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Name Areas of Interest Dissertation Title

Nicole
Baerg

(CV)
(Webpage)
International Political Economy (IPE); Comparative Political Economy (CPE), and Econometrics
The conquest of exogenous politics in macroeconomics:
Modelling endogenous fiscal deficits & inflation learning in emerging market economies
Advisor: Eric Reinhardt

Donald
Beaudette

(CV)
(Webpage)

Ethnic Conflict (with a particular emphasis on Northern Ireland), Politics of the Republic of Ireland, Peace Processes and Consociational Democracies  

Joshua
Bridwell

(CV)
(Webpage)

Comparative Politics, Western Europe,Political Parties and Political Systems, Public Opinion, Political Economy
 

Nathan
Danneman

(CV)
(Webpage)

International conflict mediation, the effects of military high command structure, military effectiveness in alliance contexts.  
 

Stephanie
Dean

(CV)
(Webpage)

 American Politics, Judicial Politics
and Social Cleavages
 

Ozlem
Elgun

(CV)
(
Webpage)

International Conflict, Authoritarian Regimes, Civil-Military Relations, Research Design and Methodology, & Game Theory.
Authoritarian Regimes and Their Conflict Behavior: Initiation, Duration and Outcomes
Advisor: Dan Reiter

K. Philipp
Fuerst

(CV)
(Webpage)

International Conflict, Crisis Communication, Alliances
Reassurance in Grand Strategy and Crisis Diplomacy
Advisor: Dan Reiter
Maryann
Gallagher

(CV)
(Webpage)
Conflict and Security Studies, American Foreign Policy, Political Psychology
Who Ups the Ante in International Relations? Personality Traits and Risky Foreign Policy
Advisor: Dan Reiter

Carleen
Graham

(CV)
(Webpage)
International Relations (IPE/CPE)  

Megan
Greening

(CV)
(Webpage)
American Politics (Judicial)  
Jessica
Harrell

(CV)
(Webpage)
American Politics, Public Opinion/Voting Behavior, Campaigns and Elections, Gender Politics, Politics of Representation
Gender and Congressional Campaign Strategies
Advisor: Beth Reingold

Barry
Hashimoto

International Conflict, Civil Conflict, International Political Economy, International Organization, International Law, Quantitative and Formal Methods
The Political Economy of Counterinsurgency
Advisors: Dan Reiter
and Eric Reinhardt

Jana Marie
Hutchinson

Authoritarian Regimes and Longevity, Cults of Personality, & Authority.
 

Jakub
Kakietek

(CV)
(Webpage)

Health Policy in the Developing World, HIV/AIDS Policy, Human Development, Civil Society, Contentious Politics and Political Protest

Is Policy Contagious? Democracy, International Pressures, and the Politics of HIV/AIDS in the Developing World
Advisor: Rick Doner

Andrew
Kirkpatrick

Comparative Politics (developed world), Political Economy, Political Parties, International Environmental Regimes.

Fishing for ballots: domestic institutions, international environmental regimes, and common pool resource problems
Advisor: Eric Reinhardt

Jun
Koga

(CV)
(Webpage)

International Conflict, International Political Economy, & Methodology 
 

Jeffrey
Kucik

(CV)
(Webpage)

International and comparative political economy, institutional design and global economic governance, multinational firm behavior & politics of foreign investment
 

Ly
Le

(CV)
(Webpage)

International Political Economy,
International Institutions, International Trade, Economic Development, & Asia
 

Nigel
Lo

(CV)
(Webpage)

International conflict and security, peacekeeping, mediation, the prosecution & termination of civil war, & statistical methods
 

Joel David
Moore

(CV)
(Webpage)

Comparative Political Economy, Economic Development, Political Institutions and Economic Governance in Developing Countries
Varieties of Capitalist Development
Advisor: Richard Doner

Ashley
Moraguez

(CV)
(Webpage)

American Politics, Congress, & Public Policy 
 

Baekkwan
Park

(CV)
(Webpage)

 
 

Goran
Peic

(CV)
(Webpage)
International Relations (Conflict and Methods)  

Andrew
Pierce

(CV)
(Webpage)

American Politics with an emphasis on Judicial Politics and Voting Behavior  
 
Rafal
Raciborski

(CV)
(Webpage)
Statistics, Agent-based Modeling, Political Economy, Welfare State
Explaining the Robin Hood Paradox: The Politics of Income Redistribution in Democratic Countries
Advisors: Mark Hallerberg and Eric Reinhardt

James
Ragland

(CV)
(Webpage)
International Relations (Conflict)  

Andrew
Ratto

(CV)
(Website)

Human rights, terrorism, post-conflict justice,
ethnic conflict, and democratization 
 

Ora John
Reuter

(CV)
(Website)

Comparative Politics, Party Systems, Democratization, Authoritarian Regimes,
Russia and the former Soviet Union
The Origins of Dominant Parties
Advisor: Thomas Remington

Jacob
Ricks

(CV)
(Webpage)

Comparative Political Economy of Development, Democratization, National Identity Issues,
and Southeast Asia

 

Emily
Hencken Ritter

Human rights institutions, law, & practices; international governance & judicial institutions; domestic institutions & human rights practices; international conflict and security; quantitative and formal methods.
Explaining Human Rights Violations: Repression, Dissent, and the Role of Domestic & International Legal Institutions
Co-chairs: Clifford Carrubba
and David Davis

Susan
Navarro
Smelcer

(CV)
(Webpage)

Judicial Behavior and Processes, Legal Development, Formal and Quantitative Methodology
The Role of Dissent in Legal Development
Advisor: Micheal Giles

Adrienne
R. Smith

(CV)
(Webpage)

Urban Politics, Public Policy Research and Evaluation, Research Methods
Political Incorporation and Women's Interests in Municipal Policymaking
Advisors: Beth Reingold &
Michael Owens

Katherine
Stigers

(CV)
(Webpage)
American Politics
Urban Politics, Public Policy, Social Cleavages
 

Joshua
Strayhorn

(CV)
(Webpage)

Judicial Politics, American Politics, Methods,
& Formal Modeling
Compliance and Legal Consistency in the U.S. Courts of Appeals
Advisor: Cliff Carrubba

John
Walson

American Politics (Judicial Behavior)
 

Claire
Wofford

American Politics, Courts and Litigation, Gender
The Road Not Taken:
The Selection of Legal Rules on the U.S. Supreme Court
Advisor: Thomas Walker

 

 

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