EDUCATION
Ph.D. Expected May 2008. The Pennsylvania State University (Political Science).
Major Field: International Relations
Minor Fields: American Politics and Methodology.
Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models. 2008. Duke University.
M.A. May 2005. The Pennsylvania State University (Political Science).
ICPSR. 2004. Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan. Class: Maximum Likelihood Estimation.
B.A. 2002. Binghamton University (Political Science). Magna cum Laude.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Assistant Professor. Department of Political Science. University at Buffalo, SUNY. 2008-
PUBLICATIONS
"Success Breeds Success?: War Outcomes, Domestic Opposition, and Elections." 2008. Conflict Management and Peace Science, Vol. 25 (2).
AWARDS AND HONORS
National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant. Political Science Division. $6,248. July 1st, 2007. Principal Investigator: Glenn Palmer.
International Relations Pre-doctoral Teaching Fellowship, Department of Political Science, The Pennsylvania State University. Summer, 2007.
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Department of Political Science, The Pennsylvania State University. Spring, 2007.
Jesse M. MacKnight Memorial Graduate Scholarship, Department of Political Science, The Pennsylvania State University. Spring, 2007.
Dissertation Support Grant. College of Liberal Arts, The Pennsylvania State University. Fall, 2007.
Bruce R. Miller Research Award, Department of Political Science, The Pennsylvania State University. Summer, 2005.
RESEARCH PAPERS
"Is it Politics or the Economy? Domestic Correlates of Dispute Involvement in Parliamentary Systems." (With Glenn Palmer). Revise and Resubmit to International Studies Quarterly.
"Diversionary Foreign Policy and the Democratic Process."
"Domestic Opposition and Long Term Resolve in International Crises."
"The Opposition's Dilemma: The Strategic Withdrawal of Support during Ongoing Conflict."
"United We Fall: Bargaining Failure in the Face of Opposition Support."
"Why not Guns and Butter?: Responses to Economic Turmoil." (With Glenn Palmer).
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
American Political Science Association 2007
International Studies Association 2006, 2007
Peace Science Society (International) 2005, 2006, 2007
TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
Domestic Forces in IR
International Conflict
American Foreign Policy
IR Theory
Bargaining Theory
Formal Models
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
American Foreign Policy. Spring, 2008.
International Relations Theory. Summer, 2007.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Summer 2005 to Summer 2006. Assistant to the Director, Peace Science Society.
Reviewer for American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, International Organization, Conflict Management and Peace Science, and Foreign Policy Analysis.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Political Science Association
Conflict Processes and Foreign Policy sections
International Studies Association
Scientific Study of International Processes and Foreign Policy Analysis sections
Peace Science Society (International)
REFERENCES
Glenn Palmer
Department of Political Science
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802-6200
(814) 865-5594
gpalmer@psu.edu
Navin Bapat
Department of Political Science
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
(919) 962-1438
bapat@unc.edu
Douglas Lemke
Department of Political Science
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802-6200
(814) 863-0816
dwl14@psu.edu
