Texas Tech University

Political Science Ph.D. Students

Name

Subfields

Research Interests

Contact Information

Mary Acquah Afari

Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics

Human rights, international institutions, and development 

mafari@ttu.edu

Istiak Ahmed

Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics

Minor: Methods

International Institutions, International Cooperation, International Aid, Refugee, Migrants and the Displaced

istahmed@ttu.edu

Samuel Allen

Major: Comparative Politics and American Politics

Minor: Women’s and Gender Studies

Intersectional Gender Representation; Political Representation and Policy Responsiveness; Institutionalized Colonialism; State Feminism; and Queer Methodology

all52108@ttu.edu

Bryce Barnes

Major: American Politics and International Relations

Minor: Methods

American state governments and voter cohesion in American elections. In addition; Elections in the Middle East and their consequences around the world. 

brycbarn@ttu.edu

Princess Bamfoah Badu

Major: American Politics and Comparative Politics

Women and Politics, Elections, Incumbency Advantage, Black Representation, Political Communication, Corruption, Democracy and Governance

pbadu@ttu.edu

Saurabh Bhimke

Major: American Politics and Comparative Politics

Minor: Research Methods

Political communications, public opinion, political behavior, quantitative research methods. 

sabhimke@ttu.edu

Luisa Garcia-Carrion

Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics

Minor: Methods

Research interests: complexity and public policy, international politics, political economy and post-Soviet politics

luisa.garcia-carrion@ttu.edu

Nixon Chekenya

Major: Public Administration and American Politics

Minor: Methods

Foreign aid, organized crime, human rights, food security

Nixon.Chekenya@ttu.edu

Xiaoou Cheng

Major: Public Administration and American Politics

Minor: Methods

Collaborative governance, intergovernmental relations, local politics, sustainability policy, rural politics.

xiaoou.cheng@ttu.edu

Morgan Davidson

Major: American Politics & International Relations

Minor: Methods

Polarization, American Voter Behavior, American Foreign Policy, & Civil Conflict

dav07043@ttu.edu

Pa Modou Drammeh

Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics

Minor: Research Methods

Democratic Backsliding and Military Coups; Democratization and Autocratization; Political and Democratic Institutions; Conflict and Political Violence (organized violence, civil wars, and post-election scenarios); Peace Processes; International Relations (foreign policy, diplomacy, security, and international institutions); Human Rights Violations and Repression ( politicide, genocide, torture, and political surveillance).

pdrammeh@ttu.edu

April Flores

Major: American Politics

Political communication, public opinion, voter behavior, political psychology

apriflor@ttu.edu

Waseem Ahmad Hajam 

Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics

Research Interests: Populism in India, Ethnic Conflicts, South Asia

whajam@ttu.edu

Lucia Hernandez

Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics

War, terrorism, and counterterrorism

lucia.hernandez@ttu.edu

Zaur Kapanadze

Major:  Comparative Politics and American Politics

Minor: Methods

Business and Politics, Comparative Politics, Electoral Systems, Oligarchs,

Post-Communist Politics, Political Economy, and Legislative Behavior

zaur.kapanadze@ttu.edu

Hoan La

Major: International Relations and Public Administration

Minor: Methods

Humanitarian consequences of international conflicts (economic sanctions & armed conflicts); gender and politics; and state capacity and governance.

hla@ttu.edu

Brandon Loo

Major: American Politics and Comparative Politics

Minor: Methods

Civil Rights, Legislative & Judicial Behavior

brloo@ttu.edu

Stephanie Mathiasen

Major: American Politics and Comparative Politics

Minor: Methods

Campaign Finance, Elections, Congress, and Political Behavior

stmathia@ttu.edu

Marissa McShane

Majors: International Relations, Comparative Politics

Minor: Methods

Cybersecurity, Human Rights, Religion, Refugee & Immigration Studies

mmcshane@ttu.edu

Abigail Miller

Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics

Democratic backsliding, peace and conflict resolution, and gender politics

Abby.miller@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

Oluwaseun Emmanuel Okajare

Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics

Minor: Methods

International Political Economy, Foreign Direct Investment, Foreign Aid, Human Rights, and Development Studies

ookajare@ttu.edu

Sandhya Paudel

Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics

Minor: Methods

Foreign aid, gender, development diplomacy, conflict, and ethnic politics 

sandhya.paudel@ttu.edu

Juliana Popoola

Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics

Minor: Methods

Domestic Conflict, Rebel Justice, Peacebuilding,  Human Security

jpopoola@ttu.edu

Noah Pruit

Major: comparative politics and international relations

Minor: Methods

Democratic Backsliding, Executive Aggrandizement, Party System Institutionalization, Political Attitudes, and Political Behavior.

nopruitt@ttu.edu

Rimvydas Ragauskas

Major: Comparative Politics and International Relations

Minor: Methods

Economic sanctions, political economy, electoral behavior

rimvydas.ragauskas@ttu.edu

Mithila Sikder

Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics

Minor: Research Methods

Refugee, migrants, and displaced; diplomacy; foreign Policy; human rights; conflict resolution

misikder@ttu.edu

Dongan Tan

Major: International Relations, Public Administration

Minor: Methods

Economic Sanctions, Globalization, International Security, Foreign Policy, Political Economy, Trade Networks, Political Stability, and Military Sanctions 

dongan.tan@ttu.edu

Kinsey Uptmor

Major: International Relations

Minor: Comparative Politics

Intercultural conflict solution, counterterrorism, the US border crisis, and US involvement in the Middle East

Kinsey.Uptmor@ttu.edu

Ivan Dario Zapata Duque

Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics

Minor: Methods

Political Economy, Rent-Seeking, and Rent Distribution; Domestic Political Institutions and Economic Development; Determinants and consequences of Foreign Direct Investment; Legalized Dispute Resolution & International Organizations.

izapatad@ttu.edu

Nila Zarepour-Arizi

Major: International Relations, Comparative politics

Minor: Methods

Gender and National Security, Economic Sanctions, Authoritarianism, U.S. Foreign Policy, Immigration, Middle East Politics, Applied Methods

nila.zarepour-arizi@ttu.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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