UNL's already excellent placement record has been surging in recent years, as our national reputation continues to grow!
American Politics, Political Psychology and Biopolitics, and Public Policy
Name | Placement | Dissertation Chair | Year |
Karl Giuseffi | Executive Vice President of Research and Innovation, Talent Plus, Inc. | Smith | 2022 |
Clarisse Warren | Research Analyst, The Olinger Group | Smith | 2022 |
Alison O'Toole | Program Director, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation | Theiss-Morse | 2021 |
Ernest Dupree III | Lone Star College-Montgomery | Hibbing | 2020 |
Stephen Schneider | Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Hibbing | 2019 |
Jonathan Jackson | Instructor, Louisburg College; Elections Policy Fellow, Civitas Institute | Theiss-Morse | 2018 |
Frank Gonzalez | Assistant Professor, University of Arizona | Theiss-Morse | 2017 |
John Peterson | Assistant Professor, Palo Alto College | Hibbing | 2017 |
Melissa Trueblood | Economic Development Research Manager at Nebraska Department of Economic Development | Theiss-Morse |
2016 |
Jayme Neiman | Assistant Professor, Northern Iowa | Smith | 2014 |
Marty Nader | Assistant Professor, Nebraska Wesleyan | Theiss-Morse | 2014 |
Mike Gruszyzynski | Assistant Professor, Austin Peay State University | Hibbing | 2013 |
Amanda Friesen (Balzer) | Associate Professor, Western University | Smith | 2012 |
Eric Whitaker | Research Analyst, State of WA Joint Legislative Audit and Review Comm. | Theiss-Morse | 2012 |
Douglas Oxley | Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming | Smith | 2010 |
Wendy Hind | Assistant Professor, Doane College | Theiss-Morse | 2009 |
Mitchel N. Herian | Public Policy Analyst, UNL Public Policy Center | Smith | 2008 |
Shih Yi Chou | Assistant Professor, Tunghai University, Taiwan | Hibbing | 2008 |
Peter K. Hatemi | Associate Professor, Penn State University | Hibbing | 2007 |
Rebecca J. Hannagan | Associate Professor, Northern Illinois University | Smith | 2006 |
Christopher W. Larimer | Associate Professor, University of Northern Iowa | Hibbing | 2006 |
John A. Sautter | U.S. Marine Corps, JAG Officer | Smith | 2005 |
Laura L. Ebke | President, Nebraska Campaign for Liberty | Theiss-Morse | 2005 |
Mark M. Springer | Assistant Professor, University of Mary | Hibbing | 2004 |
Christine C. Pappas | Professor and Chair, East Central University | Combs | 2002 |
Jeffrey Granberg-Rademacker | Associate Professor, Mankato State University | Smith | 2002 |
James T. Smith | Adjunct Faculty, San Diego State University | Hibbing | 2002 |
Charlyne R. Berens | Professor, UNL College of Journalism | Humes | 2000 |
Comparative Politics and International Relations
Name | Placement | Dissertation Chair | Year |
Rula Jabbour | Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Nebraska Wesleyan University | McMahon | 2022 |
Hannah Read |
Analyst, Exact Sciences |
Hillebrecht | 2022 |
Naser Nahya |
Director, Kurdish Community Organization, Lincoln, Nebraska |
Miller | 2022 |
Fathiyyah Maryufani |
Strategic Communication Consultant, Center for Education and Policy Studies (Pusat Studi Pendidikan dan Kebijakan) Adjunct Lecturer, Indonesia University of Education (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia) |
Miller | 2022 |
Maria Benes | Co-Director, Before Gethesemane Initiative | McMahon | 2021 |
Francisco Iván López Bermúdez | Professor, San Francisco de Quito University, Ecuador | Miller & Forsythe | 2020 |
Dennis Crawford | STRATCOM, Airforce | Miller | 2019 |
Matthew Eberhart | Director, Commander Initiatives Group, NORTHCOM Combatant Commander | Miller | 2019 |
Aaron Hansen | United States Government | Hillebrecht | 2019 |
Jeonghyeon Kim | Visiting Researcher, Human Rights Research and Education Center, University of Ottawa | Hillebrecht | 2019 |
Julia Reilly | Outreach Coordinator, Forsythe Family Program on HRHA; Lecturer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Hillebrecht | 2019 |
Yue Zoe | Senior Program Evaluator, Office of the Legislator Auditor, State of Minnesota | McMahon | 2019 |
Marxen W. Kyriss | Chief, Deterrence Policy, USSTRATCOM | McMahon | 2018 |
Joseph A. McCarthy | Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | Miller | 2018 |
Alex Kroeger | Assistant Professor, Texas State University-San Marcos | Miller | 2017 |
Kate Hunt | Assistant Professor, Austin Peay State University, TN | Kohen | 2016 |
Nate Munier | Assistant Professor, American University of Afghanistan, Kabul | Miller | 2016 |
Michelle Black | Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska, Omaha | McMahon | 2016 |
Matthew A. Morehouse | Data Analyst, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) | Miller | 2015 |
Randy Bowdish | Assistant Professor, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO | Miller | 2013 |
Jonathan Trexel | Science Applications International Corporation | Miller | 2013 |
Jake Wobig | Assistant Professor, Wingate University | Miller | 2013 |
Daniel Braaten | Assistant Professor, Texas Lutheran | Rapkin | 2012 |
Tina Zappile | Assistant Professor, Richard Stockton College | Rapkin | 2011 |
Evan Renfro | Fleet Professor, US Naval War College | McMahon | 2011 |
Tyler R. White | Undergraduate Advisor/Lecturer, U of Nebraska-Lincoln | McMahon | 2010 |
Gang-hoon Kim | Senior Researcher, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute | Theiss-Morse | 2009 |
Ufuk K. Ergin | Assistant to Secretariat General for the EU in Turkey | Hibbing | 2007 |
Levente Littvay | Assistant Professor, Central European University | Wedeman | 2006 |
Eric A. Heinze | Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma | Forsythe | 2005 |
Phillip J. LaSala | Faculty, American Military University | Rapkin | 2003 |
Safia N. Swimelar | Assistant Professor, Elon University | Forsythe | 2003 |
Cameron Otopalik | Adjunct Professor, Central Washington University | Forsythe | 2000 |
Political Theory
Name | Placement | Dissertation Chair | Year |
Laura Roost | Lecturer, The Pennsylvania State University | Kohen | 2014 |
Barbara Flanagan | Associate Professor, Central Washington University | Spinner-Halev | 2003 |