Political Science Ph.D. Students

Name	Subfields	Research Interests	Contact Information
Raisa Abid	Major: International Relations, Comparative Politics Minor:Public Administration	International Political Economy, economic development, territorial conflict, formal modeling	Raisa.Abid@ttu.edu
Abderrahmane Amor	Major: International Relations, Comparative Politics Minor: Methods	Democratization, United States foreign policy, Islamic political thought, Islamist parties post-Arab Spring	Abderrahmane.Amor@ttu.edu
Ellyn Anthony	Major: International Relations, Public Administration Minor: Public Policy	Water, Resource Allocation, Equitable Distribution	Ellyn.Anthony@ttu.edu
Dipak Banjade	Major: International Relations, Comparative Politics Minor: Public Administration	Geopolitical Strategy and International Politics	Dipak.Banjade@ttu.edu
Pablo Hernandez Borges	Major: Comparative Politics, International Relations Minor: Methods	Latin American Politics, Democratization, Legislatures, Gender Representation, Social Media	pablo.hernandez.Borges@ttu.edu
James P. Bassett	Major: American Politics and Comparative Politics Minor: Methods	Congress, European Parliament, Legislative Influence, Polarization	jamie.bassett@ttu.edu
Justin Carter	Major: Comparative, American Minor: Methods	Ethnic politics and conflict, security studies	justin.carter@ttu.edu
Kerry Chavez	Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics Minor: Methods	Patterns and technologies of conflict, conflict intervention	kerry.chavez@ttu.edu
Travis Cole	Major: International Relations and American Politics Minor: Methods	Economic Sanctions, Presidency, Congress, Methods	travis.j.cole@ttu.edu
Nathaniel "Nathan" Crosby	Major: Comparative and International Relations	Gender representation, legislative studies, Latin American politics	nathaniel.crosby@ttu.edu Website
Matthew Ellison	Major: American, international relations Minor: Comparative	Voting behavior, campaigns, the media and politics	matthew.ellison@ttu.edu
Yonathan Hailu	Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics Minor: Research Methods	Political Economy, Economic Sanctions, Interstate and intrastate conflict	yonathan.hailu@ttu.edu
Victor Hinojosa	Major: American Politics, Comparative Politics Minor: Methods	Third-Parties, Elections, Campaigns, Voting Behavior	Victor.Hinojosa@ttu.edu
Timothy P. Holland	Major: American, comparative Minor: International relations	Electoral institutions, state and local politics, voting behavior, Legislative politics, GLBT politics	timothy.holland@ttu.edu
Lisa M. Holz	Major: International Relations, Comparative Politics Minor:	Non-state actors, human trafficking, military interventions, just war theory	Lisa.M.Holz@ttu.edu
Miranda Jones	Major: International Relations, Comparative Politics Minor: American Politics	National Security Strategies, Coalition Politics, Russian and Post Soviet Studies	Miranda.L.Jones@ttu.edu
Courtney Kinkade	Major: International Relations and American Politics Minor: Methods	Terrorism, United States foreign policy	Courtney.Kinkade@ttu.edu
John Kmiecik	Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics Minor: Methods	Conflict Resolution, Interstate Conflict, Intrastate Conflict, and Democratization	john.kmiecik@ttu.edu
Gor Mkrtchian	Major: Comparative Politics and International Relations Minor: Economics	Development Economics, International Political Economy	Gor.Mkrtchian@ttu.edu
Delilah Mochoge	Major: Public Administration, Comparative Politics Minor: Methods	Health Politics and Policy, Public Policy, Political Participation, Race and Ethnicity Organization Management	delilah.b.mochoge@ttu.edu
Henry Moncrieff	Major: International Relations, Comparative Politics Minor: Methods	Civil-Military Relations, Authoritariansim, Latin American Politics, Security Studies	Henry.Moncrieff@ttu.edu
Silvio Livio Simonetti Neto	Major: International relations, Comparative Minor: Methods	International Trade, Economic Development, Multilateral Organizations	Silvio-Livio.Simonetti-Neto@ttu.edu
David Pena	Major: American, comparative Minor: American Politics	Political behavior, biopolitics, gender politics, institutions, Middle East politics	david.pena@ttu.edu
Rimvydas Ragauskas	Major: Comparative Politics and International Relations Minor: Methods	Economic sanctions, political economy, electoral behavior	rimvydas.ragauskas@ttu.edu
Mohammad Rahman	Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics Minor: American Politics	Geopolitics, maritime policy, environmental policy, regionalism	Mohammad.Rahman@ttu.edu
James H. Ruhland	Major: Comparative, International Relations Minor: American Politics	Political economy of trade and regulations, comparative political institutions, historical political economy, political thought	james.ruhland@ttu.edu
Nazmus Sakib	Major: International Relations, Comparative Politics Minor: Methods	Conflict in Middle East, American Foreign Policy in Middle East, Political Economy of Authoritarian Regimes in Middle East, South Asian Politics	nazmus.sakib@ttu.edu
Maria Seredina	Major: Comparative Politics, International Relations Minor: Methods	Russian studies, Democratization, Dominant party systems, Nationalization and institutionalization of party systems	maria.seredina@ttu.edu
Nolan Smith	Major: Comparative Politics, International Relations Minor: Public Policy	Transatlantic relations, hegemony	Nolan.J.Smith@ttu.edu
Jordan Stice	Major: Amerccan Politics Minor: International Relations	Political Behavior, Gender, Political Communications, U.S. Foreign Policy	Jordan.Stice@ttu.edu
Dongan Tan	Major: International Relations, Public Administration Minor:	Public Values, Democracy, Non-governmental Organizations	dongan.tan@ttu.edu
Sheriff Tijani	Major: International Relations, Comparative Politics Minor: American Politics	Global/armed conflict, terrorism	Sheriff.Tijani@ttu.edu
Danie Vaughn	Major: American Politics and Public Administration Minor: Public Policy	Bureaucracy; Disaster Management & Risk; Environmental Justice; Climate, Environmental & Health Policy	danie.vaughn@ttu.edu
James Wright	Major: American Politics and International Relations Minor: Comparative Politics	American voter behavior, voter behavior, American foreign policy	james.wright@ttu.edu

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