Careers and Opportunities
PhD Program Data
The Graduate College maintains admissions, enrollment, completion, and employment data for PhD programs throughout the University. For more information, visit the Graduate College's PhD Program Data page.
Career Resources for UI Graduate Students
The Graduate College offers robust professional development services, including career guidance, national grants and fellowships support, and Iowa's Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL). For more information on graduate student professional development services, visit the Professional Development page in the Graduate College.
Where do our graduates end up?
The following list is a sampling of where our graduate students have ended up in recent years:
Film Studies
| Name | Graduation Year | Current Employer |
|---|---|---|
| Dennison, Alex | 2022 | Boston University, Visiting Assistant Professor, |
| Thapa, Anu | 2021 | Virginia Tech, Assistant Professor |
| New, Juana | 2020 | Cornell College, Assistant Professor |
| Stailey-Young, Amos | 2020 | Germanna Community College, Data Analyst |
| Ahava, Juho | 2020 | Marbella International University Centre (Spain), Faculty |
| Chang Min-Yu | 2019 | National Taiwanese University, Assistant Professor |
| Brown, Patrick | 2019 | Berlin, Teacher in the Königin-Luise-Stiftung School |
| Pelster-Wiebe, Richard | 2018 | Hamline University, Lecturer |
| Perdomo Alvarez, Dalina A. | 2018 | Michigan State University, Assistant Curator at the Broad Art Museum, Core Faculty for Latin American and Caribbean Studies |
| Vonderheide, Leah | 2017 | Emerson College, Assistant Professor |
| Steinbach, Katherine | 2017 | USC, Director of Faculty Administration in the Office of Faculty Affairs |
| Kierstead, Joshua | 2017 | Independent Researcher |
| Kim, Se Young (Seth) | 2016 | Colby College, Assistant Professor |
| DeLassus, Leslie | 2016 | University of Mississippi, Instructional Assistant Professor |
| Latsis, Dimitrios | 2015 | University of Alabama, Assistant Professor |
| Crylen, Jonathan | 2015 | Editor and Research in Madison, WI |
| Watson, Ryan | 2015 | Misericordia University, Associate Professor |
| Banerji, Sushmita | 2014 | International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, Assistant Professor |
| Wielgus, Alison | 2014 | University of Wisconsin-Superior, Associate Professor |
| Couret, Nilo | 2013 | University of Michigan, Associate Professor |
| Stine, Kyle | 2013 | Johns Hopkins University, Senior Lecturer |
| Mokdad, Linda | 2013 | St. Olaf College, Associate Professor |
| Sweeney, Ellen | 2013 | Media Specialist, Legislative Communications Office, PA House of Representatives |
| McGuffie, Allison | 2013 | University of Oregon, Career Instructor |
| Sullivan Gooch, Sara | 2012 | St. Bonaventure University, Lecturer |
| Slowik, Michael | 2012 | Wesleyan University, Associate Professor |
| Henlin-Stromme, Sabine | 2012 | Independent Scholar |
| Kwak, Yung Bin | 2012 | Yonsei University, Visiting Professor |
| Pummer, Claudia | 2011 | University of Hawaii Manoa, Lecturer |
| Stein, Erica | 2011 | Vassar College, Associate Professor |
| McDonald, Kevin | 2011 | California State University, Northridge |
| Schlotterbeck, Jesse | 2010 | Denison University, Associate Professor |
| Pillai, Swarnavel Eswaran | 2010 | Michigan State University, Associate Professor |
| Fleeger, Jennifer | 2009 | Ursinus College, Associate Professor |
| Eliaz, Ofer | 2008 | Ohio University, Associate Professor |
| Danker, Lisa | 2008 | University of Central Florida, Associate Professor |
| Meneghetti, Michael | 2008 | University of Toronto, Sessional Lecturer |
| Sim, Gerald Sianghwa | 2007 | Florida Atlantic University, Associate Professor |
| Younger, James Prakash | 2007 | Trinity College, Associate Professor |
| Milic, Saša | 2006 | University of Montenegro, Professor |
| Wild, Jennifer | 2006 | University of Southern California, Associate Professor |
| Esch, Kevin | 2006 | Salve Regina University, Adjunct Faculty |
| Nordfjörd, Björn | 2005 | St Olaf University, Associate Professor of Practice |
Film and Video Production
| Name | Graduation Year | Current Employer |
|---|---|---|
| Zhou, Hao | 2022 | Kenyon College |
| Villarosa, Julianna | 2021 | North Carolina Zoo |
| Wawzenek, Michael | 2020 | Gene Siskel Film Center |
| Maur, Carleen | 2017 | University of South Carolina |
| Gallagher, Kelly | 2015 | Syracuse University |
| McNally, Gabrielle | 2014 | Northern Michigan University |
| Koszulinski, George | 2013 | University of North Carolina Wilmington |
| Twemlow, Nicholas | 2012 | Emory University |
| Renaud, Christopher | 2012 | University of West Georgia |
| Palmer, Jeffrey | 2012 | University of Central Oklahoma |
| Liu, Zhao (Lewis) | 2012 | Voice of America |
| Titz, Florina | 2011 | Pratt Institute |
| Crompton, Stephen | 2011 | University of Tampa |
| Johnson, Carina | 2010 | University of Arizona |
| Meaney, Evan | 2010 | University of South Carolina |
| Haydock, Anne | 2009 | Grand Valley State University |
| Kay, Deon | 2009 | University of West Georgia |
| Taylor, Charlotte | 2008 | Warren Wilson College |
| Silva, Andre | 2008 | UNC-Wilmington |
| Rattner, Jonathan | 2008 | Vanderbilt University |
| Huelsbeck, Mark | 2008 | Flagler College |
| Davis, Thomas | 2008 | Freehand Producer |
| Bravos, Alexis | 2008 | University of Michigan |
| Greenlaw, Margo | 2007 | University of Hartford |
| Silva, Shannon | 2007 | UNC-Wilmington |
| Proctor, Jennifer | 2007 | University of Michigan |
| Dunham, Sarah | 2007 | Pixar |
| Cook, Lauren | 2006 | University of Hartford |
| Meyers, Rebecca | 2001 | Bucknell University |
| Comerford, Thomas | 1999 | SAIC |