Students

Doctoral Candidates | Research Associates

Ugur Altundal

Political Science

Collaborating with Professor Elizabeth Cohen

ualtunda@syr.edu

Contemporary political philosophy, political legitimacy, and multiculturalism

Colleen Dougherty Burton

Political Science

cdburton@syr.edu

Collaborating with Professor Shana Kushner Gadarian

Political Institutions, comparative political economy; social policy; women and politics

Colin French

Political Science

cfrench@syr.edu

Collaborating with Professor Shana Kushner Gadarian

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

Nathan Carrington
Political Science
Collaborating with Professor Tom Keck

ntcarrin@syr.edu

American law and courts, political psychology, and civil liberties

Fitore Hyseni
Social Science
Collaborating with Professor Elizabeth Cohen
fhyseni@syr.edu

Segregation in education systems, exploring whether choice-based programs reduce or increase racial, ethnic or economic segregation

Emily Hunter
History
Collaborating with Professor Margaret Thompson
ejhunter@syr.edu 
Modern America; women's history

Shuandel Sanchez

Anthropology

snsanche@syr.edu

Collaborating with Professor Robert Rubinstein

US-citizen Muslim residents in United Arab emirates

Claire Sigsworth

Political Science
Collaborating with Professor Tom Keck
csigswor@syr.edu
Comparative politics, law and courts

Eric van der Vort (on fellowship)         
Political Science
Collaborating with Professor’s Elizabeth Cohen & Tom Keck
emvander@syr.edu
American judicial politics, LGBT rights 

Nara Yoon
Public Administration and International Affairs
Collaborating with Dean David Van Slyke
nyoon@syr.edu

Strategic management, contracting out, and government performance in the nonprofit sector