Department of Sociology

Student Placements

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Student Placements

Most of our graduates who pursue academic placements in the U.S. meet their professional goals, and many join the faculty of top research programs. Similarly, those graduates who pursue other research or policy positions begin careers in prominent government and international agencies, research centers, and consulting firms.

Today, Brown Ph.D.s are on the faculties at University of California, Cornell, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Colorado, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin, and many other schools. Outside the U.S., they are at top international research institutions, including McGill University, Peking University, and El Colegio de Mexico. They work at the National Institutes of Health, the Census Bureau, the United Nations, the CDC, and The World Bank. Many of our Ph.Ds choose to begin their careers with a postdoctoral fellowship. In the last several years our graduates have accepted postdoctoral positions at Princeton, Brown, Harvard, Tulane, Minnesota, RAND, Oxford, Indiana, and many other top institutions. Placements for the most recent Ph.D.s are listed below, sorted by graduation year.

Placements by Graduation Year

  • Adhikari, Anindita (Oct 2023) - Assistant Professor of Social Science at the National Law School of India University in Bangalore
  • Ball, Amanda - Postdoctoral Researcher, CCHEOR
  • Bavbek, Yasemin - College Fellow for the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies at Harvard University
  • Bell, Jocelyn - Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Department of Politics, Law, and Society at Bryant University
  • Dos Santos, Karolina (Oct 2023) - Assitant Professor/Faculty Fellow at New York University
  • Haile, Shanelle (Oct 2023) - Consultant at McKinsey and Company
  • López Portillo, Maria - Program Director for Academic Appointments, Fellowships and Grants, Harvard University
  • Masood, Syeda - Assistant Professor of Sociology at Hamlin University
  • Natividad, Bryan - Visiting Assistant Professor of Management and Data Analytics at the University of Rhode Island
  • Song, Haoming (Oct 2023) - Assistant Professor of Sociology at Case Western Reserve University
  • Sraboni, Esha (Feb 2024) - Raphael Morrison Dorman Memorial Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
  • Wan, Clare - Research Associate in the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University
  • Zumbyte, Ieva (Oct 2023) - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at University College in Dublin, Ireland
  • Chin, Amy (Feb 2023) - Assistant Professor of American Studies and Asian studies, Vassar College 
  • Falzon, Danielle (Oct 2022) - Assistant Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University
  • Hernandez Jabalera, Anairis (Feb 2023) - Data Scientist, Santander México
  • Kihara, Tate - Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus, Japan
  • Kopyciok, Svenja - Researcher Integrationsmonitoring, DeZIM Institute
  • Shen, Yifan (Oct 2022) - Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Agbai, Chinyere - Provost's Assistant Professor, Ohio State University 
  • Brennan, Elizabeth - Outcomes Research Associate, QualityMetric
  • Garbes, Laura - Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 
  • kehal, prabhdeep - Postdoctoral Fellow, HEAL Project (Humanities Education for Anti-Racism Literacy in the Sciences and Medicine), University of Wisconsin Madison
  • McNeill, Kristen - Assistant Professor of Sociology, Geneva Graduate Institute 
  • Niznik, Aaron (Feb 2022) - Research Analyst, Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University
  • Norris, Megan - Executive Director, ACT Rochester
  • Notter, Izzy – Survey Statistician/Demographer in the U.S. Census Bureau
  • Pheiffer, Chantel - Assistant Professor in Urban Public Health, University of Massachusetts
  • Zagame, Amanda - Data Analysis Manager, Head Start and Children’s Services, Action for Boston Community Development
  • Hammer, Ricarda (Oct 2021) – Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley
  • Kreisberg, Nicole (Oct 2021) - Assistant Professor in Public Policy and Sociology, Penn State University
  • Nelson, Jon (Oct 2021) - Research Associate, URI - Marine Affairs Coastal Resilience Lab
  • Wang, Rebecca (Feb 2021) – Senior UX Researcher at Adobe
  • Wilmot, Zack (Feb 2021) – Senior Associate Editor, Accdon, LLC 
  • Bellman, Benjamin – Database Developer, Boulder County 
  • Bouek, Jennifer (Feb 2020) – Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware
  • Bradlow, Benjamin (Oct 2020) – Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, Princeton University  
  • Caven, Meghan – Senior Research Associate, Education Development Center, Waltham
  • Marlow, Thomas – Postdoctoral Associate, New York University, Abu Dhabi
  • Park, Tina (Feb 2020) – Head of inclusive Research & Design, Partnership on AI
  • Porcelli, Apollonya – Assistant Professor of Sociology & Anthropology, Bucknell University
  • Teller, Amy (Feb 2020) – Researcher, University of Minnesota
  • Korhonen, Juho – Assistant Professor, Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey
  • Liu, Zhen – Assistant Professor of Sociology, Zhejiang University in China
  • Lotesta, Johnnie (Oct 2019) – Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University
  • Warren Murphy III, Michael – Assistant Professor, Black Studies, Occidental College
  • Vaidya, Yashas - Technical Enablement Specialist, Dataiku Inc 
  • Bohrt, Marcelo – Senior Policy Advisor, Mayor's Office of Racial Equity, DC
  • Lee, Juyoung – Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Mayne, Robert Patrick – Associate Director, Market Access Analytics, Sanofi
  • Pang, Irene – Assistant Professor of International Studies, Simon Fraser University
  • Botoeva​, ​Aisalkyn​ –​ ​Research, Evaluation & Learning Specialist, Search for Common Ground
  • Graizbord, Diana – Assistant Professor of Sociology & Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Georgia
  • McPike, Jamie – Staff User Experience Researcher at Google
  • Reda, Ayalu (Alex) – Head of Customer Management & Digital Finance Data Science, Business Cards & Payments, Capital One
  • Andia, Tatiana – Associate Professor of Sociology, Universidad de los Andes
  • Brown, Karida – Professor, Emory College
  • Ciplet, David – Assistant Professor and Co-Executive Director, Just Transition Collaborative, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Hammoudeh, Weeam – Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Mental Health Unit, Birzeit University
  • Jenkins, Tania – Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  • Kallman​, Meghan ​– Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Boston
  • Randell, Heather – Assistant Professor and Affiliate Researcher, Penn State
  • Jarallah, Yara – Senior Lecturer in Population Studies & Undergraduate Advisor in Populations Studies, University of Waikato
  • Klein, Peter – Assistant Professor, Bard College
  • Rodríguez-Muñiz, Michael – Assocaite Professor, University of California, Berkeley
  • Zhou, Mujun – Associate Professor, Zhejiang University
  • Adar, Sinem – Research Associate, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Center for Applied Turkey Studies
  • Hernández-Medina, Iluminada Esther – Assistant Professor, Ponoma College
  • Mullen, Erica – Research Consultant, Everytown for Gun Safety
  • Onyango, Bernard – Senior Research and Policy Analyst, African Institute for Development Policy
  • Plavin-Masterman, Mim – Assistant Professor, Worcester State University
  • Singh, Gayatri – Senior Urban Development Specialist, World Bank Group
  • Subedi, Inku – Information Research Specialist at Harvard Business School
  • Vithayathil, Trina – Associate Professor, Providence College
  • Zhang, Weiwei – Associate Professor, South Dakota State University
  • Adams, Crystal – Manager, Program Evaluation, Community Care Cooperative
  • Clergé, Orly – Associate Professor, University of California, Davis
  • Cordner, Alissa – Associate Professor of Sociology and Garrett Fellow, Chair, Whitman College
  • Costanza, Jennifer – Social Research Consultant, Jennifer Costanza Consulting
  • Issar, Sukriti – Assistant Professor, Sciences Po, Paris
  • Lyson, Mercedes – Survey Research, Tufts Medical Center
  • Pereyra Cáceres, Omar – Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
  • Thapa, Dikshya – Governance and Gender Specialist, The World Bank
  • Bridges, Todd – Global Head of Research & Development - Sustainability & Climate, ESG Book
  • Gibson, Christopher – Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada
  • Goldberg, Rachel – Associate Professor, University of California, Irvine
  • Herman, Moshi – Fellow, The London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Kracker-Seltzer, Amy – Anti-Corruption Center Senior MERL Advisor, USAID
  • Majumdar, Shruti – M&E Manager, UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, UN Women
  • Song, Jing – Associate Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Villacrés, Daniella – Team Lead for Diaspora & Civic Engagement, USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance
  • Villegas, Celso – Associate Professor of Sociology, Kenyon College
  • Xu, Hongwei – Associate Professor of Sociology, Queens College​ - CUNY
  • Yang, Myungji – Associate Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • Rivera Drew, Julia – Project Manager, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota
  • Esteves, Ana – Research Fellow, University of Lisbon
  • Loft, Lisbeth Trille – Senior Advisor, Risk & Security, Globeteam
  • Minca, Elisabeta – GIS Research Analyst, S4, Brown University
  • Sanchez Soto, Gabriela – Research Scientist, Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC)
  • Admassu, Kassahun – Assistant Professor, Addis Ababa University
  • Buszin, Justin – Senior Analytics Consultant, Allianz Life
  • Darrah-Okike, Jennifer – Associate Professor, University of Hawaii, Manoa
  • Fennell, Julie – Writer, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
  • López-Ramírez, Adriana – Associate Professor, University of Arkansas, Little Rock
  • Ngqulunga, Bongani – Senior Executive Director, University Relations, Student Affairs, and UJ Sport, University of Jonhannesburg
  • Parker, Erin – Deputy Associate Director for Science, Division of Unintentional Injury Precention, CDC 
  • Reed, Holly – Professor of Sociology at CUNY Graduate Center
  • Schensul, Daniel – Advisor Sustainable Economic Development, Bezos Earth Fund
  • Senier, Laura – Associate Professor, Northeastern University
  • Shandra, Carrie – Associate Professor, SUNY Stonybrook