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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
Peterson, Jillian Kual PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2012 Jennifer Skeem (Chair) Candice L. Odgers, Raymond W. Novaco 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Nhan, Johnny Hao PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2008 John D. Dombrink (Chair) Paul D. Jesilow, Henry N. Pontell 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Kieso, Douglas William PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2003 Gilbert Geis (Chair) John D. Dombrink, Paul D. Jesilow 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Brennankane, Laura Ann PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2015 Elliott P. Currie (Chair) C. Ronald Huff, John D. Dombrink 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Preciado, Emanuel PhD, Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy 2024 Martha Feldman (Co-Chair), Walter J. Nicholls (Co-Chair) 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Schneider, Matthew John PhD, Social Ecology 2022 David L. Feldman Kristin Peterson, Elliott P. Currie
4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Boggess, Lyndsay Nicole PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2009 George E. Tita (Chair) John R. Hipp, Michael Gottfredson, Victoria Basolo 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Davis, Elizabeth Lenore PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2009 Linda J. Levine (Chair) Jodi A. Quas, Carol K. Whalen  4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Laney, Cara PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2006 Elizabeth F. Loftus (Chair) Linda J. Levine, Peter H. Ditto 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Davis, Matthew Scott PhD, Social Ecology 1990 Karen S. Rook (Chair) Elaine Vaughan, Thomas J. Crawford 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Gerlinger, Julie Anne PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2017 John R. Hipp (Chair) Thurston A. Domina, Valerie Jenness, Charis E. Kubrin, Sara Wakefield 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Garcia, Crystal Ann PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 1996 Joan Petersilia (Chair) Henry N. Pontell, James W. Meeker, Gilbert Geis 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Shenhav, Sharon PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2017 Wendy A. Goldberg (Chair) Belinda Campos, Chuansheng Chen 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Shniderman, Adam PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2014 Simon A. Cole (Chair) William C. Thompson, Nicholas Scurich, Charles Anthony Smith 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Hernandez, Ashley Camille PhD, Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy 2022 Walter Nicholls (Chair) Victoria Basolo, Scott Bollens, Maria Rendon, Ruben G. Rumbaut
4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Shah, Rita PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2011 Justin B. Richland (Co-Chair), Mona Lynch (Co-Chair) Susan Bibler Coutin 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Schneider, Margaret Lynn PhD, Social Ecology 1994 Daniel Stokols (Chair) Karen S. Rook, Roxane Cohen Silver 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Burton, Bryan Robert PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2015 Paul Jesilow (Chair) Henry N. Pontell, Elliott P. Currie 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Ly, Agnes Ruan PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2012 Wendy A. Goldberg (Chair) Deborah L. Vandell, JoAnn Prause 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Champion, Christine Jacqueline PhD, Criminology, Law & Society 2022 Richard D. McCleary Elliott P. Currie, Charles A. Smith
4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Sweeting, Josiah A. PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2022 Roxane Cohen Silver E. Alison Holman, Julian F. Thayer
4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Hipp, James Aaron PhD, Social Ecology 2009 Oladele A. Ogunseitan (Chair) Daniel Stokols, Stephanie M. Reich 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Lu, John Lawrence PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2006 Salvatore Maddi (Chair) Karen S. Rook, Daniel Stokols 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Granger, Douglas Alan PhD, Social Ecology 1990 Carol K. Whalen (Chair) Karen S. Rook, Thomas J. Crawford, Barbara A. Henker 4-Year College or University other than Medical School
Kay, Joseph Simon PhD, Psychology & Social Behavior 2017 Jutta Heckhausen Chuansheng Chen, Elizabeth Cauffman 4-Year College or University other than Medical School