Independent Studies
2017-2018
Emily Rothstein received an Undergraduate Research Grant for fieldwork in Nepal in February-March 2018. Emily Rothstein is working on an independent study on the leftist influences on the 2015 constitution in Nepal.
Mariam Ansari wrote an independent study on the factors explaining the lack of democratic consolidation in Pakistan.
Noah Gardner did an independent study project this semester on “Socialism in US Politics.”
2016-2017
John Karellas completed an individual study titled “Investor-State Dispute Settlement: the political challenges to constructing global rules.”
Tyler J. Bugbee received undergraduate research funds from the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for his research on the Iraqi Revolt of 1920.
Christopher Crumplar received undergraduate research funds from the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for his thesis “Counterinsurgency in the Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960.”
Zachary Truex completed an individual study titled “The United States and the Two-State Solution: Analysis for a Best Policy.”
Christine Turanchik completed an individual study titled “Readings on Cybersecurity”
Rob Wimberly completed an individual study titled “Readings on North Korea and East Asian Security.”
Joskamery Tavarez completed an individual study titled “Counterterrorism from Bush to Obama.”
Ryan Craig completed an individual study titled “Nazi Germany’s Alliances.”
Tara Waters completed an individual study titled “Understanding and Preventing Terrorist Attacks.”
Anna Pigeon completed an individual study titled “The Politics of Womens Participation in the Workforce in Jordan.”
Emma Valinksi completed an individual study titled “Honesty and Trustworthiness of Presidential Candidates in the 2016 General Election.” Emma will be presenting this research at the Political Science Student Conference at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Eric Sunderberg completed an individual study titled “Operation Dixie: Race and Unions.”
Corey Bolyard researched the role of China in former Soviet republics.
Molly Miller completed a research project on political dissent in Putin’s Russia.
Dmytro Tchaikovsky researched Portuguese counterinsurgency in Angola.
Andrew Kwalwasser completed an individual study titled “Civil Religion in post-World War II Japan.”
Rachel Jones and Aidan O’Dell researched Republican women in the 115th Congress with Professor Cooperman.
John Karellas completed two research projects with Professor Gupta titled “Trade, Investment and connectivity in South and Southeast Asia” and “Foreign Policy under Modi.”