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EDUCATION

University of Delaware, Newark, DE. Ph.D.., Global Governance. 2012 (Expected).

Advisor: Dr. Alice Ba GPA 3.9

Primary Track: Global Processes and Transnational Issues

Secondary Track: A Comparative Perspective

Dissertation Topic: Nationalism in a World of Globalization: Re-thinking the Nation-State

University of Delaware, Newark, DE. M.A., Global Governance. 2008. GPA 3.9.

Long Paper Thesis: Hypotheses on the Impact of International Marriage Migration International Relations

Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA. B.A., History. 2003.

Summa Cum Laude GPA 3.9

University Honors Departmental Honors

Concentrations: East Asian History and American Social History

Senior Thesis: Road to Progress: The Impact of Railroads on Rural Communities

Honors Thesis: Motoring: The Impact of the Automobile on the Built Environment of Small Town America

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Instructor, Delaware Governor’s School for Political Science, Summer 2006, Summer 2007, Summer 2008, Summer 2009.

Instructor, Data Analysis (POSC300), University of Delaware Department of Political Science, Winter 2009, Spring 2009, Summer 2009.

Instructor, Exploring American Politics (POSC151), University of Delaware Department of Political Science, Fall 2008.

Instructor, Modern Chinese Politics (POSC409), University of Delaware Department of Political Science, Summer 2008.

Teaching Assistant, University of Delaware / US Department of Defense Area Studies Program, Winter 2008, Summer 2008.

Teaching Assistant, Data Analysis (POSC300), University of Delaware Department of Political Science. Spring 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2008.

Teaching Assistant, Congress and Public Policy (POSC423), University of Delaware Department of Political Science. Spring 2007.

Teaching Assistant, American Political Systems (POSC150), University of Delaware Department of Political Science. Fall 2005, Fall 2006.

SELECTED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Assistant to the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Department, 2009-2010.

• Worked as special assistant to process the papers of the Rockwood Collection. Duties included organizing and preserving the collection, as well as creating finding aids and encoding them into EAD-XML.

Research Assistant to Dr. Jason Mycoff, University of Delaware, Summer 2006, 2007, and 2008.

• Duties included primary and secondary source research on US Congressional Committees, coding judicial decisions for data analysis, and overseeing and coordinating the work of other research assistants.

Research Assistant to Dr. Alice Ba, University of Delaware, Summer 2007.

• Duties included formatting bibliographic information, collecting data on trade statistics, and developing and formatting graphical charts for publication.

Archival Research Assistant to Dr. Donald Housley, Susquehanna University, Summer 2001.

• Duties included formatting bibliographic information and primary source research in the Susquehanna University archives.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“The Response of Islamist Groups to Jihadism: Moderating or Radicalising?” Northeast Political Science Association / International Studies Association Northeast Conference, November 2006.

“Hypotheses on the Impact of International Marriage Migration on International Relations” Northeast Political Science Association / International Studies Association Northeast Conference, November 2007.

INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE

Tour Guide, Barton House Museum, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, September 2003, September 2004.

Intern, Joseph Priestley House Museum, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Summer 2002.

• Duties included giving guided tours, assisting with historic preservation, and developing a narrative about the site's historic brick bake oven using primary/archival sources.

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Teaching Assistantship, University of Delaware (2005-2009).

John H. Longaker History Award, Susquehanna University (November 2002).

Summer Research Grant Recipient, Susquehanna University (Summer 2001).

Presidential Scholarship (merit scholarship), Susquehanna University (1999-2003).

REFERENCES

Available upon request.