DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Job Market Candidates

Our current Ph.D. candidates and recent graduates span the major fields of study in political science. We have a strong record of job placement in academic, public service, and business settings. The directory below lists current and former students seeking employment this academic year. If you have questions please contact the individual candidate or the 2022-23 placement director, Stephen C. Nelson (email).

Job Market Candidates 2022-2023

Safa Al-Saeedi 

• Field(s) of Study: Comparative Politics; Methods
• Dissertation Title: The Quest for Influence: Media Changes and Reform Politics in Saudi Arabia
• Dissertation Committee: Wendy Pearlman (Chair), James Mahoney, Sirus Bouchat, Rachel Riedl (Cornell University), Timur Kuran (Duke University)
• Email: SafaAl-Saeedi2016@u.northwestern.edu
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Rhiannon Love Auriemma

• Field(s) of Study: Political Theory
• Dissertation Title: (Being a) Feminist (is a) Struggle: Intersectional Feminist Politics in the Era of The Women's March
• Dissertation Committee: Mary Dietz (Chair), Alvin Tillery, Jennifer Nash
• Email: RhiannonAuriemma2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Miruna Barnoschi

• Field(s) of Study: International Relations, Methods
• Dissertation Title: The UNeffect: A New Analysis of United Nations Security Council Interventions
• Dissertation Committee: Hendrik Spruyt (Co-Chair), Jason Seawright (Co-Chair), Daniel Krcmaric
• Email: MirunaBarnoschi2020@u.northwestern.edu

Robin Bayes 

• Field(s) of Study: Experimental Methods; American Politics
• Dissertation Title: The Role of Moral Conviction in Shaping Public Science Attitudes 
• Dissertation Committee: James Druckman (Chair); Mary McGrath; Erik Nisbet
• Email: robin.bayes@u.northwestern.edu
• Web Page (CV)

Malia Bowers

• Field(s) of Study: Political Theory
• Dissertation Title: The Space Between: Rethinking Paradox in Contemporary Feminism
• Dissertation Committee: Mary Dietz (Chair), Jennifer Nash, James Farr
• Email: MaliaBowers2015@u.northwestern.edu

Owen Brown

• Field(s) of Study: International Relations; Political Theory
• Dissertation Title: Ordering Through Race/Racialising Through Order: Race and the Production of International Order
• Dissertation Committee: Elizabeth Shakman Hurd (Chair), Ian Hurd, Barnor Hesse (African American Studies), José Medina (Philosophy)
• Email: obrown@u.northwestern.edu 
• Web Page (CV)

Amanda Sahar d'Urso

• Field(s) of Study: American Politics, Experimental Methods, Methods
• Dissertation Title: In the Shadow of Whiteness: Middle Eastern and North African Identity in the United States
• Dissertation Committee: James Druckman (chair), Jason Seawright, Alvin Tillery
• Email: asdurso@dartmouth.edu 
• Web Page (CV)

Tomash Dabrowski

• Field(s) of Study: Political Theory
• Dissertation Title: Herbert Marcuse's Early Critique of Idealism
• Dissertation Committee: James Farr (Chair), Mary Dietz, Jordan Gans-Morse, Shmuel Nili
• Email: TomashDabrowski2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Lucien Ferguson 

• Field(s) of Study: Political Theory; Law and Politics; American Politics
• Dissertation Title: The Spirit of Caste: Recasting the History of Civil Rights
• Dissertation Committee: Erin F. Delaney; Mary G. Dietz (Chair); Paul A. Gowder; Alvin Bernard Tillery, Jr.
• Email: lucien.ferguson@nlaw.northwestern.edu
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Gina Giliberti

• Field(s) of Study:  International Relations; Political Theory
• Dissertation Title:  Impassioned Religion in International Politics
• Dissertation Committee: Elizabeth Shakman Hurd  (Chair), Mary Dietz, Brannon Ingram
• Email: ginagiliberti2020@u.northwestern.edu 
• Web Page (CV)

Napon Jatusripitak

• Field(s) of Study: Comparative Politics; Methods
• Dissertation Title: The Politics of Giving: Patterns and Evolution of Patronage and Electoral Networks in Thailand
• Dissertation Committee: Jeffrey Winters (Chair), James Mahoney, Jordan GansMorse, Allen Hicken (University of Michigan)
• Email: naponjatusripitak2021@u.northwestern.edu  
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Nathalia Justo

• Field(s) of Study: International Relations; Political Theory
• Dissertation Title: The Global Politics of Citizenship: Producing and Protecting the “Deserving” Subject
• Dissertation Committee: Elizabeth Shakman Hurd  (Chair), Mary Dietz, Ian Hurd, Naeem Inayatullah
• Email: NathaliaJusto2015@u.northwestern.edu  
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Suji Kang

• Field(s) of Study: Methods; Experimental Methods; American Politics
• Dissertation Committee: James Druckman (Chair); John Bullock; Mary McGrath
• Email: sujikang@u.northwestern.edu  
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Lamin Keita

• Field(s) of Study: Comparative Politics
• Dissertation Committee: William Reno  (Chair) 
• Email: LaminKeita2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Yoes C. Kenawas

• Field(s) of Study: Comparative Politics, International Relations
• Dissertation Title: Dynasty Inc.: The Emergence and Endurance of Political Dynasties in Indonesia
• Dissertation Committee: Jeffrey A. Winters (Chair), Edward L. Gibson, Rachel B. Riedl (Cornell)
• Email:  yoes.kenawas@northwestern.edu 
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Christa Kuntzelman

• Field(s) of Study: Comparative politics; International Relations
• Dissertation Title: Refugees' understanding of rights and governance structures: A study of urban refugees in Uganda
• Dissertation Committee: Wendy Pearlman  (Chair), Rachel Beatty Riedl, Galya Ben-Arieh
• Email: ChristaKuntzelman2022@u.northwestern.edu 
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Jeremy Levy 

• Field(s) of Study: Experimental Methods; American Politics
• Dissertation Title: “How Could Anyone Believe That?”: Interacting with Unfamiliar Beliefs Across The U.S. Political Divide
• Dissertation Committee: James N. Druckman (chair), Mary McGrath, John Bullock, Daniel Molden
• Email: jeremylevy2023@u.northwestern.edu
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Evgeniia Mikriukova

• Field(s) of Study: Political Theory
• Dissertation Committee: Jacqueline Stevens (Chair) 
• Email: evgeniiamikriukova2020@u.northwestern.edu 
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Ivonne Montes Diaz 

• Field(s) of Study: Methods; American Politics
• Email: ivonnemontesdiaz2022@u.northwestern.edu
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  Sarah Moore

• Field(s) of Study: Comparative politics; Methods
• Dissertation Title: Method and Measurement in Transitions to Peacetime, Developing States, and other Hard-to-Reach Contexts
• Dissertation Committee: Ana Arjona, Jason Seawright
• Email: sarahmoore2022@u.northwestern.edu 
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Salih Noor 

• Field(s) of Study: Comparative Politics; Methods
• Dissertation Title: The Legacies of Liberation: Anti-Colonial Struggles, Critical Junctures, and Political Development in Southern Africa
• Dissertation Committee: James Mahoney (Co-chair); Will Reno (Co-chair); Ana Arjona
• Email: snoor@u.northwestern.edu 
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Shaul Notkin

• Field(s) of Study: Political Theory, International Relations
• Dissertation Title: Political Theory for the Age of Social Movement
• Dissertation Committee: Mary Dietz (Chair); James Farr; Shmuel Nili
• Email: shaul.notkin@u.northwestern.edu 
• Web Page (CV)

Kumar Ramanathan

• Field(s) of Study: American Politics; Race, Ethnicity, and Politics (REP); American Political Development (APD); Public Policy; Public Law
• Dissertation Title: Building a Civil Rights Agenda: The Democratic Party and the Origins of Racial Liberalism
• Dissertation Committee: Reuel Rogers (chair), Chloe Thurston, Anthony S. Chen
• Email:  kumar.ramanathan@u.northwestern.edu
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Zhihang Ruan  

• Field(s) of Study: Comparative Politics; Methods; Political Theory
• Dissertation Title: Land Regimes and the Welfare of Migrant Workers: A Comparison of China and Vietnam
• Dissertation Committee: William Hurst (Chair), Jeffrey Winters, Monica Prasad, Sirus Bouchat
• Email: zhihangruan2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Warren Snead

• Field(s) of Study: American Politics; Methodology
• Dissertation Committee: Daniel Galvin (chair), Chloe Thurston, Emily Zackin, Laurel Harbridge-Yong, Benjamin I. Page 
• Email: warrensnead@u.northwestern.edu
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Brianna White

• Field(s) of Study: Methods, American Politics
• Dissertation Committee: Reuel Rogers (chair)
• Email: BriannaWhite2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Andrene Wright

• Field(s) of Study: American Politics, Methods
• Dissertation Title: When They Enter: Black Women’s Politics in U.S Urban Centers
• Dissertation Committee: Dr. Alvin B. Tillery, Jr. (chair); Dr. Reuel Rogers; Dr. Jennifer Nash (Duke University); Dr. Tabitha Bonilla
• Email: AndreneWright2016@u.northwestern.edu
• Web Page (CV)

Justin Michael Zimmerman

• Field(s) of Study: American Politics
• Dissertation Committee: Traci Burch (chair); Alvin B. Tillery, Jr; Reuel Rogers
• Email: justinzimmerman2022@u.northwestern.edu
• Web Page (CV)