Kristen Aanstoos
  • Graduate Student
    B.S., Foreign Service, Georgetown University,  2007
    M.A., King's College London, 2009

  • Gender and politics, peace processes, post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation, East Asian territorial disputes

  •  SST 663

  • kaanstoo@uci.edu
Majed Al-Mudhayan
  • Graduate Student
    M.S., International Political Economy, London School of Economics,  2016
    B.A., Politics and International Studies, University Of Warwick,  2015


  • Middle East/Gulf States international political economy, Rentier theory, Italian school of international relations

  • malmadha@uci.edu
Gabriel Anderson
  • Graduate Student
     B.A.,  Political Science, Yale University 
    J.D., Lewis and Clark Law School 
    M.S. , Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science 
    M.A., Political Psychology, UC Irvine Political Science Department 

  • political philosophy, sociopolitical psychology, and religion in American politics, society and culture

  • ganders1@uci.edu
Nahreen Aref
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 
    B.A., University of California, Berkeley 
Allie Beth Benz
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Colorado State Univesity 
Tauhid Sayeed Bin Kashem
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Amherst College 
    M.A., Johns Hopkins University 

  • refugee policy, international regimes, state capacity, bureaucratic politics, political organizations

  •  SSPB 5282

  • tbinkash@uci.edu
Dennis Blew
  • Graduate Student
    B.S., Political Science, Oregon State University
    M.S., Political Science, Portland State University

  • international relations, european union studies, politics of Poland and Eastern Europe

  •  SST 665

  • dblew@uci.edu
Cameo Brereton
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., University of Washington 

  • american politics, mass media, political theory

  • cbrereto@uci.edu
Chaz Ernes' Briscoe
  • Graduate Student
    B.S., Indiana University at Southeast 
    M.A., University of Colorado at Denver 

  • cbriscoe@uci.edu
Benjamin Joseph Brisson
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Saint Lawrence University 

  • political theory, comparative politics

  •  SSPB 5282

  • bbrisson@uci.edu
Sarah Burke
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Global Interdisciplinary Studies, Villanova University,  2018

  • International relations, human rights

  • burkes1@uci.edu
Samantha Canty
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Florida Gulf Coast University 

  • cantys@uci.edu
Hallee Caron
  • Graduate Student

  • International relations, Middle East and North Africa, Central America, refugees, displacement, forced migration, human rights, citizenship and immigration

  • hcaron@uci.edu
  • CV
Jonathan Cervas
  • Graduate Student
     B.A.,  Political Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2007

  • american politics, redistricting, political geography, institutions and behavior, electoral college, elections, demographic change

  • jcervas@uci.edu
  • Website
  • CV
Nathan Chan
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles 

  • American politics, comparative politics, political participation, political behavior, and methodology

  •  SST 667

  • nkchan@uci.edu
Haotian Chen
  • Graduate Student
    B.S. Mathematics, University of California, Irvine 
    B.A. Political Science, University of California, Irvine 

  • elections and voting behavior; comparative political economy; methodology; positive theory/public choice

  • haotiac6@uci.edu
Nathan Cisneros
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., University of California, Berkeley 
    M.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

  • cisneros@uci.edu
Jenilene Cruzette Francisco
  • Graduate Student
     B.A.,  University of California, Los Angeles 
    M.A., California State University, Northridge 

  • international relations, comparative politics, religion and politics, faith-based organizations, humanitarian organizations and the military

  • jenilenf@uci.edu
Alexandra De Ciantis
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., University College London 
    B.A., University of Toronto 

  • adeciant@uci.edu
John Thomas Deacon
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., CSU Los Angeles 
    B.A., SUNY - College at Geneseo 

  • international relations, Chinese politics, American and Chinese foreign policy

  • jdeacon@uci.edu
Nathaniel Deken
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., Philosophy, Political Science, & Economics, University of California, Irvine 
    B.A., Philosophy, University of Nevada - Las Vegas 
    B.A., Economics, University of Nevada - Las Vegas 

  • ndeken@uci.edu
Nazim Uras Demir
  • Graduate Student
    B.Sc., Global and International Affairs, State University of New York at Binghamton 
    B.Sc., Global Politics and International Affairs, Middle East Technical University 
    M.Sc., Global Business and International Finance, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord 

  • international relations, international political economy, financial markets

  • demirn@uci.edu
Brian Denny
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., International Affairs and Political Science, Florida State University, 2013

  • comparative politics, historical institutionalism, national identity and nationalism, contentious politics, China/Hong Kong/Taiwan

  •  SST 640

  • bdenny@uci.edu
Ugurcan Evci
  • Graduate Student
    BsC, Political Science, Middle East Technical University, 2015
    M.A., Political Science, New York University ,  2017

  • comparative politics, political participation, public opinion, social movements

  •  SSPB 2264

  • uevci@uci.edu
  • CV
James Arie Figgins
  • Graduate Student
     B.S.,  Northeastern University, 2016
    M.A., Northeastern University, 2017

  • Genocide, Nationalism, Political Memory, Contentious Politics

  • jfiggins@uci.edu
Bryan Fitzgerald
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., San Diego State University 
    B.A., San Diego State University 

  • bafitzge@uci.edu
Rihao Gao
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Political Science & Economics, University of Southern California 
    M.A., Political Science, California State University, Fullerton 

  • international relations, comparative politics, East Asia, US-China relations, censorship

  •  SST 640

  • rihaog@uci.edu
Angelica Garcia-Macias
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Eastern Washington University 
Michelle Kim Gardner
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Political Science, North Carolina State University 

  • American political culture, aesthetics, digital media, race & ethnicity, social movements

  •  SST 664

  • mkgard@uci.edu
  • Website
Shauna Gillooly
  • Graduate Student
    B.S., International Affairs and Spanish, Florida State University,  2016
    M.A., University of California, Irvine 

  • Peacebuilding, transitional justice, political violence, social movements

  •  SST 640

  • sgillool@uci.edu
  • Website
Isabel Gonzales
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,  2015

  • race and ethnicity, racial capitalism, queer-of-color politics, queer genealogies, gender and sexuality, intersectionality, Tumblr, ACT UP/New York, rural/Southern queer studies, media and politics

  • isabelfg@uci.edu

  • Twitter: @ifpistemology | Pronouns: she/her they/them
John David Greenwood
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., University of California, Berkeley 
    M.A., University of Chicago 

  • political theory

  • jdgreenw@uci.edu
Prince Paa-Kwesi Heto
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Psychology and Study of Religion, University of Ghana 
    M.Sc., Global Studies and International Affairs, Northeastern University 
    M.A. , Educational Leadership and Societal Change, Soka University of America 

  • governance, international cooperation, trade, peacebuilding, development policy, education, poverty eradication, gender mainstreaming, youth empowerment

  •  SSPB 2289

  • pheto@uci.edu
  • Website
Hunter Raymond Hilinski
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., Colorado State University 
    B.A., Wilkes University 

  • critical theory, aesthetics, race, history of political thought, revolution, praxis, theories of the imagination, language and poetry

  • hhilinsk@uci.edu
Alexander Hodge-wallis
  • Graduate Student
     B.A., Political Science, California State University, Long Beach  

  • international humanitarian law, protest behavior, insurgency, sub-state violence

  •  SST 669

  • ahodgewa@uci.edu
Benjamin Hoyt
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., History, California State University, Sacramento, 2012
    M.A., Political Philosophy, University of York (United Kingdom), 2014

  • political theory, political psychology, public law

  •  SST 640

  • bjhoyt@uci.edu
Yiwen Huang
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., The New School 
    B.A., Nanjing University 
Misbah Hyder
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Government and Politics, St. John's University 
    M.A., International Relations, St. John's University 

  • comparative politics, international immigration, citizenship, immigrant integration, Muslim and South Asian immigrants

  •  SST 663

  • mhyder@uci.edu
Mary Isaac
  • Graduate Student
     B.A.,  University of California, Los Angeles, 2017

  • Comparative politics, political violence, nationalism and nation-building, ethnic conflict, minority politics, and migration diplomacy

  • msisaac@uci.edu
Robin Brooks Ishler
  • Graduate Student
    M.S., International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science,  2019
    B.A., Political Science, University of California, Berkeley,  2015

  • International relations, international institutions, European Union, Actorness, & Identity

  • rishler@uci.edu
Francisco Jasso
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Political Science and Chicana/o Studies, University Of California, Santa Barbara, 2013

  • race and ethnicity, Latino politics, identity politics

  •  SST 663

  • fjasso@uci.edu
Alexis Jenson
Brian Kaiser
Sargis Karavardanyan
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., University of California, Los Angeles 
    M.A., California State University, Northridge 

  • comparative politics

  •  SSPB 5282

  • skaravar@uci.edu
Elham Kazemi
Katelyn Kelly
  • Graduate Student
     B.A.,  Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder,  2017

  • • Political Theory, Critical Theory, Bodily Sovereignty

  •  SST 659

  • katelymk@uci.edu
William Kidd
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., University of Minnesota at Twin Cities,  2018
    B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara,  2013

  • American politics, political psychology, partisanship, political behavior

  • wkidd@uci.edu
Boyun Kim
  • Graduate Student
     B.A.,  Yonsei University, 2013
    M.A., Yonsei University, 2015

  • Immigration in Asia, Legislative Changes, Public Space

  • boyunk@uci.edu
Jackie Chuan Yin Ku
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., University of La Verne 
Chungjae Lee
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., University of Chicago, 2014
    B.A., Waseda University, 2013

  • contemporary political thought, post structuralism, asian studies, military studies, affect theories

  •  SST 640

  • chungjal@uci.edu
Wondong Lee
Steven James Linder
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., San Jose State University 

  • comparative politics

  • sjlinder@uci.edu
Stacey Liou
  • Graduate Student
     B.A., Macalester College  

  • political theory, critical theory

  •  SSPB 5256

  • sliou1@uci.edu
Tom Lourie
Paul Love
  • Graduate Student
     B.A., Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    M.I.S, International Studies, North Carolina State University

  • international organization, the EU, common security, defense policy, international law

  • plove@uci.edu
Geidy Mendez
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Rutgers University at Brunswick 

  • geidym@uci.edu
Mary Anne Mendoza
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Political Science and International Studies, University of La Verne, 2014
    M.A., Political ScienceUniversity of California, Irvine, 2017

  • ethnic conflict, separatism, monarchies, Southeast Asia

  •  SSPB 5256

  • msmendoz@uci.edu
  • Website
Phoebe Woorim Moon
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., French Language & Literature and Political Science & International Relations, Korea University,  2012
    M.A., Political Science & International Relations, Korea University,  2015

  • international relations, international security, political psychology, foreign policy decision-making

  • woorimm@uci.edu
Mirette Ayman Morcos
  • Graduate Student
     B.A., Political Science,  Cal Poly Pomona 

  • political violence, ethnic conflict, religion and politics, authoritarianism, civil war

  • mamorcos@uci.edu
Samuel Morgan
  • Graduate Student
    M.S., International Relations, Cardiff University 
    B.A., History, King's College London 

  • international relations, comparative politics, security policy, parliamentary war powers, British politics

  •  SST 640

  • samueltm@uci.edu
Melina Much
  • Graduate Student
     B.A.,  Political Science and Economics, Francis Marion University,  2018

  • American political behavior, gender, inter-sectional quantitative methodology, computational social science

  •  SST 640

  • mmuch@uci.edu
Liz Muehlmann
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., California State University, Fullerton,  2017
    B.A., California State University, Pomona,  2012

  • Constitutional law, American political institutions, public law, mass media, political polarization, collective bargaining, and public opinion

  • Liz.Muehlmann@uci.edu
Lev Nachman
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Economics, University of Puget Sound 
    M.A., International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies 

  • social movements and party politics in Taiwan and Hong Kong, Chinese politics, comparative politics, political sociology

  •  SST 640

  • lnachman@uci.edu
James Nguyen
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Political Science, McMaster University 
    M.A., Political Science, York University (Canada) 

  • political theory, critical theories of the Frankfurt school, democratic theory, international relations theory, immigration and security studies

  •  SST 640

  • jamesmn3@uci.edu
Vahid Niayesh
  • Graduate Student
     M.A., California State University, Long Beach  

  • authoritarian decay, democratic transition, social movements, war and peace, middle east politics

  •  SST 665

  • vniayesh@uci.edu
Mert Onal
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., American Culture and Literature, Bilkent University,  2017

  • political theory, pragmatism, democratic theory, international relations theory, Turkish politics

  • onalm@uci.edu
Seyfullah Ozkurt
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., Marquette University 
    B.A., Bogazici Universitesi 

  • comparative politics, migration, state capacity, authoritarianism, biopolitics, political geography, refugee politics in the global south

  • sozkurt@uci.edu
Kiyaan Parikh
Melisa Perut
  • Graduate Student
    M.S., King's College London,  2015
    B.S., Middle East Technical University,  2013
    B.S., Binghamton University 

  • International relations, environmental politics, climate change

  • m.perut@uci.edu
Shanna Phillips
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., University of California, Irvine 
    B.A., University of California, Irvine 

  • shannajp@uci.edu
Judney Pierre
  • Graduate Student
    M.P.A., Public Administration, Florida International University,  2016
    B.A., Public Administration, Florida International University,  2014

  • American politics, the executive branch, management, organizational leadership, policy implementation and development

  • judneyp@uci.edu
Iuliia Oleksandra Puchko Wilson
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., UC San Diego 
    B.A., CSU San Marcos 
Hesam Rahmani
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Political Science, San Jose State University,  2013
    M.A., International Relations, Kings College, London,  2014

  • rahmanih@uci.edu
Benjamin Raynor
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., International Affairs, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2013 
    M.A., King's College London 

  • international relations, U.S. foreign policy, international political economy, nuclear politics

  • raynorb@uci.edu
Sebastian Rivera
  • Graduate Student
     B.A., Political Science,  Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile 
    M.A., Communication, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile 

  • Political behavior, public opinion, political communication, Latin America

  • riveras4@uci.edu
Alisson Rowland
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., University of California, Irvine,  2019

  • International relations, East Asian studies, IPE, gender and conflict

  •  SST640

  • aarowlan@uci.edu
Bianca Sofia Rubalcava
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Politics & Women and Gender Studies, Saint Mary's College of California 

  • political theory, feminist theory, race and ethnicity

  •  SST 640

  • rubalcab@uci.edu
Pooya Safarzadeh
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., University of California, Berkeley 
    J.D., Chapman University 

  • psafarza@uci.edu
Brett Lindel Savage
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., University Of California, Irvine 
    M.A., University of California, Irvine 

  • american politics, the american presidency, decision making in public policy, congressional behavior, and american institutions

  •  SST 640

  • bsavage@uci.edu
Ana Schugurensky
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Liberal Arts, Soka University of America 

  • comparative politics, political behavior, public policy

  • aschugur@uci.edu
Anibal Serrano
  • Graduate Student
    M.A. National Security Studies, California State University, San Bernardino 
    B.A. Political Science, California State University, Los Angeles 

  • international relations, comparative politics, international security, violent non-state actors, and political violence

  • a.serrano@uci.edu
Anna Setyaeva
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Political Science and Government, Long Island University,  2015

  • political theory, democratic theory, economic inequality and democracy, Latin American studies

  •  SST 640

  • anna.setyaeva@uci.edu
Ervin Slavick
  • Graduate Student
    M.A. National Secuirty Studies, California State University, San Bernardino 
    M.A. Economics, California State Univeristy, Fullerton 
    B.A., California State University, San Bernardino 

  • international relations, security, conflict, political economy, terrorism, economic warfare

  • slavicke@uci.edu
Daeun Song
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Sociology, University of Denver  
    M.A., Political Science, Duke University 

  •  SST 663

  • desong@uci.edu
Michael Spitz
Christopher Stoughton
  • Graduate Student
     B.A., University of California, San Diego, 2000
    M.A., American University, Washington D.C., 2004

  • environmental politics, sustainable development, energy and water policy, and sub-national government and policy

  • cstought@uci.edu
Jessica Taghvaiee
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Political Science and Spanish-Latin American Studies, Westminster College 

  • U.S. immigration, comparative politics, Latin American and Western European immigration politics, race & ethnicity, neo-liberalism, sustainable development

  • jtaghvai@uci.edu
Steven Derek Tarango
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., University of California, Riverside 

  • international relations

  • starango@uci.edu
Gerardo Armando Jr Urtuzuastigui
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., University of Missouri 
    B.A., University of Hawaii at Hilo 
Kyle Lee Wagner
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Brigham Young University - Idaho 

  • methods and political psychology

  •  SSPB 2289

  • wagnerk1@uci.edu
Marques Bryant Watson
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., University of California, Irvine 
    M.A., Monterrey Institute of International Studies 

  • international conflict and terrorism

  • mbwatson@uci.edu
Holly Weaver
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., King's College London,  2017
    B.A., University of Nottingham,  2016

  • Political Theory, Democratic Theory

  • hrweaver@uci.edu
Daniel Weisz Argomedo
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., San Diego State University 

  • international relations and security

  • dweiszar@uci.edu
Elane Westfaul
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., The University fo Memphis 
    B.A., Mississippi University for Women 

 

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