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Department of Political Science Graduate Students




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Kenneth Aikins, GTA

M.A., University of Kansas, 2007
MPhil, University of Cape Coast, 1999
BSc (Hons), University of Ghana, 1979

Interests: Comparative politics, International relations, Decentralization, Governance and Sustainable development, Research methods, Statistics
785-864-9019

Office Hours: Tues 9:30am-11:30 Wed 12-2
Office: Blake 308
Email: kenny@ku.edu

Patrick Asingo

M.A. Political Science, Univ. of KS, 2009
M.A., University of Nairobi, 2000
B.A., University of Nairobi, 1995

Interests: African Politics, Elections and Voter behavior,
Education and Human Resources Policies, Comparative Politics

Email: pasingo@ku.edu

Andrew Bare

B.S., Journalism, University of Florida, 2006 with Minors in History and Classical Studies

Interests: The evolution of political oratory and rhetoric in American history

 

photo of Svetla Ben-ItzhakSvetla Ben-Itzhak

M.A., Political Science with Certificate in International Service, KSU, 2002
MA Applied Linguistics/Modern Languages: French, English, Russian, Spanish, 2000 and License - Langues Etrangeres Appliqees, 1997 Universite de Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Interests: International Relations, Political Economy, American Politics, the Middle East/Africa, Foreign Aid, Development, and Conflict
Email: svet@ku.edu

Matt Beverlin

MA, University of Kansas, 2005
MBA, Saint Mary College, 2002
BA, Rockhurst University, 1998

Interests: American government, public policy, political theory, research methods, privatization
Email: mattbeverlin@ku.edu 

Bruce L. Blair

MA, University of Alabama, 2007
BA, University of Alabama, 2005

Interests: Comparative Foreign Policy, Political Psychology,Presidential/Semi-Presidential Systems, and Research Methods

Adam David Brown, GTA

MA, University of Kansas, 2008
BS, Missouri Western State University, 2006

Interests: International Relations, Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy Analysis, War Termination

785-864-9019
Office Hours: 10:45am-11:45am Tues, 11am-2pm Thurs and by appointment
Office: Blake 308
Email: brownad@ku.edu

Photo of Cody BrownCody Brown

MA, Oklahoma State University, 2006
BA, Loyola University - New Orleans, 2002

Interests: Comparative Politics, Southeastern European Politics, Middle Eastern Politics, Ethnic Conflict, Terrorism
Email: codymcclain@gmail.com
Cristian Cantir

MA, Northern Illinois University, 2006
BA, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 2004

Interests: foreign policy analysis (especially the role of domestic institutions), English School, sub-national politics, non-state actors, contentious politics, political parties, politics and fiction
Email: ccantir@gmail.com


Whitney Court, GTA

MA, Social Studies Education, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, 2006
BA, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2004

Interests: Public Policy, U.S. Political Institutions and Processes

785-864-9041
Office Hours: 9am-11am T R
Office: Blake 309
Email: wlcourt@ku.edu
Stephanie Craig

BA, University of Kansas, 2002

Interests: Polling Methods, American Foreign Policy, International Relations

Email: sanns@ku.edu


Photo of Laura DeanLaura Dean

MA, University of Washington, 2006
BA, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, 2003

Interests: Comparative Politics, Womens Studies, Post-Soviet Politics, and Political Institutions

Office 410 Blake
Email: deanla@ku.edu

Nathan Dehnke

BS, 1999, Education, Univ of Missouri

Interests: Nathan is participating in the Army Wounded Warrior program and ultimately plans to work for the U.S. Army as a civilian instructor at one of the
Army's schools.

 

 

Will Delehanty, GTA

MA, University of Kansas, 2007
BGS, University of Kansas, 2004

Interests: U.S. Political Institutions, Political Behavior and Political Theory, with special interests in Representation, Equality and Conceptions of Justice

785-864-9056
Office: Blake 307
Email: wkd@ku.edu
Amber Dickinson, GTA

MA, Oklahoma State University, 2007
BA, The University of Oklahoma, 2002

Interests: State and Local Politics, Interest Groups, Political Advertising

785-864-9041
Office Hours: 10:00-2:00 W
Office: Blake 309
Email: amber1@ku.edu

picture of Pedro Dos SantosPedro Dos Santos, GTA

MA, University of Kansas, 2007
BA, Baker University, 2004

Interests: Brazilian Politics, International Political Economy, International Relations, Comparative Politics.

785-864-9001
Office Hours: 12:30-2:30 M W & by appointment
Office: Blake 315
Webpage: www.people.ku.edu/~dos
Email: dos@ku.edu

Barbara Fenton

MA, Political Science, University of Kansas, 2009
MA, Ecological and Evolutionary Biology, Univ of Kansas, 2007
BS Ecological and Evolutionary Biology, Univ of Connecticut, 2000

Interests: Environmental policy, specifically the issue of climate change and recycling

Emily Fetsch

BA, Political Science, Justice and Peace Studies, Univ. of St. Thomas, 2008
Interests: Faith and Politics, Israel/Palestine, Immigration


Kevin Freudenburg, GTA

BA, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2009
AA, Northeast Community College, 2007

Interests: Comparative Politics, International Relations, Immigration Policy and Supranational Institutions

Office: Blake Hall 08 (bsmt), Office Hrs: M 11-11:50, T 10-11:50, W 11-11:50

Email: kfreud2@ku.edu


Ryan Gibb, GTA

MA, Marquette University, 2005
BA, Marquette University, 2004

Interests: International and Comparative politics, Political Economy, Political Institutions,Research methods, social choice.

785-864-9047
Office: Blake 410
Email: gibb.ryan@gmail.com

 

Derek Glasgow

BA Political Science and BA in History, 2008

Interests: American Politics, Congress, Environmental Politics

Robert Hill

BGS, University of Kansas, 2007

Interests: International Relations, Human Rights, International Law as it relates to US Foreign Policy, African Politics

Email: hill1@ku.edu

 

 

Andrew Hodgson, GTA

BA, Political Science and International Studies, University of Kansas, 2009

Interests: International Relations, Comparative Politics, Chinese Domestic and Foreign Policy, International Environmental Policy
Office hours: Mon 11-noon, Tues 10-noon, Friday 10am-11am
website: www.ahodgson.org


Nick Howard.
GTA
BA, Carleton College, 2006

Interests: Elections, American Theory, Federalism
Email: nhoward@ku.edu

Office: 307 Blake, Fall semester

Office hours: 10-12 T; 2-4 W

 

Terilyn Huntington

M.A. International Studies, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
M.A. Theological Studies, Bethel Theological Seminary
B.A. Political Science, Bethel University

Interests: International Relations -- international security, onset and conduct of war, nation building, Political Theory -- ethics and international relations, security dilemmas, Just War Theory (especially jus post bellum), Comparative Politics -- Foreign and Defense policies of European and post-Communist states

Robert Ingersol

BA, University of Kansas, 2008

Interests: American Politics, Public Policy, Congress

 


Andri Innes , GTA


MA, Marquette University, 2008
BA, King's College, London, 2006

Interests: International Relations, Comparative Politics, Human Rights, Migration Studies, Eastern Mediterranean

785-864-1987
Office Hours: 10:00-12:00 M; 12-2 R
Office: Blake 9 (bsmt)
Email: andrii@ku.edu

 

 

Ari Jean-Baptiste

BA, Ramapo College of New Jersey, 1997

Interests: National Security Studies, Terrorism/Counterinsurgency

Email: aukap@yahoo.com

Robert Johanek

BA Russian Studies, University of Washington, 1997

Major in the US Army working as a Sub-Saharan Africa Foreign Area Officer

Interests: Politics/the political process in Sub-Saharan Africa

 

Alexander Jorgensen

BA Political Science w/minor in History, Economics, Concordia College, Minnesota, 2009
Political Economy studies, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Interests: International Relations, teaching

 

 

 

 

Franziska Jung

MA, University of Mainz, Germany, 2008

Interests: American Politics, Federalism (U.S.-Germany), European Union

Email: fjung@ku.edu

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Tasha Keathley


MA, University of Montana, 2003
BA, University of Kansas, 2001

Interests: International Relations, Comparative Politics, Constructivism. My region of interest is Eastern Africa.

Email: keathley@ku.edu
picture of Baris Kesgin Baris Kesgin, GTA

MA, University of Memphis, 2005
BS, Middle East Technical University, 2003

Interests: International Relations (conflict studies, event data, foreign policy analysis), Comparative Politics (Political Development, the Middle East)

785-864-9001
Office Hours: 12-2 TR & by appointment
Office: Blake 315
Email: bkesgin@ku.edu

Kellee Kirkpatrick, GTA

MA, University of Kansas, 2009
MS, University of Kansas, 2006
BS, Kansas State University, 2003
BM, Kansas State University, 2003

Interests: Public Policy, Reproductive Policy, State Politics, American Politics,
Political Behavior, Political Communications, Women's Studies

785-864-9052
Office Hours: 9-12 & 1-2
Office: Blake 524
Email: kellee@ku.edu

Chris Kroh

MA, Kansas State University, 2006
BA, University of Kansas, 1995

Interests: Comparative Politics with emphasis on the European Union and European Politics with additional interest in Southeast Asia. Role of electoral systems and political party organization upon institutional design. Secondary field: IR with emphasis on regional organizations,politics and their external relations.

Email: chrisuk4ver@hotmail.com
Ben Lampe

MA, Northeastern University, 2004

BS, University of Nebraska – Kearney, 2002

Interests: International relations theory, human rights, international ethics, international relations pedagogy

Email: blampe@ku.edu
Byeong-Gu Lee

MA, University of Kansas, 2008

MA, Korea National Defense University, 2004

BE, Korea Military Academy, 1995

Email: bglee@ku.edu
Joe Lehnert

BA, Wilmington College, 2008

Interests: International Relations, Political Theory, Social Contract Theory, Human Rights, Foreign Policy

785-864-1989

Email: joefromgoshen08@yahoo.com
Wei-hsieh Li

MA, National Taiwan University, 2003

BA, National Taiwan University, 2000

Interests: International Relations, Comparative Politics, East Asian Politics

Email: vincent9@ku.edu
Zichao Li

BA, Zhejiang University, 2007

Interests: International Relations

Email: zichao@ku.edu


Abraham Mathew


BA, University of Kansas, 2008

Interests: International Relations, Public Policy, International Conflict, Public Finance
, Quantitative Methodology

Email: amathew@ku.edu

 

 

Guy McClung

BA, Political Science, UMKC, 2009

Study Abroad, 2007-2008 Universite Lumierre Lyon II, Lyon, France

Interests: Political Theory and how it pertains to American Politics, teaching

Matt Miles, GTA

MA, University of Kansas, 2006
BS, Bringham Young University, 2000

Interests: U.S. Politics, Public Opinion, Russia and Ukraine, Voting Behavior
Email: mrm32@ku.edu

Office: 7 Blake Office hours: 11-1 M; 11-12 W R

 

Bernard Minke - Graduate Direct Exchange Student from Univ of Stuttgart, Germany, International Studies

 


Linsey Moddelmog


MA, University of Kansas, 2007
BA, Washburn University, 2002

Interests: Comparative Politics, Institutions, Development, Latin America and Brazil

785-864-9052
Office: Blake 524
Email: linseym@ku.edu


Kevin Mullinix, GTA

BA, Washburn University, 2008

Interests: American Politics, Political Behavior, Public Opinion, Research Methods

Office Room 7 Blake, e-mail: kmullinix@ku.edu Office hrs: 10-1 T; 1-2 W

Bryce Myers

BA, History, University of Kansas, 2009

Interests: Political Campaigns, Public Opinion, Comparative Politics, Political Philosophy


Vladimir Petrov


MScIS, Northeastern University, 2007
MIS, Yonsei University, 2001
BA, American University in Bulgaria, 1998

Interests: Early warning events data, counter-terrorism, conflict, foreign policy

Email: vlado77@gmail.com

Derek Richards

BA, University of Kansas, 2006

Interests: EU Integration, Europeanization, German Politics, Political Theory, Comparative Immigration Policy, Laws and Politics, New Institutionalism

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Gail Meier Rodriguez


MA, University of Memphis, 1990
BA, Rhodes College, 1982

Interests: Public policy, health policy, American Government, Policy Analysis

Email: gmrodrig@ku.edu

Ali Snider
BS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2002
Interests: Comparative Politics, Education, how governments allocate funding for ESL students.
Email: snider.ali@gmail.com

Raminta Stockute

MA, Texas Tech University, 2004
BA, New Mexico Highlands University, 2000

Interests: Comparative Political Institutions and Behavior (Legislatures, Political Parties, and Electoral Systems), with a research focus on gender and post-soviet politics.

Email: raminta@ku.edu

 

James W. Stoutenborough

MA, University of Kansas, 2005
BS, Kansas State University, 2003

Interests: Energy Policy, Public Policy, State Politics, Public Opinion,
Interest Groups, Research Methods, Media & Politics, American Politics
Federalism, and Judicial Politics

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Email: jstout@ku.edu 

 

Kyle Tracy

BS, Truman State University, 2009

Interests: Comparative Politics, International Relations, Chinese Politics, and Totalitarianism/Authoritarianism

e-mail: ktracy@ku.edu




Andrea Vieux, GTA


MA, University of Kansas, 2006
BGS, University of Kansas, 2004

Interests: American Politics, Public Policy, State and Local Politics, and Education Policy

Office Hours: 9-10 M; 11-11:50 M T
Office: Blake 524
Email: no1jhawk@ku.edu

Kato Waage

MA International Peace and Conflict Resolution

Interests: Comprehensive Approach (Integration of military and civilian efforts in conflicts/nation building)

Phone: (913)775-1881

E-mail: katowaage@hotmail.com



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Alex Williams , GTA


BA, William Jewell College, Psychology, Political Science, and History, 2008

Interests: Simulation games, application of psychology to political science (e.g., international conflict/cooperation, voting behavior, political philosophy)

785-864-5256
Office Hours: Mon 10am-1pm and Wed 12pm-1pm
Office: Blake 408
Email: alexwilliams123@gmail.com

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Heather Yates


MA, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 2004
BA, University of Kansas, 1999


Interests: American and Comparative Politics, Political Psychology and Behavior, Political Parties, Campaign Finance Reform, and Women's Studies

Kristina Youngblood , GTA

BA, Texas A&M, 2008

Interests: Comparative Politics, International Relations, Foreign Policy Decision Making, European Union, Public Opinion
785-864-1987
Office Hours: 11-12 TR, 11-1 W
Office: Blake 9 (bsmt)
Email: kristina9@ku.edu

 

Yingnan Zhou

BA Beijing Materials Institute, 2009

Interests: Comparative Politics, Chinese Politics
E-mail: yingnan@ku.edu

 

Yao Zuo

Master of Law in International Relations, 2004, University of International Relations, Bejing
Bachelor of Law in International Politics, 2002, University of International Relations, Bejing

Interests: China History and Politics, The Sino-US relationship, American Foreign Policies