UNL's already excellent placement record has been surging in recent years, as our national reputation continues to grow! Below are recent Ph.D. graduates listed by research focus.
American Politics, Political Psychology and Biopolitics, and Public Policy
| Name | Placement | Dissertation Chair | Year |
| Kyle Hull | Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Theiss-Morse | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Noelle Troutman | Security and Defense PLuS (S&D+) Postdoctoral Fellowship, The School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University | Mehta | 2023 |
| Daniel Schaub | Instructor, Department of Political Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Hillebrecht | 2023 |
| 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 |