Graduate Students

Name	Title	Contact information
Joseph Bolton	PhD Candidate Research Interests: Constitutional Law, Judicial Politics, Public Policy, Political Inequality, Economic and Social Stratification, Political Theory, and Sociological Theory Committee: Dr. Cornell Clayton (Chair), Dr. Travis Ridout, Dr. Michael Salamone	joseph.bolton@wsu.edu
Furkan Cakmak	PhD Candidate Research interest: Political Psychology, American Politics, and Political Communication Committee: Dr. Travis Ridout (Chair), Dr. Thomas Preston, Dr. Martha Cottam	Johnson Tower 723 furkan.cakmak@wsu.edu
Rhys Chapman	MA Student Research interests: International Relations, Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy Analysis, and Political Communication	Johnson Tower 718 rhys.chapman@wsu.edu
Timothy Chatburn	PhD Candidate Research Interests: American political behavior, Political communications as well as group and individual level information processing, Influence of political behaviors on political institutions with specific interest in the courts. Committee: Dr. Travis Ridout (Chair), Dr. Martha Cottam, Dr. Michael Salamone	timothy.chatburn@wsu.edu
Yin Ru Chen	PhD Candidate Committee: Dr. Tricia Glazebrook (Chair), Dr. Samantha Noll, Dr. Season Hoard	Johnson Tower 719 yinru.chen@wsu.edu Curriculum vitae
Steffanie Chritz	PhD Candidate Committee: Dr. Mark Stephan (Chair), Dr. William Kabasenche, Dr. Steven Stehr	steffanie.chritz@wsu.edu
Malachi Chukwu	PhD Student	Johnson Tower 717 malachi.chukwu@wsu.edu
Don Cooper	PhD Candidate Research interest: Political Psychology, International Relations, Identity, American Institutions, and Latin America	Johnson Tower 712 donald.cooper@wsu.edu
Jeffrey D. David	PhD Candidate Research Interests: Regional Emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa, Political Psychology, Identity, (Cultural) Conflict, Structural Violence, Security, Violent Extremist Organizations, International Relations, Constructivism Committee: Dr. Martha Cottam (Chair), Dr. Thomas Preston, Dr. Otwin Marenin	jeffrey.david@wsu.edu
William Favell	PhD Student	Johnson Tower 716 william.favell@wsu.edu
Amanda Fleming	PhD Candidate Research Interests: Critical Theory, Collective Memory, Nationalism, and Populism Committee: Dr. Claudia Leeb (Chair)	Johnson Tower 726 a.fleming@wsu.edu
Andrew Flint	PhD Candidate Research Interests: Political Theory and American Politics, Critical Theory, Political Economy, Ethics in Business & Economics, Social Theory. Committee: Dr. Claudia Leeb (Chair), Dr. Cornell Clayton, Dr. Matt Stichter	andrew.flint@wsu.edu
Edward Greer	PhD Student Research Interests: American Politics, Political Psychology, Political Behavior, and Political Communication	edward.greer@wsu.edu
Michael Hourigan	PhD Candidate Research interest: Judicial Politics, Judicial Elections, and State and Local Politics, Voting Behavior, and Constitutional Law Committee: Dr. Michael Salmone (Chair), Dr. Cornell Clayton, Dr. Travis Ridout	Johnson Tower 721 michael.hourigan@wsu.edu
Anna Ivanova	PhD Student Research interest: Politics and International Relations of China, Geopolitics of the Arctic, and China’s Soft Power	Johnson Tower 722 anna.ivanova@wsu.edu
Fidaa Jabbouri	PhD Candidate Research Interests: International Relations, Comparative Politics, Political Psychology, American Foreign Policy, Middle East Politics	Johnson Tower 726 fidaa.jabbouri@wsu.edu
Patrick Mahoney	PhD Student Research Interests: Ideology and Militarism.	Johnson Tower 721 patrick.m.mahoney@wsu.edu
Abbas Mammadov	PhD Candidate Research Interests: International Relations, Comparative Politics, International Security, Political Psychology, Russian and Post-Soviet Politics	Johnson Tower 706 abbas.mammadov@wsu.edu
Oscar Martinez	PhD Candidate Research Interests: Constitutional Law, Judicial Politics, Public Law, Political Polarization, and Judicial Decision-making Committee: Dr. Michael Salamone (Chair), Dr. Cornell Clayton, Dr. Amy Mazur	oscar.l.martinez@wsu.edu
Joel Mehic-Parker	PhD Candidate Research interest: Comparative Politics, Gender and Politics, Political Behavior, Political Psychology, Media and Politics	joel.parker@wsu.edu
Arin Mitchell	PhD Student	Johnson Tower 712 arin.mitchell@wsu.edu
Joel Preuninger	PhD Candidate Research interest: Cyber Warfare, International Security and Political Psychology	joel_preuninger@wsu.edu
Chase Riddle	PhD Candidate Research interest: International Relations, Political Psychology, Human Rights/War Crimes, Genocides, Audio Analysis Committee: Dr. Martha Cottam (Chair), Dr. Thomas Preston, Dr. Raymond Sun (History)	Johnson Tower 227 chase.riddle@wsu.edu
Sebastian Ruiz	PhD Candidate Research Interests: Inter-communal Conflict, Voting & Political Behavior, Political Communications, Public Opinion Formation, Political Socialization, Political Obedience/Acquiescence, Colonialism, and Power Relations	Johnson Tower 725 sebastian.ruiz@wsu.edu
Damon Smith	MA Student	damon.smith@wsu.edu
Julia Pusateri	PhD Candidate	julia.pusateri@wsu.edu
Sydney K. Smith	PhD Student Research Interests: Gender and Politics, Feminism, Autocracies, International Relations, Comparative Politics	Johnson Tower 722 sydney.k.smith@wsu.edu
Nate Steffen	PhD Student Research Interests: International Relations, Political Psychology, War Crimes, International Law, Terrorism/Suicide Terrorism	Johnson Tower 725 nate.steffen@wsu.edu
Sedef Asli Topal	PhD Candidate Research Interests: Political Psychology, Political Behavior, Democratic Governance and Comparative Politics	Johnson Tower 724 sedefasli.topal@wsu.edu
Helary Yakub	PhD Candidate	Johnson Tower 710 helary.yakub@wsu.edu
Orion Yoesle	PhD Candidate Research Interests: Political Communication, particularly media framing and political advertising, Voting Behavior, Political Behavior (especially among partisans), Electoral Policy, Political Polarization and Sorting Committee: Dr. Travis Ridout (Chair), Dr. Michael Salamone, Dr. Steven Stehr	oayoesle@wsu.edu Curriculum vitae