Our alumni serve in professional positions on University faculty and in various government and research agencies across the country and the world. As ambassadors from our graduate program, these individuals have made us very proud and have strengthened our reputation in the discipline. Most of our graduate students plan to pursue a career as part of a university faculty, but given the diversity of our program offerings, including the new Masters in International Policy, an applied degree shepherded by the Department of International Affairs, many of our students will not only be studying political phenomena, but will also be involved in political decision-making across the globe. Our Joint Ph.D. and M.A. programs, as well as the M.I.P. give our graduate program the capacity to rigorously train scholars and practitioners of political science and international affairs.

The Departments of Political Science and International Affairs are committed to helping students reach their ultimate professional goals. Our departments provide information on available positions in academia, assist in the development of a placement file, assist in the preparation for job talks and interviews, and we facilitate the recruitment process in general for our students.

Our students have a strong record in terms of their placement. Often thisplacement is determined by the student's goals and needs. Our Ph.D.s hold academic positions at Research I institutions as well as prestigious liberal arts institutions and everything in between. Some work in government or the private sector. Below you will find the listings of students who havecompleted our graduate program and their current status.

Ph.D. Alumni

J. Norman Baldwin (1981), Univeristy of Alabama

Nancy Basinger (2002), University of Utah

Vicki Birchfield (2000), Georgia Tech

J. Michael Bitzer (2004), Catawba College

Kiki Caruson (2001), University of South Florida

Bradley Chilton (1988), Appalachian State

Todd Collins (2007), Western Carolina University

Janna Deitz (2004), Western Illinois University

Chris Dennis (1983), California State Long Beach

Amy L. Fletcher (1997) The University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Annette Freyberg (1998); University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Kazuya Fukuoka (2006), St. Joseph's University

Matthew Fuhrmann (2008), University of South Carolina

Ronald Keith Gaddie (1993), University of Oklahoma

Troy Gibson (2004), University of Southern Mississippi

William Gillespie (2004), Kennesaw State University

Suzette Grillot (1997), University of Oklahoma

Scott Gissendanner (2001); University of Bielefeld, Germany

Thad Hall (2002), University of Utah

Roger Hartley (1993), University of Arizona

Brian Harward (2003), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Lichao He (2007), Baylor University

Mary Herring (1987), Wayne State University

Lisa Holmes (2001), University of Vermont

Michael Jasinski (2008), University of Wisconson-Oshkosh

Dongsoo Kim (exp.2008), Southern Mississippi University

David T. Mason (1981), University of North Texas

Mary Matthews (2001), University of South Florida

Brad McAllister (exp. 2009), St. Andrew's University (Scotland)

Keesha Middlemass (2004), Rutgers University-Newark

Jess Morrissette (2007), Marshall University

Laura Moyer (2008), Louisiana State University

Josh Putnam (2009), Wake Forest University

Kevin Pybas (2005), Missouri State University

Robi Ragan (2007), Duke University

Daniel Reed (2008), American University

Giray Sadik (2008), Truman State University

Henrik Schatzinger (2009), Ripon College

Michael J. Scicchitano (1984), University of Florida

B. Douglas Skelley (1980), James Madison University

Holley Tankersley (2006), Coastal Carolina University

Milind Thakar (2001), University of Indianapolis

Ricky Travis (1993), Mississippi State University

Donald R. Wagner (1979), West Georgia College

Pete Wielhouwer (1994), Western Michigan University

Nikos Zahariadis (1992), Auburn University

MA Alumni

Michael Crespin (2001), University of Georgia

David Damore (1995), University of Las Vegas

Audrey Haynes (1991), University of Georgia

Alumni in Research and Professional Positions

Marie Milward, M.A. (2005), Carter Center

Daniel Minnich, Ph.D. (2004); Policy Analyst, US Government, Washington DC

Trey Pollard, M.A. (2007),Communications Director for the Congressman John Yarmuth (Louisville, Kentucky)

Preston Rish, M.A. (2006), Agrimar Corporation

Ella Shagabutdinova, M.A. (2004), Carter Center

Henrik Schatzinger (Ph.D., exp. 2009), Campaign Finance Institute-George Washington University

Esther Skelley, M.A. (2005); International Republican Institute, Georgia Tech

If you are a former Ph.D. or M.A. student and would like to update us on your career, please email hwooda@uga.edu. Please note "Placement" in the subject of your email. Updates can also be made at www.alumni.uga.edu/update/ .