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COA's emphasis on field research, independent study, and practical work internships serves graduates well. Thirty percent of COA graduates pursue careers in hard science, such as environmental engineering, conservation biology, or biomedical research. Twenty percent go into education. Another twenty percent pursue public policy and international relations and development. Twenty percent work in art-related careers. Sixty percent of COA alumni attend graduate school within five years of graduation, which puts COA among the top schools in the country for graduate school placement.

As of 2007, Davis Scholars who have graduated from COA are pursuing the following careers or are enrolled in the following graduate schools:

Aleksandra Aljakna '07, Estonia
Sasha recently accepted a job at the Jackson Laboratory in the Lab of Yaacov Barak. Her laboratory studies PPAR (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors) function in trophoblast differentiation, adipose tissue biology, and metabolic disease.

Victor is taking part in the year-long Extended Teacher Education Program at the University of Southern Maine. He intends to begin teaching Spanish at the high school level in Fall 2008.

Mukhtar Amin '04, Ethiopia
Mukhtar works at the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University. He is also pursuing a Masters degree in Law and Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.

Maria Lis Baiocchi '07, Argentina
Maria Lis is attending graduate school at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, where she is working toward a Master of Arts degree in Sociology and Social Anthropology.

Ranjan Bhattarai '04, Nepal
Ranjan works as a designer for Media WORKS, a graphic design company in Bangor, Maine that trains at-risk youth in multimedia. He oversees web development and video production. Ranjan also works as Lead Designer for the Environmental News Network.

Tawanda Chabikwa '07, Zimbabwe
Tawanda is currently applying to graduate programs in Dance, and continues to create art and perform to raise funds for Ndini Wako, the organization he founded to fund the schooling of a number of children in Zimbabwe.

Rohan Chitrakar '04, Nepal
Rohan graduated in May 2006 with an M.F.A. in film production from Boston University. He is currently living in Los Angeles. More about his work can be found on his website: www.shantimarg.org/rohan.

Diana Choksey '05, India
Diana began her masters in journalism at the University of Missouri, Columbia in the fall of 2006.

Julia Clark '06, Canada
Julia is based in San Francisco, California working as an Ecological Economist for Planktos, an ecosystem restoration company mitigating climate change.

Arber Davidhi '04, Albania
Arber is working as a Systems Administrator in the Computer Science Department of Linfield College in Oregon.

Nikhit D'Sa '06, India
After his return from a year traveling as a Watson fellow, Nikhit began his MA in Developmental Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University in Fall 2007.

Juan Pablo Hoffmaister Patino '07, Costa Rica
Juan is currently completing a Thomas Watson Fellowship researching community-based adaptation, response measures to extreme weather events and international aid for disaster preparedness in the South Pacific, South East Asia, and Africa. Upon completing his fellowship, Juan will be presenting his research to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Nishad Jayasundara '05, Sri Lanka
Nishad worked as a research assistant at Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory studying ion transport regulatory mechanism and began a Ph.D. program in biology at Stanford University in the fall of 2006.

Eduarta Kapinova '05, Albania
Eduarta is enrolled in a Ph.D. program at the University of North Carolina in molecular biology and immunology.

Diana Kombe '06, Tanzania
Following her graduation from COA, Diana began working with the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at MIT.

Artan Loxha '06, Kosovo
Artan recently finished his MsC in Development Studies at the London School of Economics. He was the recipient of a full scholarship from the Michael Peacock Charitable Foundation.

Marcin Matuszek '06, Poland
Marcin is traveling and applying to graduate school programs.

Dominic Muntanga '04, Zimbabwe
Dominic lives in NYC where he is a Preparedness and Response Coordinator for Human Services Council. He also works for not-for-profit and government agencies that are responsible for coordinating the planning and implementation of disaster-recovery services following a major disaster. He also sits on the board of the Kalai Foundation, which sponsors the education of 60 high school students in Zimbabwe, and is a founding member of African Investment Corporation, an initiative bringing together young professional Africans seeking to invest capital in various African industries and countries.

Amanda Muscat '06, Malta
Amanda recently finished her Masters degree in International Health at Queen Margaret University College in Scotland.

Bhupendra Nagpure '06, India
Bhupi is pursuing an MST in the field of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maine with plans to graduate in May or August of 2008.

Thupten Norbu '06, Tibet
Thupten works with the Asia Foundation as Program Assistant for Economic Reform and Development Programs in San Francisco.

Anna Revchoun '05, Ukraine
Anna is pursuing her Masters degree in Arts and Cultural Management at Pratt Institute in New York City. She also works part-time at The Duke on 42nd Street, a non-profit theater at Times Square.

Volha Roshchanka '04, Belarus
Volha is pursuing graduate studies in Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology at the University of Maryland.

Santiago Salinas '05, Argentina
Santiago is enrolled in the marine sciences program at Stony Brook University. He is studying the evolutionary consequences of conservation measures.

Mihaela Senek '05, Croatia
Mihaela is pursuing a M.Sc./Ph.D. program in Human Biology through the Health Sciences Department of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Henry Steinberg '06, United States
Henry plans to attend law school with a focus in environmental law.

Mihnea Tanasescu '06, Romania
Mihnea is pursuing a Master's degree in Continental Philosophy at the New School in New York City. He will graduate in Spring 2008.

Justin Tata '06, Sudan
Justin is expecting a Masters degree in Urban and Regional Planning (June 2009) from the College of Environmental Design at California Polytechnic University.

Nina Therkildsen '05, Denmark
Nina is pursuing a Masters degree at the University of Copenhagen in Marine Biology and Fisheries. She plans to continue toward a PhD.

Patrick Uwihoreye '06, Rwanda
Patrick works in Global Investment Banking with Citigroup.

Hua Wang '04, China
Hua graduated with a Masters degree in city planning from MIT in June 2006 and currently works as a Research Associate at Wellington Management Company in Boston.

Jian Wang '07, China
Jian is currently pursuing a double Masters degree in Europe, currently studying Public Policy and Administration at the University of York in the United Kingdom, and then next year going to the Barcelona Institute of International Studies in Spain to complete an MA in International Relations. By summer 2009, Jian will have completed her combined double Masters degree.

Nilochana Wickramarachchi '05, Sri Lanka
Nilo Wickramarachchi is pursuing her masters in microbiology and immunology at University of Rochester.

Anna Wlodarczyk '04, Poland
Anna is working at the law firm Venable LLP in Washington, D.C.