Many of our former students have gone on to study in a variety of excellent doctoral programs all over the country; some have become professors, and others are researchers. Know someone who should be added to this list? Questions about earning a PhD? Email the Chair at robert.defina@villanova.edu!
Molly Barrett (’05): Current PhD student, State University of New York - Albany
Sarah Blanchard (’08): Current PhD student, University of Texas - Austin
Jocelyn Fontaine (’03): PhD, American University (’07);
Senior Researcher, Justice Policy Center, The Urban Institute
Rebecca (Joyce) Kissane (’96): PhD, University of Pennsylvania (’03);
Associate Professor, Lafayette College
Melinda Kane (’93): PhD, Vanderbilt University (’00);
Assistant Professor, East Carolina University
Amy Langenkamp ('97): PhD, University of Texas - Austin ('97);
Assistant Professor, Notre Dame University
Kristin Lavin ('06): Current PhD student, Florida State University
Melissa Logue (’98): PhD, Pennsylvania State University (’03);
Assistant Professor, St. Joseph’s University
Monica McDermott (’93): PhD, Harvard University (’00);
Associate Professor, Stanford University
Julie McLaughlin (‘95): PhD, Rutgers University (’04);
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Evan Montgomery (’01): PhD, University of Virginia ('11);
Senior Fellow, The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Bruce O'Neill ('04): Current PhD student, Stanford University
Francis Pryor (’09): Current PhD student, University of Pennsylvania
Helen Rosenbaum (‘02): PhD, Temple University ('11)
Joelle Sano Gilmore (’04): PhD, Boston College (’09)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Annenberg Center for Advanced Study in Communication, University of Pennsylvania
Matthew Schoene (’09): Current PhD student, Ohio State University
Tanja St. Pierre (‘98): Current PhD student, Pennsylvania State University
Sociology Instructor, Pennsylvania State University
Jessica Streeter (’06): Current PhD student, Rutgers University
