Students on the Job Market for 2026-2027
University of Washington, Seattle is pleased to present candidates on the academic market. Below we provide their brief profiles: dissertation abstract, dissertation committee members, resume, list of publications, teaching experience, and contact email. Should you have any questions, please contact these candidates or their dissertation committee chairs, or Assistant Professor Gabriella Levy (Placement Director).
| Candidate | Fields | Chair | JMP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jihyeon Bae, Ph.D. | International Relations, Comparative Politics, Methods | G. Wallace | "The Domestic Sources of International Legal Rhetoric: Contesting Sovereignty Across Regimes" |
| Ian Callison, Ph.D. | International Relations, Comparative Politics | G. Wallace | “The Blame Game: Militias, civilians, and the states' accountability-effectiveness tradeoff” |
| Elizabeth Echavarria | Political Economy, Environmental Politics | Levy | "Virtuous Markets at the Mining Frontier: How Trade and Investment Drive Voluntary Governance in Peru's Copper Sector" |
| Jana Foxe | International Relations, Comparative Politics, Environmental Politics | Prakash | "Dilemmas of Humanitarian Advocacy" |
| Zhaomin Li | Comparative Politics, Political Economy, Methods | Ainsley | "Standardizing Culture before Mass Schooling: The Examination State and Regulated Verse in Tang China" |
| Ramses Llobet | Comparative Politics, Political Economy, Methods | Adolph | “Coarsened by Design: Measurement Error Bias in Grouped Regressors and Interaction Terms” |
| Jessica Sciarone, Ph.D. | International Relations, American Politics, Race and Ethnic Politics | Mercer | "Mainstream Symbols and Misogynistic Extremism: Cultural Narratives and the Challenges of Deradicalizing Incel Ideology" |
| Yulenni Venegas-Lopez | American Politics, Race and Ethnic Politics | S. Wallace | “Texas Hold 'Em: Far Right Latinas and Intersectional Visions of Latinidad” |