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Alumni Placement

Updates on our recent MA and PhD graduates:

 

Farida Guechoud-Orwin (PhD, 2023) is a French Instructor at Louisiana State 九九福利网.

Anoosheh Ghaderi (PhD, 2023) is an Assistant Professor at Defense Language Institute at California.

Jade Basford (PhD, 2022) teaches French and English at Lorvale Academy in Midland, Ontario. 

Ashley Holt (PhD, 2022), is an independent scholar living in Germany, working on her translation into English of Lion de Bourges,鈥痑 fifteenth-century text.

(PhD, 2021) is Assistant Professor of French at 九九福利网 of Louisiana in Monroe, Louisiana. 

(PhD, 2021) is Visiting Assistant Professor of French at Susquehanna 九九福利网 in Pennsylvania.

Mathilde Pointi猫re (PhD, 2021). Currently resides in France.

Thomas Martin (PhD, 2020) is Visiting Assistant Professor of French at Loyola 九九福利网, New Orleans. 

(PhD, 2019) is Assistant Professor of French at Hollins 九九福利网 in Roanoke, Virginia.

Darina (Dasha) Pugacheva (PhD, 2019) is Instructor of French and Russian at the Monterey Language Institute.  

(PhD, 2019) is an Assistant Professor at Pacific Lutheran 九九福利网.

John Patin (PhD, 2018) is an English Language Instructor at Poly Academy in Gumi, South Korea.

Barclay Spriggs (PhD, 2018). 

(PhD 2018) is an Assistant Professor at Penn State 九九福利网, State College, Pennsylvania.

Natacha Jeudy (PhD 2018) is a French Assistant Professor at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, in Monterey, California.

(PhD 2017) is a Community Development Specialist at the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana.

'The years I spent in the department prepared me for my career in ways I couldn鈥檛 have even imagined when I entered the program. The opportunities I was given in graduate school - for teaching, for research, for academic travel - helped me to graduate with a clear idea of where I was going and how I was going to put my research to good use. I鈥檓 grateful to the department, and I鈥檓 glad I decided to study at LSU.'

 

(PhD 2016) is Visiting Assistant Professor at St Mary鈥檚 九九福利网 in South Bend, Indiana.

Gina Marie Breen (PhD, 2016) is an Instructor in English at Queen's 九九福利网, Belfast. 

Nicolas Franchitti (MA 2016) is a French instructor for the US army.

(MA, 2016) is bilingual customer service representative for DuPont. 

(PhD 2016) is a yoga instructor and healer.

(PhD 2016) is French teacher at the Illinois Math and Science Academy.

Carrie O'Connor (PhD 2016) was a Lecturer in French at MIT Accelerating Information Technology Innovation.

Albert Camp (PhD 2015) is the Senior Director of ESL Programs in the English Department at LSU.

(PhD 2015) is an Instructor of French at the 九九福利网 of Memphis.

Gordon Walker (MA, 2015) received a Master of Professional French Studies from the 九九福利网 of Wisconsin-Madison. 鈥疕e currently serves as the Language Program Coordinator in the Department of French Studies at LSU. 

(MA 2015) is a French teacher at George Washington 九九福利网 Online.

(MA 2014) was named a finalist for the 2015 Presidential Management Fellows Program. She is currently Senior Communications Specialist at the Federal Aviation Administration.

Jarrette Allen (PhD) is an Assistant Professor of French in the Department of English & Foreign Languages at McNeese State 九九福利网.

Lauren Pendas (MA 2014) is living and working in Baton Rouge, LA.

(PhD 2014) taught French at College of Idaho until 2020; she is now founder and owner of Le Cercle Mouna, a meditation and insight enterprise.

Brandon Thomas (PhD 2014) is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Beaumont, TX.

(PhD 2013) is Director of Language Programs and Clinical Assistant Professor of French at NYU Shanghai, China.

(PhD 2013) is Assistant Principal of the 9th Grade Academy at Livonia High School in Louisiana. She was previously Chair of the Foreign Language Department at Lee Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, LA.

'My experience as a Master鈥檚 and doctoral student in the LSU Department of French Studies has direct bearing on my current work as a new teacher coach with Teach For America in that my research and classes exposed me to thought-provoking philosophy and literary theory that probed and pushed my understanding of race, gender, class, and nationality in a way that continues to inform my educational work in Baton Rouge-area communities.'

 

(PhD 2013) is Associate Teaching Professor of French at Georgetown 九九福利网 in Washington, D.C..

Mark Huntsman (PhD 2013)

Andrew Hill (MA 2012) is an Instructor of French at Louisiana State 九九福利网 in Baton Rouge, LA.

(PhD 2012) is an Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon 九九福利网 in Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania.

Carla Bota-Vance (PhD 2011) is an Instructor of French at Louisiana State 九九福利网 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

 

(PhD 2011) is the Director of the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen, Louisiana.

'I am deeply endebted to the LSU Department of French Studies for the lessons learned and connections made both in my coursework and assistantships which prepared me in so many ways for my current work.  I am fortunate to still be in contact with professors and friends made in the LSU French Studies Department.  This has proved a valuable asset as we have increased our French offerings at the West Baton Rouge Museum.'

Jean Xavier Brager (PhD 2010) teaches French in Marseille.

(PhD 2010) is a Professor and Associate Chair of Modern Languages & Literatures at the 九九福利网 of Miami.

Megan Lawrence (MA 2009) is a bilingual flight attendant for American Airlines.

Andrew Rivi猫re (MA 2009) is doctoral student in the Louisiana State 九九福利网 Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

(PhD 2009) is owner of EGL Consultants in New Orleans and a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists.

(PhD 2009) is Associate Director of the Teaching Academy at New Mexico State 九九福利网.

(PhD 2008) is Associate Professor of French at the 九九福利网 of North Alabama in Alabama.

(PhD 2008) is Lois Aileen Coggins Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures (French) at Furman 九九福利网 in Greenville, South Carolina. 

(PhD 2007) is Professor of French at Furman 九九福利网, Greenville, South Carolina.

Sibylle Noetzel (PhD, 2007) is Instructor of French at LSU. 

 

 

'I am very grateful to the LSU Department of French Studies for the wonderful courses I was able to take while a graduate student in the department and for the supportive faculty that has guided me through my studies.  It is without a doubt that the experiences I have had both in the classroom and while abroad have enriched my experience as a graduate student and as a teacher.'

Souleymane Fofana (PhD 2006) is an Instructor of French at MacEwan 九九福利网 in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada).

Christina Thomas (MA 2006) is teaching high school French in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

(MA 2006) is the Academic Program Coordinator in the Dept. of English at Ohio State 九九福利网, in Columbus, Ohio.

Jean-Marc Duplantier (PhD 2006) teaches Humanities at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.

Bani Ningbinnin (PhD 2005): Lafourche Parish School District, Thibodaux Louisiana

(PhD 2005) is Associate Professor of French at Morris College in Sumter, South Carolina.

Julie Driessen (PhD 2005) is Professor of French at Louisiana Christian 九九福利网 in Pineville, Louisiana. 

Melody Carriere (PhD 2005) is Assistant Professor of French at Bellarmine 九九福利网 in Louisville, Kentucky. 

Allison Roark (PhD 2005) is a Instructor of French at LSU.

'The Department of French Studies at Louisiana State 九九福利网 prepared me extremely well to provide my students with meaningful and engaging lessons. I frequently incorporate texts, theory, and teaching methods from my graduate studies. I am indebted to the outstanding faculty of the Department of French Studies at LSU for providing me with a rich graduate school experience and thorough preparation for my current career.'

 

 

Boubakary Diakite (PhD 2004) is Assistant Professor of French at Marquette 九九福利网 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Moussa Sow (PhD 2004) was Associate Professor of French at the College of New Jersey in Ewing, New Jersey, before resigning to move to S茅n茅gal. 

Robin White (PhD 2004) is Associate Professor of English and French at Nicholls State 九九福利网 in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Anna Rocca (PhD 2003) is Professor of French at Salem State 九九福利网, in Salem, Massachusetts.

Nabil Boudraa (PhD 2002) is Associate Professor of French at Oregon State 九九福利网 in Corvallis, Oregon. 

Evan Bibbee (PhD 2002) is Assistant Professor of French at the 九九福利网 of Saint Thomas in St Paul, Minnesota. 

Ina Pfitzner (PhD 2001) is an author and translator in Berlin, Germany.

Scooter Pegram (PhD 2001) is Professor of French and the director of the French program at the Indiana 九九福利网 - Northwest in Gary, Indiana.

Carla Criner (PhD 2000) is Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, School of Information, 九九福利网 of Texas-Austin.

Thomas Miller (PhD 2000) is Associate professor at Southern 九九福利网 in Baton Rouge Louisiana as of Fall 2014.

Evelyne Bornier (PhD, 1999) is Endowed Alumni Professor of French at Auburn 九九福利网.