Political Science Graduate Students

Our graduate students come to the Maxwell School with varied backgrounds, including coming directly from undergraduate and master’s programs or with work experiences ranging from law, to military service, to the Foreign Service.

26%

of domestic students are students of color

41%

of our doctoral students are international

58%

of political science Ph.D. students are women

Zafar Ali

Zafar Ali

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Mansour AlMuaili

Mansour Kh N A Almuaili

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Uğur Altundal

Uğur Altundal

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Faculty Research Collaborators:

Elizabeth F. Cohen

Areas of Expertise

Contemporary political philosophy, political legitimacy, multiculturalism

Andre Anselmo

Andre Anselmo

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Erika Arias

Erika Arias

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Irem Gulen

Irem Aybala Gulen

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Gurel Barlas Aydin

Gurel Barlas Aydin

M.A. Student, Political Science Department

Almila Basak

Almila Basak

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Rachael Beattie

Rachael Beattie

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Baurzhan Bokayev

Baurzhan Bokayev

M.A. Student, Political Science Department

Farrah Brown

Farrah Brown

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Vinessa Buckland

Vinessa Buckland

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Samantha Call

Samantha Call

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Nathan Carrington

Nathan Carrington

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Faculty Research Collaborators:

Thomas M. Keck, Shana Kushner Gadarian

Areas of Expertise

American law and courts, political psychology, and civil liberties

Eduardo Cobian Aguayo

Eduardo Cobian Aguayo

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Ananda Collins

Ananda Collins

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Charles D'Amico

Nicholas D'Amico

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Elizabeth Davis

Elizabeth Davis

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

J. Michael Dedmon

J. Michael Dedmon

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Aysenur Deger Yanik

Aysenur Deger

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Robert M. Demgenski

Robert M. Demgenski

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Emma Dreher

Emma Dreher

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Faculty Research Collaborators:

Shana Kushner Gadarian

Areas of Expertise

American politics, public opinion, political communication, and public policy

Curtis Edmonds

Curtis Edmonds

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Amr El Afifi

Amr El Afifi

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Colin French

Colin French

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Areas of Expertise

Public opinion, rational irrationality, political ignorance, experimental methods, unorthodox ideologies, and risk orientation

Mahder Serekberhan

Mahder Habtemariam Serekberhan

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Falak Hadi

Falak Hadi

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Xiaoxia Huang

Xiaoxia Huang

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Daniel Jackson

Daniel Jackson

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Laura Jenkins

Laura Jenkins

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Faculty Research Collaborators:

Keith J. Bybee

Areas of Expertise

Politics of evolutionary biology; legal inequality

Ana Jones

Ana Jones

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Sarah Elizabeth Jones

Sarah Elizabeth Jones

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Havva Karakas-Keles

Havva Karakas Keles

Assistant Director, International Relations Undergraduate Program

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Ph.D. candidate, Syracuse University

102 Maxwell Hall

Joel Kersting

Joel Kersting

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Kaia Kirk

Kaia Kirk

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Faculty Research Collaborators:

Emily Thorson

Maitreyee Shilpa Kishor

Maitreyee Shilpa Kishor

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Aaron Lattanzi

Aaron Lattanzi

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Gunyeop Lee

Gunyeop Lee

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Tae Hyun Lim

Tae Hyun Lim

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Matthew Mayers

Matthew Mayers

M.A. Student, Political Science Department

Michael McCall

Michael McCall

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Mary McLoughlin

Mary McLoughlin

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Morgan McMinn

Morgan McMinn

M.A. Student, Political Science Department

Sean Miskell

Sean Miskell

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Amber Morris

Amber Morris

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Faculty Research Collaborators:

Jenn M. Jackson

Areas of Expertise

Criminal justice policy, gender and sexuality, immigration and transnational criminal organizations

Hanna Noh

Hanna Noh

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Ephraim Ozabor

M.A. Student, Political Science Department

Sobia Paracha

Sobia Paracha

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Darci Pauser

Darci Pauser

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Ivy Raines

Ivy Raines

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Raza Raja

Raza Raja

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, South Asia Center

Carly Rasiewicz

Carly Rasiewicz

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Hengel Reina

Hengel Reina

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Myla Riley

Myla Riley

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Katharine Russell

Katharine Russell

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Faculty Research Collaborators:

Lamis Abdelaaty

Areas of Expertise

The multiple roles, both violent and non-violent, terrorist organizations assign to female members

Sefa Secen

Sefa Secen

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Sarah Shakeel

M.A. Student, Political Science Department

Prakhar Sharma

Prakhar Sharma

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, South Asia Center

Claire Sigsworth

Claire Sigsworth

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Faculty Research Collaborators:

Thomas M. Keck

Areas of Expertise

Comparative politics; law and courts

Ermin Sinanovic

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Ayushi Singh

M.A. Student, Political Science Department

Nilesh Sinha

Nilesh Sinha

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Heidi Stallman

Heidi Stallman

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Kyungwon Suh

Kyungwon Suh

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Alice Cho Timken

Alice Cho Timken

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Faculty Research Collaborators:

Elizabeth F. Cohen

Brock Titlow

Brock Titlow

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

van Egdom, Josiah

Josiah Van Egdom

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Graduate Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Faculty Research Collaborators:

Shana Kushner Gadarian

María Laura Veramendi Garcia

María Laura Veramendi Garcia

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Jingding Wang

Jingding Wang

Ph.D. Student, Political Science Department

Kari Waters

Kari Waters

Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department

Grace Wenzel

M.A. Student, Political Science Department

Political Science Department

100 Eggers Hall