Graduate Placement

Recently, Vanderbilt's Philosophy Department has had a much better than average placement record. While there is certainly no guarantee that the future will resemble the past, Vanderbilt has been able to place almost all of its Ph.D.s.

Here is our recent placement record with the year placed, graduate name, dissertation title, and job placement(s).

2021

Tempest Henning, “Argumentative and Epistemic Oppression: A Black Feminist Analysis Toward Argumentative Justice,” American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Emerging Voices Postdoctoral Fellowship, Indiana University Bloomington

Takunda Matose, “What’s the Point of Health Care?” Harvard University, Safra Center for Ethics Postdoc (2021–2022); Loyola University Chicago, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) (Fall 2022 start)

Sebastian Ramirez, “Racism’s Revenge: A Du Boisian Theory of White Supremacist Ideology,” Texas Tech University, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities

Kelly Swope, “Sowing Fresh Seeds on Scorched Earth: G.W.F. Hegel’s Concept of Bildung,” Xavier University, Visiting Professor

2020

Sabeen Ahmed, “Coloniality and the Racial Ontopolitics of Law: Foucault’s Juridical Power Reconsidered,” University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Humanities Research Institute Legal Humanities Cluster

Alyssa Lowery, “Complicating Religion in Public Reason,” Vanderbilt University, Lecturer

2019

Sarah Gorman, “The Role of Waste in Modern Political Philosophy,” Vanderbilt University, Postdoc

Elizabeth Lanphier, “Complicit Care: Health Care in Community,” Vanderbilt University Medical Center Postdoc; University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Assistant Professor of UC Pediatrics and Philosophy (Tenure-Track)

Lyn Radke, “A Defense of Angry Blame,” Vanderbilt University, Postdoc and Lecturer

Eric Ritter, “Cavell, Skepticism, and the Ordinary Mind,” Vanderbilt University, Postdoc

Glenn Trujilo, “No Laughing Matter: Playfulness and a Good Life,” University of Louisville, Assistant Professor (Term)

2018

Shannon Fyfe, “Responsibility and the Harm of Mass Sexual Slavery,” George Mason University, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

2017

Amy McKiernan, “Blaming Ourselves and Others,” Dickinson College, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

2016

Geoffrey Adelsberg, “Traumatic Loss and Responsibility,” Edgewood College, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

Alejandro Arango, “Social Enactive Perception: Practices, Experience, and Contents,” Tennessee State University, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship; Gonzaga University, Lecturer of Philosophy (Permanent)

Mary Butterfield, “Deweyan Democracy and Reconciliation in Canada,” University of British Columbia, Research Facilitator

Luke Semrau, “In Defense of Kidney Sales,” Georgetown University, Junior Faculty Fellow, Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics

2015

Adam Burgos, “Political Resistance and the Constitution of Equality,” Bucknell University Postdoc; Bucknell University, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

Elizabeth Edenberg, “Political Liberalism and Its Feminist Potential,” Fordham University Postdoc; Georgetown University, Postdoc; Baruch College CUNY, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

Andrew Forcheimes, “Putting Reasons First: A Defense of Normative Non-Naturalism,” Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

Emily McGill, “Feminism, Liberalism, and Relational Autonomy,” Keene State College, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

Andrea Pitts, “Racial Interpellation and Second-Personhood: Understanding the Normative Dynamics of Race Talk,” University of North Carolina Charlotte, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

2014

Paul Morrow, “Social Norms in the Theory of Mass Atrocity and Transitional Justice,” University of Virginia, Postdoc; University of Dayton Ohio, John M. Meagher Human Rights Fellow, Human Rights Center

Jessica Polish, “Sexual Difference in Hegel’s Encyclopaedia in its Logical, Natural, and Spiritual Aspects,” Berea College, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow; Queens College CUNY, Lecturer

Garrett Bredeson, University of Colorado Boulder, Teaching Assistant Professor

Rebecca Tuvel, “Epistemic Injustice Expanded: A Feminist, Animal Studies Approach,” Rhodes College, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

2013

Melinda Hall, “Transhumanist Utopias: Rethinking Enhancement and Disability,” Stetson University, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

2012

Natalie Cisneros, The ‘Illegal Alien’: A Genealogical and Intersectional Approach,” Seattle University, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

Carolyn Cusick, “Speaking, Listening, and Communicative Justice: Educating Epistemic Trust and Responsibility,” Fresno State University, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

Alison Suen, “The Kinship of Language: Reworking the Human-animal Divide,” Iona College, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

Joshua Hall, “Figuration: A Philosophy of Dance,” William Paterson University, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

2011

Erin Tarver, “Feminist Subjects and Feminist Action: A Pragmatic Post-Structuralist Account of Oppression and Resistance,” Oxford College of Emory University, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

Sarah Tyson, “Models of Engagement: Luce Irigaray, Genevieve Lloyd, Michéle Le Doeuff and the History of Philosophy,” University of Colorado at Denver, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

2010

Sarah Hansen “Zoe, Bios and the Language of Biopower,” Drexel University, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track); California State University, Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)