Placement Record
The University of Rochester has an excellent record of placing its PhD degree holders in academic jobs. Below is a list of recent graduate placements to provide prospective students with an indication of our past success.
The chart below was completed to the best of our knowledge, but we cannot guarantee there are no errors or omissions. If you see something that should be corrected please email us at phladmin@philosophy.rochester.edu.
| Area of Dissertation | Year of Graduation | Employment | Student |
| Epistemology | 2015 | Baylor University Fellowship | Matthew Frise |
| Ethics | 2015 | Lecturer University of Rochester Lecturer |
Kathryn Phillips |
| Epistemology | 2015 | Adjunct Professor, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia | Jason Rogers |
| Metaphysics/Epistemology | 2014 | Lecturer University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
Sommer Hodson |
| Epistemology/Metaphysics | 2014 | Adjunct Instructor Columbia Basin College and Big Bend Community College |
Brandon Carey |
| Epistemology | 2012 | Assistant Professor (TT) University of Alabama Birmingham |
Kevin McCain |
| Ancient Philosophy | 2012 | Assistant Professor (TT) Hobart and William Smith College, Geneva, NY |
Rodmon King |
| Epistemology | 2012 | Assistant Professor (TT) Malone University, Ohio |
Allen Plug |
| Metaphysics | 2012 | Associate Attorney Boise, Idaho |
Andrew Wake |
| Philosophy of Language | 2011 | No data | Hannah Hyejeon Shoemaker |
| Philosophy of Mind | 2011 | No data South Korea |
Tae Ryang Kim |
| Epistemology | 2010 | Associate Professor University of North Florida |
Jonathan Matheson |
| Epistemology | 2010 | Assistant Professor University of Findlay, Ohio |
Shawn Graves |
| Ancient Philosophy | 2010 | Associate Professor (TT) Centre College, Kentucky |
Eva Cadavid |
| Ethics | 2010 | Adjunct Instructor Keuka College, New York and Councilor at-Large for Geneva, NY |
Jacqueline Augustine |
| Metaphysics | 2010 | Independent Researcher | Gregory Fowler |
| Epistemology | 2009 | Associate Professor (TT) Baylor University, Texas |
Trent Dougherty |
| Modern Philosophy | 2009 | Associate Professor (TT) University of Montevallo, Alabama |
Stefan Forrester |
| Metaphysics | 2009 | Associate Professor Onondaga Community College Syracuse, NY |
Patrick Kenny |
| Epistemology | 2009 | Assistant Professor (TT) Albion College, Michigan |
Daniel Mittag |
| Metaphysics | 2009 | Assistant Professor (TT) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
Joshua Spencer |
| Ethics | 2008 | Instructor Monroe Community College |
Robert Muhnickel |
| Ethics | 2008 | Lawyer, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | William Piervincenzi |
| Metaphysics, Philosophy of Language, Epistemology | 2007 | Assistant Professor, Grad Studies Chair, Dept of Philosophy University of Manitoba, Canada |
Christopher Tillman |
| Epistemology/Ethics | 2006 | Director of The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University, Assoc Professor at SUNY-Fredonia, Secretary/Treasurer of the Eastern Division of the APA |
Andrew Cullison |