Ph.D. alumni
Our political science Ph.D. alumni go on to a wide range of rewarding careers in higher education, research, government, international organizations and more!
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| Name | Class | Position | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layton Mandle | 2024 | Open to hire | |
| Jen Seech Seramur | 2024 | People-Centered Oversight research associate | Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy |
| Adam Sultan Ali-Uddin | 2024 | Instructor of political science | University of Colorado Denver |
| Anthony Jesuale | 2022 | Assistant professor of teaching, political science | Michigan State |
| Ryan Kostanecki | 2022 | Instructor of social science | Macomb Community College |
| Bryan Bezold | 2022 | Senior North America economist | Ford Motor Company |
| Blake Roberts | 2021 | Freelance journalist, sessional professor, political science | University of Windsor |
| Matthew Lacouture | 2021 | Visiting professor, political science | Alma College |
| Esmat Ishag-Osman | 2021 | Legislative policy director | City of Detroit, City Council District 7 |
| Raed Aldulaimi (Ahmed) | 2021 | Assistant professor, political science | Al Iraqia University (Iraq) |
| Amy Bromsen | 2019 | Auto worker (retired), labor activist | |
| Kimberly Saks McManaway | 2019 | Assistant professor of political science, M.P.A. director | University of Michigan-Flint |
| Calvin Higgins | 2019 | Adjunct professor, criminology and criminal justice | Wayne State University |
| Kevin Lorentz | 2019 | Assistant professor of political science | Saginaw Valley State/Department of Political Science |
| Mehmet Ondur | 2019 | Lecturer of political science | Eastern Michigan |
| John Girdwood | 2018 | Teacher | Hanley International Academy |
| Nicole Gerring | 2018 | Assistant project director, GEARS program | Wayne State University |
| Connor Sutton | 2018 | Assistant professor of international relations and national security | Anderson University |
| Ilker Kalin | 2018 | Researcher, Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research | Bilkent University (Turkey) |
| Robert Mahu | 2017 | Research associate | Wayne State University Center for Urban Studies |
| Catherine Schmitt-Sands | 2017 | Assistant professor of teaching | Wayne State University Mike Ilich School of Business |
| Malek Abduljaber | 2017 | Chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer | Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) |
| Cagla Mavruk Cavlak | 2017 | Research officer | Nevsehir University (Turkey) |
| Wenwen Shi | 2016 | Program manager, business, government and society | Stanford University Graduate School of Business |
| Isil Akbulut-Gok | 2016 | Associate professor of political science | Sacred Heart University |
| William Nichols | 2016 | Instructor of political science | Wayne County Community College District |
| Kyla Stepp | 2016 | Associate professor | Central Michigan University School of Politics, Society, Justice and Public Service |
| Laurel Sprague | 2015 | Head of community and youth engagement | UNAIDS |
| Patty Zakaria | 2015 | Associate professor, master of data analytics | University of Niagara Falls Canada |
| Lisa Lawrason | 2015 | Professor of political science | Delta College |
| Anthony Daniels | 2015 | Lecturer of political science and public administration | University of Toledo |
| Nichole Fifer | 2015 | Director of Center for Regional Development | Bowling Green State University |
| Aaron Martin | 2014 | Associate professor of teaching | Wayne State University Irving D. Reid Honors College |
| George Tyler | 2014 | Lecturer and undergraduate advisor of political science | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| Gayle Alberda | 2014 | Associate professor of politics | Fairfield University |
| Michelle Wooddell | 2014 | Associate professor, School of Community Leadership and Development; Director, Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership | Grand Valley State University |
| Julie Keil | 2014 | Professor and chair of political science | Saginaw Valley State University |
| Reem Abou-Samra | 2014 | LEO lecturer/adjunct faculty instructor of political science | University of Michigan-Dearborn/University of Detroit Mercy |
| Jennie Sweet-Cushman | 2014 | Professor of political science | Chatham University |
| Kelly Krawczyk | 2013 | Professor of political science | Auburn University |
| Michael Langlois | 2013 | Instructor | Liberty University Helms School of Government |
| Justin Rex | 2013 | Associate professor of political science | Bowling Green State University |
| Kevin Ball | 2012 | Full-time lecturer of technology and professional services management | Eastern Michigan University |
| Samra Nasser | 2012 | Associate professor | Colorado Technical University |
| Mark Ladd | 2012 | Teacher | Richmond High School |
| Gino Tozzi | 2011 | Associate broker | Real Estate One |
| Amanda Hanlin | 2010 | Chief of staff | Detroit Zoological Society |
| Wassim Tarraf | 2010 | Associate professor of gerontology | Wayne State University |
| William Hatley | 2010 | Part-time faculty of political science | Wayne State University |
| Sandra Hindo | 2010 | Lean Six Sigma & ITIL technical instructor | New Horizons Learning Group/ Kettering University Online |
| Jason Booza | 2009 | Associate dean of continuous quality improvement and compliance | Wayne State University School of Medicine |
| James Buccellato | 2009 | Associate professor of teaching | Wayne State University Irving D Reid Honors College |
| Dora Ion | 2009 | Assistant professor of political science | Point Park University |
| Sharon Keranen | 2009 | Part-time faculty of political science | Wayne State University |
| Williams Yamkam Nana | 2009 | Associate professor, history, social science and philosophy | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith |
| Ihsan Alkhatib | 2008 | Associate professor of political science | Murray State University |
| Kofi Nsia-Pepra | 2008 | Professor of political science | Ohio Northern University |
| Elizabeth Prough | 2008 | Professor and program director/associate dean | Madonna University College of Education & Human Development |
| John Manza | 2008 | Executive director of Haiti Interagency Working Group | National Defense University |
| Robert Postic | 2007 | Professor and chair of behavioral sciences | University of Findlay |
| Theodore Jurkiewicz | 2006 | Sole proprietor | Tandem Evaluation Designs |
| Kelly Le Roux | 2006 | Professor, associate dean for faculty affairs and research | University of Illinois-Chicago College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs |
| David Ready | 2006 | City manager | City of Palm Springs |
| Jeffrey Farrah | 2005 | Instructor of political science | Oakland Community College |
| Robert Heuton | 2005 | Part-time faculty of urban planning | Wayne State University |
| Georgia Conic | 2005 | Psychologist | GEC Psychological Consultants |
| Shannon Orr | 2005 | Professor of political science | Bowling Green State University |
| Joseph Tenkorang | 2005 | Statistician | UNHCR |
| Mary Duncan | 2004 | Adjunct faculty | The College for Creative Studies |
| Tal Levy | 2004 | Associate professor of political science | Marygrove College |
| Kelli Dixon | 2004 | Director of study abroad | Wayne State University |
| Eric Rader | 2004 | Instructor of political science | Henry Ford College |
| Alexander Thomson | 2004 | Instructor of political science and history | Schoolcraft College |
| David Ehrlich | 2004 | Adjunct instructor | Indiana University Bloomington |
| Bethany Lanese | 2004 | Associate professor of health policy and management | Kent State University College of Public Health |
| Gerald Cliff | 2003 | Adjunct instructor of cyber crimes investigation | Fairmont State University |
| Imad Salamey | 2003 | Associate professor of political science and international affairs | Lebanese American University School of Arts and Sciences |
| Charles Smith | 2003 | Director of research | Prime Time Palm Beach County |
| Mary Bruce | 2003 | Professor of public administration | Governors State University |
| Marie Olson Lounsbery | 2003 | Professor of political science | Eastern Carolina University |
| Abdullahi Osman | 2003 | Executive director | New Dawn Education Group |
| Colleen Croxall | 2003 | Associate professor, school director of health sciences | Eastern Michigan University |
| Alvaro Cortes | 2001 | Vice president and director | Abt Associates Inc |
| Thomas Jankowski | 2000 | Associate director, academic | Institute of Gerontology and the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, Wayne State University |
| Jean-Philippe Faletta | 2000 | Associate professor of political science | University of St. Thomas-Houston |
| David Martin | 2000 | Program director | Wayne State University |
| Fran Scott | 2000 | Big Foot Properties LLC | |
| Frederick Balkwill | 1999 | Circuit judge | |
| David Jackson | 1999 | Professor | Bowling Green State University |
| Joanna Briganti | 1999 | Monroe County Cmty College | |
| Michael Barnhart | 1999 | Chief operating officer | American Strategic Analysis and Performance LLC |
| Angela Boyce-Mathis | 1999 | ||
| Nahla Hamdan | 1999 | PT UPTF | |
| Joanne Sobeck | 1999 | Retiree | |
| Robert Carr | 1998 | ||
| Sarah Mccue | 1998 | Adjunct professor | American University |
| Mark Guerrieri | 1997 | Author, subject matter expert of masters program | Southern New Hampshire University |
| Gary Ross | 1997 | ||
| Frank Popyk | 1996 | ||
| Adrian Lottie | 1996 | ||
| Karen Mossberger | 1996 | Professor | Arizona State University School of Public Affairs |
| Anthony Perry | 1996 | ||
| Tae-Joon Kim | 1995 | KD Enterprises Inc | |
| David Aronson | 1992 | University of South Dakota | |
| Martha Reavley | 1992 | Professor | |
| Simon Payaslian | 1992 | ||
| Janet Kelly | 1992 | Professor | Department of Urban and Public Affairs |
| Christopher Duncan | 1992 | Provost | Wittenberg University |
| Louay Safi | 1992 | Common word fellow | Georgetown University Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center |
| Juan Tapia-Videla | 1992 | U.S. General Accounting Office | |
| Robert Divizio | 1992 | Birmingham Public Schools | |
| Dennis Nordmoe | 1992 | All Saints Neighborhood Center | |
| Lawrence Mathews | 1990 | Senior VP of Chief Finance Office | The Wellness Plan |
| Robert Fitrakis | 1990 | Political science professor, author and columnist | Columbus State Community College |
| Judy Guilliams-Tapia | 1990 | ||
| Stephen Konfor | 1989 | ||
| Richard Wang | 1989 | Political science professor | |
| Victor Amato | 1989 | St. Clair County Community MH | |
| Victoria Pavlou | 1987 | ||
| Laura Reese | 1985 | Editor in chief | Journal of Urban Affairs |
| John Klemanski | 1985 | Professor of political science | |
| Mittie Olion Chandler | 1985 | Director of MUPDD | Cleveland State University |
| Michael Neiger | 1985 | Michigan State Police | |
| Ebubechukwu Obinyelaku | 1984 | ||
| Leda Hall | 1984 | ||
| Carter Wilson | 1982 | Professor | Denison University |
| James Rosenfeld | 1982 | ||
| Joseph Drew | 1982 | Professor | Kent State University |
| John Domm | 1981 | ||
| Francis Richter | 1981 | ||
| Neville Dudley | 1981 | ||
| Lila Schwartz | 1979 | University of Detroit | |
| William Buczko | 1979 | ||
| Benedict Jozefowicz | 1977 | ||
| Gary E Laurich | 1977 | ||
| Marvin Folkertsma | 1976 | Grove City College | |
| Linda Ross | 1976 | ||
| Fred Meyer | 1974 | ||
| Robert Schout | 1971 | President and founder | Schout Company |