This page highlights the diverse initial job placements of our recent graduates.
It reflects our department's continued success in preparing our students for their careers, despite the challenges faced by new PhD graduates entering the job market.
Below is a list of our alumni and their placements organized by year.
It reflects our department's continued success in preparing our students for their careers, despite the challenges faced by new PhD graduates entering the job market.
Below is a list of our alumni and their placements organized by year.
Placements
2024 Graduates
| Name | Position | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| Leah Becker | Lecturer | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Catie Georgiou | Assistant teaching professor | Pennsylvania State University |
| Carrie Johnson | Lecturer | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Megan Mericle | Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Zach Simon | Lecturer | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Bri LaFond | Visiting Assistant Professor | Millikin University |
2023 Graduates
| Name | Position | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Kovanen | Assistant Professor of English and Director of the Upper Division Writing Program | North Dakota State University |
2022 Graduates
| Name | Position | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| *Jessica Witte | Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Text and Data Mining | University of Edinburgh |
| *Logan Middleton | Teaching Assistant Professor of Writing Studies | New College, University of Toronto |
| *Ryan Ware | Assistant Professor of Writing | Landmark College |
Candidates marked with an asterisk (*) have confirmed with the Placement Officer their willingness to directly speak to current students on the job market about their experiences and offer any advice they may have. Please feel free to look them up and be in touch if you like.
2021 Graduates
| Name | Position | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| María Carvajal Regidor | Assistant Professor | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| Jane Im | Visiting Assistant Professor of English | Bucknell University (starting January 2023) |
| Helen Makhdoumian | Manoogian Postdoctoral Fellowship in Armenian Studies | University of Michigan |
| Nicole Turnipseed | Assistant Professor, Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy | University of Toronto Mississauga |
2020 Graduates
| Name | Position | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Garcia | Assistant Professor | University of Rutgers |
| Eman Ghanayem | Postdoctoral Research Associate | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Evin Groundwater | Associate Director of the Center for Excellence in Writing & Communication | University of California, Irvine |
| Samantha Plasencia | Visiting Assistant Professor | Colby College |
| Eric Thomas | Lecturer in English | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| Carl Thompson | English Teacher | The Park School of Buffalo |
2019 Graduates
| Name | Position | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| Annie Kelvie | Assistant Professor of English and Coordinator of the Writing Program | Eureka College |
| Coral Lumbley | Postdoctoral Faculty Fellow in Liberal Studies | New York University |
| John Musser | Visiting Lecturer in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies | University of Pittsburgh |
| Ben O'Dell | Assistant Professor | Georgia Gwinnett College |
| Alexandra Paterson | Legislation Officer/Editor | Parliamentary Counsel Office, New Zealand |
| Crystal Rudds | Assistant Professor | University of Utah |
| Sara Weisweaver | Operations Manager | WellSaid Labs |
| Isabel Quintana Wulf | Assistant Professor | Salisbury University |
2018 Graduates
| Name | Position | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| Silas Casinelli | Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow | Virginia Tech |
| Debojoy Chanda | Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication | Indian Institute of Management |
| Chekwube Danladi | Jay C. and Ruth Halls Poetry Fellow | University of Wisconsin |
| Inye Ha | Assistant Professor | Incheon National University, Wilmington |
| Christine Hedlin | Postdoctoral Fellow | Valparaiso University |
| Brandon Jones | Visiting Assistant Professor | Kettering University |
| Julie McCormick-Weng | Assistant Professor | Texas State University |
| Jessica Mercado | Visiting Clinical Instructor | Purdue University |
| Sarah Sahn | Research and Instruction Librarian | University of Alabama |
| Elyse Vigiletti | Full-time Lecturer, College of Engineering | University of Michigan |
| Patricia Sunia | Lecturer | Clemson University |
| Jessica Young | Assistant Professor | New College |
2017 Graduates
| Name | Position | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Bascom | Assistant Professor | Ball State University |
| Katherine Flowers | Assistant Professor | Mississippi State University |
| Ann Hubert | Assistant Professor | St. Lawrence University |
| Katherine Kendig | Project Manager, National Center for Supercomputing Applications | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Jennifer Lozano | Assistant Professor | University of North Carolina, Wilmington |
| Rebecah Pulsifer | Assistant Professor | Kettering University |
| Isabel Quintana-Wulf | Visiting Assistant Professor | Colby College |
| Carla Rosell | Visiting Assistant Professor | Knox College |
| Pamela Saunders | Director of College Writing | Suffolk University |
| Ryan Sheets | Director of Business Communication Lab | University of Arkansas, Walton College |
| Mattie Shelledy | Assistant Professor | University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley |
| Kaia Simon | Assistant Professor & Director of the Writing Program | University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
2016 Graduates
| Name | Position | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| Jill Hamilton Clements | Assistant Professor | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Esther Dettmar | English Instructor | Emma Willard School |
| Ann Hubert | Assistant Professor & VAP | St. Lawrence University |
| Sara Fan | Program Assistant | University of San Francisco |
| Yuki Kang | Assistant Professor | Gonzaga University |
| Thomas McNamara | Assistant Professor | California State University-Fresno |
| John Moore | Divisional Communications Specialist for Arts & Sciences | Washington University of St. Louis |
| Alaina Pincus | Assistant Director for Informatics Education Programs, School of Information Sciences | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Elizabeth Tavares | Assistant Professor | Pacific University |
| Julie McCormack Weng | Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship | Georgia Institute of Technology |
2015 Graduates
| Name | Position | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Black | Assistant Professor | University of Massachusetts-Lowell |
| Alexandra Cavallaro | Assistant Professor | California State University-San Bernardino |
| Megan Condis | Assistant Professor | Stephen F. Austin State University |
| Naida Garcia-Crespo | Assistant Professor | United States Naval Academy |
| Eileen Lagman | Assistant Professor | University of Colorado-Boulder |
| Jennifer Lozano | Riley Scholar-in-Residence | Colorado College |
| Patrick McGrath | Assistant Professor | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale |
| Ariana Ruiz | Assistant Professor | University of Iowa |
| Jon Stone | Assistant Professor | University of Utah |
| Jeremy Wear | Assistant Professor | University of Montevallo |
| Ann Hubert | Visiting Assistant Professor | Eureka College |
2014 Graduates
| Name | Position | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Walkiewicz | Assistant Professor | Kennesaw State University |
| Jill Hamilton Clements | Assistant Professor | Sweet Briar College; Lindenwood University |
| Andrea Olinger | Assistant Professor | University of Louisville |
| Jill Fitzgerald | Assistant Professor | United States Naval Academy |
| Erin McQuiston | Upper School | Heritage Hall, Oklahoma City |
| Ligia Milhut | Full-time adjunct | Barry University |
| Julia Smith | Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Donghee Om | Assistant Professor | Kyungpook National University of Korea |
| Tania Lown-Hecht | Communications Director | Outdoor Alliance |
| Claire Barber-Stetson | Global Portfolio Manager | S.C Johnson and Son |
2013 Graduates
| Name | Position | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| Martha Webber | Assistant Professor | California State University-Fullerton |
| Jason Vredenburg | Teaching Assistant Professor | Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Vanessa Rouillon Calderon | Assistant Professor | James Madison University |
| Elizabeth Hoiem | Assistant Professor | East Carolina University; GSLIS, University of Illinois |
| Amelia Herb | Postdoctoral Fellow | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Erin Heath | Assistant Professor | Wayland Baptist University |
| Kimberly Fonzo | Assistant Professor | University of Texas-San Antonio |
| Amanda Zink | Assistant Professor | Idaho State University |
| Agnieszka Tuszynska | Assistant Professor | CUNY Queensborough Community College |
| Michaels Burns | Assistant Professor | West Chester University of Pennsylvania |
2012 Graduates
| Name | Position | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| Cory Holding | Assistant Professor | University of Pittsburgh |
| Denys Vanrenen | Assistant Professor | University of Nebraska-Kearney |
| John Claborn | Visiting Assistant Professor | University of Louisville |
| Rebecca Bechtold | Assistant Professor | University of Northern Colorado; Wichita State University |
| Mary Unger | Assistant Professor | Ripon College |
| Merton Lee | Lecturer | Baltimore City Community College |
| Michael Behrens | Assistant Professor | Emporia State University |
| Sarah Dennis | Visiting Assistant Professor; Assistant Professor | University of Illinois-Springfield; Saint Ambrose University |
| Daniel Colson | Assistant Professor | Emporia State University |
| Amber Buck | Assistant Professor | CUNY College of Staten Island |
| Lauren Bowen | Assistant Professor | Michigan Technological University |
| Jessica Bannon | Assistant Professor | University of Indianapolis |
| Melissa Bailes | Assistant Professor | Tulane University |
| Kerstin Rudolph | Lecturer | SUNY College at Brockport |
| Kimberly O'Neill | Assistant Professor | Quinnipiac University |
| Tom Boynton | Visiting Lecturer | DePauw University |
2011 Graduates
| Name | Position | Employer |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Ridgway | Visiting Lecturer | University of Cincinnati |
| Patrick Berry | Assistant Professor | Syracuse University |
| Anne Brubaker | Visiting Assistant Professor | Wellesley College |
| Stephane Clark | Assistant Professor | University of Oregon |
| Jennifer Lieberman | Postdoctoral Fellow; Assistant Professor | Cornell University; University of North Florida |
| Carl Lehnen | Reference and Liaison Librarian | University of Chicago |
| Samantha Looker | Assistant Professor | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| Cristina Stanciu | Assistant Professor | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Jonathan Vincent | Visiting Assistant Professor; Assistant Professor | University of Louisville; Towson University |
| Hannah Bellwoar | Assistant Professor | Juniata College |
| Rebecca Bilbro | President’s Managerial Fellow; Data Scientist | Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
| Eric DeBarros | Visiting Assistant Professor; Assistant Professor | SUNY College at Oswego; Clark University |
| Tara Lyons | Assistant Professor | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth; Illinois State University |
| Christopher Simeone | Director of Organizing and Services | American Association of University Professors |
| Michael Simeone | Associate Director for Research and Interdisciplinary Studies, I-CHASS; Director Nexus Lab, Institute of Humanities Research | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Arizona State University |