Job Placement

UCLA Comparative Literature Professor Zrinka Stahuljak at the Michael Heim Memorial Lecture

As of March 2024, the following list documents UCLA Comparative Literature PhDs currently working at (or affiliated with) educational institutions.

Ahmed, Ali Jimale (PhD 1989), Chair / Professor of Comparative Literature at Queens College & CUNY Graduate Center
Al-Mousawi, Nahrain (PhD 2012), Assistant Professor of English, Balamand University, Lebanon
Amuka, Peter (PhD 1986), Professor of Literature (Arts and Social Sciences), Moi University, Kenya
Anam, Nasia (PhD 2016), Postdoctoral Lecturer (Writing Programs), Princeton University
Andary, Nezar (PhD 2008), Professor of Humanities, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates
Arnold, Whitney (PhD 2012), Director of the Undergraduate Research Center, UCLA
Austin, Kelly (PhD 2005), Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literature, University of Chicago
Badejo, Diedre (PhD 1985), Professor of English and Chair, Pan-African Studies Department, Kent State University
Bar, Noa (PhD 2018), Adjunct Faculty, University of San Francisco
Beltran, Rosa (PhD 1992), Literary Studies Faculty, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Bertonneau, Thomas (PhD 1990), Affiliated Faculty, Oswego State University of New York
Blustein, Rebecca (PhD 2007), Academic Advisor, UCLA
Bogdanou, Christina (PhD 2004), Director of the Basil P. Caloyeras Center for Modern Greek Studies, Loyola Marymount University
Bogost, Ian (PhD 2004), Ivan Allen College Distinguished Chair in Media Studies and Professor of Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech
Boss, Joyce (PhD 1995), Professor of English, Warburg College
Boyadjian, Tamar (PhD 2010), Assistant Professor of Medieval Literature, Michigan State University
Burney, Fatima (PhD 2016), Postdoctoral Researcher, SOAS, University of London
Bush, Christopher (PhD 2000), Professor of French and Italian, Northwestern University
Chahinian, Talar (PhD 2008), Professor of Comparative Literature and Classics, California State University (Long Beach)
Chaochuti, Thosaeng (PhD 2008), Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
Chi, Ta-wei (PhD 2006), Assistant Professor of Taiwanese Literature, National Chengchi University, Taipei
Chiesa, Laura (PhD 2005), Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, State University of New York (Buffalo)
Christensen, Matthew (PhD 2002), Associate Professor of English at the University of Texas, Pan American
Christova, Elena (PhD 1993), Director of Special Sessons, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Cohen, Simchi (PhD 2013), English Faculty, Harvard-Westlake School
Collins, Allison (PhD 2020), High School English Teacher, Brentwood School
Cooper, Pravina (PhD 2005), Professor of Comparative Literature and Classics, California State University (Long Beach)
Djobadze, Irene (PhD 1978), Professor, UC San Diego (Retired)
Douzjian, Myrna (PhD 2013), Lecturer in Slavic Languages and Literatures, UC Berkeley
Dramé, Kandioura (PhD 1984), Professor of French and African Literatures, University of Virginia
Dromi, Dalia (PhD 2000), Professor of Law, Tel Aviv University
Edwards, Magdalena (PhD 2007), Writer/translator for Paris Review, Boston Review, El Mercurio, and LA Review of Books
Eisel, Erik (PhD 1997), Management education for ARCO, AMPM, BP, and the University of Pheonix
Egejuru, Phanuel (PhD 1973), Professor Emeritus of English, Loyola University (New Orleans)
El Shakry, Hoda (PhD 2012), Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, Pennsylvania State University
Farzaneh, Milani (PhD 1979), R.J. Nelson Professor & Chair, Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures / Women, Gender & Sexuality, University of Virginia
Feldman, Leah (PhD 2013), Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, University of Chicago
Felipe, Lisa (PhD 2013), Director, UCLA Excellence in Pedagogy and Innovative Classrooms (EPIC)
Ferlito, Susanna (PhD 1993), Professor of French and Italian, University of Minnesota
Fieni, David (PhD 2006), Writing Faculty, Sarah Lawrence College
Fisher, Carl (PhD 1992), Chair of Comparative Literature and Classics, Cal State (Long Beach)
Forsythe, Jennifer (PhD 2018), Assistant Professor of English, Western Washington University
Fu, Hongchu (PhD 1995), Professor of Chinese Language and Literature, Washington & Lee University
Gabra-Khasay, Marian (PhD 2010), Director of Professional Development Advising, UCLA
Gabriel, David (PhD 2005), Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Yale University
Gallou, Claire (PhD 2005), French Faculty, Phillips Andover Academy
Ghandour, Sabah (PhD 1994), Professor of Comparative Literature and Chair of the Department of Languages, Balamand University (Lebanon)
Gladfelder, Hal (PhD 1993), Professor of English, American Studies, and Creative Writing, University of Manchester, UK
Gourgouris, Stathis (PhD 1990), Professor of Comparative Literature and Classics, Columbia University
Grobbel, Michaela (PhD 1995), Professor of German, Sonoma State University
Grubber, Karen (PhD 2004), Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas (Austin)
Grumberg, Karen (PhD 2004), Associate Professor of Hebrew Studies, Dept. of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas at Austin
Gully, Jennifer (PhD 2009), Lecturer of German Studies, William and Mary
Hahn, Timothy (PhD 2014), English Faculty, Yeshiva University of Los Angeles Boys High School
Halim, Hala (PhD 2004), Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, New York University
Halloran, Vivian (PhD 2002), Professor of Comparative Literature, Indiana University
Ho, Tamara (PhD 2005), Associate Professor Gender and Sexuality Studies, UC Riverside
Hopkins, Rebecca (PhD 2008), Lecturer in English, John Hopkins University
Huang, Yibing (PhD 2001), Professor of Chinese, Connecticut College
Huang, Yu-Ting (PhD 2015), Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies, Wesleyan University
Hui, Barbara (PhD 2010), Software Developer at California Digital Library
Izadpanah, Hedayat (PhD 1981), Affiliated Faculty in English, Moorpark College
Jackson, Spencer (PhD 2013), Postdoctoral Fellow (ARC Center for the History of Emotions), University of Queensland, Australia
Jenkins, Joseph (PhD 2004), Research Associate and Lecturer in Law and Education, UC Irvine
Jeong, Kelly (PhD 2003), Associate Professor, Korean Studies & Comparative Literature, UC Riverside
Jones, Melanie (PhD 2021), Adjunct Faculty, Bard College
Karabaş, Seyfi (PhD 1974) Professor, Middle Eastern Technical University (Turkey)
Karni, Rebecca (PhD 2010), Assistant Professor, Feinstein College of Arts and Sciences, Roger Williams University
Kernan, Ryan (PhD 2007), Assistant Professor of English, Rutgers University
Keshishyan, Lilit (PhD 2013), English Faculty, East Los Angeles College
Khanna, Neetu (PhD 2011), Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, University of Southern California
Kinjo, Hiromi (PhD 1999), Lecturer in Japanese/Modern Languages and Literatures, Loyola Marymount University and UCLA Extension
Kramer, Nicolas (PhD 2009), Visiting Professor, Lewis and Clark College
Kruse, Jens (PhD 1982), Professor Emeritus of German, Wellesley College
Leddy, Annette (PhD 1985), Collector of Archives (American Art), Smithsonion Institution
Lehman, Peter (PhD 2013), Lecturer and Visiting Scholar, Comparative Literature, UCLA
Lee, Jin-Kyung (PhD 2000), Professor of Korean and Comparative Literatures, UC San Diego
Linda, Dana (PhD 2017), Executive Operations and Content Strategy, Menlo Ventures (San Francisco)
Long, LaShonda (PhD 2006), English Faculty, Phillips Andover Academy
McKenna, Irene (PhD 1978), Professor of English (Retired), California State University, Dominguez Hills
McKenna, Teresa (PhD 1980), Associate Professor Emerita of English, University of Southern California
McLoone, Katherine (PhD 2012), Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Classics, Cal State Long Beach
Mehrez, Samia (PhD 1985), Professor, Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations, American University in Cairo
Ming, Feng-Ying (PhD 1999), Lecturer, California Institute of Technology
Mirmotahari, Emad (PhD 2008), Associate Professor of English, Duquesne University
Mukhopadhyay, Indra (PhD 2008), Associate Professor, Writing Programs, University of Southern California
Murray-Roman, Jeanine (PhD 2008), Assistant Professor of French and Spanish, Florida State University
Naved, Shad (PhD 2013), Assistant Professor, School of Human Studies, Ambedkar University (Delhi)
Niculescu, Luminiţa (PhD 1981), Faculty of German Language, Bucharest University (Romania)
Nisonsen, Evan (PhD 1999), CEO and President, Epsilen (K-12 E-learning)
Niżyńska, Joanna (PhD 2002), Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Indiana University
Nowak, Alexei (PhD 2018), Adjunct Faculty, Woodbury University
Okawa, Rachel (PhD 2010), Adjunct Faculty (English), California State University, Long Beach
Older Aguilar, Sarah (PhD 2009), Humanities Faculty, Vistamar School
Paasonen, Aino (PhD 1976), Professor of Humanities, Northwestern and Antioch Universities
Pack, Ethan (PhD 2018), Lecturer, UCLA
Palmer, Lisa (PhD 1998), Professor of English, Canada College
Paulson, Linda (PhD 1984), Associate Dean and Director, MLA (Master of Liberal Arts) Program, Stanford University
Pazargadi, Leila (PhD 2012), Assistant Professor, Department of English, Nevada State College
Pickens, Theri (PhD 2010), Associate Professor of English and African American Studies, Bates College
Pireddu, Nicoletta (PhD 1996), Professor of Italian, Georgetown University
Popham, Shelby (PhD 1988), Faculty UCLA Writing Programs
Rahmani, Mariam (PhD 2021), Faculty and Postdoctoral Fellow, Bennington College
Rahmani, Sina (PhD 2015), Visiting Lecturer, Comparative Literature, UCLA
Ratskoff, Benjamin (PhD 2021), Assistant Professor of Modern Jewish History and Culture, Louchheim School for Judaic Studies Rabbinical School (US)
Ray, Chelsea (PhD 2004), Associate Professor of French Language and Literature, University of Maine
Reeck, Matthew (PhD 2018), Adjunct Faculty, St. John’s University
Rodriguez Drissi, Susannah (PhD 2012), Visiting Assistant Professor, Hemispheric American Studies, Cal Poly Pomona
Rutter, Itala (PhD 1977), Professor of Italian, University of Michigan (Retired)
Sanchez–Gonzalez, Lisa (PhD 1995), Professor of English, University of Connecticut
Scholick, Jennie (PhD 2016), Associate Director of Audience Engagement, San Francisco Ballet
Shaw, Christopher (PhD 2012), Adjunct Instructor/Lecturer at Long Beach City College, CSU Long Beach
Shih, Shu-Mei (PhD 1992), Professor, Comparative Literature / Asian Languages and Cultures / Asian American Studies, UCLA
Siassi, Guilan (PhD 2011), Assistant Professor, Department of French, University of Southern California
Sides, Kirk (PhD 2014), Assistant Professor of World Literatures at the University of Bristol, England
Smith, Irena Auerbach (PhD 1995), College Admissions Palo Alto
Smith, Jordan (PhD 2010), Associate Professor of International Humanities, Josai International University, Japan
Soong, Micheline (PhD 1999), Associate Professor, Department of English and Applied Linguistics, Hawaii Pacific University.
Ssensalo, Bede (PhD 1978), Professor of Africana Studies, California State University, Long Beach
Sternberg, Ricardo (PhD 1978), Professor Emeritus of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Toronto
Stocking, Damian (PhD 2004), Associate Professor, Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture Department, Occidental College
Swartz, Wendy (PhD 2003), Associate Professor of Chinese Literature, Rutgers University
Szeto, Mirana May (PhD. 2004), Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Hong Kong
Tahani-Bidmeshki, Amy (PhD 2012), Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, American Studies, Occidental College
Taufer, Alison (PhD 1988), Professor of English, California State University, Los Angeles
Thompson, Douglas (PhD 1989), Head, Peninsula High School, Meno Park
Thornton, Bruce (PhD 1983), Professor of Classics and Humanities, Fresno State University
Townsend, Julie (PhD 2001), Johnston Center Professor, University of Redlands
Tucker, Kathryn (PhD 2007), Assistant Professor of English, Nevada State College
Van Deventer, Allison (PhD 2011), Freelance Editor (Medford, Massachusetts) / Lecturer, Harvard University
Velcic, Vlatka (PhD 1995), Professor of Comparative Literature, California State University, Long Beach
Viers Andronico, Carole (PhD 2008), Academic Coordinator, UC Paris
Von Hofe, Erin (PhD 2009), Visiting Assistant Professor, Brooklyn College
Wang, Ban (PhD 1993), Professor of Asian Languages and Comparative Literature, Stanford University
Wasif Khan, Maryam (PhD 2013), Assistant Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
Wen, Patrick (PhD 2005), Lecturer, Scandinavian Section, UCLA
Wu, Chien–Heng (PhD 2013), Assistant Professor of Film and Comparative Literature, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Yoon, Duncan (PhD 2014), Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, NYU
Zambrano, Helga (PhD 2021), Humanities Teacher and Advisor/Athletic Assistant Coach, The Webb Schools
Zapata-Whelan, Carol (PhD 1993), Professor of Spanish American literature, California State University, Fresno