Students

Doctoral Candidates

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 Gadarian

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

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 Thompson
ejhunter@syr.edu 
Modern America; women's history

Claire Sigsworth

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

Matthew Stewart
History
Collaborating with Professor Lasch-Quinn
mstewart@syr.edu
Modern America, intellectual history, American west

Eric van der Vort            
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