Research Opportunities

The following faculty are accepting inquiries from undergraduate students about research opportunities: 

Dr. Melissa Baker

Dr. Baker welcomes student involvement on ongoing projects, including projects on the role of stress and mental health in political participation, how stressors (e.g., changing political circumstances, discrimination) affect political attitudes and policy preferences, emotional content in election misinformation, and the role of language in outcomes of domestic violence cases. More projects and details on projects can be found at melissanbaker.com

Dr. Charles Boehmer

Dr. Boehmer invites students to work on projects involving international organization and various themes, including economics, human rights, security, environmentalism, and other topics. He is also studying the effects of economics on war, including the role of oil and resources on war and terrorism.

Dr. Gaspare Genna

Dr. Gaspare Genna is working on a book length project regarding why countries engage in economic and political regional integration. Research assistance is needed in coding various trade treaties and researching other contextual facts. Another related project is the aggregation of survey data for analysis of political values across countries.

Dr. Rebecca Reid

Dr. Reid is working on projects within several themes: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (including compliance and communication), inter-governmental organizations and international law, Indigenous rights before US Courts (including decisions and factors that lead to decisions), and judicial independence and democratization (specifically economic development and electoral jurisdictions).