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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Michael Burnham | American Politics, Text as Data, Ideology | Michael Nelson, Suzanna Linn, Kevin Munger, Bruce Desmarais, Sarah Rajtmajer, Burt Monroe | |
Faith Khumalo | Comparative Politics, Immigration and anti-Immigrant violence in sub-Saharan Africa | Joseph Wright, Burt Monroe, Matthew Golder, Johannes Wolfgang Fedderke | |
Nitheesha Nakka | Race, gender, digital politics, statistical methods | Bruce Desmarais, Suzanna Linn, Ray Block, Sarah Rajtmajer | |
Yang Song | Public opinion, socialism, statistical methods | Eric Plutzer,Suzanna Linn, Ray Block, Liying Luo, Kevin Munge
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William (Tyler) Suman | International Relations, political economy, and social data analysis | Xun Cao, Bruce Desmarais, Roseanne McManus, Charles Seguin | |
Christopher Willis | International relations, civil war, civilian victimization | James Piazza, Cyanne Loyle, Douglas Lemke, Richard Felson |
Placement Coordinator
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Placement Director
Areas of Interest:
- Comparative Politics
- Democratization
- Dictatorships
- Public Opinion and Political Behavior
- Representation