2022
Hye Ryeon Jang
Chair: Ido Oren
Assistant Professor, Morehouse College
Bobby Mermer
Co-Chairs: Larry Dodd and Michael Martinez
Coordinator, Alachua County Labor Coalition
James Fahey
Co-Chairs: Hannah Alarian and Beth A. Rosenson
Assistant Professor, University of North Florida
Nouf Aljassar
Chair: Beth Rosenson
Assistant Professor, Kuwait University
2021
Miaad Hasaan
Chair: Bryon Moraski
Visiting Assistant Professor, Lafayette College
Taylor McDonald
Chair: Ido Oren
Post-doctoral fellow, Jagiellonian University (Poland)
Stephen Phillips
Chair: Larry Dodd
Lecturer, Clemson University
Alexandria Wilson-McDonald
Chair: Conor O’Dwyer
Instructor, Eastern Illinois University
2020
Peter Licari
Chair: Michael Martinez
Data Scientist, Morning Consult
Alec Dinnin
Chair: Dan O’Neill
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of South Florida
Saskia van Wees
Chair: Ben Smith
History, Lincoln School (Providence, RI)
Altan Apar
Chair: Ido Oren and Aida Hozic
Ministry for EU Affairs (Turkey)
Dragana Svraka
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Managing Editor, American Political Science Review
Alex Smith
Chair: Larry Dodd
Teaching Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University
2019
Brandon Armstrong
Chair: Larry Dodd
Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University
Asli Baysal
Chair: Amie Kreppel
Lecturer, University of Florida Center for European Studies
Ross Cotton
Chair: Conor O’Dwyer
Asylum Officer, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration, Miami
Amanda Edgell
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Assistant Professor, University of Alabama
Victoria Gorham
Chair: Ben Smith
Assistant Professor, Millsaps College
Enrijeta Shino
Co-Chairs: Michael Martinez and Daniel Smith
Assistant Professor, University of Alabama
Ryan Whittingham
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Data Analyst, Resistance Labs
Anna Weissman
Chair: Ben Smith
Research Associate, Smithsonian National Museum of American History
2018
Brian Amos
Chair: Daniel Smith
Assistant Professor, Wichita State University
Alec Chung
Chair: Leann Brown
Li-Li Chen
Chair: Laura Sjoberg
Assistant Professor, National University of East Timor
Dan Eizenga
Chair: Leo Villalon
Research Fellow, University of Quebec at Montreal
Matthew Harrigan
Chair: Larry Dodd
Adjunct Lecturer, Santa Clara University
Chesney McOmber
Chair: Leslie Anderson
Postdoctoral researcher, University of Connecticut
Ashley Hudson
Chair: Leslie Anderson
Anna Mwaba
Chair: Bryon Moraski
Assistant Professor, Smith College
Sebastián Sclofsky
Chair: Philip Williams
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, California State University, Stanislaus
Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim
Chair: Leo Villalon
Consulting Senior Sahal Analyst, International Crisis Group
2017
Oumar Ba
Chair: Aida Hozic
Assistant Professor, Cornell University
Lina Benabdallah
Chair: Badredine Arfi
Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University
Jennifer Forshee
Chair: Les Thiele
Associate Professor (Tenured), Santa Fe College
Keith Lee
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Assistant Professor, Georgia College
Koki Mendis
Chair: Leslie Anderson
Grants Manager, FirstWorks
Kendra Patterson
Chair: Laura Sjoberg
Emily Pukuma
Chair: Ben Smith
Rob Scharr
Chair: Larry Dodd
Richard Yon
Chair: Beth Rosenson
Associate Professor, US Military Academy (West Point)
Ioannis Ziogas
Chair: Laura Sjoberg
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi
2016
Kevin Baron
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Assistant Professor, Austin Peay State Univeristy
Mamadou Bodian
Chair: Leonardo Villalon
Research Associate, UF Sahel Research Group
Jennifer Boylan
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Managing Editor, Perspectives on Politics
Donald Campbell
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Associate Professor of Law, Mississippi College
Scott Feinstein
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
Audrey Flemming
Chair: Leslie Anderson
Assistant Professor, Austin College
Dustin Fridkin
Chair: Daniel Smith
Assistant Professor, Santa Fe College
Kevin Funk
Chair: Ido Oren
Assistant Professor, University of District of Columbia
Steve Lichty
Chair: Leonardo Villalon
Design, Evaluation, & Research Expert, Institute for Development Impact
Merivaki, Lia
Chair: Daniel Smith
Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University
Buket Oztas
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Assistant Professor, Furman University
Mitch Sellers
Chair: Daniel Smith
Visiting Assistant Professor, Tulane University
Nail Tanrioven
Chair: Ido Oren
Erciyes University, Turkey
Seaton Tarrant
Chair: Les Thiele
Assistant Professor, The Oregon Extension
2015
Vincent Adejumo
Chair: David Hedge
Lecturer, African American Studies, University of Florida
Lorna Bracewell
Chair: Daniel O’Neill
Associate Professor, Flagler College
Mauro Caraccioli
Chair: Les Thiele
Associate Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Diana Forster
Chair: Daniel Smith
Associate Director, Seramount, part of EAB
Nicholas Knowlton
Chair: Leonardo Villalon
US Department of Homeland Security
Jadon Marianetti
Chair: Laura Sjoberg
US Department of Education
Manu Samnotra
Chair: Daniel O’Neill
Assistant Professor, University of South Florida
Silber, Marissa
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Lecturer, Samford University
Amy Stringer
Chair: Michael Martinez
Research Analyst, Step Up for Students
Jonathan Whooley
Chair: Laura Sjoberg
Lecturer, San Francisco State University
Rachel Yon
Chair: Sharon Austin
Assistant Professor, US Military Academy (West Point)
2014
Bilinski, Adam
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Instructor, Pittsburg State University
Galinanes, Ramon
Chair: Philip Williams
Bonner Scholars Program Coordinator, Wofford College
Hicks, William
Chair: Daniel Smith
Assistant Professor, Appalachia State University
Huder, Joshua
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Senior Fellow, Georgetown University
Jung, Dong Joon
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Peace and Unification Studies, Seoul National University
Kaya, Ruchan
Chair: Michael Bernhard
Director of Strategy and Policy, Hazar Strategy Institute
Olivieri, Victor
Chair: Michael Bernhard
City Commissioner, San Fransisco; Director, VetsinTech
Vellinga, Tristan
Chair: Amie Kreppel
Data Scientist, Workiva; Lecturer, Iowa State University
Weghorst, Keith
Chair: Stephan Lindberg
Assistant Professor (non-tenure track), Vanderbilt University
2013
Gokkir, Betul
Chair: Badredine Arfi
Assistant Professor, Melikşah Üniversitesi, Turkey
Ilieva, Evgenia
Chair: Les Thiele
Assistant Professor, Ithaca College
Jones, Cara
Chair: Benjamin Smith
Assistant Professor, Mary Baldwin College
Rippere Cossette, Paulina
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Assistant Professor, Washington College
Levy Odera
Chair: Staffan Lindberg
Assistant Professor, Minerva Schools at KGI
Tecklenburg, Henry Chris
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Assistant Professor, Austin Peay State University
Wainscott, Ann Marie
Chair: Leonardo Villalon
American Academy of Religion Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace
Wei, Chi-Hung
Chair: Hozic, Aida
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Princeton University
2012
Bardsley, Lance
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Associate Professor, University of North Georgia
Giurcanu, Magda
Chair: Amie Kreppel
Teaching Assistant Professor, East Carolina University
Hamill, Jeffrey
Chair: Bryon Moraski
Adjunct Professor, Bryant University
Schmeisser, Hans
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Assistant Professor, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Whitman-Cobb, Wendy
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Assistant Professor, Cameron University
2011
Kiggins, Ryan
Chair: Ido Oren
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Central Oklahoma
Leinweber, Ashley
Chair: Leonardo Villalon
Associate Professor & Interim Director of the Master of Global Studies Program, Missouri State
Martin, Kimberly
Chair: David Hedge
Instructor of Political Science, Georgia Southern University, Armstrong
Peet, Jessica [deceased]
Chair: Laura Sjoberg & J. Samuel Barkin
Visiting Assistant Professor, Bucknell University
Ragusa, Jordan
Chair: Lawrence C. Dodd
Associate Professor, College of Charleston
Spina, Steven
Chair: Sharon Austin
Assistant Professor, University of South Florida