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TEACHING

Graduate Courses

Learn about the Political Science PhD program at UC Merced

 

American Political Institutions (Poli 210)

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Research Design in Political Science (Poli 200)

Undergraduate Courses

Congressional Politics (Poli 100)

 

The Presidency (Poli 101)

 

State Legislative Simulation (Poli 109) (Check it our HERE)

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Politics and Film (Poli 170)

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SPARK: The Politics of Reform

Current and Former Graduate Students

Served as dissertation chair or co-chair for:

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Gregory Robinson (PhD 2007, Associate Professor and Chair at University of Binghamton)

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Tessa Provins (PhD 2018, Assistant Professor at University of Pittsburgh)

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Josh Franco (PhD 2018, Assistant Professor at Cuyamaca College)

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Neelum Maqsood (PhD 2024)

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Devon Moffett (PhD 2025)

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Ricardo Robles (PhD expected Summer 2025)

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Nicholas Brouwer (PhD expected Spring 2026)

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Served or serve on the following students dissertation committees:

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Michael Crespin (PhD 2005, Professor at University of Oklahoma)

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Philip Kloha (PhD 2006)

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Suzanne Gold (PhD 2007)

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Kayla Canelo (PhD 2019, Assistant Professor at UT Arlington)

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Stephanie Nail (PhD 2019, Postdoc at Stanford University)

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Ae-sil Woo (PhD 2020, Assistant Professor at Gettysburg College)

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Reagan Dobbs (PhD 2022, Associate Research Director at YouGov)

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Shengkuo Hu (PhD 2022, Senior Data Scientist at NBC Universal)

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Eddie Lucero (PhD, 2023, Assistant Professor at Colorado State University, Pueblo)

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