |
| 2011 | Nicki Usiondek | M.A. | Knowledge management manager | Fragomen | Michigan |