Department of Politics

Graduate Students

Jeremy Cynamon
Jeremy Kingston Cynamon
PhD Student

Political theory, public policy

Trevor Filseth
Trevor Filseth
MA Student

Comparative politics

Mika Hackner
Mika Hackner
PhD Student

Comparative politics, democratization, democratic theory, party systems, and militant democracy

Jack Huguley
Jack Huguley
PhD Student

International relations, political theory, security studies, grand strategy, nuclear proliferation, coercive diplomacy, U.S. foreign and defense policy, IR theory

Rebecca Jaffe
Rebecca Jaffe
PhD Student

American politics, political sociology, racial inequality, and voting rights

Lan Ngo
Lan Ngo
PhD Student

International relations, comparative politics, U.S. foreign policy, U.S. grand strategy and use of force, U.S.-China relations

Betül Özturan
Betül Özturan
PhD Student

International relations, political violence, civil wars, and terrorism

Anja Parish
Anja Parish
PhD Student

American political development, historical institutionalism, immigration policy, public policy, national security, migration, citizenship, comparative policy, gender and policy, tribal policy, and terrorism

Daniel Ruggles
Daniel Ruggles
PhD Student

American politics

Nathanial Walker
Nathanial Walker
PhD Student

International relations

Danielle Zeoli
Danielle Zeoli
PhD Student