Alumni

Alumni of the MA program in Ethics and Applied Philosophy have pursued a variety of careers. Since 2015, about a third of our alumni have applied to PhD programs, with a success rate of approximately 60%. Since 2015, only 3 out of 21 students have left UNCC before finishing, in one case to attend a PhD program in Philosophy. Since 2004, 40% of our alumni have been women or gender non-conforming.

The table below lists either the initial graduate placement or the current employment of select alumni. Employment details are current as of 2018 and will be updated as new information becomes available. Where indicated, students earned the Graduate Certificate rather than the MA.

Year

Name

Graduate Placement

Current Employment

2022 P. Connor PhD program in Philosophy, Michigan State University  
2022 I. Hosbach PhD program in Philosophy, Marquette University  
2022 A. Pinto PhD program in Philosophy, Marquette University  
2021 E. Rhodes Dual PhD Program in Philosophy and Health Care Ethics, St. Louis University  
2021 e. smith PhD Program in Philosophy, Emory University  
2021 D. Turner PhD Program in Geography, UNC Charlotte  
2020 A. Brown Master of Legal Studies in Indigenous Peoples Law, University of Oklahoma Choreographer and owner, Adrianna Eve Company
2020 K. Burns PhD program in Philosophy, Marquette University  
2020 P. Gordon PhD Program in Philosophy, Bowling Green State University  
2020 R. Pinka PhD Program in Public Policy, UNC Charlotte  

2019

C. Cannon

PhD Program in American Studies,  George Washington University  

2019

M. Castor

PhD program in Philosophy, SUNY Stony Brook

 

2019

Z. Chandler

  Residence Education Coordinator, Housing and Residence Life, UNC Charlotte

2019

M. Dalton

  Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs & Department Administration, Belk College of Business, UNC Charlotte

2019

B. Davis

  Ethics & Compliance Officer, HCA Healthcare

2019

D. Majeed

  9th Grade Student Services Teacher Resident, Freire Charter School

2019

A. Marshall

   
2018 R. Abbate (CERT)   Part-Time Lecturer in English and Philosophy, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

2018

J. Al-Sadat

Graduate Certificate program in Applied Linguistics, UNC Charlotte

 

2018

Z. Easterling

PhD program in Performance Studies, New York University

 

2018

T. Gilliam

 

Policy Analyst, Farm Bureau Insurance

2018

C. Kularski

PhD program in Educational Research, UNC Charlotte

 

2018

J. Leff

PhD program in Science and Technology Studies, Virginia Tech

 

2018

M. Murray

   

2018

N. Yartey

 

Photographer, NY Visual Arts

2017

J. Bonsall

 

CEO, The Front Office

2017

M. Haag

 

Host, Probably Poly podcast

2017

S. Holt

PhD program in Philosophy, University of Oklahoma

 

2017

K. Lowenstein

PhD program in Philosophy, Michigan State University

 

2017

D. Person

 

Editorial Assistant, McFarland

2016

T. Eyrich

   

2016

L. Molina

 

Part-Time Lecturer in Philosophy, Guilford Technical Community College

2016 D. Self (CERT) PhD program in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, SUNY Stony Brook  

2016

A. Williams

 

NC Coordinator, SisterSong

2015

J. Rines

   
2014 L. Williams (CERT)   Controller, Financial Services, UNC Charlotte

2014

R. Wolfe

 

Principal, Thru Traffic Marketing

2013

B. Gray

PhD program in Applied Ethics, Stellenbosch University  

2013

W. Jarrett

 

Part-Time Lecturer in Philosophy, North Carolina A&T

2013

H. Levinson

 

Managing Director, Lahayim Cooperative

2013

E. Mason

MA program in Sociology, UNC Charlotte

 

2013

J. Paul

   
2013 T. Piccard (CERT) JD program, Wake Forest School of Law  

2013

R. Preville

 

Director, Audiovisual Integration and Support for Learning Environments, UNC Charlotte

2013

M. Wilson

JD program, Wake Forest School of Law

 
2013 T. Simpson (CERT)   Owner, Main Source Logistics

2013

M. Zinn

 

Account Manager, Select Group

2012

J. Branch

 

Principal, Back Creek Christian Academy

2012

K. Duncan

PhD program in Philosophy, Bowling Green State University

 

2012

M. King

JD program, Cumberland School of Law

 
2011 C. Montgomery (CERT)    

2010

H. Lintz

JD program, UNC School of Law

 

2010

M. Rorie

JD program, USC School of Law

 

2009

L. Gardner

PhD program in Philosophy, University of Memphis

 

2009

K. Scully

 

Dermatologist (retired)

2008

S. Chattin

PhD program in Education Policy, University of Illinois

 

2008

J. Cochran

PhD program in Public Policy, UNC Charlotte

 

2008

S. Riley

 

Part-Time Lecturer in Philosophy, UNC Charlotte

2008

E. Ritterskamp

 

Copy Editor / Page Designer, Charlotte Observer

2007

L. Dean

 

Compliance and Facility Security Officer, ettain group

2007

M. Howard

PhD program in Philosophy, University of South Carolina

 

2007

E. Johnson

PhD program in Public Policy, UNC Charlotte

 

2007

M. Speer

EdD program in Educational Leadership, UNC Charlotte

 
2005 J. Bryant (CERT) EdD program in Educational Leadership, UNC Charlotte  
2004 S. Jenkins (CERT)   Chief Compliance Officer, ETHIX360