Public Administration PhD Placements

Our graduates are well prepared for teaching and research careers across a range of institutions, work environments and sectors. See what our recent Ph.D. program graduates are doing now.

2026 Graduates

Brandon Charles

Assistant Professor, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia

Hyojeong Kim

Postdoctoral Fellow, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University

Nicholas Oesterling

Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University

Shuping Wang

Assistant Professor, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois Chicago

Halim Yoon

Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

2025 Graduates

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Abdela Hilo

Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Applied Research and Evaluation (CARE) in Women's Health, East Tennessee State University

Sarah Souders

Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University

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Anna Strauss

Assistant Professor, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University

2024 Graduates

Graham Ambrose

Assistant Professor, School of Public and International Affairs, North Carolina State University

Clay Fannin

National Poverty Fellow, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin

Myriam Gregoire-Zawilski

Assistant Professor, LaFollette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin

Jiho Kim

Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University

2023 Graduates

Rhea Acuna

Social Science Analyst, Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Qasim Mehdi

Research Scientist, Carbon Solutions

Brian Ohl

Postdoctoral Faculty Fellow, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration, Syracuse University

2022 Graduates

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Catherine Annis

Assistant Professor, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Kentucky

Emily Cardon

Director of Evaluation and Methods, Behavioral Insights Team

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Yoon-Jung Choi

Assistant Professor, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs, Florida International University

Mattie Mackenzie-Liu

Research Associate, Family and Financial Well-Being Division, Urban Institute

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Christopher Rick

Postdoctoral Associate, School of Public Health, Boston University

2021 Graduates

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Jeehee Han

Assistant Professor, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University

Hannah Patnaik

Managing Director, Maxwell X-Lab, Syracuse University

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Nara Yoon

Assistant Professor, School of Strategic Leadership Studies, James Madison University

2020 Graduates

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Emily Gutierrez

Research Associate, Center on Education Data and Policy, Urban Institute

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Raghav Puri

Postdoctoral Associate, Tata Cornell Institute, Department of Global Development, Cornell University

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David Schwegman

Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University

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Saied Toossi

Research Agricultural Economist, Economic Research Service, USDA

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