Graduates of Northeastern’s Ph.D. program, and Masters programs in both world history and public history have gone on to work in a range of academic programs and fields around the country.
Graduates who have earned a Ph.D. are currently teaching and conducting research at various institutions, including Oberlin College, Delaware State University, the National University of Singapore, Bowling Green State University, and Harvard University. Graduates who have earned a Masters Degree in public history are employed as editors at Harvard University Press, Bedford/St Martin’s Publishing, and Houghton-Mifflin; as museum curators at the JFK Library, the Indiana Historical Society, and the Texas State Library; and as researchers at the New England Historic and Genealogical Society and the Adams National Historic Site. The diversity of these positions, as well as their prestige, speaks to the quality of graduate education at Northeastern University. Please see below for a more comprehensive list of our graduates and where they are currently working.
- Tom LaRose (MA ’23) has accepted a full-time position at the USS Constitution Museum (USSCM) as a Development Assistant
- Alyssa Machajewski (MA ’23) is now working as a Podcast Producer at the Massachusetts Historical Society and as a Park Ranger at the Longfellow House in Camrbidge, writing leading tours for visitors
- Zobeida Chaffee-Valdes (MA ’23) will be starting a full-time Research position at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEGHGS)
- Morgan Richards (MA ’23) will be part of a summer graduate internship program at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. For ten weeks, she will work as an Oral History Podcast Intern within the larger Oral History Management cohort
- Molly Nebiolo (PhD ’23) has accepted a job as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at Butler University in Indianapolis
- Aaron Peterka (PhD ’23) will be serving as the interim director of the World History Association as of summer 2023
- Hunter Moyler (MA ’22) has accepted a full-time position as a Research Assistant at the BU Center for Anti-Racism
- Clare Nelson (MA ’22) recently accepted a position as Exhibit Developer at the Connecticut Historical Society
- Abby Mullen (PhD ’17) accepted a TT Professorship at the US Naval Academy in Fall 2022
- Cassie Cloutier (MA ’18) accepted a posiiton as the Massachusetts Historical Society’s Research Coordinator in Fall 2022
- Matt Bowser (PhD ’21) accepted a tenure-track position in Asian/World History at Alabama A&M University, an HBCU in Huntsville, Alabama
- Thanasis Kinias (PhD ’21) now holds a tenure-track position in European History at Western Colorado University
- Jamie Parker (PhD ’20) finished a two-year postdoc at the University of Virginia and just accepted a tenure-track position in European History at Texas Woman’s University, in Denton, Texas
- Sana Tannoury-Karam (PhD ’19) is now a Visiting Fellow at the Center of Lebanese Studies, University of Cambridge
- Bridget Keown – Permanent Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh
- Shaunna Harrington – Senior Fellow for Curriculum and Instruction, Northeastern University
- Regina Kazyulina – Visiting Assistant Professor, Bates College
- Akin Sefer – Postdoctoral fellow in History and Middle East Studies, Koc University
- Olivier Schouteden – Assistant Professor of History, American University in Cairo
- David DeCamp – Educational Technologist, Office for Innovative Teaching and Learning, Boston University
- Abigail Mullen – Project Manager, Roy Rosenzwig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University
- Sana Tannoury-Karam – Early Career Fellow / Lecturer, Arab Council for Social Sciences and Lebanese American University
- Tara Dixon – K-12 Tutor, Chelsea International Education
- Ross Newton – K12 Teacher, Teach for America
- Mikhail Rekun – English Language K-12 Teacher, Times College Nanjing
- Malcolm Purinton – Lecturer, Northeastern University
- David Albanese – Academic Coordinator, Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Burleigh Henderickson – Visiting Assistant Professor, Associate Fellow in Africana Studies, Dickinson College
- Ethan Hawkley – Assistant Professor of History, Wesley College
- Stacy Fahrenthold – Assistant Professor of History, UC Davis
- Colleen McCormick – Education Coordinator, The Fire Museum of Maryland
- Stephanie Boyle – Assistant Professor of History, New York City College of Technology
- James Bradford – Adjunct Professor, Babson College
- Victoria Hallinan – Assistant Provost, Boston Architectural College
- Andrew Jarboe – Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts, Berklee College of Music
- Zachary Scarlett – Associate Professor of History, Butler University
- Dalia Wassner – Director, Project on Latin American Jewish & Gender Studies, Brandeis University
- Dariusz G. Jonczyk – Pastor, St. Joseph Church (Central Falls, RI)
- Rachel Gillet – Lecturer, History and Literature Program, Harvard University
- Rachel Moloshok – Managing Editor of Publications and Associate Manager of Scholarly Programs, Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
- Marietta Carr – Administrative Office Specialist, McCormick Library (Harrisburg, PA)
- Robert Damon – Historic Site Manager, Old North Foundation (Boston, MA)
- Lauren Matoian – Conservation Assistant New England Historical and Genealogical Society
- Emily Berry – Faculty, Billerica High School (Billerica, MA)
- Douglas Meyer – Downtown Crossing Partnership (Boston, MA)
- Joshua Weiner – Assistant Professor, American River College
- Aiqun Hui – Associate Professor, Arkansas State University
- Natira Pancsofar – Researcher, New England Historic and Genealogical Society
- Mary (Blauss) Edwards – Researcher, New England Historic and Genealogical Society
- Laura Bray – National Archives (Washington, DC)
- Tiffany Trimmer – Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
- Jennifer Jovin – Associate Editor, History, Bedford/St Martin’s Publishing Co. (Boston, MA)
- Alison Carter – Exhibitions Director, Newton Historical Society (Newton, MA)
- Mark Schmidt – Executive Director, Falmouth Museums on the Green
- Julie Arrison – Consultant (American Lead) at Great Western Entertainment; Salem Lead at RunBoston
- Denise Hendylmeyer – Manager, TX State Library and Archives Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (Dallas, TX)
- Brenden Wilson – Adams National Historic Site (Quincy, MA)
- Suzanne Carroll – Massachusetts Historical Society
- Jeanine Rees – Archivist, Congressional Budget Office (Washington, DC)
- Paul Blankman – Editor, Houghton-Mifflin (Boston, MA)
- Bin Yang – Assistant Professor, Natural University of Singapore
- Jeremey Neill – Developer in History and Social Sciences at Educational Testing Services (ETS)
- Whitney Howarth – Associate Professor, Plymouth State University
- George Dehner – Associate Professor, Wichita State University
- Jennifer Kaye – Seniors Education Specialist, Wisconsin Veterans Museum (Madison, WI)
- George Regklaitis – Chair, History Department, Brookdale Community College
- Deborah Smith Johnston – World History Teacher, Lexington High School (Lexington, MA)
- Steven Corvi – Independent Historian and Published Author
- Laurie Claing – JFK Library, Audio-Visual Archives
- Jeffrey Sommers – Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin
- Eric Martin – Associate Professor, Lewis – Clark State College
- Yinghong Cheng – Assistant Professor, Delaware State University
- Pamela Brooks – Associate Professor, Oberlin College (Tenured)
- David Kalivas – Professor, Middlesex Community College (Tenured)
- Sarah Swedberg – Associate Professor, Mesa State University (Tenured)
- Bridget Gilbert – Curator, Stan Hylet House (Akron, OH)
- Emily Jansen – Independent Film Maker (Houston, TX)
- James Williams – Indiana Historical Society (Indianapolis, IN)