Department of Political Science Bulletin
WELCOME TO AUTUMN QUARTER 2023
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Political Science main office hours are from 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm. Please email polisci@uw.edu for general information. Gowen and Smith Hall hours are: Monday through Friday, 7:30am-9:00pm; closed weekends and holidays.
Political Science’s Health & Safety Plan is located on our website for your review. Instructors and Teaching assistants should review “Instructor Information”.
FACULTY GOING ON LEAVE FOR 2023–2024 ACADEMIC YEAR:
- Cichowski, Rachel (Autumn, Winter Quarters)
- Wilkerson, John (All Year)
- Menaldo, Victor (Winter, Spring Quarters)
FACULTY RETURNING FROM LEAVE STATUS:
- Wallace, Geoffrey
- Wallace, Sophia
NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS: Please welcome the following new graduate students:
Candela Arias-Perez, Patrich Co, Minji Jeong, Ryan Reynolds, Benjamin Soto, Chan Yoon,
GRADUATE STUDENT POSITIONS:
Lead TA: Dennis Young
Writing Center Director: Rutger Ceballos
POLITICAL SCIENCE STAFF:
Meera Roy, Director of Academic Services, Smith 215B, 543-9456
Ellen Gregoire, Graduate Program Assistant, Smith 215C, 543-1898
Tamara Sollinger, Academic Counselor, Smith 215D, 543-1824
Danny Ayala Robles, Academic Counselor, Smith 215, 543-1824
Stephen Dunne, Senior Computer Specialist, Smith 220C, 616-3896
Ling Fu, Fiscal Analyst, Gowen 123, 543-8189
Ann Buscherfeld, Administrator, Gowen 107, 543-2783
Stephanie Lew, Administrative Assistant, Gowen 106, 543-2780
Andrew Hedden, Associate Director, Center for Labor Studies, Smith M266/268, 543-7946
Sai Ahmed, Assistant Director of Student and Community Engagement, Smith M266/268, 543-7537
Rachel Erstad, Research Coordinator, Smith M266/268, 543-7946
FACULTY ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
George Lovell, Chair, Gowen 106. To set up an appointment, e-mail him at glovell@uw.edu.
Mark Smith, Associate Chair and Undergraduate Program Committee Chair
Becca Thorpe, Graduate Program Committee Chair and Graduate Financial Aid Committee Chair
Caitlin Ainsley, Graduate Admissions Committee Chair
Aseem Prakash, Graduate Placement Director
Upcoming Events:
Political Science Teaching Forum – October 6th, 1:30-3:00 in the Olson Room
Discussion of ideas for how to handle ChatGPT in paper assignments led by Mark Smith
Fall Reception - October 6th 4:00-6:00pm Grieg Garden (Rain Location- Olson Room)
Come celebrate the new year with us!
FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS PAPERS, PUBLICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
Cansunar, A. (2022) “Distributional Consequences of Philanthropic Contributions to Public Goods: Self-Serving Elite in Ottoman Istanbul”, published at the Journal of Politics, has been awarded Best Article by the APSA MENA Politics section.
Tony Gill participated in a professional mentoring program hosted by Chapman University's Institute for Studies of Religion, Economics, and Culture in Orange, CA on June 2-3. In addition to providing valuable advice to graduate students from around the country on their research and presentations, Tony also defeated David Skarbek in billiards at O'Hara's.
Lemieux, Scott (2023) “The child poverty rate doubled. Blame Congressional Republicans — and this Democrat | Opinion” published in in the Tacoma News Tribune
Scott Lemieux gave a lecture, "Judicial power and American Democracy: the past and uncertain future of the Supreme Court," to the Seattle Israeli Lecture Group
James Long and Danielle Jung published the book, The Social Origins of Electoral Participation in Emerging Democracies, from Cambridge University Press (Elements Series on Campaigns & Elections).
Pierobon, Chiara. (2023) "German and Russian Public Diplomacy Efforts in Kyrgyzstan: A Comparative Study of Norm Entrepreneurship" [with Aijan Sharshenova], Europe-Asia Studies (DOI:10.1080/09668136.2023.2213871)
Chiara Pierobon organized the roundtable discussion “Armed Conflict & Crisis in and Around Ukraine: International Reactions and Perspectives” at 2023 Annual Meeting of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) “Making, Keeping, and Sustaining Peace”, U.S. Institute of Peace, Washington DC (June 21-22)
Chiara Pierobon gave guest lecture “International Development as International Security: Normative Power Europe and the Security-Development Nexus” at the EU Policy Forum Educator Workshop "European Security without the United States” organized by World Affairs Council & UW Center for West European Studies | EU Center, Seattle (August 15)
Gade, Emily K., and Geoffrey P. R. Wallace. 2023. “Productive Learning Through Labs: Data Laboratories and Their Value in Undergraduate Education and Scholarly Research.” PS: Political Science & Politics 56 (4): 481–486. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049096523000276.
POLITICAL SCIENCE TALKS/SEMINARS:
The Center for Environmental Politics presents Helen Milner (Princeton University), “How Climate Change will Reshape Politics”. Friday, October 13, 2023, Noon-1:30pm, Olson Room (Gowen 1A).
The Center for Environmental Politics presents Tom Mueller (University of Kansas Medical Center), “The Extent and Impact of Water Injustice in the United States”. Friday, November 17, 2023, Noon-1:30pm, Olson Room (Gowen 1A).
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