Career Resources
Career Resources
What can you do with a degree from the Dominican House of Studies?
Our lay graduates are currently working as:
University Professors
- Assistant Professor at University of Notre Dame
- Assistant Professor at University of Texas at Austin
- Assistant Professor at Ave Maria
- Assistant Professor of Theology at Holy Apostles College and Seminary
Teachers at Private High Schools
- Cardinal Kung Academy
- St. Mary’s High School (Westfield, MA)
Higher Education Administrators
- Executive Director of Development for Thomas Aquinas College
Staff at Dioceses or Parishes
- Director of the Tribunal of the Diocese of Bridgeport
- Marketing and Advancement Director for St. Mary’s Parish (Westfield, MA)
- Director of Religious Education at St. Michael Catholic Church (Annandale VA)
- Director of Adult Faith Formation at St. Patrick’s Church (Rockville, MD)
Staff at Nonprofit Organizations
- Founder and Director at Aquinas Institute for Christian Perfection
- Programming and Development Manager at Catholic Information Center
- Director of Research and Education for the North Carolina Family Policy Council
Our alumni have pursued further studies at:
University of Notre Dame (Theology PhD)
Princeton University (Politics Phd)
University of Virginia (Philosophy PhD)
University of Illinois Chicago (History PhD)
The Catholic University of America (JCL, PhD)
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (the “Angelicum”) (STL, STD)
Claretian Pontifical Institute of the Theology of the Consecrated Life (the “Claretianum”) (STL)
University of Fribourg (STD)
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (MA)
Aquinas College (BS)
University of St. Mary of the Lake (STL)
Catholic Institute of Sacred Music
Alumni Highlights
Elly Long (MA '20)
After graduating from the DHS, Elly returned to her undergraduate alma mater, Princeton University, to pursue a PhD in politics. Her dissertation, “Augustine and the Politics of Contingency,” studies the contributions of Augustine’s theological vision affords to our understanding of the unchosen aspects of our political lives, particularly as they relate to contemporary debates about political realism, cosmopolitanism, meritocracy, and pluralism. Elly and her husband celebrated the birth of their first child, a daughter, Abigail, in 2024. In 2025, Elly was appointed assistant professor of political theory at the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin.
Alumni Highlights
Gerard McNair-Lewis (MA '23)
As the Programming and Development Manager at the Catholic Information Center in downtown Washington, D.C., Gerard helps busy professionals foster their intellectual and spiritual lives amidst their work. Since graduating from the DHS, Gerard has participated in the Institute for Human Ecology’s Thomistic Graduate Seminar at the Angelicum in Rome and presented at a conference on 20th century English Dominicans at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford University. He met his wife, Teresa, at the DHS’s academic institute (the Thomistic Institute), and they were married at the end of 2025.
Networking through the Thomistic Institute
DHS students have an exceptional network for further study and employment opportunities through the school’s academic institute, the Thomistic Institute.
The TI has over 100 chapters at universities in the US, Mexico, Canada, the UK, Ireland, and Australia, and a network of over 200 academic speakers in theology, philosophy, and other disciplines.
To access this network, students can:
- Lead the “TI in DC” Young Professionals Chapter: Invite faculty for lectures and connect over TI-sponsored dinners.
- Attend Conferences & Workshops: The TI hosts many academic conferences that attract top-notch scholars to the House of Studies. Take part in the Thomistic Circles Conference, the Veritas Conference, the Aquinas Philosophy Workshop, and the Natural Science Symposium.
- Join Local Programming: Attend bi-weekly intellectual retreats at the House of Studies or TI lectures at Georgetown, CUA, GWU, and GMU.
- Request Introductions: Contact Thomistic Institute staff for direct faculty connections.
Career Resources
Current students are invited to contact student services for career guidance. We can help by:
- Referring students to academic conferences or publications willing to consider graduate work
- Mentoring aspiring PhD students on experiences needed for a competitive doctoral application
- Connecting students to professional development opportunities in the area
- Reviewing CVs or resumes
Current Job Opportunities in Catholic Ministries: