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2010 – Present

Christopher Andrew Bailey, BA Rhetoric and Writing, 2011: Since graduating from the University in 2011, I earned my law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in 2017. With helping the under-served community in Beaumont, TX (my home town) in mind, I, along with my law partner, Julliana Reyes (also a UT alum, 2012) started the Bailey Reyes Law Firm. Within months of opening the Firm, we filed a Class Action lawsuit in federal court on behalf of approximately 20,000 students who were defrauded by one of the largest for-profit schools in the nation with 72 locations nationwide, including one in Beaumont.

Denisa Gandara, BA Philosophy and Spanish, 2011: I’m back at UT! I’m an assistant professor in the College of Education.

Halie Pratt, BA History, 2011: Currently pursuing a Master of Public Health at Rutgers University.

Carlos Andres Rincones, BA Government 2011: After graduating with a degree in Government, I worked in a variety of finance roles. Having never set foot in business school, my career path in finance was unconventional. However, I did prove to be competent in developing a broad business acumen. I started at AT&T as a Senior Strategic Pricing Manager, and today I manage a sales territory that spans the Southeast and Midwest United States. My Liberal Arts degree taught me how to read and write, which effectively, taught me how to think. With those tools, there’s nothing a person can’t learn.

Katie Wolters Mayo, BA English, 2012: Katie Wolters Mayo has joined Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) in Austin as Senior Corporate Counsel supporting the company’s rapidly growing Datacenter GPU and Accelerated Processing business unit. Katie was awarded a Master of Laws in Litigation Management during the February 2021 commencement ceremonies at Baylor University School of Law Angelica Flores, BA Government 2013: After eight years of working as a teacher in public education, I have moved to the corporate world as a learning and development analyst for AIG. The research and critical thinking skills learned at the University of Texas at Austin have allowed me to develop a continuous learning cycle. At AIG, I help people develop the skills needed to be successful and get to be part of a team implementing long-term best practices for employees.

Paulina Price, BA Psychology, 2013: Decided not to continue doing anything relating to psychology. Instead I became an SAP HCM Consultant. Currently I work in Mexico for one of SAP’s global AMS partners. I was able to get a job at my this company because my UT degree opened that door for me, since they had very high hiring standards.

Julia Yelle, MA Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, 2014: My book Cutting-Edge Arts, Fine Sciences: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Innovations, which explores the surprising ways in which the arts and the sciences are mutually reinforcing partners, was published by New Degree Press in 2021.

Elizabeth Keeler, BA English, UTeach, dance minor, 2015: After six years of teaching high school English in Seattle, Washington and Boise, Idaho, I made the difficult decision to leave teaching to seek new opportunities to use and grow my skills. I am now the Impact Manager at Cariloop, a company whose mission is to relieve the stress and anxiety of caregivers; we ensure that no one goes through caregiving alone. I’m grateful for my mentors at the University of Texas for supporting and encouraging me in all of my goals, even if those goals weren’t on a premeditated trajectory.

Clayton Carter, BA, 2017: Clayton Carter has joined Hallett & Perrin in the firm’s construction and litigation practice groups.

Natalie Shanel Lewis, BA Sociology, 2017: Attended law school at Texas Tech University School of Law and passed the July 2021 Bar Exam. Started practicing law at Whitworth Cigarroa, PLLC, in Laredo, Texas, in October of 2021.

Elizabeth O’Brien, Ph.D. History, 2019: Won Fulbright Scholar Award from Fulbright-COMEXUS; won Nursing Clio Award for best article; received book contract from University North Carolina Press. O’Brien’s first monograph, Surgery and Salvation: The Roots of Reproductive Injustice in Mexico, 1770-1940, is out now from The University of North Carolina Press, and early reviews call it “a historical masterpiece.“

Francesca (Reece) Lockhart, BA Plan II Honors and Government, 2019: I’m back at UT leading the Applied Cybersecurity Community Clinic at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law! This experiential, two-course program teaches UT undergraduate and graduate students from all majors and degree programs cybersecurity skills they then use to provide free cyber services to under-resourced NGOs, small businesses, and municipalities throughout Texas. Reach out to me if you’re interested in being a clinic student or client organization!

Shahzur Jafferali, BA International Relations and Global Studies, 2020: After graduating in 2020, I joined Texas Instruments for a 15-month rotation program for Digital Marketing and Communications. Currently, I’ve deployed from the rotation program into my full time role as the Corporate Responsibility Program Manager. In addition, I’ve been managing my food blog (started my senior year) and growing the Instagram following to 3000 followers. Make sure to check out @TheHungryTriooo on IG to stay updated on all my food adventures. Since graduating, I have planned trips to Cancun, Europe, Colorado, California, and internally in Texas – I can’t wait for more!

Deevika Sharma, BA Psychology, 2021: I am excited to share that upon graduation, I was offered a unique opportunity to participate in a career experience with Apple’s Original Content Legal team. I served as the first and only intern where I was able to gain a high level overview on each aspect of Entertainment Law from some of the most respected figures in the field. This opportunity allowed me to make the most of my gap year before law school by giving me relevant experience in the field.

T. Anansi Wilson, Ph.D. African & African Diaspora Studies, 2021: During my first year as a law professor, I was promoted to associate professor. More importantly though, I founded the Center for the Study of Black Life and the Law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. This is the nation’s first research center at a law school focused specifically on the nexus between Black and BlaQueer (LGBTQ) life and the law. I also have selected to be inducted in the MLK Jr. Consortium of Scholars at Morehouse.