Alumni of MA in Political Psychology Program
Graduates from our program have goen on to a variety of career paths available in both the public and private sectors. Are you a graduate of the MA in Political Psychology program (formerly the MA in Political Science)? We would love to connect with you and hear what you are doing! Please contact us at polisci_alumni@stonybrook.edu.
diego hernandez
Class of 2023
Diego Hernandez joined the MA in Political Science program in Fall of 2022 and graduated in the Spring. Diego’s research interests were in political psychology prior to joining our program; he holds a Master of Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).” There he focused on belief in conspiracy theories as they relate to culture and global politics. Diego enjoyed completing the MA in Political Science, political psychology track, and is happy to speak to prospective students about his experience. Getting the MA enabled Diego to move on to doctoral work. In fact, Diego is now a PhD student in Stony Brook’s Department of Political Science.
SHUAN BANH
Class of 2022
After earning his M.A. in Political Science/Political Psychology from Stony Brook University, Shuan served as a San Jose State University lecturer for the Spring 2023 semester in the Political Science department. There, he taught two courses: Intro to Political Psychology and Writing Workshop. Currently, he is enrolled in the Political Science Ph.D. program at Northwestern University where he is in the American Politics field. More specifically, he is interested in political behavior, public opinion, and political psychology, as well as understanding the effects of social identities developed around geography, race, ethnicity, and others.
ALEC EWIG
Class of 2022
Alec is currently a Political Science PhD candidate at Columbia University, where he is studying political behavior, political psychology, public opinion, survey research, and quantitative methodology. At Stony Brook, Alec had the opportunity to explore the topic of political psychology in great depth, code in R and Stata, and learn how applied statistical analysis improves our understanding of political behavior. For his Master’s thesis, he conducted a survey experiment of his own design and analyzed novel data, an experience which proved invaluable in preparing him for a PhD program. The connections Alec made with professors and students at the tight-knit Stony Brook community continue to serve him well today.
REBECCA VOgT
Class of 2022
Rebecca (“Becca”) Vogt is the Senior Recruitment Manager at Immigrant Justice Corps. IJC’s mission is to recruit, train, and populate the immigration field with the highest quality legal advocates to create a new generation of leaders with a lifelong commitment to immigrant justice. As Senior Recruitment Manager, Becca leads strategic design and process for recruitment of IJC Fellows. She is also responsible for training recruitment managers in development and execution of innovative recruitment strategies and activities to engage new fellows in the immigration field to ensure that immigrant communities have access to quality counsel. Becca holds a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from Drury University (2013), a M.S. Ed. in Community and Social Change from University of Miami (2014) and a M.A. in Political Psychology from Stony Brook University (2022).
Alumni Job Placements
Our alumni continue on to a variety of careers, in academia, private industry, or public service. See where some of our alumni have gone on to below!
| First NameMichael | Last NameBednarczuk | Year Graduated2011 | Job Placement/CompanyAssistant Professor, Austin Peay State University |
| First NameClara | Last NameSuong | Year Graduated2011 | Job Placement/CompanyAssistant Professor, Austin Peay State University |
| First NameDavid | Last NameWutchiett | Year Graduated2011 | Job Placement/CompanyData Analyst/Scientist, The City University of NY |
| First NameChuyu | Last NameLiu | Year Graduated2012 | Job Placement/CompanyAssistant Professor, University of Amsterdam |
| First NameJay | Last NameDollinger | Year Graduated2012 | Job Placement/CompanyAttorney, Jay L. Dollinger & Associates |
| First NameDaniel | Last NameDePasquale | Year Graduated2012 | Job Placement/CompanyAttorney-Advisor, Pesticides & Toxic Substances Law Office (PTSLO), EPA Office of General Counsel |
| First NameNicole | Last NameSoldano | Year Graduated2012 | Job Placement/CompanyLegal Assistant, The Law Offices of Edmond C. Chakmakian,P.C. |
| First NameMandi | Last NameBreen | Year Graduated2013 | Job Placement/CompanyResearch Scientist, Center for Human Services Research |
| First NameFeiyi | Last NameZhang | Year Graduated2013 | Job Placement/CompanyLaw Clerk, Law Office of Xiaomin Hu |
| First NameWilliam | Last NameHughes | Year Graduated2013 | Job Placement/CompanyMarketing Data Analyst, North America at Willis Towers Watson |
| First NamePaul | Last NameMager | Year Graduated2014 | Job Placement/CompanyLecturer, St. Joseph's University |
| First NameJames | Last NameNoack | Year Graduated2014 | Job Placement/CompanyProject Director, SSRS |
| First NameAdam | Last NameOzer | Year Graduated2015 | Job Placement/CompanyData Analyst, Kantar Public |
| First NameBrian | Last NameSullivan | Year Graduated2015 | Job Placement/CompanyEvaluation Specialist, U.S Department of State |
| First NameAlexandra | Last NameDidenko | Year Graduated2016 | Job Placement/CompanyInternational Partnerships Coordinator, IMGR Agency |
| First NameJustin | Last NameHurdle | Year Graduated2016 | Job Placement/CompanyOrganizing Data Strategist, Friends Committee on National Legislation |
| First NameXinyan | Last NameWang | Year Graduated2016 | Job Placement/CompanySenior Analyst, IRI Group |
| First NameVictor | Last NameGatica | Year Graduated2017 | Job Placement/CompanyJunior Data Scientist, WPA Intelligence |
| First NameJonathan | Last NameAlvarenga | Year Graduated2018 | Job Placement/CompanyLong Island Regional Director, NYS Senate |
| First NameKelly | Last NameParsons | Year Graduated2018 | Job Placement/CompanyMedia Relations Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association |
| First NameKetevan | Last NameChaduneli | Year Graduated2020 | Job Placement/CompanyCountry Representative, Westminster Foundation for Democracy |
| First NameEmily | Last NameVandeloo | Year Graduated2020 | Job Placement/CompanyPolicy Analyst, Governmental Operations, New York State Assembly |
| First NameMatthew | Last NameMangan | Year Graduated2022 | Job Placement/CompanyLaw Clerk, Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP |
| First NameShuan | Last NameBanh | Year Graduated2022 | Job Placement/CompanyPart-time lecturer, San Jose State University |
| First NameRebecca | Last NameVogt | Year Graduated2022 | Job Placement/CompanyRecruitment Manager, Immigrant Justice Corps |
| First NameKatrin | Last NameSchmitz | Year Graduated2022 | Job Placement/CompanyResearch Assistant, Chair for Political Sociology of the Federal Republic of Germany |