
PhD job placement
Doctoral alumni: first and current jobs
The Ford School's PhD alumni go on to impressive careers in academia and public sector organizations including think tanks, federal government agencies, and foundations. Review our list of first and current jobs for Ford School doctoral alumni.

Public Policy and Economics
Name | Position at graduation | Current Position |
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Abarcar, Paolo '16 | Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc | Research Economist, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc |
Alejos, Luis '18 | Fiscal Economist (Consultant), Inter-American Development Bank; Research Affiliate, Office of Tax Policy Research, University of Michigan | Fiscal Economist (Consultant), Inter-American Development Bank; Research Affiliate, Office of Tax Policy Research, University of Michigan |
Allen IV, James Edward '23 | Associate Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute | Associate Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute |
Beam, Emily ‘13 | Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, National University of Singapore | Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Vermont |
Broussard, Nzinga ‘08 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, Ohio State University; Assistant Professor, Claremont McKenna College | Senior Director of Impact Measurement, Sorenson Impact Center, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah |
Crow, Mark '19 | Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, U.S. Military Academy at West Point | Academy Professor, Department of Social Sciences, U.S. Military Academy at West Point |
Ferrero, Chiara '21 | Economist, International Monetary Fund | Economist, International Monetary Fund |
Fitzpatrick, Anne '15 | Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts - Boston | Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, The Ohio State University |
Garlick, Robert ‘13 | Postdoctoral Fellow, World Bank Development Research Group; Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Duke University | Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Duke University |
Gilbert, Laurien '18 | Associate, Cornerstone Research | Senior Manager, Cornerstone Research |
Godlonton, Susan ‘13 | Postdoctoral Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute; Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College | Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Chair of Public Health Program, Williams College |
Goldberg, Jessica ‘11 | Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Maryland | Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Maryland - College Park |
Goldstein, Daniel ‘07 | Lecturer, Department of Economics, Penn State University | Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Economics, Penn State University |
Hamilton, Steven '18 | Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, George Washington University; Visiting Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Australian National University | Assistant Professor of Economics, George Washington University |
Hernández, Mónica '16 | Postdoctoral Fellow, The Education Research Alliance for New Orleans, Tulane University | Assistant Professor, EAFIT University |
Hyman, Joshua ‘13 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan | Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Amherst College |
Johnson, Erik ‘11 | Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Georgia Tech | Assistant Professor of Economics, Chair of Department of Economics, Carthage College |
Karol, Stephanie ‘23 | Financial Economist, Office of Tax Analysis, Department of Treasury | Financial Economist, Office of Tax Analysis, Department of Treasury |
Kingery, Seth '16 | Administrator, Central Plains Research Data Center, United States Census Bureau | Administrator, Central Plains Research Data Center, United States Census Bureau |
Lim, Katie '16 | Financial Economist, Office of Tax Analysis, U.S. Treasury Office | Research Agricultural Economist, USDA Economic Research Service |
Litten, Andrew '17 | Associate, Cornerstone Research | Principal, Cornerstone Research |
Mahajan, Parag '20 | Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Delaware | Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Delaware |
Martin, Shawn '22 | Associate, Cornerstone Research | Associate, Cornerstone Research |
Matsudaira, Jordan ‘05 | Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research, University of California - Berkeley | Professor, American University |
McLaren, Zoe ‘10 | Research Affiliate, IZA Institute for the Study of Labor | Associate Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland - Baltimore County |
Montgomery, Nicholas ‘13 | Visiting Assistant Professor, Franklin & Marshall College | Lecturer III, University of Michigan |
Murphy, Daniel ‘13 | Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia | Associate Professor of Business Administration, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia |
Nunn, Ryan ‘12 | Economist, Office of Microeconomic Analysis, U.S. Department of the Treasury | Assistant Vice President for Community Development and Engagement, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis |
Owen, Stephanie ‘21 | Assistant Professor, Colby College | Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Colby College |
Pounder DeMarco, Laurie '07 | Economist, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | Principal Economist, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
Ratner, David ‘12 | Economist, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | Principal Economist, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
Resch, Alexandra ‘08 | Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc | Senior Advisor for Learning Innovation, FAS Impact Fellow, Institute of Education Sciences |
Streich, Francie '14 | Research Scientist, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation | Director of Institutional Research, Normandale Community College |
Theoharides, Caroline '14 | Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Amherst College | Associate Professor of Economics, Chair of Department of Economics, Amherst College |
Thompson, Hope '17 | Operations Research Analyst, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | Senior Strategy Advisor of Resilience, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) |
Toohey, Desmond '15 | Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Delaware | Financial Economist, Office of Markets, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
Tulayasathien, Soraphol ‘03 | Director, Economic Stability Analysis Division, Thailand Treasury Department | Senior Economist, Ministry of Finance of Thailand |
Vaught, Dyann ‘24 | Economist, Office of Economic Policy, Department of Treasury | Economist, Office of Economic Policy, Department of Treasury |
Walsh, Elias ‘11 | Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc | Principal Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc |
Public Policy and Political Science
Name | Position at graduation | Current Position |
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Atwell, Paul Andrew '23 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Juan March Institute, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | Postdoctoral Researcher, Juan March Institute, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid |
Barnes, Carolyn '14 | Researcher and Lecturer, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago | Associate Professor, University of Chicago |
Beatty, Alison-Leigh Zielen ‘20 | Mobility Specialist, Ann Arbor SPARK | Employer Unknown |
Benstead, Lindsay ‘08 | Postdoctoral Fellow; Lecturer, Princeton University | Professor of Politics and Global Studies, Hatfield School of Government, Director of the Middle East Studies Center, Portland State University |
Bray, Janna '13 | UX Researcher, Airbnb | Head of Research, Notion |
Brown (Reid), Ashley ‘12 | Senior Associate, McKinsey & Company | Senior Principal, ghSMART |
Carr, Sydney Lee '23 | Assistant Professor, College of the Holy Cross | Assistant Professor, College of the Holy Cross |
Demessie, Menna ‘10 | Fellow, APSA, Congressional Fellowship | Senior Vice President and Executive Director of the Task Force for Meaningful Change, Universal Music Group |
Ellis, Cali '15 | Hayward R. Alker Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for International Studies, University of Southern California (2016-17); Assistant Professor, Masters of Public Administration Program, Evergreen State College (2017 onwards) | Executive Director, Seattle Community Police Commission |
Gause, LaGina '16 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Ash Center for Democracy, Harvard University (2016-17); Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of California - San Diego (2017-18) | Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of California - San Diego |
Gong, Abe ‘13 | Data Scientist, Jawbone | CEO and Co-Founder, Superconductive Health |
Helfstein, Scott ‘08 | Assistant Professor, U.S. Military Academy at West Point | Senior Vice President, Head of Investment Strategy, Global X ETFs |
Hemphill, Portia '15 | Presidential Management Fellow, U.S. Department of Housing and Development (HUD) | Senior Community Affairs Specialist, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
Howard, Tiffiany ‘06 | Assistant Professor, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution and School of Public Policy, George Mason University | Director of the Center for Migration, Demography, and Population Studies; Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Nevada - Las Vegas |
Kabo, Valenta ‘13 | Program Director, Center for Public Policy in Diverse Societies; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan | Lecturer, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan |
Katz, Daniel ‘11 | Assistant Professor of Law, Michigan State University | Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology |
Kavanagh, Jennifer ‘11 | Associate Political Scientist, RAND Corporation | Senior Fellow, Director of Military Analysis, Defense Priority |
Kostyuk, Nadiya '20 | Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech | Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University |
Lerner, Michael ‘21 | Lecturer, London School of Economics | Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Policy, London School of Economics |
Lee, Jieun '20 | Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Buffalo | Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Buffalo |
Loftis, Kenyatha ‘10 | Research Associate, Department of Political Science, Rice University; Research Specialist in the Office of Research and Accountability at the Houston Independent School District | Co-Founder, LSF Enterprises |
McGee Larue, Heather ‘11 | World Learning Democracy Fellow, USAID/DCHA/DRG Learning Team; Research Associate, International Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI) | Executive Director, DevLab@Duke, Associate Professor of Practice, Duke University |
Okwuje, Ifeoma ‘05 | Budget Analyst, House Budget Committee, DC | Foreign Service Officer & Deputy Strategic Content Coordinator, U.S. Embassy Beijing, U.S. Department of State |
Paul, Eitan ‘22 | Research Manager, J-PAL Global at MIT | Senior Research Manager, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab |
Phinney, Robin ‘10 | Lecturer, Taubman Center for Public Policy & American Institutions, Brown University | President, Rise Research LLC. |
Phoenix, Davin '12 | Assistant Professor of Political Science, School of Social Science, University of California - Irvine | Assistant Professor of Political Science, School of Social Science, University of California - Irvine |
Potter, Rachel '14 | Assistant Professor of Politics, Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics, University of Virginia | Associate Professor of Politics, Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics, University of Virginia |
Ravishankar, Anita '21 | Director, Criminal Justice Research - Policing, Arnold Ventures | Principal Research Associate, Urban Institute |
Ravanilla, Nico '15 | Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellow, Contemporary Asia-Pacific Studies, Stanford University | Assistant Professor of Political Science, School of Global Policy & Strategy, University of California - San Diego |
Redmond, Sinead '23 | Associate, Bodman PLC | Associate, Bodman PLC |
Reynolds, Molly '15 | Fellow, Governance Studies, Brookings Institution | Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Brookings Institution |
Simonelli, Corina '21 | Data Scientist, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations | Data Scientist, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations |
Stephens, LaFleur ‘12 | Visiting Scholar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Assistant Professor of Politics, Department of Politics, Princeton University |
Teodoro, Manny ‘07 | Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Colgate University | Associate Professor, Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin - Madison |
Tkacheva, Olesya ‘09 | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Rochester | Associate Professor, Brussels School of Governance, VUB |
Ullah, Haroon ‘11 | Belfer Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University | Employer unknown |
Policy and Sociology
Name | Position at graduation | Current Position |
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Alemu, Matthew Wolday ‘23 | Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Chicago Health Lab | Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Chicago Health Lab |
Burland, Elizabeth ‘23 | Assistant Research Professor, University of Connecticut School of Public Policy | Assistant Research Professor, University of Connecticut School of Public Policy |
Cheng, Siwei '15 | Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles | Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, New York University |
Cross, Christina '19 | Postdoctoral Researcher and Incoming Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Harvard University | Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Harvard University |
Dinzey-Flores, Zaire ‘05 | Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow on Race, Crime, and Justice, Vera Institute of Justice | Associate Professor and Vice Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Rutgers University |
Fang, Michael '19 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Johns Hopkins University | Assistant Professor, The Johns Hopkins University |
Forbes, Melissa ‘10 | President Management Fellow (PMF), Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Risk Management and Analysis, DC | Assistant Administrator for Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) |
Gillooly, Jessica '20 | Research Scholar, Policing Project, NYU School of Law | Assistant Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department, Suffolk University |
Greenman, Emily ‘07 | Assistant Professor of Sociology and Demography, Penn State University | Research Associate, Penn State University |
Grieger, Lloyd ‘10 | Postdoctoral Associate and Lecturer, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs; Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Research on Inequalities and the Life Course, Yale University | Assistant Professor, Sociology and Global Affairs Department, Yale University |
Harris, Angel ‘05 | Research Fellow, University of Michigan; Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Texas at Austin; Assistant Professor, Sociology and African American Studies, Princeton University | Professor, Department of Sociology, Duke University |
Hevenstone, Debra ‘08 | Research Economist, Policy Studies Institute, University of Westminster, London | Professor, Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH |
Johnson, Maria ‘10 | Director, Center for Diversity and Public Policy, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan | Founder and Chairperson, Black Women and Girls Fund |
Killewald (Achen), Sasha ‘11 | Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc | Professor, Department of Sociology, Director of the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics, and the Robert F. Schoeni Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research, Harvard University |
King, Katherine ‘11 | NIA Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University; Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Duke University | Director of Data Science, Fidelity Investments |
Lewis-McCoy, R. L'Heureux ‘08 | Assistant Professor, Sociology and Black Studies, The City College of New York | Associate Professor of Sociology of Education, New York University |
Liu, Airan '17 | Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Peking University | Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Peking University |
Morrell, Erica '16 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Middlebury College | Meal Program Specialist, Hunger Free Vermont |
Paul, Anju ‘12 | Assistant Professor of Social Science (Sociology and Public Policy), Yale-NUS College | Social Science Diversity Liaison; Professor of Social Research and Public Policy, NYU Abu Dhabi |
Pavelle (Lavelle), Bridget ‘12 | Senior Research Manager, Washington State Department of Health and Human Services | Senior Research Manager, Washington State Department of Health and Human Services |
Peachey, Everett ‘17 | Research Coordinator, Quality of Life Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Support Unit, Aga Khan Development Network | Director, Aga Khan Development Network |
Perez, Anthony ‘06 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and Department of Sociology, University of Washington | Senior Director of Data Science, Target RWE Health Evidence Solutions |
Pineda, Daniela ‘10 | Research Analyst, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Senior Director, Center for Equity and Social Justice Research, Research Triangle Institute |
Roberts, Christopher ‘10 | Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis | Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis |
Rochmes, Jane '14 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Education Policy Analysis, Stanford University | Assistant Professor, Associate Director of the Center for Education Research and Policy, Christopher Newport University |
Ross, Karen ‘10 | Associate Research Scientist, U.S. Department of Education | Employer Unknown |
Seefeldt, Kristin ‘10 | Assistant Professor, School of Public Health and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Bloomington | Associate Professor Social Work; Associate Director of Poverty Solutions; University of Michigan |
Shapiro, Shoshana ‘23 | National Poverty Fellow, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin | National Poverty Fellow, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin |
Sternthal, Michelle ‘08 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Public Health/Social Epidemiology, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University | Director of Government Affairs, Community Catalyst |
Turner, Kennedy '19 | Director-Aspects of Leadership and LEDA Graduate School Initiative, Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America | Talent Consultant, DRG Talent |
Wileden, Lydia '22 | Postdoctoral Scholar, Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation at the University of Chicago | Assistant Research Professor, University of Connecticut |
Wyse, Jessica ‘11 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan | Research Assistant Professor, Oregon Health and Science University |
Yarger (Eckerman), Jennifer ‘11 | Sociologist, Bixby Center for Reproductive Health and the Philip R. Lee Institute of Health Policy Studies, University of California - San Francisco | Assistant Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California - San Francisco |
Yeh, Jesse ‘23 | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Center for Legal Studies, Northwestern University | Assistant Professor of Instruction, Center for Legal Studies, Northwestern University |
Zelner, Jonathan ‘11 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University | Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan |
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