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After the PhD
The Department of Spanish & Portuguese has a strong placement record for its alumni. Many of our grad students go on to faculty positions at institutions in the US and abroad, while others find exciting opportunities in a wide range of careers.
Graduate Alumni Placement 2004-2024
For Placements since 2004, click here.
2024
Gabriela Barrios, N/A
Eduardo Diaz, Assistant Professor, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Madison Dunlap, Business Technology Solutions Analyst, Deloitte Consulting
Erin Mauffray, Assistant Adjunct Professor, UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Claudio Ramos, Assistant Adjunct Professor, UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Angelica Waner, Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
2023
Julia Calderon, Lecturer, Indiana University
Madison Felman-Panagotacos, Visiting Assistant Professor, Middlebury College, Vermont
Isaac Gimenez Garcia, N/A
Tania Varela, Director of Spanish Translation and Interpretation Program, Hunter College, CUNY
2022
Jesus Silveyra, History and Literary Arts Program Manager, National Hispanic Cultural Center
Joao Albuquerque, Postdoctoral Position, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Esther Claudio, Postdoctoral Position, Obermann Center-University of Iowa
Roxanna Colon-Cosme, Visiting Assistant Professor, Haverford College, Pennsylvania
Audrey Larkin, Teacher, Jewish Community High School of the Bay
Adelmar Ramirez, Assistant Professor, Hood College, Maryland
Gemma Repiso, Assistant Professor, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona
2021
Juliana Espinal, Assistant Professor, Santa Monica College – Modern Languages and Cultures Department
Barbara Galindo, Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Riverside
Laura Muñoz, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Colorado Mesa University
Paula Thomas, Teacher, Keys School
2020
Benjamin Burt, Visiting Assistant Professor, Pitzer College
Verónica García Moreno, Assistant Professor, Eastern New Mexico University
Natassia Hott, Independent Researcher, University of Lisbon
Alexandra Lawn, Growth Strategist, THRV
Maria Teresa Monroe, Adjunct Faculty, Santa Monica College – Modern Languages and Cultures
Renee Rivera, Copyeditor/Analyst, Pearson College
2019
Lourdes Arevalo, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Santa Monica College – Modern Languages and Cultures Department
Maricela Becerra, Assistant Professor, CSU Channel Islands – Spanish
Kristal Bivona, Assistant Professor, San Diego State University – Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies
Francesca Gambini, Assistant Professor, Mt. San Antonio College – Modern Languages Department
Jennifer Monti, EUI4U User Support Specialist, European University Institute
2018
Franny Brogan, Senior Consultant of Research and Strategy, Burke, Inc.
Paul Cella, Translation Manager
Adrian Collado, Teacher, Colegio de Madrid
Daniel Cooper, Director of Curricular Innovation, Columbia University, School of Social Work
Esteban Cordoba, Assistant Professor, Cal State San Bernandino
Nitzaira Delgado, Teacher, Oakwood School
Armando Guerrero, Educator, Geffen Academy at UCLA
Payton Quintanilla-Phillips, Latin American & Iberian Studies Librarian, Notre Dame University
Alejandro Ramírez, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Rafael Ramirez-Mendoza, Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ezekiel Trautenberg, Spanish Educator, Geffen Academy at UCLA
Elizabeth Warren, Assistant Professor, University of Utah – World Languages and Cultures
2017
Mariska Aldora Bolyanatz, Assistant Professor, Occidental College – Spanish and French Studies
Johnni Carr, Lecturer, UC Berkeley – Department of Spanish & Portuguese
Isaura Contreras, Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Wendy Perla Kurtz, Lecturer & Project Scientist, DH Program, UCLA Program in Digital Humanities
Magdalena Matuskova, Assistant Professor, Clemson University
Julio Puente Garcia, Upper School Librarian // International School of Florence, Lecturer // CSU Los Angeles
David Ramírez Prieto, Associate Professor, Providence College, RI
Cheri Robinson, Assistant Professor, Brescia University
Jyeun (Gracia) Son, Assistant Professor, Seoul National University.