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 | Student | Employment |
| Epistemology | 2016 | Brian Barnett | Adjunct instructor of Philosophy St. John Fisher College |
| Epistemology | 2016 | William Rowley | |
| Epistemology | 2015 | Matthew Frise | Baylor University Fellowship |
| Ethics | 2015 | Kathryn Phillips | Lecturer, University of Rochester |
| Epistemology | 2015 | Jason Rogers | Adjunct Prof, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia |
| Metaphysics/Epistemology | 2014 | Sommer Hodson | Lecturer University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| Epistemology/Metaphysics | 2014 | Brandon Carey | Adjunct Instructor Columbia Basin College and Big Bend Community College |
| Epistemology | 2012 | Kevin McCain | Assistant Professor (TT) University of Alabama Birmingham |
| Ancient Philosophy | 2012 | Rodmon King | Assistant Professor (TT) Hobart and William Smith College, Geneva, NY |
| Epistemology | 2012 | Allen Plug | Assistant Professor (TT) Malone University, Ohio |
| Metaphysics | 2012 | Andrew Wake | Associate Attorney Boise, Idaho |
| Philosophy of Language | 2011 | Hannah Hyejeon Shoemaker | No data |
| Philosophy of Mind | 2011 | Tae Ryang Kim | No data South Korea |
| Epistemology | 2010 | Jonathan Matheson | Associate Professor University of North Florida |
| Epistemology | 2010 | Shawn Graves | Assistant Professor University of Findlay, Ohio |
| Ancient Philosophy | 2010 | Eva Cadavid | Associate Professor (TT) Centre College, Kentucky |
| Ethics | 2010 | Jacqueline Augustine | Adjunct Instructor Keuka College, New York and Councilor at-Large for Geneva, NY |
| Metaphysics | 2010 | Gregory Fowler | Independent Researcher |
| Epistemology | 2009 | Trent Dougherty | Associate Professor (TT) Baylor University, Texas |
| Modern Philosophy | 2009 | Stefan Forrester | Associate Professor (TT) University of Montevallo, Alabama |
| Metaphysics | 2009 | Patrick Kenny | Associate Professor Onondaga Community College Syracuse, NY |
| Epistemology | 2009 | Daniel Mittag | Assistant Professor (TT) Albion College, Michigan |
| Metaphysics | 2009 | Joshua Spencer | Assistant Professor (TT) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| Ethics | 2008 | Robert Muhnickel | Instructor Monroe Community College |
| Ethics | 2008 | William Piervincenzi | Lawyer, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| Philosophy of Language | 2007 | Christopher Tillman | Assistant Professor University of Manitoba, Canada |
| Epistemology/Ethics | 2006 | Andrew Cullison | 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 |
| Epistemology/Metaphysics | 2006 | Richard Gallimore | Lecturer, University of North Carolina at Greensboro |