After Macalester
Where do Linguistics Majors go after Macalester?
Ani Gribbin (2024) is pursuing a PhD in Systems Neuroscience at Carnegie Mellon University
Amarah Friedman (2024) is getting her master’s in Conflict Resolution and Mediation at Tel Aviv University
Finn Lewis (2024) is enrolled in the Linguistics graduate program at the University of Minnesota
Ashley Helfinstein (2020) is working at Epic Systems developing the “Hey Epic” voice assistant
Emma Breslow (2019) is a PhD student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
Anja Beth Swoap (2019) is working as a software engineer at Google in Seattle
Ellis Davenport (2018) is in the PhD program in Hispanic Linguistics at UT Austin
Anna Ivanov (2018) is a PhD student in Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University
Carolyn Siegman (2018) is pursuing a PhD in Linguistics at University of Hawaíi-Manoa
Noah Elkins (2018) is a PhD student in Linguistics at UCLA
Christopher Mendoza (2017) MA in Linguistics at Florida International University, applying to PhD programs for 2021
Kaila Chapman (2017) In grad school at the U of M, working on an MA in Speech-Language Pathology
Sarah Silbert (2017) pursuing a Masters at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
Emily Crnkovich (2017) Finished her MS in Linguistics in 2020
Andrea Grimaldi (2016) is attending grad school at MIT
Katrina Mellin (2016) is a first-year Spanish teacher in Minnesota. She completed her MA in 2020
Sarah Birkholz (2015) is working in Technical Services at Epic Systems in Madison, Wisconsin
Amani DeHolton (2015) is a teaching assistant in France
Drew Nevitt (2015) is working as a Software Tester/Quality Assurance for Epic Systems
Bailey Roberts (2015) is working as translation checker and localizer for a digital-manga company called NTT Solmare Corporation in Osaka, Japan
Leo Zoeckler (2015) is working as a Buying Operations Intern for Massdrop
Michael McAlister (2013) is studying Urban Planning at San Jose State University
Kevin Schafer (2013) will complete his Ph.D in 2021 at UCSB
Louis Hendrix (2013) is a PhD candidate in Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. His research interests include phonetic and phonological investigations of two Chinese dialects: Zhumadian Mandarin and YuHuan Wu, with particular emphasis on tone and prosodic effects
Caitlyn Ruen and Megan Wang (2012) are pursuing masters degrees in Elementary Education
Oleh Zaychenko (2012) is the Manager of International Client Relations at The Orchard, a music company
Laura Panfili (2011) is working on a PhD in Linguistics at the University of Washington
Jonathan Chen (2011) is a dance instructor at the Cinema Ballroom
Joanna Clark (2010) is pursuing a MEd in Higher Education Administration
Christine Irvine (nee Thompson) (2011) is a master’s candidate in international education management at Monterey Institute of International Education with a language focus on Arabic
Ronny Bradtke (nee Watkins) (2010) earned an MA in Linguistics with an emphasis in TESOL at the University of Illinois at Chicago and is currently an Admissions Coordinator at William Mitchell College of Law.
Emily Peterson (2009) received an AAS in Patisserie and Baking from Le Cordon Bleu and is currently a pastry chef in Wellington, New Zealand
Hannah McKinney (2009) is pursuing an M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology at Marquette University
Danielle Scott received an MSc in Applied Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh
Joseph Brooke (2008) is a PhD student in linguistics at UC Santa Barbara doing field work on Chini, a language of the Ramu family spoken in Papua New Guinea by about 60 people. He is writing his dissertation on the realis and irrealis system in Chini.