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.

Kira Street

Kira Street, MFA

Product Designer
Guild Education
Master of Fine Arts

Gigi Taylor

Gigi Taylor, Ph.D.

Cultural Anthropologist
Indeed
Ph.D. Advertising

Taylor Woodard

Taylor Woodard, MPAff/LMSW

Information Specialist & Senior Program Associate
The Arc
MPAff/LMSW

Jesse Thomason

Jesse Thomason, Ph.D.

Visiting Academic
Amazon
Ph.D. Computer Science

Rebecca Thompson

Rebecca Thompson, Ph.D.

Training Manager
Emarsys
Ph.D. Spanish and Portuguese

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

Amy Vidor

Amy Vidor, Ph.D.

Head of Learning and Development
MELE Associates
Ph.D. Comparative Literature

Ashley Voeks

Ashley Voeks, Ph.D.

Implementation Consultant
McGraw-Hill Education
Ph.D. Civil Engineering
Ph.D. French Studies

Maureen Walton

Maureen Walton, Ph.D.

Geologist
U.S. Geological Survey
Ph.D. Geology/Geological Sciences, Jackson