Our recent placements include assistant professorships and post-docs at research universities as well as assistant professorships at liberal arts colleges. Although our focus is on placement in academic institutions, students also accept outstanding positions in government, non-profit, and for-profit institutions.
Our alumni are tenured faculty at institutions including University of Texas at Austin; University of California, Irvine; University of California, San Francisco; University of Maryland; Michigan State; Purdue University; and McMaster University in Ontario.
Recent PhDs
| 2023 GRADUATES | |
| Mary Ippolito | College and Career Specialist, Thousand Oaks High School |
| Jihye Lee | Research Data Specialist, California Department of Justice Research Center |
| Blanca Ramirez | Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA |
| Karina Santellano | Assistant Professor, Arizona State University |
| Elisa Shimada | Dornsife Fellow in General Education, USC |
| 2022 GRADUATES | |
| LaToya Council | Assistant Professor, Lehigh University |
| Eunjeong Paek | Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii Manoa Post-Doc, European University Institute, Italy |
| Lizette Gabriela Solorzano Perez | Assistant Professor, Vanguard University |
| 2021 GRADUATES | |
| Carolyn Choi | Assistant Professor, Princeton Post-Doc, Dartmouth |
| Robert Chlala | Assistant Professor, Cal State Long Beach Post-Doc, UCLA Institute for Research on Labor & Employment (IRLE) |
| Minwoo Jung | Assistant Professor, Loyola University Chicago |
| Rachelle Cendejas-Wang | Data Scientist, Harvard |
| Matt Ripley | User Experience Researcher, Rainmaker Solutions |
| 2020 GRADUATES | |
| Ben Weiss | Assistant Professor, Occidental College |
| May Lin | Assistant Professor, Cal State Long Beach Post-Doc, Research Incubator for the Study of (In)Equality (IRISE), University of Denver |
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2019 GRADUATES Jennifer Candipan Assistant Professor, Brown University
Post-Doc, Harvard UniversityMegan Carroll Assistant Professor, CSU San Bernardino Kushan Dasgupta Assistant Professor, University of Louisville
Post-Doc, UCLAApril Hovav Equal Opportunity Specialist, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Post-Doc, UC San Diego Institute for Practical EthicsAlfredo Huante Post-Doc, UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow in Chicana/o & Central American Studies, UCLA
Post-Doc, Research Incubator for the Study of (In)Equality (IRISE), University of DenverChelsea Johnson User Experience Researcher, LinkedIn Krittiya Kantachote Assistant Professor, Srinakharinwirot University Alli Coritz Survey Statistician, US Census Bureau 2018 GRADUATES Nathaniel Burke Equity and Inclusion Coordinator, Dean of Students Office, UCSB Stephanie Canizales Assistant Professor, UC Merced
Assistant Professor, Texas A&MMichela Musto Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Post-Doc, Clayman Institute for Gender Research, Stanford UniversityKit Myers Assistant Professor, Roanoke College Demetrios Psihopaidas Supervisory Health Scientist, Implementation Science Director – HIV/AIDS Bureau, US Dept of Health and Human Resources
Lecturer, USC Keck School of Medicine2017 GRADUATES Yu-Kang Fan Post-Doc Scholar/Teaching Fellow, University of Southern California Ho’esta Mo’e’hahne Assistant Professor of English, UCLA
Scholar in Residence, Indigenous Nations Studies Program, Portland State University2016 GRADUATES Sandra Florian Scientific Coordinator, French National Institute of Health and Medical Investigation
Post-Doc, University of PennsylvaniaJeff Sacha Assistant Professor, American River College
Post-Doc, UC Davis2015 GRADUATES Hyeyoung Kwon Assistant Professor, Indiana University Bloomington
Post-Doc, Indiana University BloomingtonJazmin Muro Assistant Professor, Regis College Edson Rodriguez Cruz Assistant Professor, Chapman University
Preceptor, University of Southern CaliforniaMax Greenberg Instructor, Boston University Bradly Nabors Assistant Professor of Teaching, Drexel University
Instructor, Drexel University2014 GRADUATE Tal Peretz Associate Professor, Auburn University
Assistant Professor, Auburn University2013 GRADUATES Thien-Huong Ning Professor, Cosumnes River College
Fellow, Williams CollegeJess Butler Assistant Director of Admissions, Stanford School of Medicine
Lecturer, Western State Colorado UniversityKara Lemma Program Officer, Hilton Foundation 2012 GRADUATES Emir Estrada Associate Professor, Arizona State University
Assistant Professor, Arizona State UniversityMelissa Fujiwara Lecturer, El Camino College Radheeka Jayasundera Researcher, Facebook James McKeever
mckeevaj@piercecollege.eduAssistant Professor of Sociology, Pierce College 2011 GRADUATES Kristen Barber
barber@siu.eduAssistant Professor, Sociology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Glenda Flores
gmflores@uci.eduAssistant Professor, UC Irvine C. Brady Potts
cpotts@usc.eduPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Sociology, University of Southern California Hernan Ramirez
hramirez@fsu.eduAssistant Professor, Sociology, Florida State University Evren Savci
e-savci@northwestern.eduAssistant Professor, Women and Gender Studies, San Francisco State University 2010 GRADUATES Cenk Ozbay
cenk.ozbay@boun.edu.trAssistant Professor, School of Applied Disciplines, Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey Nicole Willms Visiting Professor, Department of Sociology, Gonzaga University Ed Flores
eflores2@luc.eduAssistant Professor, Sociology, Loyola University, Chicago Nur Banu Kavakli Birdal Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Sociology Policy Forum, Bogazici University, Istanbul Carla Vaughn Rodney Powell -
2009 GRADUATES Ana Rosenbluth Professor and Research Coordinator, School of Psychology; Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago Robert Hollenbaugh Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Irvine Valley College Marc de Jong Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology James Thing
thing@usc.eduLecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Southern California 2008 GRADUATES Frank Carillo Steve Zafirau Ernestine Avila Lecturer, Department of Sociology, CSU San Bernardino Casey Copen
ccopen@cdc.govAssociate Service Fellow, National Survey of Family Growth, National Center for Health Statistics 2007 GRADUATES Zoe Corwin
zcorwin@usc.eduPost Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis, USC Rossier School of Education Belinda Lum
b.lum@SanDiego.eduAssistant Professor of Sociology, Sacramento City College Patricia Literte
pliterte@fullerton.eduAssistant Professor, Department of Sociology, CSU Fullerton Thomas Lo Bruce Hoskins Instructor, Department of Sociology, Mira Costa College Emiko Takagi Assistant Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Townson University, Maryland 2006 GRADUATES Cheryl Cooky Associate Professor, Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies, Purdue University Melanie Heath
mheath@mcmaster.caAssistant Professor, Department of Sociology, McMaster University Kris Marsh
kmarsh1@umd.eduAssistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland Jeffrey Montez de Oca
montezde@gmail.comAssociate Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Stephanie Nawyn
nawyn@msu.eduAssistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Michigan State University Eileen Walsh
ewalsh@fullerton.eduAssistant Professor, Department of Sociology, CSU Fullerton Akiko Yasuike
ayasuike@clunet.eduAssistant Professor, Department of Sociology, California Lutheran University Jose Prado Assistant Professor of Sociology, CSU Dominguez Hills Pamela McMullin-Messier
mcmullin@cwu.eduAssistant Professor of Sociology, Central Washington University Michelle Stewart-Thomas Department of Sociology, Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut CA 2005 GRADUATES Wendy DeBoer
wendy.deboer@ucr.eduDirector of International Academic Programs, University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States (UC MEXUS), UC Riverside Tim Fisher
tnfisher@wlu.caVisiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Wilfred Laurier University Carmela Lomonaco
lomonaco@socio.comSenior Research Associate & Special Assistant to the President, Sociometrics Corporation Ynez Wilson Hirst
yhirst@stmarys-ca.eduAdjunct Professor, Ethnic Studies, Liberal and Civic Studies, and Sociology, St. Mary’s College 2004 GRADUATES Sharon Kim
sharonkim@fullerton.eduAssistant Professor, Department of Sociology, CSU Fullerton Julie Park
juliepar@usc.eduAssistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland Jerome Straughan Mary Ella Viehe Marriage and Family Therapist, Private Practice, Beverly Hills CA Natali Del Conte
ndelconte@gmail.com
**Masters in SociologyCorrespondent for The CBS Early Show & WCBS, and a host on CNET TV 2003 GRADUATES Michele Dunbar
mdunbar@usc.eduSenior Research Analyst, Office of the Provost, University of Southern California Boga Fidzani National AIDS Coordinating Agency (NACA), Botswana Kimberly Huisman
kim.huisman@umit.maine.eduAssociate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Maine Gerardo Marti
gemarti@davidson.eduAssociate Professor of Sociology, Davidson College 2002 GRADUATES Alexander Bucur
alexander.bucur@bankofamerica.comSenior Vice-President, Modeling and Advanced Analytics, Direct Response and Analytical Marketing (DRAM), Bank of America Norella Putney
putneyh@usc.eduProject Director, Transmission of Religion Across Generations (TRAG), Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California Adilifu Nama
adilifnu.nama@csun.eduAssistant Professor of Pan-African Studies, CSU Northridge 2001 GRADUATES Julie Albright
jalbrigh@isi.eduResearch Scientist, Information Sciences Institute, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California Cynthia Cranford
c.cranford@utoronto.caAssociate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto at Mississauga Susan Harris
scharris@usc.eduAssociate Director, Research & Academic Affairs, Joint Educational Project, University of Southern California Matt Jendian
matthewj@csufresno.eduProfessor and Chair of Sociology, Director of Humanics, CSU Fresno Anne Marenco
anne.marenco@canyons.eduProfessor and Chair, Department of Sociology, College of the Canyons Maria Schmeeckle
mhschme@IllinoisState.eduAssociate Professor, Department of Sociology, Illinois State University Gregory Stanczak Visiting Assistant Professor, Williams College Connie Tash Supervisor, Foster Care Services 2000 GRADUATES Jane Bock
bockjd@earthlink.netDirector, Foster Care Child Services Susan Carlin Finch Family Court Services Specialist, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Shari Dworkin Dean for the School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Washington, Bothell
Associate Professor, UCSF School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine, Columbia University School of MedicineGloria Gonzalez-Lopez
gloria@austin.utexas.eduAssociate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Texas, Austin Brent Taylor
btaylor@mail.sdsu.eduAssociate Professor, Counseling and School Psychology, San Diego State University Connie Anderson
andersonco@kennedykrieger.orgFacilitator, Interactive Autism Network Online Community, Kennedy Krieger Institute -
1999 GRADUATES Sohaila Shakib
sshakib@csudh.eduAssociate Professor, Department of Sociology, CSU Dominguez Hills Faye Wachs
flwachs@csupomona.eduProfessor, Department of Sociology, Cal Poly Pomona 1998 GRADUATES Line Nyhagen Predelli
L.N.Predelli@lboro.ac.ukResearch Fellow, Center for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University, UK Paul Sargent
sargent@mail.sdsu.eduAssociate Professor, Department of Sociology, San Diego State University Karen Sternheimer
sternhei@usc.eduAssociate Professor (Teaching) of Sociology, University of Southern California 1997 GRADUATES Elisabeth Burgess
eburgess@gsu.eduAssociate Professor, Department of Sociology, Georgia State University Donna Polisar 1996 GRADUATES Edward J. Clarke
eclarke@calstatela.eduInstructor, CSULA Lihua Liu
lihualiu@usc.eduResearch Scientist, USC Keck School of Medicine Jody Miller
jody.miller@rutgers.eduProfessor, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers Terry Mills
tlmills@ufl.eduAssistant Dean, Graduate School and Associate Professor, University of Florida 1995 GRADUATES N’Zinga Luyinduladio
nluyinduladio@yahoo.comProfessor of Demography, University of Kinshasa, Department of Population Sciences and Development, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Jackie Krasas
krasas@lehigh.eduAssociate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology; Director of WGSS Co-Pl Lehigh ADVANCE; Lehigh University, Bethlehem PA 1994 GRADUATE Sally Raskoff
raskofsa@lavc.eduAssociate Professor of Sociology and Department Chair, Los Angeles Valley College 1992 GRADUATE Darlene Pina
dpina@csusm.eduAssociate Professor, CSU San Marcos 1991 GRADUATE John J. Schneider
jschneid@csusm.eduLecturer in Sociology (retired 2022) 1990 GRADUATE Robert E. L. Roberts
broberts@csusm.eduProfessor and Chair, CSU San Marcos -
1989 GRADUATES Charlotte C. Dunham
charlotte.dunham@ttu.eduAssociate Professor, Texas Tech University Richard B. Miller Associate Professor, Brigham Young University Michelle Naden Kurt Johns 1988 GRADUATE Rebecca Gronvold Hatch
Rhatch@mtsac.eduProfessor, Mount San Antonio College 1987 GRADUATES Chyong-Fang Ko Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies Bill Staples
staples@ku.eduProfessor and Chair, University of Kansas 1985 GRADUATE Linda Burton Professor & Director, Pennsylvania State University, Center for Human Development and Family Research 1983 GRADUATE David Cohen Senior Lecturer, Lincoln University at Canterbury, New Zealand Edythe M. Krampe
ekwalker@fullerton.eduLecturer in Sociology, California State University Fullerton -
1979 GRADUATE Beth Olsen Senior Advisor to HE Minister Jawad Salim Al-Aryed, Kingdom of Bahrain