NR Brouwer
Dissertation: Self-Governance and Economic Development: Evidence from American Indian Reservations
Focus Areas: American politics, local politics, indigenous politics, political economy
Co-Chairs: Aditya Dasgupta and Nathan Monroe
Website: https://nrbrouwer.com/
Jacqueline Giacoman
Dissertation: The Bias Pipeline: How the News Shapes Political Knowledge
Focus Areas: International Politics, Data and Epistemology, Media and Political Communication, and Foreign Affairs
Chair: Andrew Shaver
Website: http://jacquelinegiacoman.com/
Nihan Karagul
Dissertation: Why do Disasters Hurt the Opposition? Political Pandering and Voting Behaviour
Focus Areas: Comparative politics, Natural disaster policies and voting behavior, immigration and citizenship.
Co-Chairs: Tesalia Rizzo Reyes and Courtenay Monroe
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