Fr. Jeffrey Langan, Ph.D. (2001) (co-directed), \u201cOver the Top and Down Under: A Comparison of American and Australian Commerce Clause Jurisprudence\u201d (co-directed with Donald P. Kommers) was at Holy Cross College, now an Opus Dei Priest at Principium Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Geoffrey C. Bowden<\/a>, Ph.D. (2003) \u201cThe old razzmatazz: Joseph Raz and the Prospects of a Perfectionist Liberalism\u201d is now at Savannah State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Heike Schotten<\/a>, Ph.D. (2005) \u201cNietzsche\u2019s Revolutionary Body Critique without Contempt, or, Learning to Laugh at Lack\u201d is now at the University of Massachusetts at Boston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n David Thunder<\/a>, Ph.D. (2006) \u201cRethinking modern citizenship: towards a politics of integrity and virtue\u201d is now at the University of Navarre in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jarrett A. Carty,<\/a> Ph.D. (2006) \u201cMachiavelli, Luther, and the Reformation of Politics\u201d now at Honors College of Concordia University in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jacob W. Johnson, Ph.D. (2008) \u201cThe Enlightenment In Praxis: An Experiment in Unifying Theories of American Political Development\u201d now works for the Democratic Party in Chicago, IL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brendan M. Dunn<\/a>, Ph.D. (2008) “The original functional constitution: democratic means in the service of substantive ends” Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Derek Webb,<\/a> Ph.D. (2008) \u201cPaving the Rights Infrastructure: Civic Education in the Presidencies of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt.\u201d He went on to earn a law degree at Georgetown and is now working as a lawyer in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sarah Houser<\/a>, Ph.D. (2009) \u201cLoving Pimlico: Patriotism in the Age of the Cosmopolis\u201d now a Lecturer at American University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n S. Adam Seagrave<\/a>, Ph.D. (2009) \u201cBeyond Ancients and Moderns: Solving the Puzzle of Natural Justice\u201d is now at ASU’s School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ana Samuel,<\/a> Ph.D. (2010) \u201cLegislating Morality: Montesquieu\u2019s Case for the Regulation of Sexual Morals\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Matthew Holbreich<\/a>, Ph.D. (2011) \u201cBetween Sovereignty and Freedom: Tocqueville and the Project of French Liberalism.\u201d He went on to get a law degree at NYU and is now Chief of Staff at Medable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lori Molinari, Ph.D. (2014) \u201cThe Ancient Republics and the Mixed Regime in Montesquieu\u2019s Political Thought\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Matt van Hook<\/a>, Ph.D. (2015) \u201cAlexander Hamilton: A Theory of Statesmanship\u201d is now at The United States Air Force Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joe Brutto,<\/a> Ph.D., (2015) \u201cThe Many Faces of Aristotle: Neo-Aristotelianism and Contemporary 19 Political Theory\u201d is now Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Director, Advanced Studies Program, Christenson College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christopher McMillion, (2016) Ph.D., \u201cFederalism and Freedom: The Precedential and Normative Roots of the Rehnquist Court\u2019s Federalism Revolution\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Zachary German,<\/a> Ph.D. (2017) \u201cSpirit, Statesmanship, and the New Sciences of Politics: Montesquieu, the Federalists, and the Anti-Federalists\u201d now at Arizona State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kevin Vance<\/a>,<\/a> Ph.D. (2017) \u201cAmerican Religious Liberty Jurisprudence in Comparative Perspective\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Catherine Sims Kuiper<\/a>, Ph.D. (2017) \u201cThrough the Features of Men\u2019s Faces\u201d: The Political Community in Francisco Su\u00e1rez and John Locke\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Michael Polito, ABD, Constitutional Studies, at the University of Notre Dame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeremiah John,<\/a> Ph.D. (2004) \u201cThe Mirror of Justice: A Plea for Mercy in Contemporary Liberal Theory\u201d now at Southern Virginia University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Frank Colucci<\/a>, (2004) \u201cThe Jurisprudence of Justice Anthony Kennedy\u201d now at Purdue University Northwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kevin Cherry,<\/a> Ph.D. (2007) \u201cAristotle\u2019s First Critique: The Eleatic Stranger and the Politics\u201d now at the University of Richmond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n John Perry, Ph.D. (2007) \u201cSubverting the Republic: Christian Faithfulness and Civic Allegiance in John Locke\u2019s America\u201d now in the Theology Department, Christ Church College, Oxford University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jesse Covington,<\/a> Ph.D. (2007) \u201cTaken on Faith: The Concept of Religion in First Amendment Jurisprudence\u201d now at Westmont College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emma Cohen de Lara,<\/a> Ph.D. (2008) \u201cThe Lawgiver and the Physician: Medical Imagery in Plato\u2019s Laws\u201d now at Amsterdam University, Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeffrey Church, Ph.D. (2008) \u201cDivided Individualism: On the Political Individual in Hegel and Nietzsche\u201d now at the University of Houston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Matthew Mendham<\/a>, Ph.D. (2009) \u201cGentleness, Severity, and the System of Rousseau: Responses to Modern Commerce and Enlightenment\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Catherine Borck, Ph.D. (2009) \u201cBecoming Friends in Speech and Deed: Socratic Friendship in the Platonic Dialogues\u201d is now at the University of North Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jill Budny,<\/a> Ph.D. (2009) \u201cThe Education of the Irrational in Plato\u2019s Laws\u201d now at Beloit College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nicholas Miller,<\/a> Ph.D. (2010) \u201cThe Religious Roots of the First Amendment: Dissenting Protestantism and the Separation of Church and State\u201d Now a historian at Andrews University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alexander Duff, Ph.D. (2010) \u201cThe Paradox of Heideggerian Politics\u201d is now at the University of North Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ashleen Menacha Bagnulo<\/a>, Ph.D. (2013) \u201cMy City Before My Soul\u201d: Reading the Discourses on Livy as a Retelling of Augustine\u2019s City of God\u201d now at Texas State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Faisal Baluch,<\/a> Ph.D. (2013) \u201cMachiavelli on Liberty, Empire, and Necessity\u201d now at Holy Cross College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rebecca McCumbers Flavin,<\/a> Ph.D. (2014) \u201cThe Battle of the Unarmed Prophets: Religion and Republicanism in the Thought of Girolamo Savonarola and Niccolo Machiavelli\u201d now a Senior Lecturer, Baylor University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sarah Spengeman<\/a>, Ph.D. (2014) \u201cSaint Augustine and Hannah Arendt on Love of the World: An Investigation into Arendt\u2019s Reliance on and Refutation of Augustinian Philosophy\u201d now at NGO, Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Michelle Kundmueller<\/a>, Ph.D. (2014) \u201cPolitics and the Flight from Honor: Homer and the Human Good\u201d is now at Christopher Newport University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ryan Anderson,<\/a> Ph.D. (2014) \u201cNeither Liberal Nor Libertarian: A Natural Law Approach to Social Justice and Economic Rights\u201d Heritage Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Robert L\u2019Arrivee<\/a>,<\/a> Ph.D. (2015) \u201cThe Roots of Islamic Political Philosophy: A Comparative Study of Al-Farabi\u2019s Virtuous City and Political Regime\u201d is now at Furman University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Timothy Webster<\/a>, Ph.D. (2016) \u201cNatural Law, Religion, and the Political Common Good\u201d is now a fundraiser in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDoctoral Dissertations – Committee Member<\/h2>\n\n\n\n