Ahsan, Nafeh. Spring 2026. From Grievance to Jihad: Recruitment, Networks, and Mobilization in Al Qaeda’s Afghan Origins. Supervisor: Professor Moore.
Allemeier, Noah. Spring 2026. The Trump-Kennedy Center: A Study in Executive Power and Artistic Censorship. Supervisor: Professor Lacombe.
Antee, Maren. Spring 2026. Civic Threats to Democracy: U.S. Political Groups and Democratic Backsliding. Supervisor: Professor McMann.
Batarseh, Christopher. Fall 2025. From Rivals to Partners: How Trade Interdependency Shapes State Behavior. Supervisor: Professor Lavelle.
Beck, Connor. Spring 2026. Cristina Kirchener’s Influential Populist Rhetoric in Argentina. Supervisor: Professor Tartakoff.
Boockvar-Klein, Jesse. Fall 2025. The Underutilization of Cleveland’s Mass Rapid Transit System. Supervisor: Professor Posner.
Borchert-Isaacs, Tai. Spring 2026. Puerto Rico: Effective Counter-Revolution in the Democratic Age. Supervisor: Professor Moore.
Curcio, A.J. Spring 2026. Judicial Decisions and Environmental Lawmaking in Democracies. Supervisor: Professor McMann.
Dasko, Sophie. Fall 2025. The Barrett Opinion: The Judicial Politics of Amy Coney Barrett. Supervisor: Professor Tartakoff.
Dickstein, Jonathan. Fall 2025. Analyzing Environmental Government Policy in Los Angeles and Mexico City and its Effects. Supervisor: Professor Hodgetts.
Esper, Catherine. Fall 2025. Perspectives on the Middle East: The Lewis-Said Controversy Over Orientalism. Supervisor: Professor Tartakoff.
Farrell, Kylie. Spring 2026. Police Reform in Practice: Can Community-Oriented Policing Reduce Policy Brutality? Supervisor: Professor Parris.
Gilman, Abigail. Spring 2026. The Politics of the Federal Theater Project. Supervisor: Professor White.
Grace, Hunter. Fall 2025. Expansion of Executive Unilateral Action. Supervisor: Professor Parris.
Hodge, Bryce. Spring 2026. The Case for Affirmative Action. Supervisor: Professor Parris.
Hodge, Lauryn. Spring 2026. Political Determinants of Maternal Mortality: Evidence from Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, and Georgia. Supervisor: Professor Hodgetts.
Jennings, Calaya. Spring 2026. Political Differences Between White and Black Evangelical Protestants. Supervisor: Professor White.
Kristensen, Laerke. Spring 2026. Decentralizing the Drug War: Market Structure, Militarized Repression, and Subnational Criminal Governance in Colombia and Mexico. Supervisor: Professor Hodgetts.
Lambey, Dominique. Fall 2025. Central Bank Independence: Inflation Control and Accountability in the United States and Europe. Supervisor: Professor Posner.
Long, Parker. Fall 2025. Crossing the Line: Donor Motives and the Nationalization of State Electors. Supervisor: Professor Lacombe.
Ma, Timothy. Spring 2026. The IRA: A Climate Bill with an Inflation Name. Supervisor: Professor Parris.
Marocco, Anna. Spring 2026. The School to Prison Pipeline and Exclusionary Practices. Supervisor: Professor Lacombe.
Melda, Madelynn. Spring 2026. Policy Recommendations for Electric Vehicle Uptake in the United States. Supervisor: Professor Hodgetts.
Misra, Devanghi. The Impacts of the Trump Administration’s Economic Policy on the Middle Class. Supervisor: Professor Lacombe.
Mlecko, Brooke. Fall 2025. The “Alt Right” and Female Political Influencers: How Women Contribute to the Shaping of Politics Online. Supervisor: Professor Lacombe.
Moneme, Naomi. Spring 2026. The Partisan Realignment of the Anti-Vaccination Movement and the Integration of the Right-Wing Identity through Media. Supervisor: Professor Parris.
Narsipur, Arjun. Fall 2025. Examining the Motivations of the Mar-a-Lago Accord. Supervisor: Professor Posner.
Neely, Jared. Fall 2025. Endorsements and Democratic Participation: Assessing the Impact of Notable Musicians. Supervisor: Professor Parris.
Odilia, Sifa. Fall 2025. Stars, Spectacle, and the State. Supervisor: Professor Parris.
Pfeifer, Madelyn. Fall 2025. Locked, Loaded, and Local: Regional Divergences in Youth Gun Culture. Supervisor: Professor Lacombe.
Pomplas, Bram. Fall 2025. Effects of the Executive on Domestic Terrorism. Supervisor: Professor Lacombe.
Richter, Ethan. Spring 2026. “The Body” Model: Jesse Ventura as a Model for Outsider Politicians. Supervisor: Professor Lacombe.
Saini, Amrita. Spring 2026. Paradise in Conflict: Sovereignty, Religious Nationalism, and Insurgency in Kashmir. Supervisor: Professor Lavelle.
Sengupta, Gigi. Fall 2025. Health Care for Incarcerated Women. Supervisor: Professor White.
Siegelman, Marc. Fall 2025. “Changes of Interests”: An Examination of Change in Behavior of Political Interest Groups in the Wake of the Second Trump Administration. Supervisor: Professor Lacombe.
Uresti, Xavier. Fall 2025. Effects of Single Party Rule on Japan. Professor McMann.
Vazquez-Torres, Adiel. The Role of Legislatures in Different Redistricting Processes. Supervisor: Professor Tartakoff.
Wu, Joyce. Spring 2026. Protest and Digital Platform Migration. Supervisor: Professor McMann.
Youn, Kaitlyn. Fall 2025. Cracking the34 Executive Glass Ceiling: A Comparative Study of Why the U.S. Hasn’t Elected a Female President. Supervisor: Professor Beckwith.