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Home > Graduate Program : Graduate Student Placements

Graduate Student Placements

The University of Minnesota's Department of Sociology is proud of the 94% placement record of our recent Ph.D. graduates (since 2002) and the positions our former students have attained at so many notable institutions across the country and around the globe. Not all our graduates are listed (due to personal preferences), but by clicking below on the highlighted names of our former students, a user will be directed to the webpage where the former student's current employment and contact information can be found. Since Web addresses are updated so often, please forward any broken/incorrect links you may find to soc@umn.edu.

2012

Ryan Alaniz (Ph.D. 2012) Assistant Professor, tenure track at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Gina Allen Erickson (Ph.D. 2012) administrator in the Center for Economic Studies, Minnesota Census Research Data Center, U.S. Census Bureau since January 2010.

Katja M. Guenther (Ph.D. 2006) has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure at the Univesity of California Riverside.

Rachelle Hill (Ph.D 2012) postdoc with Research Education and Career Development in Cancer Health Disparities program jointly housed in the School of Public Health and the Medical School at the University of Minnesota.

Andrew Johnson (Ph.D. expected July 2012 ) Visiting Scholar at the Center for the Study of Religion, Princeton University.

Michael Massoglia (Ph.D. 2006) Assistant Professor (tenure track) at the University of Wisconsin in the Department of Sociology.

Jesse Wozniak (Ph.D. 2012) Assistant Professor in the Sociology-Anthropology Department at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV.

Peter Wruck (Ph.D. expected 2014) Assistant Professor of Sociology at South Central College in North Mankato, MN.

2011

Erika Busse (Ph.D. 2011) Postdoctoral Fellow; Institute for Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy; University of Minnesota. Visiting Professor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

Elaine Hernandez (Ph.D. 2011) Postdoctoral fellowship with the Population Research Center at the University of Texas-Austin.

Jin Woong Kang (Ph.D. 2011) Postdoctoral Associate, Council on East Asian Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

Wesley Longhofer (Ph.D. 2011) Assistant Professor at Emory University's Goizueta Business School in Organization and Mangement, Atlanta, GA.

Nicole MartinRogers (Ph.D. 2011) Survey Research Manager, Amherst Wilder Foundation, St. Paul, MN.

Shelly Schaefer (Ph.D. 2011) Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Department, Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN.

Shawn Wick (Ph.D. expected 2013) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Central College, Pella, IA.

Xi Zhu (Ph.D. 2011) Assistant Professor, Department of Health Management & Policy, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

2010

Julie Barrows (Ph.D 2010) Special Agent, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Inspector General

Lara Cleveland (Ph.D. 2010) Research Associate, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Eric Dahlin (Ph.D. 2010) Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Brigham Young University, Provo UT

Reiping Huang (Ph.D. expected 2011) Survey Statistician. National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago. Chicago, IL

Dalhia Mani (Ph.D. 2010) Assistant Professor, Department of Strategy and Business Policy, HEC Paris, Paris, FRA

Deborah Smith (Ph.D. 2011) Visiting Assistant Professor, Department: Sociology, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN

Eric Tranby (Ph.D. 2010) Assistant Professor, The University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Michael Vuolo (Ph.D. 2009) Assistant Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

2009

Xinxiang Chen (Ph.D. 2009) Research Associate III, The National Strategic Planning & Analysis Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS

Sarah Flood (Ph.D. 2009) Research Associate, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Donna Spencer (Ph.D. 2009) Health Policy/Management Research Fellow, State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

2008

Chika Shinohara (Ph.D. 2008) Tenured Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Momoyama Gakuin University, Osaka, Japan

Samantha Ammons (Ph.D. 2008) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE

Paul Croll (Ph.D. 2008) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

Heather Hlavka (Ph.D. 2008) Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Cultural Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

Rehema Kilonzo (Ph.D. 2008) Assistant Professor, University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania

Pao Lee (Ph.D. 2008) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, University of Wisconsin - River Falls, River Falls, WI

Marcia Williams (Ph.D. 2008) Assistant Professor, Joint Appointment with Social & Cultural Sciences and Education Policy and Leadership, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

2007

Joyce Bell (Ph.D. 2007) Assistant Professor, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Brian Dill (Ph.D. 2007) Assistant Professor, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champagne

Jun Jin (Ph.D. 2007) Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Sociology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, PRC.

Jennifer Lee (Ph.D. 2007) Assistant Professor, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Fortunata Songora Makene (Ph.D. 2007) Assistant Professor, Worcester State College, Worcester, MA

Ana Pereira-Prata (Ph.D. 2007) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, California State University - Northridge

Sara Wakefield (Ph.D. 2007) Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, Law & Society and Sociology, University of California - Irvine

2006

Kristin Carbone-Lopez (Ph.D. 2006) Assistant Professor, University of Missouri - St. Louis

Christina D. Falci (Ph.D. 2006) Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Katja Guenther (Ph.D. 2006) Assistant Professor, University of California - Riverside

Michael Massoglia (Ph.D. 2006) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Penn State University

Andrew Odubote (Ph.D. 2008) Assistant Professor, Bethel University, St. Paul, MN

Melissa Weiner (Ph.D. 2006) Assistant Professor, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT

Darren Wheelock (Ph.D. 2006) Assistant Professor, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

2005

Timothy Clark (Ph.D. 2006) Assistant Professor, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida, Gainsville

Murat Ergin (Ph.D. 2004) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Koc University, Istanbul

Francisco J. Granados (Ph.D. 2005) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Southern Methodist University

Denise Hesselton (Ph.D. 2007) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Minnesota-Duluth

Margaret A. Holmes (Ph.D. 2005) Senior Research Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, D.C.

Ryan King (Ph.D. 2005) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, State University of New York at Albany

Wendy Moore (Ph.D. 2005) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Texas A&M

Coleman Msoka (Ph.D. 2005) Assistant Professor, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Andrew State (Ph.D. 2005) Associate Professor, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

2004

Switbert Kamazima (Ph.D. 2004) Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Erik Larson (Ph.D. 2004) Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Macalester College

Jeremy Staff (Ph.D. 2004) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Penn State

Hui Wilcox (Ph.D. 2004) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, College of St. Catherine

2003

Melissa Thompson (Ph.D. 2003) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Portland State University

Amy Blackstone (Ph.D. 2003) Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Maine

2002

Peter Hennen (Ph.D. 2002) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Ohio State University-Newark

Sara Dorow (Ph.D. 2002) Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta

Song Yang (Ph.D. 2002) Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville