Political Science Ph.D. Students

Name	Subfields	Research Interests	Contact Information
Daniel "Ben" Bailey	Major: American, public administration Minor: Public policy	Rural politics, political behavior, minority politics, environmental politics and policy, Southern politics	daniel.bailey@ttu.eduWebsite
Justin Carter	Major: Comparative, American Minor: Methods	Ethnic politics and conflict, security studies	justin.carter@ttu.edu
Nicholas B. Creel	Major: Comparative, American Minor: International relations	Religion and politics, American foreign policy, political behavior	nbcreel@gmail.com, Website
Nathaniel "Nathan" Crosby	Comparative/IR	Democratization, Methodology, Mass Communication Technologies, Women's Rights	nathaniel.crosby@ttu.edu
Caleb Crow	Major: Public Administration Minor: International Relations	Sustainability, energy and climate policy, international cooperation, saving the planet through local impacts	caleb.crow@ttu.edu
Stephen Davis	Major - International Relations and Comparative Politics Minor - Public Policy	Food Security, Intrastate Conflict, Political Violence, Gender Politics	stephen.davis@ttu.edu
Matthew Ellison	Major: American, international relations Minor: Comparative	Voting behavior, campaigns, the media and politics	matthew.ellison@ttu.edu
Melanie Liann Gallagher	Major: International relations, comparative Minor: Methods	Borders settlement, interstate conflict, rentier states, resource deposits	melanie.gallagher@ttu.edu Website
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
J. Weston Jamison	Major: Comparative, international relations Minor: Methods	Comparative political economy, East Asian politics and Western relations (especially the US)	w.jamison@ttu.edu
Chase Jones	Major: International relations, comparative Minor:	Conflict research	chase.jones@ttu.edu
John Kmiecik	Major: International Relations and Comparative Politics Minor: Methods	Conflict Resolution, Interstate Conflict, Intrastate Conflict, and Democratization	john.kmiecik@ttu.edu
Tyson Meredith	Major: Comparative, international relations Minor: American	Terrorism, domestic sources of international conflict, political violence, party system effectiveness, democratization	ty.meredith@ttu.eduWebsite
Emily Naasz	Major: International relations, comparative Minor: Methods	Civil war, conflict diffusion, institutions, territory and borders	emily.naasz@ttu.edu
Shanna Padgham	Major: Public Administration, American Minor: Public policy	Environmental policy as it pertains to public administration and Sustainability in Higher Education	shanna.mcfeeters@ttu.edu
Sivagaminathan Palani	Major: Comparative, international relations Minor: Methods	Ethnic conflicts, regionalization of party systems	sivagaminathan.palani@ttu.edu
David Pena	Major: American, comparative Minor: Methods	Political behavior, biopolitics, gender politics, institutions, Middle East politics	david.pena@ttu.edu
Nathan Robeck	Major: American, public administration Minor: Public policy	Political institutions, Congress, legislative gridlock	nathan.robeck@ttu.edu
James H. Ruhland	Major: Comparative, International Relations Minor: American	Comparative political economy, International Trade, Regulations, Human development, Ideology, Political Theory	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, Minor - International Relations	Russian politics, political parties, political behavior	maria.seredina@ttu.edu
Daniel Spinks	Major: Comparative, American Minor: Methods	Gender politics, European Parliament, political parties, legislative institutions, quantitative research methods	daniel.spinks@ttu.edu
Sriyai "Hammerli" Surachanee	Major: Comparative, American Minor: Methods	Social media and politics, political stability	surachanee.sriyai@ttu.edu