The following current and former students are seeking academic appointments. Penn State’s political science Ph.D. students have been placed at some of the top institutions in the U.S.
Student | Research Interests | Committee | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gary Fong | Comparative Politics, Social Data Analytics | Joseph Wright, Bruce Desmarais, Daniel Tavana, Charles Seguin | |
Morrgan Herlihy | American Politics, Social Data Analytics | Michael Nelson, Marie Hojnacki, Christopher Zorn, Charles Seguin | |
Valerie Li | Comparative and contentious politics, Text as Data | Cyanne Loyle, Bruce Desmarais, Joseph Wright, Charles Seguin | |
Nitheesha Nakka | Race, gender, digital politics, statistical methods | Bruce Desmarais, Suzanna Linn, Ray Block, Sarah Rajtmajer | |
Yang Song | Public opinion, socialization, statistical methods | Eric Plutzer, Suzanna Linn, Ray Block, Liying Luo, Kevin Munger
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William (Tyler) Suman | International Relations, political economy, and social data analysis | Xun Cao, Bruce Desmarais, Roseanne McManus, Charles Seguin | |
Lindsay Walsh | Comparative Politics, Gender equaity | Vineeta Yadav, Lee Ann Banaszak, Daniel Tavana, Maha Marouan | |
Lingbo Zhao | International relations, Computational Methods | Roseanne McManus, Bruce Desmarais, Xun Cao, Boliang Zhu, Rebecca Passonneau |
Placement Coordinator
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Placement Director
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Democratization
- Dictatorships
- Public Opinion and Political Behavior
- Representation