Alumni-in-Residence
Social Sciences alumni are thought leaders not only in research and higher education but also across a wide range of organizations, industries, and interests. Their impressively varied pursuits and experiences offer broad frameworks and models for current graduate students considering their own career aspirations. Through this exciting Alumni-in-Residence (AiR) initiative, accomplished alumni will engage with the Division’s programs and students in myriad ways, including 1:1 conversations, engagements with departments and degree programs, group events, and other programming.
2023-24 AiR Cohort:
Rodrigo García-Verdú, MA’98, PhD’02 Economics, IMF Resident Representative in Cabo Verde
Roli Gostelow, PhD'20 Sociology, Program Manager for Laboratory Directed Research and Development, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ryoko Imai, PhD’12 Comparative Human Development, Principal Research Scientist, Hitachi
Rupal Patel, MA'05 CIR, Ex-CIA | 2x CEO | Bestselling Author | Leadership & Talent Development Consultant | Named "One of the Most Influential Women of 2023
Erica Simmons, PhD'12 Political Science, Booth Fowler Professor of Political Science and International Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison