Cal State LA Department of Philosophy student placement
Student placement into Ph.D. Programs (in Philosophy unless otherwise noted) and Law Schools in recent years:
| M.A. Student | Year | Ph.D. Program or Law School* | Thesis Area** |
|---|
| Stephen Boynton | 2024 | UCSB | |
| Rachel Torres | 2024 | UC Irvine | |
| Eric Fossum | 2024 | UC Santa Barbara | |
| Jennifer Markewych | 2023 | UC Davis | Applied Ethics |
| Daniel Bjorklund | 2023 | Western University (Ontario) | |
| Jessica Kratzert | 2023 | University of Florida | |
| Jabran Amanat-Lee | 2022 | University of Nebraska, Lincoln | |
| Alex Meyering | 2021 | UC Santa Cruz | |
| Jalen McCleod | 2021 | Chapman University Law | |
| Rose Fonth | 2020 | Rutgers | |
| Bryan Knittle | 2019 | Villanova | |
| Troy Pollidori | 2018 | Tennessee-Knoxville | |
| Fernando Cierra | 2018 | UC Hastings, Law | |
| Lavaris McCellion | 2017 | Cornell | |
| Carlos Gutierrez | 2017 | UCLA | |
| Taylor Dunn | 2017 | UC Irvine | |
| Jessica Gonzalez | 2016 | UC Irvine (LPS: Logic and Philosophy of Science) | |
| Rena Goldstein | 2016 | UC Irvine | |
| Nefeli Ralli | 2016 | UCLA | |
| Matthew Hart | 2016 | Penn State | |
| Iliana Cuellar | 2016 | UC Riverside (Comparative Literature) | |
| John Klyng | 2016 | Harbor College (LACC), tenure-track instructor | |
| John Dail | 2016 | NYU (Medical Ethics) | |
| Jae Choe | 2016 | UCLA | |
| Jared Gee | 2015 | UC Riverside (Comparative Literature) | |
| Nate Greely | 2015 | UC San Diego | |
| Ben Futernick | 2015 | UCLA Law | |
| Alysha Kassam | 2015 | UC Irvine (LPS: Logic and Philosophy of Science) | |
| Pedro Viramontes | 2015 | Berkeley Law School | |
| Victor Morales | 2014 | UC Riverside (Political Science) | |
| Joerg Van Corva | 2014 | University of Pisa | |
| Douglas Wadle | 2014 | USC | |
| Melvin Freitas | 2014 | Central European University, Budapest | |
| Adam Sanders | 2013 | UC Irvine | |
| Devon Dickinson | 2012 | University of Nebraska, Lincoln | |
| Andres Garza | 2012 | Stanford (Modern Thought & Literature) | Epistemology |
| Rodolfo Giorgi | 2012 | University of Pisa | |
| Hector Guzman | 2012 | SUNY Buffalo | |
| Michelle Chasman | 2011 | UC Hastings College of the Law | Human Rights |
| Ali Mohsen | 2011 | SUNY Stony Brook | Phenomenology |
| Michael Hatcher | 2010 | USC | Phil Mind |
| Matt Leonard | 2010 | UC Davis; transferred to USC | Logic |
| Jeremy Gomer | 2009 | UC San Diego | Epistemology |
| Daniel Kono | 2009 | UC Riverside (Political Science) | |
| Yuichi Minemura | 2008 | SUNY Buffalo | Phil Science |
| Scott Tidwell | 2008 | UCLA | Phil Math |
| Peter Yong | 2008 | UC San Diego | Phil Mind |
| Ramon Cisneros | 2007 | Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley | Phil Science |
| Aaron Mead | 2007 | UCLA | Virtue Ethics |
| Jeff Roop | 2007 | Claremont Graduate Univ. (Religion) | Epistemology |
| Alex Bundy | 2006 | UC Santa Barbara | Phil Language |
| Matt Darmalingum | 2006 | Stanford | Epistemology |
| Eugene Park | 2006 | Indiana University | Rational Choice |
| Luka Yovetich | 2004 | USC | Metaethics |
| Vahe Shirikjian | 2003 | USC | Metaethics |
| Maury Jackson | 2002 | Claremont Graduate Univ. (Religion) | Phil Religion |
| Patrick Muñoz | 2002 | Stanford Law School | Social/Political |
| Thomas Doyle | 2001 | UC Irvine | Phil Religion |
| Randall Firestone | 2000 | UC Irvine | Phil Religion |
| Ahmed Alwishah | 1999 | UCLA (Near Eastern Studies) | History/Islamic |
| Robert Gero | 1999 | New School University | Aesthetics |
| Steven Kaufman | 1999 | University of Washington | |
| Mike Allen | 1998 | Saint Louis University | Social/Political |
| Gregory Bear | 1998 | University of Minnesota (History of Science & Technology) | |
| Robert Jones | 1998 | Stanford | Mind/Lang |
| June Yang | 1998 | UC Irvine | Epistemology |
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| B.A. Student | Year | Ph.D. Program or Law School* |
|---|
| Theresa Cheng | 2015 | Univ. Oregon (Neuro-Psychology) |
| Leslie Cain | 2012 | UC Santa Barbara (Music) |
| Kimberly Chuang | 2011 | University of Michigan |
| Raj Shaw | 2011 | UCLA Law School |
| Nicholas Bronk | 2010 | Whittier Law School |
| David Nagy | 2010 | CUNY Grad Center |
| Jay Schreckengost | 2010 | Whittier Law School |
| Marc Shutman | 2008 | Loyola Law School |
| Nicole McDuffie | 2008 | Whittier Law School |
| Joanna Ghosh | 2007 | Georgetown Law School |
| Brienne de Jong | 2004 | Rutgers Law School |
| Kathleen Holtz | 2003 | UCLA Law School |
| Michael Meyer | 2002 | Loyola Law School |
| Adam Fraser | 2001 | UCLA Law School |
| Brian King | 2001 | Cambridge University |
| Alexander Oses | 1998 | UCLA (History) |
| Holly Parker | 1998 | Harvard (Psychology) |
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| B.A. Student | Year | M.A. Program |
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| Arin Canfield | 2024 | New York University School of Public Health (bioethics) |
* Only the name of the institution the student entered is given — not any others into which acceptance was gained.
** Area is given for students who completed the Thesis Option of the M.A. Program (otherwise: Comprehensive Exam Option).