Graduate Students

Name	Title	Contact information
Joseph Akowuah	PhD Student Research Interest: Democracy, quality of government, and climate governance	Johnson Tower 719 joseph.s.akowuah@wsu.edu
Jonah Bates	MA Student	jonah.bates@wsu.edu
Joseph Bolton	PhD Student Research Interest: 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
Caitlin Boss	MA Student	caitlin.boss@wsu.edu
Yin Ru Chen	PhD Student Research interest: Gender policies, gender politics, policy evaluation, international relations, feminist international relations Committee: Dr. Tricia Glazebrook (Chair), Dr. Samantha Noll, Dr. Season Hoard	yinru.chen@wsu.edu
Don Cooper	PhD Student Research interest: Political psychology, international relations, identity, American institutions, and Latin America	Johnson Tower 712 donald.cooper@wsu.edu
Jeffrey D. David	PhD Student Research Interest: 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
Jeffrey Deminchuk	PhD Student Research Interest: Political psychology, international relations, evolutionary social sciences, coalitional psychology. Committee: Dr. Anthony Lopez (Chair), Dr. Thomas Preston, and Dr. Jacob Lewis	Johnson Tower 717 jeffrey.deminchuk@wsu.edu
William Favell	PhD Student Research Interest: Political psychology, comparative politics, social capital, social movements, conflict, and repression.	Johnson Tower 716 william.favell@wsu.edu williamfavell.com
Amanda Fleming	PhD Student Research Interest: Critical theory, collective memory, nationalism, and populism Committee: Dr. Claudia Leeb (Chair)	a.fleming@wsu.edu
Christopher Godkin	PhD Student Research interest: Institutions and global politics	Johnson Tower 719 christopher.godkin@wsu.edu
Edward Greer	PhD Student Research Interest: American politics, political psychology, political behavior, and political communication	Johnson Tower 708 edward.greer@wsu.edu
Michael Hourigan	PhD Student Research Interest: Judicial politics, judicial elections, 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
Iman Isanovic	MA Student	iman.isanovic@wsu.edu
Lamia Islam	PhD Student Research Interest: Gender and politics, political psychology, political behavior, international relations, conflict, peace and state reconstruction	Johnson Tower 723 lamia.islam@wsu.edu
Anna Ivanova	PhD Student Research Interest: Global politics, institutions	Johnson Tower 722 anna.ivanova@wsu.edu
Alina Khamatdinova	PhD Student Research Interest: Political psychology, protest behavior, public opinion, moral psychology, applied ethics, and Post-Soviet politics	Johnson Tower 723 alina.khamatdinova@wsu.edu
Rebecca LaRue	PhD Student Research Interest: Environmental politics and policy.	Johnson Tower 715 rebecca.larue@wsu.edu
Patrick Mahoney	PhD Student Research Interest: Ideology and militarism.	Johnson Tower 721 patrick.m.mahoney@wsu.edu
Abbas Mammadov	PhD Student Research Interest: International relations, comparative politics, international security, political psychology, Russian and Post-Soviet politics	Johnson Tower 706 abbas.mammadov@wsu.edu
Oscar Martinez	PhD Student Research Interest: 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
Rebeca Oviedo Cardenas	MA Student	r.oviedocardenas@wsu.edu
Joel Mehic-Parker	PhD Student Research Interest: Comparative politics, gender and politics, political behavior, political psychology, media and politics	joel.parker@wsu.edu
Joel Preuninger	PhD Student Research Interest: Cyber warfare, international security and political psychology	joel_preuninger@wsu.edu
Julia Pusateri	PhD Student	julia.pusateri@wsu.edu
Sebastian Ruiz	PhD Student Research Interest: Leadership and followership political psychology as it relates to legislative studies, public policy & administration.	Johnson Tower 725 sebastian.ruiz@wsu.edu
Sydney K. Smith	PhD Student Research Interest: Gender and politics, feminism, autocracies, international relations, comparative politics	Johnson Tower 722 sydney.k.smith@wsu.edu
Nate Steffen	PhD Student Research Interest: International relations, political psychology, war crimes, international law, terrorism, suicide terrorism	Johnson Tower 707 nate.steffen@wsu.edu
Benjamin Suhrstedt	MA Student	benjamin.suhrstedt@wsu.edu
Marisa Swank	PhD Student Research Interest: Gender politics, political psychology, political behavior, international relations, conflict, peace and state reconstruction	Johnson Tower 715 marisa.swank@wsu.edu
Sedef Asli Topal	PhD Student Research Interest: International relations, comparative politics, civil conflict, rebel groups, terrorism, the Middle East and African politics Committee: Jacob S. Lewis, Thomas Preston, and Martha Cottam	Johnson Tower 724 sedefasli.topal@wsu.edu sedefaslitopal.com
Holly Yoo	PhD Student Research Interest: International relations, national security, military affairs, terrorism studies, comparative politics	Johnson Tower 715 holly.yoo@wsu.edu
Gus Waters	MA Student	rolland.waters@wsu.edu