The placements listed below represent a selection of career outcomes for our Public Policy PhD graduates. This is not a comprehensive list of all program alumni or their positions. Graduates pursue diverse career paths in academia, government, think tanks, private sector, and international organizations.
2025 |
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| Graduate | Placement | Position | Advisor |
| Lauren McCarthy | Shared Use Mobility Center | Senior Director, Research and Impact | Gifford |
2024 |
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| Graduate | Placement | Position | Advisor |
| Patrick Baxter | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | Analyst | Koizumi |
| Yi-Ting Chiu | National Taiwan University | Post-doc Researcher | Goldstone |
| Aubrey Grant | Community Sponsorship Hub | Program Manager for Practice and Research | Victor |
| Narae Lee | World Bank | Impact Evaluation Officer (ET Consultant) | Kugler |
2023 |
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| Graduate | Placement | Position | Advisor |
| Maurice Johnson | Amazon | Senior Research Manager | Listokin |
| Michael McCormick | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Associate Professor | Gifford |
2022 |
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| Graduate | Placement | Position | Advisor |
| Meng-Hao Li | Center for Biomedical Science and Policy, George Mason University | Managing Director | Schintler |
| Muhammad Salar Khan | Rochester Institute of Technology | Assistant Professor | Hart & Olds |
| Abu Bakkar Siddique | Florida International University | Assistant Professor | Koizumi |
| Mary Sproull | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Scientific Technical Writer/Research Scientist | Koblentz |
2021 |
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| Graduate | Placement | Position | Advisor |
| Eugene Fishel | Department of State Office of Analysis for Russia and Eurasia (INR/REA) | Russia Division Chief, Deputy Director | Rhodes |
| Monica (Hyun-Ju) Kim | University of New Hampshire | Research Associate | Koizumi |
| Hong Zhang | Indiana University | Assistant Professor | Goldstone |
2020 |
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| Graduate | Placement | Position | Advisor |
| Wendy Chen | Texas Tech University | Assistant Professor | Abramson |
| Mee Jung Kim | Sejong University | Assistant Professor | Earle |
| Solomiya Shpak | World Bank | Economist | Earle |
2019 |
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| Graduate | Placement | Position | Advisor |
| Lisardo Bolanos | Guatemala No Se Detiene | Policy Consultant | Hughes Hallett |
| Karen Buckley | Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) | Analyst | Pfiffner |
| Carol Davis | Georgetown University | Assistant Research Professor | Koizumi |
| Joel Hicks | University of Oregon | Visiting Assistant Professor | Hart |
| Kyung Min Lee | World Bank | Economist | Earle |
2018 |
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| Graduate | Placement | Position | Advisor |
| Erik Goepner | Government Accountability Office | Senior Analyst | Thrall |
| Kirk Heffelmire | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Koizumi | |
2017 |
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| Graduate | Placement | Position | Advisor |
| Jeong Yun Kweun | Virginia Department of Transportation, Office of Public-Private Partnerships | Deputy Director | Gifford |
2016 |
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| Graduate | Placement | Position | Advisor |
| Nazia Hussain | University of Tokyo | Assistant Professor | Shelley |
2015 |
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| Graduate | Placement | Position | Advisor |
| Nobuhiko Daito | World Bank | Senior Transport Specialist | Gifford |
| Jennifer Sklarew | George Mason University | Assistant Professor | Hart |
2014 |
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| Graduate | Placement | Position | Advisor |
| Zhenhua Chen | Ohio State University | Associate Professor | Haynes |
Note: Placements reflect positions at time of initial placement or most recent update.
Update Your Information
Are you a Public Policy PhD alumnus? We'd love to hear about your career achievements.
If you'd like to:
- Update your current position
- Add your placement to this list
- Correct any information
Please contact: Duane D. Bradshaw, Director of Career Development
Email: dbradsha@gmu.edu