Placement Candidates

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Lapo Salucci
Fields: Comparative Politics, International Political Economy, Urban Politics
Dissertation: "Mobility and Migration in the EU"
Email: Lapo.Salucci@Colorado.edu
Web Page:http://sobek.colorado.edu/~salucci/

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Michael Touchton
Fields: Comparative Political Economy
Research Interests: I study comparative political economy with a particular interest in Latin American politics. My dissertation research focuses on the ways in which democratic political institutions promote or inhibit the rule of law. Specifically, I explore the various formal and informal constraints in systems of government and how they influence property rights, contract enforcement and equitable treatment by the judiciary--ultimately all critical elements for economic development. I address these issues through natural experiments in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina as well as aggregate, cross-national statistical analysis. I will defend during the fall semester, 2009. Additionally, I have taught seven upper-division, undergraduate courses in Latin American, SE Asian and African Politics as well as Global Development. I have extensive experience in the classroom, which along with my own graduate coursework qualifies me to teach courses in any other area of Comparative Politics or International Relations.
Email: Michael.Touchton@Colorado.edu
Web Page: http://web.me.com/miketouchton

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Past Graduate Placement

Jessica Teets: Ph.D. 2009: Assistant Professor in Political Science at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont.

Orion Lewis: Ph.D. 2009: Research Scholar, Rohatyn Center for International Affairs, Middlebury College. Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Program on Terrorism and Insurgency Research, Wesleyan University.

Yu Bin: Ph.D. 2009: Assistant Professor in Political Science at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky.

Dongmin Lee: Ph.D. 2009: Post-doctoral Fellow at S. Rajaratnam School of international Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Rand (Randall) Blimes: Ph.D. 2009: Assistant Professor at Brigham Young University in Hawaii.

Alex Medler: Ph.D. 2008: Vice President of Research and Analysis for the Colorado Children’s Campaign and Chair of the Colorado Charter School Institute.

Michael Berry: Ph.D. 2008: Assistant Professor, University of Colorado, Denver.

David Doherty, Ph.D. 2008: Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Yale University, 2008-2009.

Beth Lowham, Ph.D., 2007: Assistant Professor, Cal Poly

Julie Chernov Hwang, Ph.D., 2007: Assistant Professor, California State University at Fullerton

Delia Alexandru, Ph.D., 2007: Assistant Professor, Lemoyne College in Syracuse

Shane Smith, Ph.D., 2007: Assistant Professor, National Defense University

Woj Mackiewicz-Wolfe., Ph.D., 2007: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Denver

Erica Chenoweth, Ph.D., 2007: Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government; Visiting Fellow, University of California at Berkeley, Institute of International Studies; Postdoctoral Fellow, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START).

Anika Leithner, Ph.D., 2006: Assistant Professor, California Polytechnic University.

Adrian Hull, Ph.D., 2006: Assistant Professor, State University of New York.

Bill Muck, Ph.D., 2005: Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Phil Barker, Ph.D., 2005: Assistant Professor, Centenary College of Louisiana

Brock Tessman, Ph.D., 2005: Assistant Professor, University of Georgia

Brit Cartrite, Ph.D., 2005: Assistant Professor, Alma University

Jenny Kehl, Ph.D., 2005: Assistant Professor, Rutgers University - Camden

Britt Cartrite, Ph.D., 2004: Post Doc, University of Pennsylvania

Heidi Berggren, Ph.D., 2004: Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts at Darmouth

James C. Ross, Ph.D., 2004: Adjunct Professor, Syracuse University Center (Madrid, Spain)

Claudia Dalherus, Ph.D., 2003: Assistant Professor, Albion College

Heather Frasier, Ph.D., 2003: Adjunct, Grinnell

Adrian Hull, Ph.D., 2003: Assistant Professor, Jackson State

Jenny Kehl, Ph.D., 2003: Adjunct, William and Mary

Jose Marichal, Ph.D., 2003: Assistant Professor, California Lutheran University

James C. Ross, Ph.D., 2003: Assistant Professor, Adelphi University

Michelle Williams, Ph.D., 2003: Assistant Professor, University of West Florida

Laura Brunell, Ph.D., 2002: Assistant Professor, Gonzaga

Kristian Gleditsch, Ph.D., 2002: Assistant Professor, University of California at San Diego

Burke Hendrix, Ph.D., 2002: Assistant Professor, Cornell University

Patricia Jaramillo, Ph.D., 2002: Assistant Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio

Claudia Deahlerus, Ph.D., 2001: Adjunct, Texas Tech

Adrian Hull, Ph.D., 2001: Adjunct, California State University at Monterey Bay

Patricial Jaramillo, Ph.D., 2001: Adjunct, Southwestern University

Rob Preuhs, Ph.D., 2001: Adjunct, University of Denver

David Reilly, Ph.D., 2001: Assistant Professor, Niagara University

Michelle Betsill, Ph.D., 2000: Assistant Professor, Colorado State University

Sarah Henderson, Ph.D., 2000: Assistant Professor, Oregon State University

Mara Sidney, Ph.D., 2000: Assistant Professor, Rutgers at Newark

Sean Evans, Ph.D., 2000: Assistant Professor, Union University

Michelle Betsill, Ph.D., 1999: Post Doc, Harvard University

Richard Braunstein, Ph.D., 1999: Assistant Professor, University of South Dakota

Laura Brunell, Ph.D., 1999: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh

Kristian Gleditsch, Ph.D., 1999: Lecturer, University of Glasgow

David Lai, Ph.D., 1999: Assistant Professor, U.S. Air War College

Cherie Maestas, Ph.D., 1999: Assistant Professor, Texas Tech (now at Florida State University)

Adam Resnick, Ph.D., 1999: Assistant Professor, Western Washington University

Lori Weber, Assistant Ph.D., 1999: Professor, California State University at Chico

Caroline Tolbert, Ph.D., 1996: Associate Professor, University of Iowa

Lonna Rae Atkenson, Ph.D., 1995: Professor, University of New Mexico

Lyn Kathlene, Ph.D., 1991: Director, Colroado Institute of Public Policy at Colorado State University

Will Moore, Ph.D., 1991: Professor, Florida State University

Melvin J. Dubnick, M.A., Ph.D. 1974: Professor of Political Science, University of New Hampshire