Alumni Voices

From studying history to shaping student success, Justine Carré Miller talks about her current job as assistant director of Graduate Academic Affairs, a position in which she supports and guides graduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy at FSU.

FSU alumna Laura Escher shares her experience living in Okinawa, Japan. A participant in the JET program, she worked at a local high school, supporting the main language teacher in the classroom.

In this article, FSU History alumnus Ben Goff describes his postdoctoral experience at the University of Saskatchewan, balancing research, teaching, and travel.

Dave Lunger earned a Ph.D. in History while balancing a job at FSU's National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. For his dissertation he studied the British Life Guards under the first four Stuart kings.

Tyler Roy's path through law school at the University of Richmond is shaping his future in criminal law. This interview offers a closer look at his academic and professional growth.

History major Robert Gonzalez graduated from FSU in Spring 2021. After graduation, he went to law school in Los Angeles to study entertainment law. Now as he is studying for the Bar exam, Gonzalez reflects on his time as a law student.

After completing her Ph.D., FSU History alumna Marina Ortiz began working as a Manuscript Clearance Advisor in FSU's Graduate School. Here, Dr. Ortiz shares her thoughts on transitioning from being a graduate student to working in Higher Education administration.

In this article, Dr. Eric Cris shares how his academic training helped him with his work both as a lobbyist and later as director of government affairs of a major company.

After graduating from FSU, Haley Davenport decided to volunteer for the U.S. Peace Corps. Here she shares her experiences living in Rwanda and working as an English teacher.

I completed my PhD at FSU in May 2018. I stayed in Tallahassee for another year, during which I taught at Florida State University and FAMU, before I took a position as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Southern Mississippi. After two years at Southern Miss, I decided to pivot and leave the faculty track of academia.