Doctoral Alumni and Placements
The Department of Sociology Graduate Program has an enviable record of graduate job placements.
2010-Present
2018
- Ethan Evans, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Sacramento State University
- Krysti Ryan, Implementation Manager, College Transition, Stanford University
- Valarie Feldman, Project Associate, Rosov Consulting Professional Services, Berkeley, California
2017
- Angela Carter, Research & Policy Fellow, Policy Advocacy Clinic, UC Berkeley Law; postdoctoral scholar, Academy of Fellows, Rice University
- Elizabeth Sweet, assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, San Jose State
- Jabou McCoy, assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, County College of Morris
- Phyllis Jeffrey, lecturer, Sociology, University of California, Davis
- Emerald Nguyen, Fellow, The National Institute of Aging
2016
- Emerald Nguyen, congressional fellow, American Sociological Association
- Ethan Evans, QSCERT postdoctoral fellow, Center for Heathcare Policy and Research, UC Davis Health System
- Jo Hale, research scientist, Max Planck Institute
2015
- Parul Baxi, lecturer, Sociology, University of California, Davis
- Ali R. Chaudhary, assistant professor, Department of Sociology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick; postdoctoral fellow, International Migration Institute, University of Oxford
- Cassie Hartzog, postdoctoral fellow, Center for Regional Change, University of California, Davis
- Jennifer Haylett, lecturer, University of Iowa
- John Kincaid, assistant professor, Sociology, CSU Stanislaus
- Le Phan, assistant coordinator, Special Transitional Enrichment Program, University of California, Davis
2014
- Cara Chiaraluce, lecturer, Sociology, Santa Clara University
- Nathaniel Freiburger, visiting assistant professor, Sociology, University of Kansas
- Jabou McCoy, lecturer, Sociology, University of California, Davis, and California State University, Sacramento
- Mindy Romero, director, UC Davis California Civic Engagement Project, University of California, Davis
- Miguel Ruiz, lecturer, Sociology, University of California, Davis, and California State University, Sacramento
- Elizabeth Sweet, lecturer, Sociology, University of California, Davis
2013
- Sarah Augusto, assistant professor, Sociology, Curry College, Massachusetts
- Roxana Bahar, associate outcomes researcher, Oxford Outcomes, San Francisco
- Jaime Becker, lecturer, Sociology, University of California, Davis and postdoctoral research, UC Davis Medical School
- Timothy Gutierrez, assistant professor, Riverside Community College
- Daniel Herda, assistant professor, Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts
- Jane Le Skaife, assistant professor, University of Tampa
- Raoul Lievanos, assistant professor, University of Oregon
- David Orzechowicz, lecturer, Sociology, University of California, Davis, and California State University, Sacramento
- Julie Setele, assistant professor, Department of Sociology, Webster University, St. Louis
- Monica Williams, assistant professor, Criminal Justice Department, Weber State
2012
- Jesse Hernandez, lecturer, Sociology, University of California, Davis
- Robin Pleau, research scientist, California Department of Public Health, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health
2011
- Teresa Casey, assistant professor, Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice, Idaho State University
- Lucas Kirkpatrick, assistant professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Michigan
- Sarah Ovink, assistant professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2010
- Jill Bakehorn, lecturer, Sociology, University of California, Berkeley
- Matt Bakker, assistant professor, Marymount University
- Dina Biscoti, policy organizer, BlueGreen Alliance
- Brian Dick, research associate, Life Sciences Foundation, San Francisco
- Sanghamitra Nigoyi, assistant professor, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill
2000-2009
2009
- Greg Collins, policy and technical advisor, USAID East Africa (Nairobi, Kenya), Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Affairs
- Kim Ebert, assistant professor, North Carolina State University
- Jennifer Gregson, research scientist, California State Department of Public Health
- Melanie Jones, assistant professor, DePaul University
- Joan Meyers, postdoctoral associate, School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University
- Robert Moorehead, associate professor, College of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
- Jesse Rude, research analyst, National Opinion Research Center
- Eric Silva, assistant professor, Georgia Southern University
2008
- Alison Alkon, assistant professor, University of the Pacific
- Carolina Apesoa-Varano, assistant professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, UC Davis
- Ara Francis, assistant professor, Holy Cross University
- Lori Freedman, researcher, Bixby Center for Reproductive Health, UC San Francisco
- Demetra Kalogrides, data analyst, Institute for Research on Educational Policy and Practice, School of Education, Stanford University
- Matthew R. Keller, assistant professor, Department of Sociology, Southern Methodist University
2007
- Julie Collins-Dogrul, assistant professor, Whittier College
- Jonathan Mermis-Cava, foreign service, U.S. Department of State
- Marian Negoita, researcher, Ford Foundation Research Project
2006
- Magdalena Vanya, research scientist, Prevention Research Center, UC Berkeley
- Heather Flynn-Kohler, lecturer, Sonoma State University
2005
- Thomas Burr, assistant professor, Illinois State University, Normal
- Ursula Castellano, assistant professor, Ohio University, Athens
- Jonathan Isler, assistant professor, University of Illinois, Springfield
- Monica Martin, assistant professor, Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University
- Rene Francisco Poitevin, assistant professor, Gallatin School, New York University
- J. Zach Schiller, assistant professor, Kent State University, Stark
2004
- Peter Bahr, assistant professor, CSHPE, School of Education, University of Michigan
- Andreana Clay, assistant professor, Department of Sociology, San Francisco State University
- Anna Muraco, assistant professor, Loyola Marymount University
- Esther Neuwirth, program evaluation consultant, Kaiser Permanente's Care Management Institute
- Preston Rudy, assistant professor, Sociology, San Jose State University
- Eva Skuratowicz, adjunct professor, Sociology Department, Southern Oregon University
- Clare Stacey, assistant professor, Sociology, Kent State University
- Jeffrey Sweat, associate professor, Social Science Department, University of Wisconsin-Stout
2003
- Karl Beitel, lead researcher, Service Employees International Union, Local 1021, San Francisco
- John Dale, assistant professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, George Mason University
- Michael Flota, assistant professor, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Daytona State College
- Pamela Forman, assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
- Myrna Goodman, associate professor and chair, Department of Sociology, Sonoma State University
- Heather Hanson, director of public affairs, MercyCorps, Washington, D.C.
- Stuart Henderson, research associate, Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco
- Marisol Clark-Ibanez, assistant professor, Sociology, California State University, San Marcos
- Susan Miller, associate professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Palomar College
- Lalia Kiburi, lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of California, Davis
- Eileen Otis, assistant professor, University of Oregon
- Jennifer Reich, assistant professor, Department of Sociology, University of Denver
2002
- Bindi Shah, lecturer, Sociology, University of Southampton
2001
- Jeni Cross, assistant professor, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
- Jennifer Myhre, tenured instructor, chair, Sociology Department, De Anza College
2000
- James Curiel, assistant professor, College of the Redwoods
- Vidmar Horvat Ksenija, assistant professor, Department of Sociology, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
1990s
1999
- Jennifer Dunn, associate professor, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Jennifer Bickham Mendez, associate professor, Department of Sociology, College of William and Mary
- Anne Nurse, associate professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, College of Wooster
- Peter Phillips, professor, Sociology, Sonoma State University
- Maureen Sullivan, lecturer, Department of Sociology, Wesleyan University
- Mridula Udayagiri, associate professor, Department of Sociology, California State University, Sacramento
- Nivedita Vaidya, lecturer, California State University Los Angeles
1998
- Lori Kendall, associate professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Melinda Milligan, associate professor, Department of Sociology, Sonoma State University
- Rosemary Powers, associate professor, Anthropology-Sociology Program, Eastern Oregon University
1997
- Marshall Battani, associate professor and chair, Sociology, Grand Valley State University
- Julie Bettie, associate professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Dan Brooke, lecturer, San Jose Sate University
- Jonathan Isler, assistant professor, University of Illinois at Springfield
- Ellen Scott, associate professor and director, Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies, University of Oregon
- Jon Shefner, associate professor, University of Tennessee
- Rosanna Wong, executive director, The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, Hong Kong
1996
- Victoria Johnson, associate professor, University of Missouri
- Tammy Lewis, associate professor, Sociology and Anthropology Department, Muhlenberg College (Former Chair)
- Shahla Mokhtarzada, professor, American River College
1995
- Rebecca A. Allahyari, research associate, School for American Research, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Marie Butler-Schuster, professor, Department of Sociology, Oxnard Community College
- Katrina Bell McDonald, associate professor, Sociology, Johns Hopkins University
- Cindy Chu, associate professor, University of Hong Kong
- Holin Lin, professor, University of Taiwan
- Debora Paterniti, associate adjunct professor, internal medicine and sociology, UC Davis Health System
- Tony Waters, professor, Sociology, California State University, Chico ( Former Chair)
1994
- Peter Phillips, professor and former chair, Department of Sociology, Sonoma State University
1993
- Diane Bjorklund, associate professor, Illinois State University, Normal
1992
- Amanda Noble, researcher, California State Attorney General's Office, Public Health Institute, Oakland
- Linda Arthur Boynton, professor and curator, University of Hawaii, Manoa
- Darlaine Gardetto, associate professor, St. Louis Community College
- Cecilia Menjivar, Cowden Distinguished Professor, Sociology, School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University
1991
- Karen Laidler, professor, University of Hong Kong
- Martin Tolich, senior lecturer, Massey University, New Zealand
1980s
1983
- John Lammers, professor, Communications, University of Illinois
1981
- Norman Skonovd, research program specialist, Office of Research, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- John Sutton, professor, Department of Sociology, University of California Santa Barbara