Job Placements
After the PhD
The Department of Spanish & Portuguese has a strong placement record for its alumni. Many of our grad students go on to faculty positions at institutions in the US and abroad, while others find exciting opportunities in a wide range of careers.
Graduate Alumni Placement 2017-2022
For Placements since 2004, click here.
2022
Esther Claudio, Postdoctoral Position, Obermann Center-University of Iowa
Roxanna Colon-Cosme, Assistant Adjunct Professor, UCLA Department of Spanish & Portuguese
Audrey Larkin, Assistant Adjunct Professor, UCLA Department of Spanish & Portuguese
Adelmar Ramirez, Assistant Adjunct Professor, UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Gemma Repiso, Assistant Professor, McMaster University
2021
Juliana Espinal, Adjunct Faculty, Santa Monica College – Modern Languages and Cultures
Barbara Galindo, ACLS Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Laura Muñoz, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Colorado Mesa University
Paula Thomas, Teacher, Sequoyah School
2020
Benjamin Burt, Visiting Assistant Professor, Pitzer College
Veronica Garcia Moreno, Instructor, Montana State University
Natassia Hott, Independent Researcher, University of Lisbon
Alexandra Lawn, Director of innovation and Partnerships, VentureFuel
Maria Teresa Monroe, Adjunct Faculty, Santa Monica College – Modern Languages and Cultures
Renee Rivera, Copyeditor/Analyst, Pearson College
2019
Lourdes Arevalo, Assistant Professor and Department Chair, Santa Monica College – Modern Languages and Cultures Department
Maricela Becerra, Assistant Professor, CSU Channel Islands – Spanish
Kristal Bivona, Assistant Director, San Diego State University – Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies
Francesca Gambini, Assistant Professor, Mt. San Antonio College – Modern Languages Department
Jennifer Monti, EUI4U User Support Specialist, European University Institute
2018
Franny Brogan, Senior Quantitative User Researcher, Tableau Software
Paul Cella, Translation Manager
Adrian Collado, Teacher, Colegio de Madrid
Daniel Cooper, Assistant Director/Curriculum Design & Assessment Specialist, St. Francis College – Brooklyn, NY
Esteban Cordoba, Assistant Professor, Cal State San Bernandino
Nitzaira Delgado, Teacher, Oakwood School
Armando Guerrero, Educator, Geffen Academy at UCLA
Payton Quintanilla-Phillips, Research Specialist, Getty Research Institute
Alejandro Ramirez, Assistant Professor, Washington State University
Rafael Ramirez-Mendoza, Visiting Assistant Professor, St. Norbert College
Ezekiel Trautenberg, Spanish Educator, Geffen Academy at UCLA
Elizabeth Warren, Associate Instructor, University of Utah – World Languages and Cultures
2017
Mariska Aldora Bolyanatz, Assistant Professor, Occidental College – Spanish and French Studies
Johnni Carr, Lecturer, UC Berkeley – Department of Spanish & Portuguese
Isaura Contreras, Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Wendy Perla Kurtz, Lecturer & Project Scientist, DH Program, UCLA Program in Digital Humanities
Magdalena Matuskova, Assistant Professor, Clemson University
Julio Puente Garcia, Upper School Librarian // International School of Florence, Lecturer // CSU Los Angeles
David Ramirez-Prieto, Assistant Professor, Providence College (RI)
Cheri Robinson, Assistant Professor, Brescia University
Jyeun (Gracia) Son, Assistant Professor, Seoul National University.