Alumni
As a practice-oriented program, Emory MDP intentionally emphasizes
MDP students and graduates benefit from a free DEVEX Career Account that provides job search resources. There are also many free portals to job ads in the global development and humanitarian sector, see for example this meta-list curated by the Peace & Collaborative Development Network.
Since its inception in 2010, Emory MDP has graduated nearly 200 alumni, 95% of whom are currently employed, mostly in development-related fields. The rest are enrolled in specialized or advanced degree programs or have temporarily opted out of the workforce for personal reasons. This network is an invaluable resource to current MDP students, providing mentorship, internship opportunities, networking contacts, job leads, and enduring friendship.
This chart depicts the distribution by employer type for a representative sample of MDP alumni.
Below are some examples of entry-level positions which recent Emory MDP graduates have moved into:
- Evaluation Specialist, CDC Foundation
- Public Health Analyst, Health Resources and Services Administration
- Research Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Program Associate, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City
- Information Officer, Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
- Senior Researcher, Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project
- Technical Advisor, Trachoma Control, The Carter Center, South Sudan
- Knowledge, Learning and Communications Advisor, Save the Children USA
- Value Chain Sustainability Manager, Dell Technologies
- Data Visualization Analyst, DevTech Systems
Congratulations to MDP alumni Joanna Galaris and Taylor Spicer for being featured by Forty Under 40, an Emory initiative that recognizes alumni who distinguish themselves for impactful leadership across a range of fields.
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Katie PonsKnowledge, Learning, and Communications Advisor,Save the Children
Katie is based in Washington, D.C. and works for Save the Children as a Knowledge, Learning, and Communications Advisor. In her role, she supports several USAID/BHA-funded to promote food and nutrition security, particularly in evaluating impacts of humanitarian efforts. Katie is also engaged in a project aimed to removing barriers to gender and youth integration in development programming. More broadly, she leads the development of dissemination and socialization plans, produces technical deliverables, and facilitates peer-to-peer learning with practitioners around the world. "The MDP program helped me gain not only technical skills, but also equipped me with a critical lens to examine and challenge traditional development paradigms. In addition, the practice-oriented approach of the program offered me invaluable experiences to apply what I was learning in real-world settings." |
Where They Work
Listed below are many of the Emory MDP alumni's employers.