Kristen Aanstoos
  • Graduate Student
    B.S., Foreign Service, Georgetown University,  2007
    M.A., King's College London, 2009

  • Gender and politics, peace processes, post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation, East Asian territorial disputes

  •  SST 663

  • kaanstoo@uci.edu
Lynda Shanell Aguayo
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., Political Science, California State University, Long Beach 
    B.A., Political Science, California State University, Long Beach 
    B.A., Chicano and Latino Studies, California State University, Long Beach 

  • lsaguayo@uci.edu
Majed Al-Mudhayan
  • Graduate Student
    M.S., International Political Economy, London School of Economics,  2016
    B.A., Politics and International Studies, University Of Warwick,  2015


  • Middle East/Gulf States international political economy, Rentier theory, Italian school of international relations

  • malmadha@uci.edu
Alreem Alkhelaifi
Pharrell Allen
  • Graduate Student
    B.A. Political Science, Montclair State University 

  • American politics, race and ethnicity

  • pharrela@uci.edu
Gabriel Anderson
  • Graduate Student
     B.A.,  Political Science, Yale University 
    J.D., Lewis and Clark Law School 
    M.S. , Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science 
    M.A., Political Psychology, UC Irvine Political Science Department 

  • political philosophy, sociopolitical psychology, and religion in American politics, society and culture

  • ganders1@uci.edu
Nahreen Aref
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 
    B.A., University of California, Berkeley 

  • arefn@uci.edu
Alyssa Arends
  • Graduate Student
    B.A. History  
    B.A. Political Science  

  • arendsa@uci.edu
Veli Aydoner
Reiya Bhat
Tauhid Sayeed Bin Kashem
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Amherst College 
    M.A., Johns Hopkins University 

  • refugee policy, international regimes, state capacity, bureaucratic politics, political organizations

  •  SSPB 5282

  • tbinkash@uci.edu
Cameo Brereton
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., University of Washington 

  • american politics, mass media, political theory

  • cbrereto@uci.edu
Ben Brisson
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Political Science and Economics, Saint Lawrence University 

  • political theory, intellectual history, critical theory, economic thought

  •  Social Science Tower 669

  • bbrisson@uci.edu
John Brunson
  • Master's Student
    M.A., University of California, Irvine 
    B.A., University of California, Irvine  

  • jpbrunso@uci.edu
Sarah Burke
  • Graduate Student
    M.A. in Political Science, University of California, Irvine, 2022
    B.A., Global Interdisciplinary Studies, Villanova University,  2018

  • "gender and conflict, feminist security studies, international relations, reproductive justice, human rights

  • burkes1@uci.edu
  • Website
Jacqueline Burns
Reyna Cabrera Lucero
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., University of California, Irvine 

  • reynac1@uci.edu
Samantha Canty
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Florida Gulf Coast University 

  • cantys@uci.edu
Monique A. Cendejas
  • Graduate Student
    B.A. Political Science, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 

  • international relations, middle east, comparative politics, war and peace theory

  • mcendej@uci.edu
Elizabeth Sui-Ying Chau
  • Graduate Student
    M.A. Sociology, Columbia University 
    M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration), University of Southern California 
    B.A. International Relations, University of Southern California 

  • political leadership, international relations, comparative politics

  • eschau1@uci.edu
Gabriella Colello
  • Graduate Student

  • decolonial approaches, relationality/pluriversality, ecology, Indigenous politics, feminist/queer theory, interpretive methodology, critical security studies, Oceania

  • gcolello@uci.edu
  • Website
Benjamin Compall
  • Graduate Student
    M.A. Social Sciences, University of Chicago 
    B.A. Economics and History, Vanderbilt University 

  • bcompall@uci.edu
Jenilene Cruzette Francisco
  • Graduate Student
     B.A.,  University of California, Los Angeles 
    M.A., California State University, Northridge 

  • feminist ethnography; interpretive methods; gender and militarization; gendered violence; WWII’s “Comfort Women”; the Philippines; Southeast Asia

  • jenilenf@uci.edu
Eric D'Angelo
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies 
    B.A., The Ohio State University 

  • autocratic politics, political violence, post-Soviet politics, international relations, US foreign policy

  • eric.dangelo@uci.edu
Alexandra De Ciantis
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., University College London 
    B.A., University of Toronto 

  • adeciant@uci.edu
John T. Deacon
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., California State University, Los Angeles, 2020
    B.A., SUNY - College at Geneseo 

  • international security, nuclear deterrence, US-China relations

  • jdeacon@uci.edu
Nathaniel Deken
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., Philosophy, Political Science, & Economics, University of California, Irvine 
    B.A., Philosophy, University of Nevada - Las Vegas 
    B.A., Economics, University of Nevada - Las Vegas 

  • ndeken@uci.edu
Nazim Uras Demir
  • Graduate Student
    B.Sc., Global and International Affairs, State University of New York at Binghamton 
    B.Sc., Global Politics and International Affairs, Middle East Technical University 
    M.Sc., Global Business and International Finance, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord 

  • international relations, international political economy, financial markets

  • demirn@uci.edu
  • Website
Isobel Dye
  • Graduate Student
    M.S. International, Social and Public Policy Research, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2024
    B.A. American Studies, University of Manchester, 2023

  • American politics, media framing, discourse, race relations and social movements

  • idye@uci.edu
Uğurcan Evci
  • Graduate Student
    BsC, Political Science, Middle East Technical University, 2015
    M.A., Political Science, New York University ,  2017

  • comparative politics, political participation, public opinion, social movements

  •  SSPB 2264

  • uevci@uci.edu
  • Website
  • CV
James Arie Figgins
  • Graduate Student
     B.S.,  Northeastern University, 2016
    M.A., Northeastern University, 2017

  • Genocide, Nationalism, Political Memory, Contentious Politics

  • jfiggins@uci.edu
Bryan Fitzgerald
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., San Diego State University 
    B.A., San Diego State University 

  • bafitzge@uci.edu
Gracie Gallay
  • Graduate Student
    M.Phil., University of Oxford 
    B.A., McGill University 

  • Political Theory

  • egallay@uci.edu
Angelica Garcia-Macias
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Eastern Washington University 
Michelle Kim Gardner
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., Political Science, University of California, Irvine 
    B.A., Political Science, North Carolina State University 

  • political theory, critical ethnic studies, oral history

  •  SST 609

  • mkgard@uci.edu
  • Website
Udita Ghosh
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., International Studies, University of Kent, 2014

  • comparative politics, refugee studies in the global south, political violence, conflict studies, democratization, democratic processes and social cohesion

  • ghoshu@uci.edu
Amy Gilmore
  • Graduate Student
    M.A. Global Security and Borders  
    B.A. Government and Foreign Affars; Philosophy  

  • critical borders, humanitarianism, and security studies

  • gilmore1@uci.edu
John David Greenwood
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., University of California, Berkeley 
    M.A., University of Chicago 

  • political theory

  • jdgreenw@uci.edu
Hunter Raymond Hilinski
  • Ph.D. Candidate
    M.A., Colorado State University 
    B.A., Wilkes University 

  • critical theory, German idealism, marxism, ecology

  •  Social Science Tower 667

  • hhilinsk@uci.edu
Peyton Howard
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., Economics, Southern Methodist University 
    B.B.A., Finance, Southern Methodist University 

  • Middle East security, non-state armed groups, political economy

  • peytoh1@uci.edu
Yiwen Huang
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., Politics, The New School 
    M.Sc., Political Theory, London School of Economics 
    B.A., Political Science, Nanjing University 

  • yiwenh11@uci.edu
Mary Isaac
  • Graduate Student
     B.A.,  University of California, Los Angeles, 2017

  • Comparative politics, political violence, nationalism and nation-building, ethnic conflict, minority politics, and migration diplomacy

  • msisaac@uci.edu
Giovanna Itzel
  • Graduate Student
    M.A. Political Science, University of California, Irvine 
    B.A. Political Science, California State University, Long Beach 

  • race, ethnicity, and gender politics; political socialization and behavior; U.S. Latinx undocumented youth; politics of education; affects and emotions; feminist theory (Chicanx and Black epistemologies)

  • giaitzel@uci.edu
Alexis Jenson
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Political Science and Russian Area Studies, Saint Olaf College 

  • feminist international relations, peace and conflict studies, visual studies, art and politics, queer theory, women's and queer rights activism

  • ajenson@uci.edu
  • Website
Katelyn Kelly
  • Graduate Student
     B.A.,  Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder,  2017

  • • Political Theory, Critical Theory, Bodily Sovereignty

  •  SST 659

  • katelymk@uci.edu
William Kidd
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., University of Minnesota at Twin Cities,  2018
    B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara,  2013

  • American politics, political psychology, partisanship, political behavior

  • wkidd@uci.edu
Boyun Kim
  • Graduate Student
     B.A.,  Yonsei University, 2013
    M.A., Yonsei University, 2015

  • Immigration in Asia, Legislative Changes, Public Space

  • boyunk@uci.edu
Dohyung Kim
Jackie Chuan Yin Ku
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., University of La Verne 
Mingiu Lee
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., International Relations, Seoul National University, 2018
    B.A., International Stuides, Kyung Hee University, 2015

  • political theory, critical theory; self-referential discourse, dualism and monism, subjectivation, operational essentialism

  •  SSPB 5288

  • mingiul@uci.edu
Wondong Lee
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., University of California, Irvine, 2020
    B.A., Handong Global University, 2012

  • international relations, religion and politics, epistemic community, interpretive methods

  • lwondong@uci.edu
Tom Lourie
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., Political Science, University of California, Irvine 
    B.A., Government, Reichman University (IDC Herzliya) 

  • populism and democracy, refugees, Middle East

  • tlourie@uci.edu
Marcelo Maciel
  • Graduate Student
    M.S. in Modeling of Complex Systems, University of Sao Paulo 
    B.S. in Political Science, Federal University of Pernambuco 
    SPEC. in Artificial Intelligence, University of Pernambuco 

  • mvmaciel@uci.edu
Geidy Mendez
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Rutgers University at Brunswick 

  • geidym@uci.edu
Zora Mihaley
Mirette Ayman Morcos
  • Graduate Student
     B.A., Political Science,  Cal Poly Pomona 

  • political violence, ethnic conflict, religion and politics, authoritarianism, civil war

  • mamorcos@uci.edu
Samuel Morgan
  • Graduate Student
    M.S., International Relations, Cardiff University 
    B.A., History, King's College London 

  • international relations, comparative politics, security policy, parliamentary war powers, British politics

  •  SST 640

  • samueltm@uci.edu
Melina Much
  • Graduate Student
     B.A., Political Science and Economics, Francis Marion University,  2018

  • American political behavior, gender, intersectional quantitative methods, computational social science

  •  SST 640

  • mmuch@uci.edu
  • Website
Liz Muehlmann
  • Ph.D. Candidate
    M.A., Political Science, California State University, Fullerton 
    M.A., Communications, California State University, Fullerton 
    B.A., Philosophy, California State University, Pomona 

  • community, norms, democracy, constitutional law, first amendment, unions, GIS, computational social sciences, data visualization

  • liz.muehlmann@uci.edu
Ryan Mundy
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., University of California, Irvine 
    B.A., California Lutheran University 

  • American politics, elections, political representation, campaign finance, political economy

  • rmundy@uci.edu
Seyfullah Ozkurt
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., Marquette University 
    B.A., Bogazici Universitesi 

  • comparative politics, migration, state capacity, authoritarianism, biopolitics, political geography, refugee politics in the global south

  • sozkurt@uci.edu
Kiyaan Parikh
Melisa Perut
  • Graduate Student
    M.S., King's College London,  2015
    B.S., Middle East Technical University,  2013
    B.S., Binghamton University 

  • International relations, environmental politics, climate change

  • m.perut@uci.edu
Shanna Phillips
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., Mathematical Behavioral Sciences and Economics, University of California, Irvine 
    B.A., Economics, University of California, Irvine 

  • international political economy, international relations, international security

  • shannajp@uci.edu
Anthony Pitch
Savannah Plaskon
Sharath Prabhu
Iuliia Oleksandra Puchko Wilson
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., UC San Diego 
    B.A., CSU San Marcos 
Abhimanyu Rajshekar
Alex Reyes
  • Graduate Student
    M.A. Political Science, California State University, Long Beach, 2017
    B.A. Political Science, California State University, Long Beach, 2015

  • reyesa4@uci.edu
Sweta Rijal
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., International Relations, Wesleyan College 

  • srijal@uci.edu
Sebastian Rivera
  • Graduate Student
     B.A., Political Science,  Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile 
    M.A., Communication, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile 

  • Political behavior, public opinion, political communication, Latin America

  • riveras4@uci.edu
  • Website
Alisson Rowland
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., University of California, Irvine 

  • international relations, political theory

  • aarowlan@uci.edu

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Ana Schugurensky
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Liberal Arts, Soka University of America, 2020

  • American politics, comparative public policy, political communication, public opinion

  • aschugur@uci.edu
Anibal Serrano
  • Graduate Student
    M.A. National Security Studies, California State University, San Bernardino 
    B.A. Political Science, California State University, Los Angeles 

  • international relations, comparative politics, international security, violent non-state actors, and political violence

  • a.serrano@uci.edu
Anna Setyaeva
  • Graduate Student
    B.A., Political Science and Government, Long Island University,  2015

  • political theory, democratic theory, economic inequality and democracy, Latin American studies

  •  SST 640

  • anna.setyaeva@uci.edu
Yi-Hsiang Shieh
  • Graduate Student
    M.A. Asian Studies, George Washington University 
    B.A. Political Science, George Washington University 

  • yihsians@uci.edu
Swan Shin
  • Graduate Student
    M.A. Political Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Newark 
    B.A. Political Science and International Studies, Chung-Ang University 

  • swans1@uci.edu
Mohammad Amaan Siddiqui
  • Graduate Student
    B.A. International Studies, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 

  • amaansid@uci.edu
Julia Silva Souza Dias
Ervin Slavick
  • Graduate Student
    M.A. National Secuirty Studies, California State University, San Bernardino 
    M.A. Economics, California State Univeristy, Fullerton 
    B.A., California State University, San Bernardino 

  • international relations, security, conflict, political economy, terrorism, economic warfare

  • slavicke@uci.edu
Morgan Spencer
  • Graduate Student
    M.S., London School of Economics and Political Science 

  • mfspence@uci.edu
Joshua Stom
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., Social Science, University of Chicago 
    B.Sc., Political Science, University of Amsterdam 

  • democratic theory, representation, accountability

  •  SST 667

  • stomj@uci.edu
Jacob Sutherland
  • Ph.D. Candidate - ABD
    M.A., Political Science, University of California, Irvine, 2023
    B.A., Political Science, University of California, San Diego, 2020

  • urban politics, public policy, institutions, civic engagement

  • jacob.sutherland@uci.edu
Jessica Taghvaiee
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., Political Science, University of California, Irvine 
    B.A., Political Science and Spanish-Latin American Studies, Westminster College 

  • U.S. and comparative immigration politics, race/ethnicity and gender, Latinx and indigenous politics, citizenship and borders, social media activism, and political participation/behavior

  • jtaghvai@uci.edu
Holly Weaver
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., King's College London,  2017
    B.A., University of Nottingham,  2016

  • Political Theory, Democratic Theory

  • hrweaver@uci.edu
Xinyue Wei
  • Graduate Student
    M.A., International Relations, Fudan University, 2024
    B.A., Russian and Diplomacy, Fudan University, 2021

  • weix25@uci.edu
Elane Westfaul
  • Ph.D. Candidate
    M.A., The University of Memphis 
    B.A., The Mississippi University for Women 

  • environmental justice, religion and spirituality, narrative methods, relationality

  • ewestfau@uci.edu
  • Website

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