The Philosophy program at Ohio State has been very successful in placing its doctoral students in academic positions. Below is the placement record for the past ten years. Every graduate since 1998 who has sought an academic job using the department's placement services is listed. Where indicated by 'TT', the job procured is tenure track.
| Year |
Name |
AOS |
Initial Placement |
Current Position (if different) |
| 2008 |
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Carol Hay |
Ethics, Feminist Theory |
University of Massachusetts, Lowell (TT) (Also had two other TT offers) |
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| 2007 |
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Nicholaos Jones |
Philosophy of Physics |
University of Alabama, Huntsville (TT) |
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Adam Podlaskowski |
Philosophy of Language |
University of Connecticut |
Fairmont State University (TT) |
| 2006 |
| |
Andrew Arlig |
Ancient, Medieval, Metaphysics |
Hunter College, CUNY |
Brooklyn College, CUNY (TT) |
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Julian Cole |
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mathematics |
University of Texas, Pan American (TT) |
Buffalo State (TT) |
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Yimin Kui |
Philosophy of Language, Mind |
Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Science (TT) |
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William Roche |
Epistemology |
Texas Christian University |
Texas Christian University (TT) |
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Joshua Smith |
Epistemology |
Ohio State University |
Central Michigan University (TT) |
| 2005 |
| |
William Melanson |
Epistemology, Philosophy of Mathematics |
University of Puget Sound |
University of Nebraska, Omaha (TT) |
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Henry Pratt |
Aesthetics |
Bucknell University |
Marist College (TT) |
| 2004 |
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Cathal Woods |
Ancient |
University of Puget Sound |
Virginia Wesleyan University (TT) |
| 2003 |
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David Merli |
Metaethics |
Franklin and Marshall (TT) |
Franklin and Marshall (tenured) |
| 2002 |
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Haewan Lee |
Epistemology |
Seoul National University (TT) |
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Ryan Nichols |
History of Modern |
University of Aberdeen (TT) |
Cal State, Fullerton (TT)
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Deborah Tollefsen |
Philosophy of Mind |
University of Memphis (TT) |
University of Memphis (tenured) |
| 2001 |
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Sondra Bacharach |
Aesthetics |
Cal State, Bakersfield |
Victoria University, Wellington (tenured) |
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Roy Cook |
Philosophy of Mathematics, Logic |
University of St. Andrews (3 year post-doc) |
University of Minnesota (TT) |
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David Eng |
Epistemology |
Cal State, Bakersfield (TT) |
Victoria University, Wellington |
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Lee Franklin |
Ancient |
SUNY, Albany (TT) |
Franklin and Marshall (TT) |
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Al Lent |
Ethics, History of Modern |
Hope College |
Ohio University |
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Adam Moore |
Moral, Political and Legal Philosophy |
Eastern Michigan University (TT) |
University of Washington (tenured) |
| |
Mark Silcox |
Philosophy of Language |
Auburn University |
University of Central Oklahoma (TT) |
| 2000 |
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Sarah Pessin |
Medieval |
University of Chicago (2 year post-doc) |
University of Denver (tenured) |
| 1999 |
| |
Jon Cogburn |
Philosophy of Language |
Louisiana State University (TT) |
Louisiana State University (tenured) |
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Vladimir Marchenkov |
Aesthetics |
Ohio University (TT) |
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Joseph Salerno |
Philosophy of Language |
Texas A&M |
St. Louis University (TT) |
| 1998 |
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Sheldon Smith |
Philosophy of Physics |
Metropolitan State University (TT) |
UCLA (tenured) |
| 1997 |
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Jill Dieterle |
Metaphysics |
Eastern Michigan University (TT) |
Eastern Michigan University (tenured) |
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James Summerford |
Metaphysics & Epistemology |
Ohio University, Lancaster (TT) |
Ohio University, Lancaster (tenured) |
| 1996 |
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Jeff Koperski |
Philosophy of Science |
Saginaw Valley State University (TT) |
Saginaw Valley State University (tenured) |
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Keith Korcz |
Epistemology |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette (TT) |
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