POLITICAL SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS
Hilal Sert
hsert1@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
International Relations
Research Methodology
Research Areas
Security Studies, Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations.
Mustafa Salama
Mmuhammad19@gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Politics
Research Areas
International Relations, Revolutions, Authoritarian regimes, Alliances, and Middle East Politics.
Adrien Halliez
ahalliez1@gsu.edu
Subfields
American Politics
Comparative Politics
Research Areas
Public Opinion, Political Behavior, Political Psychology, Comparative Political Behavior.
Alexander W. Leasure
aleasure1@gsu.edu
Subfields
American Politics
Public Law
Research Areas
Voting Rights Policy, American Institutions, Electoral Behavior.
Nimendra Mawalagedara
nmawalagedara1@gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Research Areas
Right-wing and Anti-establishment parties, Nationalism, Nationalist attitudes, and Sri Lankan Politics.
Michael Shea
mshea2@gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Research Areas
Human Rights, LGBTQ Rights, Comparative Politics, IR Theory, Group Mobilization, and Contested Politics.
Busra Nur Ozguler Aktel
bozguleraktel1@gsu.edu
Subfields
International Relations
Political Methodology
Research Areas
Peacebuilding process, Peace Negotiations, and Middle East Politics.
Monique Deal Barlow
cdealbarlow1@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
American Politics
Comparative Politics
Research Areas
Politics of identity, Intersectionality of Religion and Politics and Civil Rights for Marginalized Populations.
Morgan Noel Smith
msmith390@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
American Politics
Political Methodology
Russell Luke
rluke2@gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
Political Methodology
Research Areas
Impact of Voter ID Laws, the Role of Political Narratives, State Capacity, Civil Society, Political Communication, Polarization and Path Dependency in Latin America.
Ozlem Tuncel Gurlek
otuncelgurlek1@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
Political Methodology
Research Areas
Authoritarian Regimes, Political Parties, Post-rebel Electoral Parties.
Mohammad Hamza Iftikhar
miftikhar1@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Research Areas
International Relations Theory, Foreign Policy Analysis, Geopolitics, Middle East, South Asia.
Chanel Harley
charley2@gsu.edu
Subfields
American Politics
Public Law
Research Areas
American Domestic Terrorism, Chief Executives, Inter-branch Relations.
Gong Chen
gchen10@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Political Methodology
Research Areas
Political Psychology, Public Opinion, International Political Economy, International Trade, Identity Politics, Chinese Politics
Mark J. Flowers
mflowers@gsu.edu
Subfields
International Relations
Political Methodology
Research Areas
The purpose and relevance of NATO as an organization in the 21st century.
Lexie Piccirillo
apiccirillo3@gsu.edu
Subfields
American Politics
Political Methodology
Research Areas
Public Opinion, Identity Politics, Experiments.
Christopher Jackson
cjackson175@gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Research Areas
Political Violence, Ethnic Politics, Conflict Resolution.
Kristian Kastner Warpinski
kwarpinski1@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Research Areas
Children and terrorism, conflict duration, and DDR.
Joshua Allen
jallen108@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Research Areas
Conflict Dynamics, Technology and Warfare, Rebel Governance, and Civilian Agency in Civil War.
Micayla Clark
mhersey2@gsu.edu
Subfields
American Politics
Public Law
Research Areas
Progressive Ambition, Gender, Congress, State Courts, State Legislatures.
B. Tyler Walsh
bwalsh7@gsu.edu
Subfields
International Relations
Political Theory
Research Areas
Freedom and Equality, Democratic Theory, State-building, Nationalism, Development.
Dariga Abilova
dabilova1@gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Politics
Research Areas
Human Moral Values, Corruption; Uyghur Resistance in China; Populism.
Alban Lauka
alauka1@gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Politics
Research Areas
Comparative and IR, Identity Politics, Political Economy.
Sara Ali
salielsayedmatwly1@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Politics
Research Areas
International Relations Studies, Middle East Politics, Identity Politics, Political Polarization, Civil Wars and Management of Conflicts.
Sing Hui Lee
slee234@gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Politics
Research Areas
China’s Rise & Great Power Competition, Identity Politics (Ethnic & Racial Politics), Media & Politics, Political Psychology, Taiwan’s Southbound Policy, Youth Activism in Asia.
Dexter Lensing
dlensing1@gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Politics
Research Areas
Chinese Civil-military Relations; INGOs that operate in China; Chinese State-society Relations
Yoshana Jones Hill
yjones7@gsu.edu
Subfields
Public Law
American Politics
Research Areas
Federal and State Judicial Selection, Influence of Courts on Social Policy, Candidate Emergence.
Abdelrahman Rashdan
arashdan1@gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Politics
Research Areas
National Security, Middle East Politics, International Relations Studies.
Tahmina Rahman
trahman1@gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Politics
Research Areas
Identity Politics, Political and Social Polarization, Party System Development, Civil Society.
Clark DeMas
cdemas@gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
Political Methodology
Research Areas
Organized Crime, Drug Policy, Morality Policy, Race Non-State Governance & Authority.
Anaya Nicole Wilson
awilson122@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
International and Comparative Politics (MA)
Research Areas
Foreign Policy, Civil Disobedience, and Civil Wars.
Maya Abboushi
mnessouli@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
American Politics
Dana M Waters
dwaters798@gmail.com
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Morgan Aukes
maukes1@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
American Politics
Research Areas
Constitutional law, Judicial Politics, Judicial Behavior.
Matthew P. Mottet
mmottet1@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Research Areas
Terrorism Studies, Democratic Erosion, Non-Governmental Organizations & Development.
Liam Ammerman
lammerman1@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Ashley Smith
asmith280@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Luciano da Costa Pereira de Souza
ldacostapereiradeso1@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
International Relations
Research Areas
International relations, environment, populism.
Adrian Carrasquillo
acarrasquillo1@student.gsu.edu
Subfields
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Research Areas
Genocide Prevention, Human Rights Politics, Democratic Processes.
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