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Department of Political Science

Recent Placements

2022

Hye Ryeon Jang
Chair: Ido Oren
Assistant Professor, Morehouse College

Bobby Mermer
Co-Chairs: Larry Dodd and Michael Martinez
Coordinator, Alachua County Labor Coalition

James Fahey
Co-Chairs: Hannah Alarian and Beth A. Rosenson
Assistant Professor, University of North Florida

Nouf Aljassar
Chair: Beth Rosenson
Assistant Professor, Kuwait University

2021

Miaad Hasaan
Chair: Bryon Moraski
Visiting Assistant Professor, Lafayette College

Taylor McDonald
Chair: Ido Oren
Post-doctoral fellow, Jagiellonian University (Poland)

Stephen Phillips
Chair: Larry Dodd
Lecturer, Clemson University

Alexandria Wilson-McDonald
Chair: Conor O’Dwyer
Instructor, Eastern Illinois University

2020

Peter Licari
Chair: Michael Martinez
Data Scientist, Morning Consult

Alec Dinnin
Chair: Dan O’Neill
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of South Florida

Saskia van Wees
Chair: Ben Smith
History, Lincoln School (Providence, RI)

Altan Apar
Chair: Ido Oren and Aida Hozic
Ministry for EU Affairs (Turkey)

Dragana Svraka
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Managing Editor, American Political Science Review

Alex Smith
Chair: Larry Dodd
Teaching Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University

2019

Brandon Armstrong
Chair: Larry Dodd
Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Asli Baysal
Chair: Amie Kreppel
Lecturer, University of Florida Center for European Studies

Ross Cotton
Chair: Conor O’Dwyer
Asylum Officer, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration, Miami

Amanda Edgell
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Assistant Professor, University of Alabama

Victoria Gorham
Chair: Ben Smith
Assistant Professor, Millsaps College

Enrijeta Shino
Co-Chairs: Michael Martinez and Daniel Smith
Assistant Professor, University of Alabama

Ryan Whittingham
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Data Analyst, Resistance Labs

Anna Weissman
Chair: Ben Smith
Research Associate, Smithsonian National Museum of American History

2018

Brian Amos
Chair: Daniel Smith
Assistant Professor, Wichita State University

Alec Chung
Chair: Leann Brown

Li-Li Chen
Chair: Laura Sjoberg
Assistant Professor, National University of East Timor

Dan Eizenga
Chair: Leo Villalon
Research Fellow, University of Quebec at Montreal

Matthew Harrigan
Chair: Larry Dodd
Adjunct Lecturer, Santa Clara University

Chesney McOmber
Chair: Leslie Anderson
Postdoctoral researcher, University of Connecticut

Ashley Hudson
Chair: Leslie Anderson

Anna Mwaba
Chair: Bryon Moraski
Assistant Professor, Smith College

Sebastián Sclofsky
Chair: Philip Williams
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, California State University, Stanislaus

Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim
Chair: Leo Villalon
Consulting Senior Sahal Analyst, International Crisis Group

2017

Oumar Ba
Chair: Aida Hozic
Assistant Professor, Cornell University

Lina Benabdallah
Chair: Badredine Arfi
Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University

Jennifer Forshee
Chair: Les Thiele
Associate Professor (Tenured), Santa Fe College

Keith Lee
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Assistant Professor, Georgia College

Koki Mendis
Chair: Leslie Anderson
Grants Manager, FirstWorks

Kendra Patterson
Chair: Laura Sjoberg

Emily Pukuma
Chair: Ben Smith

Rob Scharr
Chair: Larry Dodd

Richard Yon
Chair: Beth Rosenson
Associate Professor, US Military Academy (West Point)

Ioannis Ziogas
Chair: Laura Sjoberg
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi

2016

Kevin Baron
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Assistant Professor, Austin Peay State Univeristy

Mamadou Bodian
Chair: Leonardo Villalon
‎Research Associate, UF ‎Sahel Research Group

Jennifer Boylan
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Managing Editor, Perspectives on Politics

Donald Campbell
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Associate Professor of Law, Mississippi College

Scott Feinstein
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Assistant Professor, Iowa State University

Audrey Flemming
Chair: Leslie Anderson
Assistant Professor, Austin College

Dustin Fridkin
Chair: Daniel Smith
Assistant Professor, Santa Fe College

Kevin Funk
Chair: Ido Oren
Assistant Professor, University of District of Columbia

Steve Lichty
Chair: Leonardo Villalon
Design, Evaluation, & Research Expert, Institute for Development Impact

Merivaki, Lia
Chair: Daniel Smith
Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University

Buket Oztas
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Assistant Professor, Furman University

Mitch Sellers
Chair: Daniel Smith
Visiting Assistant Professor, Tulane University

Nail Tanrioven
Chair: Ido Oren
Erciyes University, Turkey

Seaton Tarrant
Chair: Les Thiele
Assistant Professor, The Oregon Extension

2015

Vincent Adejumo
Chair: David Hedge
Lecturer, African American Studies, University of Florida

Lorna Bracewell
Chair: Daniel O’Neill
Associate Professor, Flagler College

Mauro Caraccioli
Chair: Les Thiele
Associate Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Diana Forster
Chair: Daniel Smith
Associate Director, Seramount, part of EAB

Nicholas Knowlton
Chair: Leonardo Villalon
US Department of Homeland Security

Jadon Marianetti
Chair: Laura Sjoberg
US Department of Education

Manu Samnotra
Chair: Daniel O’Neill
Assistant Professor, University of South Florida

Silber, Marissa
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Lecturer, Samford University

Amy Stringer
Chair: Michael Martinez
Research Analyst, Step Up for Students

Jonathan Whooley
Chair: Laura Sjoberg
Lecturer, San Francisco State University

Rachel Yon
Chair: Sharon Austin
Assistant Professor, US Military Academy (West Point)

2014

Bilinski, Adam
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Instructor, Pittsburg State University

Galinanes, Ramon
Chair: Philip Williams
Bonner Scholars Program Coordinator, Wofford College

Hicks, William
Chair: Daniel Smith
Assistant Professor, Appalachia State University

Huder, Joshua
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Senior Fellow, Georgetown University

Jung, Dong Joon
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Peace and Unification Studies, Seoul National University

Kaya, Ruchan
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Director of Strategy and Policy, Hazar Strategy Institute

Olivieri, Victor
Chair: Michael Bernhard
City Commissioner, San Fransisco; Director, VetsinTech

Vellinga, Tristan
Chair: Amie Kreppel
Data Scientist, Workiva; Lecturer, Iowa State University

Weghorst, Keith
Chair: Stephan Lindberg
Assistant Professor (non-tenure track), Vanderbilt University

2013

Gokkir, Betul
Chair: Badredine Arfi
Assistant Professor, Melikşah Üniversitesi, Turkey

Ilieva, Evgenia
Chair: Les Thiele
Assistant Professor, Ithaca College

Jones, Cara
Chair: Benjamin Smith
Assistant Professor, Mary Baldwin College

Rippere Cossette, Paulina
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Assistant Professor, Washington College

Levy Odera
Chair: Staffan Lindberg
Assistant Professor, Minerva Schools at KGI

Tecklenburg, Henry Chris
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Assistant Professor, Austin Peay State University

Wainscott, Ann Marie
Chair: Leonardo Villalon
American Academy of Religion Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace

Wei, Chi-Hung
Chair: Hozic, Aida
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Princeton University

2012

Bardsley, Lance
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Associate Professor, University of North Georgia

Giurcanu, Magda
Chair: Amie Kreppel
Teaching Assistant Professor, East Carolina University

Hamill, Jeffrey
Chair: Bryon Moraski
Adjunct Professor, Bryant University

Schmeisser, Hans
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Assistant Professor, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Whitman-Cobb, Wendy
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Assistant Professor, Cameron University

2011

Kiggins, Ryan
Chair: Ido Oren
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Central Oklahoma

Leinweber, Ashley
Chair: Leonardo Villalon
Associate Professor & Interim Director of the Master of Global Studies Program, Missouri State

Martin, Kimberly
Chair: David Hedge
Instructor of Political Science, Georgia Southern University, Armstrong

Peet, Jessica [deceased] Chair: Laura Sjoberg & J. Samuel Barkin
Visiting Assistant Professor, Bucknell University

Ragusa, Jordan
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Associate Professor, College of Charleston

Spina, Steven
Chair: Sharon Austin
Assistant Professor, University of South Florida