Ph.D Placement

(2000-Present)

We have in recent years been very successful at producing PhD students pursuing varied and challenging careers in university and college teaching, planning and public sector work, and private firms. Click here for information about placement, 1990-1999.

Abernathy, David Assistant Professor, Geography & GIS, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, N.C.

Agot, Kawango Program Manager (AIDs research), Lumumba Health Center, University of Nairobi, Kenya

Atia, Mona Assistant Professor, Geography and International Affairs, George Washington University

Boland, Alana Associate Professor, Geography, University of Toronto

Bonds, Anne Assistant Professor, Geography, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Brown, Elizabeth Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Studies, San Francisco State University

Jean Carmalt, Assistant Professor, Law, Politics and Society, Drake University

Carr, John Assistant Professor, geography,at the University of New Mexico

Cheong, So-Min Assistant Professor, Geography, Univ. of Kansas

Corva, Dominic, Dept. of Politics, Sarah Lawrence College

Ed Delaney, Contract Specialist, US Army Corps of Engineers

Donovan, Courtney Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geography and Human Environmental Studies, San Francisco State University

Drew, Christie Associate, working on projects related to environmental health and info. management, Ross & Associates Environmental Consulting Ltd. (Seattle)

Fannin, Maria Lecturer, Geography, Bristol Univ. (UK)

Ferguson, Deron Senior Forecast Analyst, Washington State Office of Financial Management

Fordyce, Meredith Research Associate, Northwest Center for Workforce Studies

Fossum, Hal City Planner & Project Coordinator, City of Helena, Montana

Gallardo, Gabriel Administrative Director, Office of Minority Affairs, University of Washington

Gokariksel, Pervin Banu Associate Professor, Geography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Goodwin-White, Jamie Lecturer, Social Statistics, University of Southampton (UK)

Graybill, Jessica Assistant Professor, Geography, Colgate University

Hedley, Nick Assistant Professor, Cartography, GIS & Geovisualization, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Hendricksen, Charles Software consultant, Seattle area

Heyman, Richard Lecturer, Rhetoric & Writing, University of Texas, Austin

Hickey, Maureen Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Singapore

Johnson, Karin Research Scientist, Center for Health Science, Group Health Cooperative

Katz-Reid, Carolina Senior Community Affairs Specialist, community & housing research, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Kim, Hyungjoo Researcher, Korean Science and Technology Policy Institute

Lee, Wonho Acting Assistant Professor, University of Seoul, Korea

Liu, Ta Postdoctoral Research Associate, College of Education, University of Washington

Miles, Scott Assistant Professor, Western Washington Univ.

Nelson, Lise Associate Professor, University of Oregon

Nelson, Peter Associate Professor, Geography Middlebury College

Josh Newell, Research Assistant Professor, Center For Sustainable Cities,, University of Southern California

Newstead, Clare Lecturer, Human Geography, Nottingham Trent University (UK)

Paschane, David Office of Planning Veterans Administration

Paige, Sarah Lead Researcher, Group Health Community Health institute, Seattle

Pearson, Amber
Post-Doctoral Associate, Geohealth Lab, University of Canterbury (NZ)

Peet, James Transportation consultant, Seattle area

Poore, Barbara Geographer Coastal & Marine Geology Program, US Geological Survey

Reitman, Meredith Assistant Professor, Economic Geography, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Greg Simon Assistant Professor, Geography, University of Colorado, Denver

Sothern, Matt Lecturer, Geography, St. Andrews University (UK)

Sparks, Tony Lecturer, Geography, San Francisco State University

Starkweather, Sarah Postdoctoral Fellow, National University of Singapore

Staeheli, Lynn Professor, Durham University

Sylvey, Rachel Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Teltscher, Susan Chief,  International Communications and Technology  Policy and Analysis Unit, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD),  Geneva

Tempalski, Barbara Project Director, Center for Drug Use & HIV Research, National Development & Research Institutes

Tovares, Carlos, Postdoctoral Researcher, Geography, Univ. of North Carolina

Trumbull, Nat Assistant Professor, Geography, University of Connecticut/Avery Point

Van Eyck, Kim Consultant, Hatchuel, Tabernik & Assoc., Berkeley, CA

Veninga, Catherine Assistant Professor, Political Science, College of Charleston

Vrana, Ric Center for Urban Studies and Planning,, Portland State University

Wang, Enru Assistant Professor, Geography, Univ. of North Dakota

Wilson, Matthew Assistant Professor, Geography, Ball State University, Indiana

Wright, Sarah Lecturer, Development Studies, Univ. of Newcastle (UK)

Yamamoto, Britt Core Faculty, Center For Creative Change, Antioch University, Seattle

Zhang, Li Professor, Geography & Resource Management, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Zhou, Guirong Software Developer & GIS Specialist, Google Earth Team, Mountain View, California

Zimmerman, Jackson Guide, Lindblad Travel