We're pleased to share news about milestones that alumni of the Department of History have attained.
ALUMNI CAREER PLACEMENT
Employers throughout the world have hired our graduate students, within academia and in numerous other professional fields.
- 2022
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Aguilar, Julio: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard University
Brown, Dmitri: UC Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow (2022-2023); Postdoctoral Fellow, Michigan Society of Fellows (2023-2024); Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley (Starting 2024)
Clark, Seth:
Farnia, Nina: Assistant Professor, Albany Law School
Lara, Genesis: Assistant Professor, UC Irvine
Luna Victoria, Lucia: Faculty Diversity Post-Doctoral Fellow at Illinois Wesleyan University
Silver, Stephen:
- 2021
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Alexander, Carrie: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Davis
Gallagher, Sean: Postdoctoral Fellow, David Center for the American Revolution; Assistant Professor, Colorado Mesa University
Hernandez, Viridiana: Assistant Professor, University of Iowa
Jenne, Jeremiah: Proprietor, Beijing by Foot
Leigh, Devin: Lecturer, University of San Francisco
Peinado, Melanie: Research Coordinator, American Historical Association
Sacmali, Muhammet: Research Assistant, Istanbul Medeniyet University
- 2020
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Alvala Dyer, Gerardo: Postdoctoral Researcher, UNAM's Historical Research Institute
Aroni, Renzo: Postdoctoral fellow, Society of Fellows in the Humanities, Columbia University, 2020-2023
Chieh, Jia Lin:
Hodges, Lillian:
Johnson, Cameron: Teacher, C2 Education
Jarquin, Griselda: Assistant Professor, Nevada State College
- 2019
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Blake, Jessica: Assistant Professor, Austin Peay State University
Clendening, Logan:
Cox, Stephen: Youth Tutor, International Rescue Committee
Mortimer, Loren Michael: ACLA Emerging Voices Postdoctoral Fellow; Visiting Assistant Professor, Eastern Oregon University
Naim, Hakeem: Visiting Assistant Professor, Western Washington University
Perrone, Nickolas: Adjunct Professor, Solano College, Santa Rosa Junior college, Mills College
Richardson, Laurel: Adjunct Professor, Ohlone College; STEM Center Coordinator, American River College
- 2018
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Casey, Matthew: Clinical Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Online Programs School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies, Arizona State University
Cortes, Katharine: Associate Director, The History Project, UC Davis
Dries, Mark: Assistant Professor, Southeastern Louisiana University
Judge, Rajbir Singh: Assistant Professor, California State University, Long Beach
Lin, Zoe Shan: Assistant Professor, Ithaca College
- 2017
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Chervinsky, Lindsay: Instructor, The George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Gallman, Nancy: Assistant Professor, Lewis & Clark
Johnson, Diana: Assistant Professor, CSU San Bernadino
Mikecz, Jeremy: Neukom Fellow, Program in Native American Studies, Darmouth College
Ordaz, Jessica: Assistant Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder
San Martin, William: Assistant Teaching Professor, Global History, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)
- 2016
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Alyagon, Elad: Postdoctoral Fellow, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Amin, Neel: Assistant Professor, James Madison University
Reeves, Rachel: Participant Engagement and Outreach Coordinator, FUTURE Program, UC Davis
Reeder, Tyson: Assistant Professor (Research), Assistant Editor, James Madison Papers, University of Virginia
- 2015
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Balloffet, Lily: Assistant Professor, UC Santa Cruz
Fowler, Jessica: Assistant Professor, Western Montana State College
Harris, Steve: Lecturer, San Francisco State University
Hopkins, Bethany: Senior Career Advisor, Internship and Career Center, University of California, Davis
Mendoza, Mary: Assistant Professor of History, Program of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, University of Vermont
Ragas, Jose: Assistant Professor, Instituto de Historia, Universidad Católica de Chile
Richardson, Nicole: Assistant Professor of East Asian History, University of South Carolina, Upstate
Scavo, Jordan: Energy Analyst, California Energy Commission
Stenner, David: Assistant Professor, Christopher Newport University
- 2014
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Cannon, Mae: Senior Director of Advocacy and Outreach, World Vision United States
Collins, Michael: Lecturer, University of California, Davis
Hogue, Susan: Part Time Faculty, California State University, Sacramento
Lauhon, Jordan: Lecturer, University of California, Davis
Lee, Jacob: Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University
Montanez-Sanabria, Elizabeth: FONDECYT Postdoctoral Fellow, Catholic University, Valparaiso, Chile
- 2013
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Castro, Cristian: Assistant Professor, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile
Chaney, Rachel: Home School Instructor, Self-Employed
Hohn, Peter: Adjunct Instructor, Portland Community College
Kerr, Andrew: Instructor of English and Community Development, World Education, Thailand
Petlack, Karin L.: Blogger, Self-Employed
Powell, Miles: Assistant Professor of Environmental History, Nanyang Technological University, Signapore
Wigmore, Gregory: Sproul Research Fellow; Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley; Santa Clara University
Winfield, Lia: Research and Exhibit Development, Hill Aerospace Museum, Utah
- 2012
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Anderson, Chad: Visiting Assistant Professor, Hartwick College
Benes, Jakub: Lecturer, School of Slavonic & East European Studies, University College London
Brueck, Greg: Lecturer, California State University, East Bay
Carpenter, Nate: Visiting Assistant Professor, Lafayette College
Hewitt, Jessie: Assistant Professor, Marymount University
Ly, Aliou: Assistant Professor, Middle Tennessee State University
Reinhardt, Bob: Assistant Professor, Boise State University
Ritacca, Elisabeth: Assistant Professor Citrus College
Tague, Joanna: Assistant Professor, Denison University
Wu, Yulian: Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
- 2011
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Brooks, Shelley: Academic Coordinator, California Social-Science History Project, University of California, Davis
Cote, Stephen: Visiting Assistant Professor, Western Washington University
Covart, Elizabeth: Independent Researcher, Self-Employed
Denning, Andrew: Assistant Professor, University of Kansas
Hickman, David: Adjunct Faculty, Yuba College
Jallow, Baba: Assistant Professor, La Salle University
Kelly, Chau: Associate Professor, University of North Florida, Jacksonville
Mehl, Eva: Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Sabol-Spezio, Teresa: Tobis Fellow, University of California, Irvine
- 2010
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Basile McDaniel: Marie, Assistant Professor, Southern Connecticut State University
Clune, Lori: Professor, California State University, Fresno
Filippello, Marcus: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
McGowan, James: Instructor, Napa Valley College
Orr, Timothy: Adjunct Professor, Sacramento City College
Yan, Wang: Assistant Professor, Huadong Normal University, Shanghai
- 2009
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Agocs, Andreas: Visiting Assistant Professor, University of the Pacific
Chester, Robert: Visiting Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley
Corbally, John: Assistant Professor, Diablo Valley College
Hiatt, Willie: Assistant Professor, Long Island University
Kehew, Julia: Adjunct Professor, Sacramento City College
Lacson, Paul: Assistant Professor, Grinnell College
Paul, Eric: Organizer, Professional Staff Congress - City University of New York
Reid, Joshua: Associate Professor, University of Washington
Schraeder, Lia: Assistant Professor of History, George Gwinnett College
Sundermann, Elizabeth: Lecturer, University of Washington, Tacoma
- 2008
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Fischer, Ryan: Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, River Falls
Hagood, Jonathan: Associate Professor, Hope College
Moore, Louis: Associate Professor, Grand Valley State University
Newman, Brooke: Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
Slutsky, Beth: Academic Coordinator Social-Science History Project, University of California, Davis
Stevens, Jennifer: Principal and President of Stevens Historical Research Associates
Whittaker, Jacob: Adjunct Faculty, Sacramento City College
- 2007
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Bulthuis, Kyle: Assistant Professor, Utah State University
Behnken, Brian: Associate Professor, Iowa State University
Chopra, Ruma: Associate Professor, San Jose State University
Cooper, Robert: Assistant Professor, Corning Community College
Fountain, Steve: Clinical Assistant Professor, Washington State University, Vancouver
Jorae, Wendy: Lecturer, San Jose State University
Li, Guotong: Assistant Professor, California State University, Long Beach
Osborn, Matthew: Assistant Professor, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Rouse, Wendy: Lecturer, San Jose State University
Sherry, Dana: Lecturer, St. Mary's College
Smithers, Gregory: Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
Turning, Patricia: Assistant Professor, Albright College
Weis, Robbie: Assistant Professor, University of Northern Colorado
Whipple, Pablo: Assistant Professor, Catholic University, Santiago, Chile
- 2006
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Fitzgerald, Monica: Assistant Professor, St. Mary's College
Gallo, Marcus: Assistant Professor, John Carroll University, Ohio
Garone, Philip: Associate Professor, California State University, Stanislaus
Gormley, Melissa: Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin, Platteville
Hieta, Eric: Independent Researcher and Editor, Self-Employed
Hutton, Shennan: Lecturer, University of California, Davis
Miller, Kenneth: Associate Professor, Washington College
Miltenberger, Scott: Senior Historian, JRP Historical Consulting
Robles, Claudio: Associate Professor, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile
- 2005
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Carey, Mark: Associate Dean and Associate Professor, Clark Honors College, University of Oregon
Dym, Warren: Adjunct Junior Fellow, American Security Project
Rodriguez, Chris: Faculty Member, Shasta College
- 2004
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Barber, David: Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Martin
Bueno, Christina: Associate Professor, Northeastern Illinois University
Chamberland, Celeste: Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Clouse, Michele: Associate Professor, Ohio University
Farrell, John: Lecturer, California State University, Fresno
Meloy, Michael: Historian, Asilomar State Beach, California Department of Parks and Recreation
Newman, Jason: Professor, Cosumnes River College
Purcell, Fernando: Associate Professor, Catholic University in Santiago
Tanghetti, Rosamaria: Professor and Department Chair, Sacramento City College
- 2003
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Fields, Sherry: Lecturer, California State University, Sacramento
Gabriel, Elun: Associate Professor and Department Chair, St. Lawrence University
Habal, Estella: Emeritus Faculty, San Jose State University
Pingree, Mark: George A. Miller Scholars Coordinator, Office of the President, University of California
Reissburg, Ron: Assistant Professor, Rabbinic Literature University of Judaism
Rushforth, Brett: Associate Professor, College of William and Mary
- 2002
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Don, Patricia: Associate Professor, San Jose State University
Ford, Bridget: Associate Professor, California State University, East Bay
Koehler, Ellen: Director of Music and Liturgy, Epiclesis Church
- 2001
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Del Testa, David: Associate Professor, Bucknell University
DuVal, Kathleen: Professor, University of North Carolina
Lu, Weijing: Associate Professor, University of California, San Diego
Marshall, Nicholas: Associate Professor and Department Chair, Marist College, New York
Quinn, Erika: Assistant Professor, Eureka College
Strickland, John: Rector, St. Katherine Orthodox Church, Washington
Sturman, Rachel: Associate Professor, Bowdoin College
- 2000
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Allen Pang, Heather: Instructor, Castilleja School, Palo Alto
Alvah, Donna: Associate Professor and Margaret Vilas Chair of US History, St. Lawrence University
Barkey, Cheryl: Professor, Cabrillo College
Lemoine, Florence: Adjunct Professor, Sacramento City College
Reed, Loretta: Lecturer, California State University, Sacramento
Skuban, William: Professor and Department Chair, California State University, Fresno
- 1999
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Barrera, Antonio: Associate Professor, Colgate University
Graybill, Stuart: Professor, Sacramento City College
Logan, John: Associate Professor and Chair, Labor and Employment Studies, San Francisco State University
McMahon, Daniel: Professor, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
Patterson, Amy: Public Health Analyst, Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rockman, Seth: Associate Professor, Brown University
Sjovold, Carl: Professor and Interim Division Dean, Behavioral and Social Science Division, Sacramento City College
Trivedi, Lisa: Associate Professor, Hamilton College
- 1998
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Foote, David: Associate Professor, University of St. Thomas
Kline, Wendy: Dema G. Seelye Professor, Purdue University
Hendricks, David: Professor, Evergreen Valley College
Richards, Marc: Deceased, Western Washington University
- 1997
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Cocks, Catherine: Acquisitions Editor, University of Iowa Press
Mandell, Nikki: Professor, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
Payne, Lynda: Sirridge Missouri Endowed Professor in Medical Humanities and Bioethics, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Rose, James: Adjunct Faculty, Sacramento City College
Segal, Louis: Adjunct Professor, University of San Francisco
Selwyn, Jennifer: Lecturer, California State University, Sacramento
Vaught, David: Professor and Department Head, Texas A&M University
Vogt, Timothy: Instructor, The Dorris Eaton School, Walnut Creek
Wood, Andrew: Stanley Rutland Professor of American History, University of Tulsa
- 1996
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Cheng, Yu-Yin: Associate Professor, Marymount Manhattan College
Hamm, Theodore: Associate Professor and Chair, Journalism and New Media Studies, St. Joseph's College, New York
Jacobs, Margaret: Chancellor's Professor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Janacek, Bruce: Associate Professor, North Central College, Illinois
Kolnick, Jeffrey: Professor and Department Chair, Southwest Minnesota State University
To, Wing-Kai: Professor, Coordinator of Asian Studies, Bridgewater State University
- 1995
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Alvah, Donna: Associate Professor, St. Lawrence University
Brooks, James: Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
Cairns, Kathleen: Lecturer, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Wang, Zheng: Associate Professor, University of Michigan
- 1993
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Bulthuis, Kyle, Assistant Professor, Utah State University
Ip, Hung-Yok: Associate Professor, Oregon State University
Olmsted, Kathy, Professor, University of California, Davis
Padgett, Chris: Professor, American River College
- 1992
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Lai, Chi-Kong: Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland
Leonard, Kevin: Chair and Professor, Western Washington University
Nystrom, David: President and Senior Vice President, Biola University