Wondering where a PhD from our program could take you? Our alumni have gone on to do impressive things in their respective careers. Here are a few examples of the positions our graduates have started after leaving our program.

Academic Positions

Fabiana Alceste– Assistant Professor, Butler University

Sara Appleby – Associate Professor, Mercer University

Amanda Bergold – Assistant Professor of Psychology, Seton Hall University

Stephanie Cardenas – Assistant Professor, Bucknell University

Andrew Evelo – Lecturer (NZ equivalent of Asst Prof), University of Waikato

Melanie Fessinger – Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Forensics, Arizona State University

Johanna Hellgren – Assistant Professor, University of New Haven

Jacqueline Katzman – Assistant Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Jeff Kukucka – Associate Professor, Towson University

Timothy Luke – Associate Professor, University of Gothenburg

Jennifer Perillo – Associate Professor, University of New Mexico

Gabriela Rico – Assistant Professor, St. Joseph’s University, Long Island

Dario Rodriguez – Assistant Professor, University of Dayton, Ohio

Patricia Sanchez – Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

David Zimmerman – Associate Professor, Missouri State University

Mawia Khogali – Assistant Professor, Psychology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Montclair State University

Industry Positions

Jackie Chorn – Director, NERA Economic Consulting

Alexander C.V. Jay – Senior Litigation Strategist

Julia Busso Kennard – Director, Strategy & Insights at Paramount Pictures

Kristyn Jones – UX Researcher at Meta/WhatsApp

Alexandra Ponce de Leon-LeBec – Director, Child Mental Health at NYC Department of Homeless Services

Research Positions

Melanie Close – Research Associate, CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance  

William Crozier – Social Research Manager in the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention at the North Carolina Department of Public Safety

Victoria Lawson – Project Director, CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance

Karima Modjadidi – Public Health Analyst, Research Triangle Institute

Alexandra Ponce de Leon-Lebec – Research Associate at CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance

Daisy Segovia – Institutional Researcher, University of the Pacific

Anna Stenkamp – Senior Research Associate at the Data Collaborative for Justice

Braden Campbell – Program Evaluator at NYC Department of Corrections

Jennifer Tallon – Director of Research-Practice Strategies at the Center for Justice Innovation

Ava Zwolinski – Post Doctoral Research, University of Amsterdam

Anna Vaynman – AI fellow, Institute of Trustworthy AI in Law and Society, George Washington University

Megan J. O’Toole – Deputy Director of Research at Everytown for Gun Safety & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center

Trial Consulting Positions

Aria Amrom – MMG Jury Consulting Services

Natalie Gordon – Consultant at DOAR