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PhD Alumni Table



This table contains the names of PhD students who graduated from the School of Social Ecology, along with their relevant degree, department, list of committee members, and professional placement if available. We hope that you will find this information useful and informative. All questions regarding the information contained on this page, including requests to "opt-out," can be sent to seambassador@uci.edu.
Name Program Year Faculty Chair(s) Members Employment Type Sort descending
Will, Susan Marie PhD, Social Ecology 1999 Henry N. Pontell (Chair) Kitty Calavita, John D. Dombrink, Richard Perry 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Mahoney, Myesa Nichole PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2011 William C. Thompson (Chair) Elliott P. Currie, Jennifer Skeem 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
McDonald, Bryan Lee PhD, Social Ecology 2008 Richard A. Matthew (Chair) Joseph F.C. DiMento, Daniel Stokols 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Geislar, Sally PhD, Planning, Policy, & Design 2016 David L. Feldman (Chair) Richard A. Matthew, Victoria Basolo 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Sami, Mojgan PhD, Planning, Policy, & Design 2013 Scott A. Bollens (Chair) David L. Feldman, Martha S. Feldman 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Gonzalez, Gabriela PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2021 Susan Bibler Coutin Keramet Reiter, Kristin E. Turney, Caitlin Patler
4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Dillon, Harya Setyaka Singh PhD, Planning, Policy, & Design 2017 Douglas Houston (Chair) John R. Hipp, Jae Hong Kim 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Fitzpatrick, Maureen Jeanne PhD, Human Development 2001 Alison Clarke-Stewart (Chair) Raymond W. Novaco, Carol K. Whalen, Wendy A. Goldberg 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Smyth, Michael Allen PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2009 Valerie Jenness (Chair) Kitty Calavita, Susan Bibler Coutin 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Dmitrieva, Julia Olegovna PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2006 Ellen Greenberger (Chair), Chuansheng Chen (Co-Chair) Elizabeth Cauffman 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Petersen, Nicholas David PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2015 Mona Lynch (Chair) Carroll Seron, Geoff K. Ward 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Murphy, Courtney Reynolds PhD, Social Ecology 2012 Oladele A. Ogunseitan (Chair) Susan S. Huang, Daniel Stokols 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
O'Connor, Sara PhD, Planning, Policy, & Design 2023 Scott A. Bollens (Chair) Seth Pipkin, Hun Kim, Eve Darian-Smith
4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Hsu, Hsin-Ping PhD, Planning, Policy, & Design 2013 Jean-Daniel M. Saphores (Chair) Marlon G. Boarnet, John D. Houston 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Webster, Terry Lynn PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2004 Karen S. Rook (Chair) Elaine Vaughan, Carol K. Whalen  4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Zhang, Yanyan PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2011 Chuansheng Chen (Chair) Eric D. Knowles, Ellen Greenberger 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Braun, Michael Francis PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2013 Elliott P. Currie (Chair) James Diego Vigil, Alan Mobley 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Gailey, Samantha Leigh PhD, Social Ecology 2021 Tim-Allen Bruckner John R. Hipp, Terry Hartig
4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Witte, Kimberly Renee PhD, Social Ecology 1991 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Elderkin-Thompson, Virginia Diane PhD, Social Ecology 1996 Roxane Cohen Silver (Chair) Howard Waitzkin, Chuansheng Chen, Gabriele Schwab 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Sumner, Jennifer Macy PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2009 Valerie Jenness (Chair) Kitty Calavita, Cheryl L. Maxson, Joan Petersilia, Jodi O'Brien 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Dunton, Genevieve Fridlund PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2006 Elaine Vaughan (Chair) Linda J. Levine, Peter H. Ditto 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Robinette, Jennifer Williams PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2015 Susan T. Charles (Chair) Karen S. Rook, Belinda Campos 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Myers, Randolph Ross PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2012 Elliott P. Currie (Chair) Valerie Jenness, James Diego Vigil, Sara Wakefield 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Yau, Priscilla Shuen-Yun PhD, Psychological Science 2023 Jutta Heckhausen (Chair) Deborah L. Vandell, Chuansheng Chen 4-Year College or University other than Medical School