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 UNC Charlotte 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 | Next steps after graduation | Capstone paper title |
| 2024 | Z. Elias | MD program, University of Iowa | “The Tools of Parkinson’s: A Phenomenological Approach to Parkinson’s and Levodopa Administration” |
| 2024 | S. Muir | PhD dual degree program in Medical Humanities, University of Louisville | “Hermeneutical Dilution in Large Language Model: Epistemic Injustice, Language, and Statistics” |
| 2024 | N. Osaka | *intends to pursue a PhD program in the future Current Employment: Data Platform Engineer | “Hermeneutical Dilution in Large Language Model: Epistemic Injustice, Language, and Statistics” |
| 2024 | C. Saffold | * intends to pursue employment in Durham, NC | “Queer Signs: An Exploration of Right-Wing Aesthetic Expression” |
| 2023 | E. Bahnson | Teaching English abroad in China | “Mohist Moral Theory on AI Ethics” |
| 2023 | J. Carr | SPEL (Social, Political, Ethical, and Legal Philosophy) PhD program at Binghamton University | Un/Knowing Human Catastrophes: Geographies of Mississippi” |
| 2023 | T. Irby | Teaches Philosophy and Theater Tech at Central Piedmont Community College | “An Ethicist Prepares: A Stanislavskian Approach to Virtue Ethics” |
| 2023 | E. Nelson | Freelance Editor | Untitled Erica Project: A Work of Anguish” |
| 2023 | J. Patel | Visiting Lecturer at Old Dominion University | “Spiritual Decolonization in the Caribbean” |
| 2023 | W. Wright | PhD program in philosophy at U. Memphis | “Toward a Critical Theory of Distributed Cognition” |
| 2023 | A. Wiercioch | PhD in Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida | “Deciding religion in U.S. law: defining characteristics and their problems” |
| 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 | unknown |