Skip to main content

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 ascending
Thorsen, Kara Leigh PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2011 Wendy A. Goldberg (Chair) Carol K. Whalen, JoAnn Prause Community or 2-Year College
Haddad, Eileen PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2012 Chuansheng Chen (Chair) Ellen Greenberger, JoAnn Prause Community or 2-Year College
Lessard, Jared Spencer PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2011 Ellen Greenberger (Chair) Chuansheng Chen, Jutta Heckhausen Community or 2-Year College
Young, Brandy Kysar PhD, Human Development 2002 Chuansheng Chen (Chair) Peter H. Ditto, Ellen Greenberger Community or 2-Year College
Hayward, Craig Leonard PhD, Human Development 2001 Peter H. Ditto (Chair) Michael Burton, Thomas J. Crawford, Ellen Greenberger Community or 2-Year College
Mersmann, Harry J. PhD, Social Ecology 1996 John D. Dombrink (Chair) James W. Meeker, John Smith Community or 2-Year College
Hoffman, William Albert PhD, Social Ecology 1994 Mark Baldassare (Chair) Scott A. Bollens, Daniel Stokols Community or 2-Year College
Bitler, Josephine Angelica PhD, Environmental Health, Science, & Policy 2008 Chad Garner (Chair) Catherine Carpenter, Daniel Stokols Community or 2-Year College
Manack, Aubrey Nicole PhD, Environmental Health, Science, & Policy 2006 Chad Garner (Chair) Rufus D. Edwards, Oladele A. Ogunseitan Business or Industry (for Profit)
Cochran, Kevin Jacob PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2018 Elizabeth F. Loftus (Chair) Peter H. Ditto, Linda J. Levine
Business or Industry (for Profit)
Dallaire, Kathleen Lynn PhD, Environmental Health, Science, & Policy 2000 John M. Whiteley (Chair) Joseph F.C. DiMento, Oladele A. Ogunseitan Business or Industry (for Profit)
Struglia, Rachel Ann PhD, Environmental Analysis & Design 1998 John M. Whiteley (Chair) Kristen Day, Daniel Stokols Business or Industry (for Profit)
McLaughlin, Colette Marie PhD, Environmental Analysis & Design 2003 Kristen Day (Chair) Daniel Stokols, Paul D. Jesilow Business or Industry (for Profit)
McLaughlin, Ralph Boone PhD, Planning, Policy, & Design 2009 Marlon G. Boarnet (Chair) Victoria Basolo, Jan Brueckner, Scott A. Bollens Business or Industry (for Profit)
Polan, Susan Lori PhD, Social Ecology 1994 Arnold Binder (Chair) Ross F. Conner, James W. Meeker Business or Industry (for Profit)
Kanarek, Abby B. PhD, Environmental Analysis & Design 1997 Mark Baldassare (Chair) Joseph F.C. DiMento, Scott A. Bollens Business or Industry (for Profit)
Satram, Sacha PhD, Environmental Health, Science, & Policy 2006 Hoda Anton-Culver (Chair) Argyrios Ziogas, Oladele A. Ogunseitan Business or Industry (for Profit)
Kasravi, Niaz PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2000 Kitty Calavita (Chair) Valerie Jenness, Karen Leonard, Richard Perry Business or Industry (for Profit)
Medina Huarita, Edith Daisy PhD, Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy 2021 Victoria Basolo Walter Nicholls, Karna Wong
Business or Industry (for Profit)
Kim, Yon Su PhD, Planning, Policy, & Design 2016 Tim-Allen Bruckner (Chair) Annie Eun-Young Ro, Jae Hong Kim Business or Industry (for Profit)
Chen, Eric PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2017 Peter H. Ditto (Chair) Chuansheng Chen, Michael Tesler Business or Industry (for Profit)
Lyon, Stephen Russell PhD, Environmental Analysis & Design 2000 Betty H. Olson (Chair) Oladele A. Ogunseitan, Ricardo De Leon Business or Industry (for Profit)
Van Hengel, Drusilla Ruth PhD, Environmental Analysis & Design 1996 Joseph F.C. DiMento (Chair) Marlon G. Boarnet, Wilfred Recker Business or Industry (for Profit)
Neuman, Keith Andrew PhD, Social Ecology 1982 Daniel Stokols (Chair) William Michelson, Mark Baldassare Business or Industry (for Profit)
Garland, Catherine Ann PhD, Environmental Analysis & Design 1997 Daniel Stokols (Chair) Mark Baldassare, Scott A. Bollens Business or Industry (for Profit)