Curriculum Vitae
Academic Positions
YORK UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, GLENDON COLLEGE, Toronto, Canada
Postdoctoral Fellow (July 2012 – July 2013)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, Boston, MA
Lecturer and Teaching Fellow (May 2007 – August 2010)
Education
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, May 2012
- Comprehensive Exams: International Relations, Comparative Politics, European Integration
- Dissertation: Party System Change in The Netherlands: Intra-Party Cohesion, Discourse, and the Socio-Cultural Cleavage
- Committee: Vivien A. Schmidt, Sofia Pérez, Robert H. Jackson, Willem Maas, David Mayers (Chair)
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY
Masters of Arts in European Politics, May 2006
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE, Easton, PA
Bachelor of Arts, Double Major in International Relations and Modern European History, May 2004
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, Washington, DC
Study Abroad, U.S. Foreign Policy, Spring 2003
2010 - present
Teaching Exprience
LECTURER
Boston University
Introduction to International Relations (Summer 2009 and Summer 2010)
Introduction to Comparative Politics (Summer 2009)
- Introductory undergraduate courses;
- Developed syllabi, examinations, quizzes and lectures for courses.
TEACHING FELLOW
Boston University, Political Science
Introduction to Public Policy (Spring 2010)
U.S. Foreign Policy since 1898 (Fall 2009)
Introduction to International Relations (Fall 2008 and Spring 2009)
Introduction to Political Science (Spring 2008)
Introduction to Comparative Politics (Fall 2007)
- Responsible for 70-75 students per class; responsible for grading and office hour.
- Taught 3 sections a week, which often meant giving an additional lecture.
New York University, Political Science
West European Politics (Fall 2005)
- 54 students; responsible for grading and office hours.
GRADER
Boston University, Political Science
West European Politics (Spring 2010)
Comparative Public Policy (Fall 2007)
2010 - present
Awards and Fellowships
2011: Colorado European Union Center of Excellence, University of Colorado, Boulder, Graduate Research Workshop Travel Grant ($600)
Boston University, Graduate Student Travel Grant ($500)
2010: Boston University, Tuition Remission ($3,000)
2009-2010: Boston University, Teaching Fellowship ($18,500)
2006-2009: Boston University, Presidential Fellowship, the university’s most prestigious fellowship ($55,000)
2006: New York University, Outstanding Graduate Student Award
2005: New York University, Teaching Assistantship ($5,500)
2004: Lafayette College, Graduate with Honors; Inducted into Phi Alpha Theta (History honors society)
2001-2002: Lafayette College, Member of the McKelvey House Scholar Program
Professional and Research Experience
EDITOR AND TRANSLATOR
MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program, (Aug. 2010-Nov. 2012)
- Translated Het Innovatieplatform: Innoveren in het centrum van de macht and multiple other chapters from Dutch into English; edited eleven book chapters and journal articles.
PROGRAM ASSISTANT
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School, (May-Aug. 2010)
- Assisted with organizing an executive session entitled “Global Gov 2.0.” Created conference materials and served as primary contact. Besides Harvard faculty, it included officials from state, local and international governments. The session examined how new information technologies could potentially transform government services and interaction with constituents.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Boston University, Dept. of Political Science, Sofia Peréz (May-Dec. 2010)
- Researched attitudes towards immigration in the European Union using Eurobarometer and European Social Survey data for 15 countries.
Colonialism and Its Legacies: A Comprehensive Historical Dataset, Boston University, (Aug. 2008- May 2010)
- Researched variables related to Dutch, German, and Italian colonial practices from 1600 onward.
- Located sources, digitized them, and coded data into a database being compiled by multiple researchers across various institutions in the U.S.
Boston University, Dept. of Political Science, John Gerring (Aug. 2008- Aug. 2009)
- Researched variables related to British colonial practices in 33 former colonies.
- Coded data on ethnic groups in each country.
Affiliations and Professional Service
REVIEWER
- Social Science Quarterly, 2011-present.
PANEL DISCUSSANT AND CHAIR
- Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, 2012.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
- American Political Science Association.
- Council for European Studies.
- Midwestern Political Science Association.
- Southwestern Political Science Association.
Languages
Dutch and English: fluent.
German: excellent passive, good active.