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: International Relations and Comparative Politics Minor: Methods	FDI, foreign aid, organized crime, migration, African comparative political economy, and 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
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
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
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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