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Our graduates have gone on to outstanding careers in higher education, public service, and the private sector. Again this year, we are proud to have outstanding students on the job market. Brief sketches of our placement candidates are available below. We also include their contact information. Some students maintain their own page with more detailed information regarding their preparation and strengths.

If you have questions about graduate student placement, please contact the Graduate Field Assistant, Tina Slater or the Director of Graduate Placement, Ron Herring. If you have any questions about our Ph.D. program in general, contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Jason Frank.

Students Seeking Jobs

Julie Ajinkya

Gender, Immigration, Political Identity, Multiculturalism, American Politics, Comparative Politics (Britain and US), Race and Ethnic Politics

› ja265@cornell.edu

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Phillip Ayoub

International relations, comparative politics, social movements, transnational politics, international norms, minority rights, international organizations, European politics

› pma34@cornell.edu

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Benjamin Brake

International relations, comparative politics, China, law, and discourse analysis

› btb33@cornell.edu

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Noelle Brigden

International Relations, Comparative Politics, Transnational Migration, Political and Criminal Violence, Political Ethnography, Human Security

› nkb24@cornell.edu

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Simon Cotton

Normative Political Theory (particularly global justice, ethics in economic life, distributive justice & democratic theory); History of Political Thought; Theories of International Relations, Security & Political Economy

› src34@cornell.edu

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Erik Filipiak

Public policy; Politics of regulation; Financial markets and institutions; Government-business relations

› emf34@cornell.edu

Greg Dinsmore

Hannah Arendt, Human Rights, Liberalism, Humanitarian intervention, Global Ethics

› greg.dinsmore@sympatico.ca

Simon Gilhooley

Political Theory, American Politics, with a focus on American Political Theory in the Early Republic

› sjg67@cornell.edu

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Onur Ince

Modern and Contemporary Political Theory; History of Political Thought; Political Economy; Postcolonial Theory; Theories of Empire; Global Justice and Governance

› oui2@cornell.edu

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Desmond Jagmohan

Desmond Jagmohan studies political theory (with a second field in American Politics). His primary areas of interest are African American, American, and modern political thought, slavery and political freedom, and democratic theory. He is mainly interested in how those living under extreme or limiting conditions make and remake their political lives.

› dj89@cornell.edu

Ishan Joshi

Comparative Politics (China and India); Bureaucratic Politics and Organization; Applied Formal Modeling (games of communication); International Relations (nationalism and foreign policy)

› ishjoshi101@gmail.com

Gaurav Kampani

Nuclear Proliferation, Military Strategy and Doctrine, Sociology of Technology Construction, New Institutionalism, Cognitive Psychology, South Asia

› gkampani@gmail.com

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Pinar Kemerli

Political Theory, Religion and Politics, Comparative Political Theory, Secularism, Politics and History of Turkey and the Middle East, Political Violence

› pk233@cornell.edu

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Don Leonard

International and comparative political economy of developing countries (international financial crises, natural resources), public choice (distributional politics of public goods provision), Latin America

› drl43@cornell.edu

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Aleksander Lust

Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory, European Union, Russia, Globalization, Post-Communist Transitions, Social Movements, Historical and Analytical Theories of Justice

› al52@cornell.edu

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Tsveta Petrova

Comparative democratization, political participation, transnational activism, international organizations, foreign and security policy

› tap25@cornell.edu

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Deondra Rose

American politics, public policy, political behavior, inequality, gender and politics, race and politics, and American political development

› der33@cornell.edu

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Lucia Seybert

International Relations (politics of the environment and energy, human rights); International Relations Theory (international norms, sovereignty); Comparative Politics (European Union and Eastern Europe)

› la72@cornell.edu

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Elton Skendaj

Comparative State-building, Comparative Democratization, International Organizations; Peace Studies; Nationalism

› es324@cornell.edu

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Maria Sperandei

International Relations, International Political Economy, Financial Crises and National Security, Political Psychology

› ms554@cornell.edu

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Jing Tao

International Law and Organization, Sovereignty and Territorial Disputes, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, Great Powers and the International Order, China’s Foreign Policy, Chinese Politics, Asian Security and Politics

› jt265@cornell.edu

Robert Turner

Political Theory, Social Theory, American Political Thought,Political Economy of American State Formation, Neuropsychology, Dance Theory

› rdt1@cornell.edu

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Pablo Yanguas

Post-conflict state-building, corruption, security sector reform, foreign aid, Africa

› py45@cornell.edu

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Maria Zaitseva

International Relations, US Foreign Policy, Nuclear Non-proliferation, Cold War Politics

› mnz2@cornell.edu