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Placements

NAMEGRAD YEARTITLE FOLLOWING GRADUATIONINSTITUTIONPOSITION TYPECURRENT TITLE 
Alison Pei2024AssociateCharles River AssociatesPrivateAssociate
Adrienne Jones2024Postdoctoral Research Fellow Washington & Lee UniversityUniversityPostdoctoral Research Fellow 
Maria Nagawa2024Postdoctoral FellowPrinceton UniversityUniversityPostdoctoral Fellow
Catherine Grodensky2023Justice ResearcherRTI InternationalNon-ProfitJustice Researcher
Kelly Hunter2023Postdoctoral ScholarNorthwestern University, Political Science Department and Global Poverty Research LabUniversityPostdoctoral Scholar
Farrah Madanay2023Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Michigan, Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in MedicineUniversityPostdoctoral Research Fellow 
Marayna Martinez2023Presidential Postdoctoral Research FellowPrinceton UniversityUniversityPresidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Sarah Petry2023Postdoctoral Research FellowCarolina Population CenterAcademicPostdoctoral Research Fellow
Allison Stolte2023Postdoctoral ScholarUC IrvineUniversityPostdoctoral Scholar
Jane Leer2022Postdoctoral Research FellowBoston CollegeAcademicPostdoctoral Research Fellow
Harlan Downs-Tepper2022Program DirectorWAM FoundationPrivateProgram Director
Sarah Nolan2022ResearcherThe University of California - San DiegoAcademicResearch Scientist
Claire Le Barbenchon2022AssociateMcKinsey & CompanyPrivateAssociate
David Tier2022Joint PlannerThe Joint Staff at the PentagonMilitaryJoint Planner
Marwa AlFakrhi2022ResearcherRAND - DCNon-ProfitResearcher
Ajenai Clemmons2021Assistant FacultyUniversity of Denver, Josepf Korbel School of International StudiesUniversityAssistant Faculty
Sarah Cross2021Postdoctoral FellowDivision of Palliative Medicine, School of Medicine at Emory UniversityMedicalAssistant Faculty
Travis Dauwalter2021ConsultantBain & CompanyPrivateSenior Director
Francisco Meneses2021ConsultantWorld Bank GroupInternational OrganizationDirector of Corporate Finance
Emily Rains2021Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Political Science at Louisiana State UniversityUniversityAssistant Professor
Emily Pakhtigian2020Assistant ProfessorPennsylvania State University of Public PolicyUniversityAssistant Professor
Nivedhitha Subramanian2020Assistant ProfessorBates College Department of EconomicsUniversityAssistant Professor
Romina Tome2020EconomistAmerican Institute for Research, International DivisionNon-ProfitSenior Associate
Laura Bellows2019Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of Virginia, Curry School of Education and Human DevelopmentUniversityAssociate Researcher
Maria Carnovale2019Postdoctoral FellowJohns Hopkins, ISEP Fellow in the School of Advanced International StudiesUniversityLecturer and a freelance writer
Emily (Pechar) Diamond2019Research AnalystDuke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy SolutionsUniversityAssistant Professor 
Danton Noriega-Goodwin2019Data ScientistApplePrivateStaff Data Scientist
Josh Rivenbark2019Finishing Medical SchoolDuke University, Medical Scientist Training ProgramUniversityHematology/Oncology Fellow
Jaron Wharton2019Lieutenant ColonelUnited States Military, 1-75  Cavalry Squadron, 101st Airborne DivisionGovernmentBrigade Commander
Emma Zang2019Assistant ProfessorYale University, Institution for Social and Policy StudiesUniversityAssistant Professor
Yating Li 2019AssociateMcKinsey & CompanyPrivateAssociate
Adebola Olayinka 2019Government and Public Sector ConsultantDeloitte ConsultingPrivateChieff of Staff
Faraz Usmani2019Postdoctoral Research FellowCornell University, Dyson School of Applied Economics and ManagementUniversityResearch Economist 
Michael Burrows2018Survey StatisticianU.S. Census BureauGovernmentSurvey Statistician
Mercy DeMenno2018PrincipalMBD ConsultingPrivateExecutive in Residence
Maria Laurito2018AssociateThe Analysis Group in BostonPrivateManager
Rebecca Lehrman2018Mixed-Methods UX ResearcherFacebookPrivateResearch Manager, Growth
Brian Prest2018Postdoctoral FellowResources for the FuturePrivateFellow, Indefinite Appointment
Anika Schenck-Fontaine2018Postdoctoral Research AssociateLeibniz Institute for Educational TrajectoriesUniversitySocial Science Analyst
Sierra Smucker2018Policy ResearcherRAND CorporationNon-profitPolicy Researcher
Puneet Chehal2017Postdoctoral Research FellowUniversity of Chicago, Center for Health and Social SciencesUniversityAssistant Professor
Andrew Heiss2017Visiting Assistant Professor of Public AdministrationBrigham Young University School, Romney Institute of Public ManagementUniversityAssistant Professor
Zoelene Hill2017Postdoctoral Research FellowNew York University, Institute for Human Development and Social ChangeUniversityAssociate Director
Robert Richards2017Senior Data AnalystLeavitt Partners in Salt Lake CityPrivateData and Analytics Manager
Ying Shi2017Postdoctoral Research FellowStanford University, Center for Education Policy AnalysisUniversityAssistant Professor
Danielle Vance-McMullen2017Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Memphis, Department of Public and Non-Profit AdministrationUniversityAssistant Professor
Kristen Cooksey2016Postdoctoral Research FellowUniversity of Connecticut, Rudd Center for Food Policy and ObesityUniversityAssistant Professor 
Amy Finnegan2016Postdoctoral Research AssociateDuke Population Research InstituteUniversityDeputy Director
Divya Guru Rajan2016Data ScientistPrivate Consulting FirmPrivate 
John Holbein2016Postdoctoral Research FellowPrinceton University, Center for the Study of Democratic PoliticsUniversityAssociate Professor
Jennifer Shen2016Postdoctoral Research FellowUniversity of California-San Francisco, Health Policy Fellowship at the Institute for Health Policy StudiesUniversitySenior Quantitative UX Researcher
Lucy Sorensen2016Assistant ProfessorUniversity at Albany School of Public AdministrationUniversityAssociate Professor
Yulya Truskinovsky2016Sloan Postdoctoral FellowHarvard University Center for Population and Development StudiesUniversityAssistant Professor
Marina Mileo Gorzig2015Research AssociateUniversity of Minnesota Population Research CenterUniversityAssistant Professor
Nicholas Ingwersen2015Research EconomistMathematica Policy Research International Division (Washington, DC)PrivateSenior Research Scientist
Poh Lin Tan 2015Assistant ProfessorLee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of SingaporeUniversitySenior Research Fellow
Eva Szalkai Csaky2014DirectorThe Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanities, Southern Methodist UniversityUniversityExecutive Director 
Ashley Burns2013Senior AssociateTMG ConsultingPrivatePresident/CEO,
Ava Gail Cas2013Assistant ProfessorCatholic University of AmericaUniversity 
Katherine Duch2013Senior Research ManagerAnalyst InstituteNon-ProfitPrincipal
Dania Francis2013Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst UniversityAssociate Professor
Sarah Fuller2013Research Assistant ProfessorUNC-Chapel Hill/Education Policy Initiative UniversityResearch Associate Professor
Maeve Gearing 2013Research AssociateUrban Institute Non-ProfitPrincipal Research Associate
Wei He2013Senior Compliance OfficerJP Morgan ChasePrivateVice President - Economic Sanctions Analytics Manager
Catherine Herrold2013Assistant ProfessorIndiana UniversityUniversityAssociate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs
Sara Weiss2013Research ScholarThe Friday Institute for Educational Innovation UniversityVice President and Director of Research at Center for Responsible Lending; Senior Consultant & Project Lead at Technical Assent
Michelle Welch2013Research and Policy ManagerLaura and John Arnold FoundationNon-ProfitDirector of Public Finance
Hye Kim2012Assistant ProfessorNational University of SingaporeUniversitySenior Lecturer