Placement Record of Former Graduate Students
| Name | Degree Conferred | Dissertation Director | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xuesong Shao | June 2024 | Sheldon Lu | Postdoctoral Fellow, National University of Singapore |
| Kyle Proehl | December 2023 | Joshua Clover | TBD |
| Sean Sell | September 2023 | Ines Hernandez-Avila | Lecturer, UC Davis, Comparative Literature |
| Leonardo Giorgetti | June 2023 | Brenda Schildgen & Juliana Schiesari | TBD |
| Zhenyu Xu | M.A., June 2023 | Michelle Yeh | Ph.D. student in Chinese Literature, Cambridge University, UK |
| James Straub | December 2022 | Sven-Erik Rose | Business Development Manager, DMSMatrix Berlin, Germany |
| Nicholas Talbott | June 2022 | Cheri Ross | Lecturer, UC Davis, English |
| Xiaolong (Dorothee) Hou | June 2021 | Sheldon Lu | Assistant Professor of Chinese and Asian Studies, Moravian University, USA |
| Kevin (Zhichen) Dong | M.A., June 2021 | Michelle Yeh | Ph.D. student, Cornell University |
| Beichen Zu | M.A., June 2021 | Sheldon Lu | Ph.D. student in History, Pennsylvania State University |
| Amy Riddle | June 2020 | Moradewun Adejunmobi | Lecturer, UC Davis |
| Victoria White | December 2019 | Margaret Ferguson, Juliana Schiesari | Coordinator, Office of Educational Opportunity and Enrichment Services, UC Davis |
| Kevin Smith | June 2019 | Serk-Bae Suh | Assistant Professor, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, UC Berkeley |
| David Dayton | September 2019 | Michelle Yeh | Director of Program Development, University of California, Riverside Extension |
| Anna Einarsdottir | September 2018 | Neil Larsen, Joshua Clover | Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
| Megan Ammirati | June 2018 | Xiaomei Chen | Lecturer in East Asian Languages & Culture, UC Davis |
| Amanda Batarseh | June 2018 | Noha Radwan | Assistant Professor of Literature, UC San Diego |
| Zhen Zhang | June 2018 | Sheldon Lu | Lecturer, School of Literature, Renmin University, Beijing, China |
| Cloe Le Gall-Scoville | August 2017 | Kari Lokke | Coordinator, Student Academic Success Center, UC Davis |
| Navid Saberi-Najafi | June 2017 | Jocelyn Sharlet | Lecturer in Persian, UC Davis |
| Natalie Strobach | December 2015 | Juliana Schiesari and Peggy Kamuf | Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Research and Assistant Research Professor, Alexander Grass Humanities Institute at Johns Hopkins University |
| Michael Graziano | December 2015 | Emilio Bejel | Contracts and Grants Analyst, University of Maryland Baltimore |
| Myha Di | September 2015 | Kari Lokke and Sheldon Lu | Teacher, Dharma Realm Buddhist Association, CA |
| Ted Geier | June 2015 | Juliana Schiesari and Timothy Morton | Lecturer, California State University, Chico
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| Mela Heestand | June 2015 | Neil Larsen | Mother and Independent Scholar, giving papers at conferences and working on an essay to be published in an edited volume (Newburyport, MA) |
| Kristen Waha | June 2015 | Archana Venkatesan | Asst. Professor of English, Grove City College (Grove City, PA) |
| Monica Keane | March 2015 | Brenda Schildgen | Archives and Special Collections Librarian, Santa Clara University |
| Nicholas Sanchez | March 2015 | Michael Lazzara and Colin Milburn | Sacramento, CA |
| Christopher Tong | June 2014 | Michelle Yeh and Timothy Morton | Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Giovanna Montenegro | December 2013 | Elisabeth Krimmer and Ivonne del Valle | Asst. Professor, Binghampton University (Binghampton State University of New York), Binghampton, NY |
| Zoya Stanchits Popova | December 2013 | Sheldon Lu and Jenny Kaminer | West Sacramento, CA |
| Shira Schwartz | M.A., September 2013 | Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan | |
| Emelie Mahdavian | M.A., June 2013 | Archana Venkatesan | Ph.D. student in Performance Studies at UC Davis |
| Joshua Waggoner | March 2013 | Gail Finney | Visiting Asst. Professor, University of Tampa, FL |
| Elizabeth Skwiot | March 2012 | Ana Peluffo | Assistant Professor, Division of General Education at Ashford University |
| Daphne Potts | March 2012 | Liz Constable | Senior Process Analyst at Blue Shield of California |
| Shannon Hays | December 2011 | Gail Finney and David Lloyd | English Instructor, Stanford University's Online High School |
| Fei Shi | September 2011 | Sheldon Lu | Instructor, Capilano University, Canada |
| Brian Davisson | September 2011 | Cristina Martinez-Carazo | Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University |
| M. Masha Boston | June 2011 | Olga Stuchebrukhov | Last Known Placement: Assistant Professor, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI |
| Brian Young | June 2011 | Sheldon Lu, Cristina Martinez-Carazo | Assistant Professor, Moorpark College |
| Shawn Doubiago | March 2010 | Anna Kuhn | Adjunct Lecturer, University of San Francisco and Berkeley City College, Berkeley, CA |
| Elena Shapiro | M.A., March 2010 | Novelist | |
| M. Belen Bistue | December 2009 | Margaret Ferguson | Asst. Professor, Centro de Literatura Comparada, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina |
| Anne Roberts (Salo) | June 2009 | Brenda Schildgen | Independent Scholar, New Haven CT |
| Jing Nie | June 2009 | Sheldon Lu | Information Technology and Services Professional |
| Wendy A. Yamamoto | June 2009 | Wendy Ho | Career Development Coordinator, International Rescue Committee |
| Rune Christensen | March 2009 | Jaimey Fisher | Localization Specialist at LinkedIn, Mountainview, CA (First Placement: Adjunct, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN) |
| Haomin Gong | September 2008 | Sheldon Lu | Associate Professor of Chinese Literature, Lingnan University, Hong Kong |
| Proshot Kalami | December 2007 | Sheldon Lu | Research Fellow at International Research Center "Interweaving Performance Cultures" Freie University, Berlin (First placement: Lecturer, Loughborough University, United Kingdom) |
| Elizabeth Wing-Paz | September 2007 | Marc Blanchard | Humanities Faculty at Las Positas College, Livermore, CA |
| Vanessa Perez | March 2007 | Ines Hernandez-Avila, Neil Larsen | Assoc. Professor of Latino Studies, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY (First placement: Asst. Professor) |
| Andrew Matt | December 2006 | Brenda Schildgen | Editor at the New York/Paris based monthly journal, Magnificat. |
| Mariarosa Mettifogo | September 2005 | Kari Lokke | Academic Coordinator, Accent Center (Study Abroad) in Florence, Italy |
| Kelly Comfort | June 2005 | Gail Finney | Assoc. Professor of Spanish, Georgia Tech Univ. |
| Lise-Helene Trouilloud | June 2005 | George Vandenabbeele | Associate Professor, Cal-Poly Pomona |
| Olga Stuchebrukhov | September 2004 | Harriet Murav | Associate Professor of Russian, UC Davis |
| Gang Zhou | September 2003 | Michelle Yeh | Associate Professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge |
| Gabriele Schmitz | June 2003 | Harriet Murav | Grant Writing and Development at Credo High School, Rohnert Park, CA |
| Meriel Wisotsky | June 2002 | Emily Albu | Last known placement: Part-time Lecturer, Columbia Community College |
| Amy Wiley (Gerbrandt) | June 2002 | Janelle Reinelt | Lecturer in the Dept. of English, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo |
| Jia-yan Mi | June 2002 | Robert Torrance | Associate Professor, College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey |
| Wendy Nielsen | September 2001 | Gail Finney | Associate Professor of English, Montclair State Univ, Montclair, New Jersey |
| Anna Schur (Kaladiouk) | September 2001 | Harriet Murav | Associate Professor, Keene State College, New Hampshire |
| Julia Klimek | June 2001 | Marc Blanchard | Professor of English, Coker College, Hartsville, South Carolina |
| Mariko Di Genova | June 2001 | Robert Torrance | Unknown |
| Suzanne Develter | December 2000 | Michele Praeger | Lecturer, Sacramento City College |
| Meredith Abarca | December 2000 | David Van Leer | Associate Professor of English, University of Texas, El Paso |
| Patrick Vincent | September 2000 | Kari Lokke | Professor of English and American Literature, University of Neufchâtel, Switzerland |
| Victoria Shinbrot | September 2000 | Harriet Murav | Associate Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies, CSU Sacramento |
| Erica Johnson | September 2000 | Patricia Moran | Associate Professor of English, Pace University, New York, NY (First Placement: Asst.Professor of English, Chatham College) |
| Angela Flury | September 2000 | Susan Kaiser | Associate Professor of English, Dyson College of Arts & Sciences, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN |
| David Carl | September 2000 | Gail Finney | Associate Dean, St. John's College, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Gretchen Skivington | June 2000 | Juliana Schiesari | Professor of Foreign Language and Speech Communications, Basin College, Elko, NV |
| Ada Coe | March 2000 | Robert Torrance | Davis, CA |
| D. Julian Nelson | September 1999 | Robert Torrance | Professor of German, Clark College, Vancouver, WA |
| Dan Clark | December 1998 | Robert Torrance | Professor of English, Riverside Community College District, CA |
| Emmet Joe Sharkey | March 1998 | Robert Torrance | Associate Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, University of Washington at Tacoma. |
| Mary Frances Fahey | June 1997 | Robert Torrance | Lecturer, American River College, Humanities Lecturer, Sierra College, English Dept. |
| Jans Wager | June 1997 | Gail Finney | Professor, Utah Valley University, Department of English & Literature |
| Amy Goldman | September 1996 | University of Memphis in Shenzhen, China (Resident Director of China Program); Asst. Prof, Fudan University, Shanghai | |
| Maria Fleck | December 1995 | Teacher, Environmental Charter High School, Lawndale, CA (First Placement: Lecturer & Coordinator of First-Year Spanish, CA State University, San Bernardino) | |
| Jian'guo Chen | June 1995 | Asst. Professor, University of Delaware, Newark, DE | |
| Joyce Walker | June 1995 | Instructor (tenured) and English Department Chair, Everett Community College, Department of English & World Languages | |
| Maila Zitelli | September 1992 | Associate Professor, Minot State University, German Program | |
| Jeanette Treiber | June 1992 | Evaluation Associate, Tobacco Control Evaluation Center, UC Davis | |
| Jen, Jung (Yong, Ren) | June 1991 | Asst. Professor, San Francisco State University, Chinese Department (formerly) | |
| Rosa Simas | June 1990 | Asst. Professor, University of Azores, Modern Languages & Literature | |
| Elizabeth Matthews | June 1990 | Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University, Department of Comparative Literature | |
| Prabhakara Jha | June 1989 | Last known placement: Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota | |
| Salvatore Allosso | March 1987 | Continuing Lecturer, UC Davis, Comparative Literature (Retired June 2002) | |
| Nancy Morrow | September 1985 | Continuing Lecturer, UC Davis (Retired) | |
Awards, Prizes, and Books Published by current and former Graduate Students
Erasmus + USA mobility agreement between the University of California (UCEAP) and Freie Universität Berlin (Fellowship to study in Berlin)
Elmira Louie, 2021-2022, has received the American Research Institute in Turkey fellowship to study advanced Turkish at Boğaziçi University this summer. The ARIT fellowship is awarded through a national competition, and we applaud Elmira on her achievement. In addition, Elmira has received a UC Davis Graduate Research award for 2021-22. Congratulations, Elmira!
Manasvin Rajagopalan, has been awarded a Consortium fellowship for one month of dissertation research at the Newberry Library’s Center for Renaissance Studies in Chicago, which he looks forward to utilizing when in-person research is possible again. This fellowship is awarded to just one graduate student every year; we congratulate Manas on this honor.
Jocelyn Sharlet, 2021-2021, has received a UC Davis Faculty Development award and a UC Davis Humanities Institute Faculty Research Fellowship, both for 2021-22. The period of concentrated research supported by these fellowships will allow Jocelyn to complete her next book, on poetry and literary prose about friendship in the work of five 10th century Arabic writers of Iraq and Syria. Kudos to Jocelyn on receiving this brace of fellowships.
James Straub, Fall 2016, Winter 2017
American Association of University Women (AAUW) Dissertation year Fellowship
Cloe-Mai Le Gall-Scoville, 2016-17
Davis Humanities Institute Summer Research Fellowship
Tori White, 2016
In the Red: A Novel
Elena Shaprio, September 2014
Professors for the Future Fellowship
Zhen Zhang, 2015-16
Uneven Modernity: Literature, Film, and Intellectual Discourse in Postsocialist China
Haomin Gong, January 2012.
13, rue Thérèse: A Novel
Elena Shapiro, February 2011.
European Aestheticism and Spanish American Modernismo
Kelly Comfort, 2011.
Placing the Modern Chinese Vernacular in Transnational Literature
Gang Zhou, 2011.
ACLA's A. Owen Aldridge Prize for the Best Essay: "The Task(s) of the Translators: Multiplicity as Problem in Renaissance European Thought."
Belen Bistue, 2010.
Chinese Ecocinema in the Age of Environmental Challenge
Co-edited by Sheldon Lu and Jia-yan Mi, 2010.
Caribbean Literature of Migration
Edited by Vanessa Perez Rosario, 2010.
Chinese Ecocinema in the Age of Environmental Challenge
Edited by Sheldon Lu and Jiayan Mi, December 2009.
Caribbean Ghostwriting
Erica Johnson, October 2009.
The Aesthetics of the 'Beyond': Phantasm, Nostalgia, and the Literary Practice in Contemporary China
Jianguo Chen, May 2009.
Letters written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
Mary Wollstonecraft, Tone Brekke (co-author), and Jon Mee, April 2009.
Art and Life in Aestheticism: De-Humanizing or Re-Humanizing Art, the Artist and the Artistic Receptor
Kelly Comfort, 2008.
Nation as Invisible Protagonist in Dickens and Dostoevsky: Uncovering Hidden Social Forces within the Text
Olga Stuchebrukov, 2007.Other Renaissances: A New Approach to World Literature
Brenda Deen Deen Schildgen (Editor), Sander L. Gilman (Editor), Gang Zhou (Editor), 2006.
Voices in the Kitchen: Views of Food and the World from Working-Class Mexican and Mexican American Women
Meredith E. Abarca, 2006.
Dames in the Driver's Seat: Rereading Film Noir
Jans B. Wager, 2005.
Self-Fashioning and Reflexive Modernity in Modern Chinese Poetry, 1919-1949
Jia-Yan Mi, 2004.
The Romantic Poetess: European Culture, Politics, and Gender, 1820-1840
Patrick H. Vincent, 2004.
Home, Maison, Casa: The Politics of Location in Works by Jean Rhys, Marguerite Duras, and Erminia Dell'Oro
Erica L. Johnson, 2003.
Dangerous Dames: Women and Representation in the Weimar Street Film and Film Noir
Jans B. Wager, 1999
ACLA's A. Owen Aldridge Prize for the Best Essay: "Allegorical Dismemberment and Rescue in Book III of The Faerie Queene."
Mary Frances Fahey, 1997.
Currents of Inquiry: Readings for Academic Writing
Nancy Morrow, Marlene B. Clarke, 1997.
Dreadful Games: The Play of Desire in the Nineteenth-Century Novel
Nancy Morrow, 1988.
Circularity and Visions of the New World in William Faulkner, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Osman Lins
Rosa Simas, 1993.