Alumni Profiles

The University of Texas at Austin prepares advanced degree students and scholars for a wide range of career possibilities. Search these alumni profiles by disciplinary background, industry and identity and watch their short videos to learn more about the type of work that advanced degree alumni pursue, the strategies they employ and how their typical days look.

Muna Rehma

Muna Rehma, M.A.

Program Officer
Solidarity Center
M.A. Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures

Bharathwaj Sankaran

Bharathwaj Sankaran, Ph.D.

Lead Consultant
WSP USA
Ph.D. Civil Engineering

Shane Whalley

Shane Whalley, MSSW

Founder/Owner
Daring Dialogues Consulting
MSSW, Social Work

Nancy Smith

Nancy Smith, Ph.D.

CEO and Principal Consultant
DataSmith Solutions, LLC
Ph.D. Educational Psychology

Taylor Woodard

Taylor Woodard, MPAff/LMSW

Information Specialist & Senior Program Associate
The Arc
MPAff/LMSW

Amie Tran

Amie Tran, MPAff

Public Sector Consultant
Deloitte
MPAff

Leon Vardapetyan

Leon Vardapetyan, Ph.D.

Senior Quantitative Research Scientist
Quantlab Financial
Ph.D. Computer Science and Applied Math

Eric Waters

Eric Waters, Ph.D.

Management Consultant
Accenture
Ph.D. Communication Studies

Joyce Wong

Joyce Wong, M.A.

Grant Manager
Porticus
Executive M.A. Human Dimensions of Organizations

Susan Zakaib

Susan Zakaib, Ph.D.

Founder and Principal
Fund Your Movement
Ph.D. History