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Placements
NAME | GRAD YEAR | TITLE FOLLOWING GRADUATION | INSTITUTION | POSITION TYPE | CURRENT TITLE |
Alison Pei | 2024 | Associate | Charles River Associates | Private | Associate |
Adrienne Jones | 2024 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Washington & Lee University | University | Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
Maria Nagawa | 2024 | Postdoctoral Fellow | Princeton University | University | Postdoctoral Fellow |
Catherine Grodensky | 2023 | Justice Researcher | RTI International | Non-Profit | Justice Researcher |
Kelly Hunter | 2023 | Postdoctoral Scholar | Northwestern University, Political Science Department and Global Poverty Research Lab | University | Postdoctoral Scholar |
Farrah Madanay | 2023 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of Michigan, Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine | University | Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
Marayna Martinez | 2023 | Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Princeton University | University | Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
Sarah Petry | 2023 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Carolina Population Center | Academic | Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
Allison Stolte | 2023 | Postdoctoral Scholar | UC Irvine | University | Postdoctoral Scholar |
Jane Leer | 2022 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Boston College | Academic | Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
Harlan Downs-Tepper | 2022 | Program Director | WAM Foundation | Private | Program Director |
Sarah Nolan | 2022 | Researcher | The University of California - San Diego | Academic | Research Scientist |
Claire Le Barbenchon | 2022 | Associate | McKinsey & Company | Private | Associate |
David Tier | 2022 | Joint Planner | The Joint Staff at the Pentagon | Military | Joint Planner |
Marwa AlFakrhi | 2022 | Researcher | RAND - DC | Non-Profit | Researcher |
Ajenai Clemmons | 2021 | Assistant Faculty | University of Denver, Josepf Korbel School of International Studies | University | Assistant Faculty |
Sarah Cross | 2021 | Postdoctoral Fellow | Division of Palliative Medicine, School of Medicine at Emory University | Medical | Assistant Faculty |
Travis Dauwalter | 2021 | Consultant | Bain & Company | Private | Senior Director |
Francisco Meneses | 2021 | Consultant | World Bank Group | International Organization | Director of Corporate Finance |
Emily Rains | 2021 | Assistant Professor | Department of Political Science at Louisiana State University | University | Assistant Professor |
Emily Pakhtigian | 2020 | Assistant Professor | Pennsylvania State University of Public Policy | University | Assistant Professor |
Nivedhitha Subramanian | 2020 | Assistant Professor | Bates College Department of Economics | University | Assistant Professor |
Romina Tome | 2020 | Economist | American Institute for Research, International Division | Non-Profit | Senior Associate |
Laura Bellows | 2019 | Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Virginia, Curry School of Education and Human Development | University | Associate Researcher |
Maria Carnovale | 2019 | Postdoctoral Fellow | Johns Hopkins, ISEP Fellow in the School of Advanced International Studies | University | Lecturer and a freelance writer |
Emily (Pechar) Diamond | 2019 | Research Analyst | Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions | University | Assistant Professor |
Danton Noriega-Goodwin | 2019 | Data Scientist | Apple | Private | Staff Data Scientist |
Josh Rivenbark | 2019 | Finishing Medical School | Duke University, Medical Scientist Training Program | University | Hematology/Oncology Fellow |
Jaron Wharton | 2019 | Lieutenant Colonel | United States Military, 1-75 Cavalry Squadron, 101st Airborne Division | Government | Brigade Commander |
Emma Zang | 2019 | Assistant Professor | Yale University, Institution for Social and Policy Studies | University | Assistant Professor |
Yating Li | 2019 | Associate | McKinsey & Company | Private | Associate |
Adebola Olayinka | 2019 | Government and Public Sector Consultant | Deloitte Consulting | Private | Chieff of Staff |
Faraz Usmani | 2019 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Cornell University, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management | University | Research Economist |
Michael Burrows | 2018 | Survey Statistician | U.S. Census Bureau | Government | Survey Statistician |
Mercy DeMenno | 2018 | Principal | MBD Consulting | Private | Executive in Residence |
Maria Laurito | 2018 | Associate | The Analysis Group in Boston | Private | Manager |
Rebecca Lehrman | 2018 | Mixed-Methods UX Researcher | Private | Research Manager, Growth | |
Brian Prest | 2018 | Postdoctoral Fellow | Resources for the Future | Private | Fellow, Indefinite Appointment |
Anika Schenck-Fontaine | 2018 | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories | University | Social Science Analyst |
Sierra Smucker | 2018 | Policy Researcher | RAND Corporation | Non-profit | Policy Researcher |
Puneet Chehal | 2017 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of Chicago, Center for Health and Social Sciences | University | Assistant Professor |
Andrew Heiss | 2017 | Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Administration | Brigham Young University School, Romney Institute of Public Management | University | Assistant Professor |
Zoelene Hill | 2017 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | New York University, Institute for Human Development and Social Change | University | Associate Director |
Robert Richards | 2017 | Senior Data Analyst | Leavitt Partners in Salt Lake City | Private | Data and Analytics Manager |
Ying Shi | 2017 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Stanford University, Center for Education Policy Analysis | University | Assistant Professor |
Danielle Vance-McMullen | 2017 | Assistant Professor | University of Memphis, Department of Public and Non-Profit Administration | University | Assistant Professor |
Kristen Cooksey | 2016 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of Connecticut, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity | University | Assistant Professor |
Amy Finnegan | 2016 | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Duke Population Research Institute | University | Deputy Director |
Divya Guru Rajan | 2016 | Data Scientist | Private Consulting Firm | Private | |
John Holbein | 2016 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Princeton University, Center for the Study of Democratic Politics | University | Associate Professor |
Jennifer Shen | 2016 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of California-San Francisco, Health Policy Fellowship at the Institute for Health Policy Studies | University | Senior Quantitative UX Researcher |
Lucy Sorensen | 2016 | Assistant Professor | University at Albany School of Public Administration | University | Associate Professor |
Yulya Truskinovsky | 2016 | Sloan Postdoctoral Fellow | Harvard University Center for Population and Development Studies | University | Assistant Professor |
Marina Mileo Gorzig | 2015 | Research Associate | University of Minnesota Population Research Center | University | Assistant Professor |
Nicholas Ingwersen | 2015 | Research Economist | Mathematica Policy Research International Division (Washington, DC) | Private | Senior Research Scientist |
Poh Lin Tan | 2015 | Assistant Professor | Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore | University | Senior Research Fellow |
Eva Szalkai Csaky | 2014 | Director | The Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanities, Southern Methodist University | University | Executive Director |
Ashley Burns | 2013 | Senior Associate | TMG Consulting | Private | President/CEO, |
Ava Gail Cas | 2013 | Assistant Professor | Catholic University of America | University | |
Katherine Duch | 2013 | Senior Research Manager | Analyst Institute | Non-Profit | Principal |
Dania Francis | 2013 | Assistant Professor | University of Massachusetts Amherst | University | Associate Professor |
Sarah Fuller | 2013 | Research Assistant Professor | UNC-Chapel Hill/Education Policy Initiative | University | Research Associate Professor |
Maeve Gearing | 2013 | Research Associate | Urban Institute | Non-Profit | Principal Research Associate |
Wei He | 2013 | Senior Compliance Officer | JP Morgan Chase | Private | Vice President - Economic Sanctions Analytics Manager |
Catherine Herrold | 2013 | Assistant Professor | Indiana University | University | Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs |
Sara Weiss | 2013 | Research Scholar | The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation | University | Vice President and Director of Research at Center for Responsible Lending; Senior Consultant & Project Lead at Technical Assent |
Michelle Welch | 2013 | Research and Policy Manager | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Non-Profit | Director of Public Finance |
Hye Kim | 2012 | Assistant Professor | National University of Singapore | University | Senior Lecturer |