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  • 2023-2024: 19 Graduates
    Name Dissertation Title Dissertation Supervisor(s) First Position Current Position
    Jiseon Chang Empowering developing countries : combating misinformation and correcting misperceptions of foreign aid Michael G Findley Postdoctoral Fellow (Princeton University)  
    Keith Padraic Chew The political economy of legislative diversity in Asia Amy H Liu Postdoctoral Fellow (Arizona State University) Future: Assistant Professor (Arizona State University)
    Emily Davis The charisma conundrum Lorraine S Pangle Assistant Professor (Louisiana State University)  
    Connor W Dye Managing the bureaucracy Bryan D Jones Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Texas at San Antonio) Future: Assistant Professor (University of Texas at San Antonio)
    Cody Kuhn The queer sprad of US gay rights laws Derek Epp Assistant Professor (California State University Pomona)  
    Sam Mead The political psychology or mortality in Plato's laws Thomas L Pangle Postoctoral Fellow (Princeton University)  
    Laura Quaglia International diffusion of national security policies : the case of civil aviation security policies Bryan D Jones Assistant Professor (Roanoke College)  
    Anthony James Calacino Three esays on the state, public opinion, and environmental politics in Latin America John Gerring Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Oxford)  
    Galambos, Kevin George Three essays on multinational military exercises Michael S Wolford Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Arizona) Asisstant Professor (Rhodes College)
    Rachel Lynn German The hydraulic model of policy : multiple venues in data security and privacy policymaking Bryan D Jones Contract Researcher (US Department of Homeland Security)  
    Shengqiao Lin Essays on state-business relations in China Xiaobo Lu Postdoctoral Fellow (Harvard University)  
    Katherine Rose Madel Purposeful policy : the conceptualization and effects of policy purpose in presidential rheotric Bryan D Jones Assistant Professor (Augustana College)  
    Philip Ryan Moniz What's the problem? Problem perceptions and policy attitudes Robert C Luskin, Stephen A Jessee Postdoctoral Fellow (Northeastern University)  
    Xin Nong Game of thrones in ancient China : three essays on leaders, institutions, and wars Michael G Findley Assistant Professor (Hitotsubashi University)  
    Yul Min Park Framing is framing : exploring contemporary news media effects on information, salience, and public opinion Daron R Shaw Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Pittsburgh)  
    Max J Prowant Visions of Allah : the competing political theologies of Ayman al-Zawahiri and Ayatollah Muhammad Hussain Fadlallah  Zoltan D Barany Assistant Professor (Campbellsville University)  
    Md Muhibbur Rahman 1
    Institutionalized defense cooperation and regime security
    Michael S Wolford Postdoctoral Fellow (Cornell University)  
    Allen Chapman Sumrall The aggrandized judiciary : ideas in American judicial power Jeffrey K Tulis Postdoctoral Fellow (University of California Irvine) Future: Law Clerk (US Court of Appeals 10th Circuit)
    Diego Luis Domanic Vega The domestic politics of policy diffusion Kurt G Weyland Assistant Professor (Dickinson College)  
  • 2022-2023: 13 Graduates
    Name Dissertation Title Dissertation Supervisor(s) First Position Current Position
    Abby Katharine Blass Weak review, strong court : judicial institutions and influence in the US and France Daniel M Brinks    
    Kai Yue Charm Post-materialism, political grievances, information and beliefs : implications for Hong Kong protests Tse-Min Lin Mathematical Statistican (US Census Bureau) Mathematical Statistican (US Census Bureau)
    Hillary Genevieve Corwin Coercive and catalytic strategies for promoting human rights : state violence and the composition of foreign aid Terrence L Chapman, Nathan Jensen M Education Project Manager (UK Kidney Association) Education Project Manager (UK Kidney Association)
    Henry Joel Flatt Analytic bureaucracy and the policy process : evidence from three states Bryan D Jones Legislative Analyst (Los Angeles City Government) Legislative Analyst (Los Angeles City Government)
    Klara M Fredriksson Criminal justice as a motivator of political participation  Bethany L Albertson Assistant Professor (Beloit College) Assistant Professor (Beloit College)
    Sarah Jean Heise Cross-pressured by issue ownership : a new theory of persuasion and campaign tageting Daron R Shaw Assistant Professor (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) Assistant Professor (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)
    Siyun Jiang Three essays on judicial politics in China Xiaobo Lu Assistant Professor (Instituto de Empresa Madrid) Assistant Professor (Instituto de Empresa Madrid)
    Joshua Daniel Landry The politics of arming, postwar power, and war outcomes Michael S Wolford Visiting Assistant Professor (Oklahoma State University) Assistant Professor (Oklahoma State University)
    Cornelia E Lawrence A multi-modal approach to understanding Asian American political participation Daron R Shaw Senior Project Director (Social Science Research Solutions) Senior Project Director (Social Science Research Solutions)
    Daniel Frederick O'Toole The Socratic analysis of nobility and beauty : politics, wisdom, and the divine in Plato's Greater Hippias Thomas L Pangle Assistant Professor (Hillsdale College) Assistant Professor (Hillsdale College)
    Kyle N Shen Constitutions, not commitment : international law, diffusion, and the construction of universal constitutional principles Daniel M Brinks Visiting Assistant Professor (Occidental College) Associate Professor (Cleveland State University)
    Benjamin Tracy White Partisanship as a motivation for incivility against women in politics Bethany L Albertson Data Analyst (Y2 Analytics) Market Research Associate (SNG Research)
    Avery Allen Williams 5
    The Socratic critique of tyranny : tyrannical psychology in the thought of Plato and Xenophon
    Lorraine S Pangle Postdoctoral Fellow (John Jay College) Postdoctoral Fellow (John Jay College)
  • 2021-2022: 16 Graduates
    Name Dissertation Title Dissertation Supervisor(s) First Position Current Position
    Christine Catherine Bird Accommodating disability : barriers and burdens of a movement toward equity in an equality-based justice system HW Perry Jr, Sean M Theriault Visiting Assistant Professor (State University of New York at Albany) Assistant Professor (Oklahoma State University)
    Joseph Francesco Cozza Authorizing revolutionary constitutional change : constituent power, legitimacy, and the revolutionary constitutional amendment  Gary J Jacobsohn, Zachary S Elkins Visiting Assistant Professor (Rice University) Assistant Teaching Professor (Rice University)
    Michael Denly Poverty, party alignment, and reducing corruption through modernization Michael G Findley Postdoctoral Fellow (Toulouse School of Economics) Assistant Professor (Texas A&M University)
    Lindsay Virginia Dun "Everything we think we know is wrong" (or is it?) : modeling voter decision-making in primary elections  Daron R Shaw Advanced Analytics Consultant (Qualtrics) Data Scientist (Pluralsight)
    Guy Freedman Machine learning algorithms in political research  Sean M Theriault Data Scientist (Riskified) Data Science Team Leader (Fetcherr)
    Kimberly Gouz Guiler Leveraging victimhood : how politicians turn persecution into support Daniel M Brinks Analyst (US Department of State) Analyst (US Department of State)
    Roman Hlatky Losing control : international influence, identity politics, and nationalist vote choice Amy H Liu Assistant Professor (University of North Texas) Assistant Professor (University of North Texas)
    Colby Scott Humphrey The role of money in local American politics Daron R Shaw Broadband Access Officer (Pew Charitable Trust) Lecturer (Baylor University)
    Jane Louise Liebeskind For the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate : Francis Bacon's protestant reform of human learning Maurizio Viroli Assistant Editor (The New Atlantis) Assistant Editor (The New Atlantis)
    Abigail Ruth Moncrieff Constitutional technocracy : the theoretical foundations HW Perry Jr Associate Professor (Cleveland State University) Associate Professor (Cleveland State University)
    Ashley Mcilvain Moran Constitutional elaboration amid division : court impact on institutional development and minority inclusion in Iraq  Zachary S Elkins Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Texas at Austin) Research Director (University of Texas at Austin)
    James Joel O'Connor The pursuit of moral order : the religious foundation of Rousseau's thought Maurizio Viroli Budget Analyst (Legislative Budget Board) Budget Analyst (Legislative Budget Board)
    Lauren Brown Sebell  The socializing role of love in Rousseau’s Emile Lorraine S Pangle Instructor (Michigan State University)  
    Brooke Nicole Shannon The city agenda : local governance and national influence in the policy agenda, 1900-2020 Bryan D Jones Assistant Professor (University of Pittsburgh) Assistant Professor (University of Memphis)
    Calvin Nicholas Thrall Three essays on firms and international institutions Nathan M Jensen Postdoctoral Fellow (Princeton University) Assistant Professor (Columbia University)
    Chun-Ying Wu Political regimes and minority language policies : evidence from Taiwan and southeast Asia Amy H Liu, Tse-Min Lin Postdoctoral Fellow (Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals) Assistant Professor (National Taiwan Normal University)
  • 2020-2021: 11 Graduates
    Name Dissertation Title Dissertation Supervisor(s) First Position Current Position
    Ross Ardley Buchanan The public, politics, and pollution : real-world outcomes of policy responsiveness  Bryan D Jones, Christopher Wlezien Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Oklahoma) Postdoctoral Fellow (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
    Thomas Alexander Burt Controlling the fire : new-left governments and contentious movements in twenty-first century Latin America Kurt G Weyland Program Coordinator (Pan-American Development Foundation) Program Coordinator (Pan-American Development Foundation)
    Megan Madelyn Farrell Affiliation among political violence groups : signaling commitment Michael G Findley Lead Data Analyst (US Federal Emergency Management Agency) Lead Data Analyst (US Federal Emergency Management Agency)
    Tara Deborah Ginnane The national membership politics of external voting Gary J Jacobsohn Visiting Assistant Professor (University of Missouri)  
    Iasmin Goes Aragao Santana The source of self-restraint? How domestic politics and international markets shape natural resource policy in the developing world Terrence L Chapman Postdoctoral Fellow (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) Assistant Professor (Colorado State University)
    Chieh Kao The consequences of political persuasion in Greater China Xiaobo Lu Assistant Professor (Loyola University Chicago) Assistant Professor (Loyola University Chicago)
    Hans-Inge Giske Langø  Intervention, war expansion, and the international sources of civil war Michael S Wolford Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Texas at Austin) Statistician (US Federal Emergency Management Agency)
    Zachary Alden Mcgee The systematic impact of intraparty factions in the U.S. House of Representatives Sean M Theriault Visiting Assistant Professor (St. Lawrence University) Assistant Professor (Kenyon College)
    Nathalia C Sandoval Rojas Institutional conversion from below : free, prior, and informed consultation in Latin America Daniel M Brinks Assistant Professor (Fundação Getulio Vargas – São Paolo) Assistant Professor (Fundação Getulio Vargas – São Paolo)
    Daniel Weitzel The causes and consequences of valence attacks in European multi-party systems Zeynep Somer-Topcu Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Vienna) Assistant Professor (Colorado State University)
    Wenhui Yang Essays on local political institutions in China Xiaobo Lu Assistant Professor (Peking University) Assistant Professor (Peking University)
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