Social Science PhD Program Recent Graduates

Our graduates go on to a rich mix of careers in academic, research and professional settings, making a meaningful contribution to the public good in communities around the world.

Alumni of the program are now approaching 500 in number, live in all corners of the globe, and hold a variety of professional and academic positions. While the majority of graduates hold academic appointments, others work in public agencies, private firms, NGOs and other non-profit organizations as researchers, consultants, administrators and leaders.

Below is a brief list of accomplishments of our alumni over the past 10 years.

El-Java Abdul-Qadir

Contact Information:

eawillia@syr.edu

Advisor:

Rebecca Schewe

El-Java Abdul-Qadir

Recent Graduate, Social Science Ph.D. Program

Highest degree earned

M.S.W., Syracuse University, 2002

Graduate Student Dissertation

"Ethnic Entrepreneurship Revisited: A Sequential Explanatory Study of Ethnic Pluralism and Heterogeneity Among Entrepreneurs in the United States"

Bio

El-Java Abdul-Qadir is a recent graduate, receiving his Social Science Ph.D. He has academic and professional experience in urban entrepreneurship and economic development.

In addition to his studies at Maxwell, El-Java holds a full-time position as director of the South Side Innovation Center, an entrepreneurial project of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, where he develops and administers programs for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs in the Greater Syracuse Region.

El-Java’s research interests include entrepreneurial motivation and the socio-political factors that influence business growth and economic development, particularly amongst marginalized populations.