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Curriculum Vitae, Last Updated on February 1, 2019 Lowell W. Barrington Department of Political Science Marquette University 468 William Wehr Building Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881 Tel.: 414-288-5234 (office) Email: [email protected] Current Positions Associate professor (with tenure), Department of Political Science, Marquette University, August 2003–present. Chair, Department of Political Science, Marquette University, May 2012–present. Director of graduate studies, Department of Political Science, M.A. programs in Political Science and International Affairs, January 2019-present, July 2015–December 2016, June 2007–August 2012, August 2003–August 2006. Previous Positions Director of graduate studies, Department of Political Science (Master of Arts in Public Service), August 2015–present. Assistant chair, Department of Political Science, Marquette University, June 2007–May 2012, August 2003–August 2006. Assistant professor, Department of Political Science, Marquette University, August 1995– August 2003. Visiting instructor, Department of Politics, Oberlin College, January 1995–May 1995. Teaching assistant, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan, Winter 1994, Winter 1993, Winter 1992, Fall 1991. Teaching assistant, Center for Russian and East European Studies, University of Michigan, Fall 1993, Fall 1992. Visiting researcher, Institute of Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Summer 1993. Education Ph.D., University of Michigan, December 1995. Political Science. Dissertation: To Exclude or Not to Exclude: Citizenship Policies in the Newly Independent States, October 1995. Advisor: Dr. William Zimmerman. M.A., University of Michigan, August 1993. Political Science. B.A., University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1990. Political Science (Honors Degree); International Relations: Soviet and East European Studies (Honors Degree); College of Letters and Science Honors Program.

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Curriculum Vitae, Last Updated on February 1, 2019

Lowell W. Barrington

Department of Political Science

Marquette University

468 William Wehr Building

Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881

Tel.: 414-288-5234 (office)

Email: [email protected]

Current Positions Associate professor (with tenure), Department of Political Science, Marquette University,

August 2003–present.

Chair, Department of Political Science, Marquette University, May 2012–present.

Director of graduate studies, Department of Political Science, M.A. programs in Political

Science and International Affairs, January 2019-present, July 2015–December 2016,

June 2007–August 2012, August 2003–August 2006.

Previous Positions Director of graduate studies, Department of Political Science (Master of Arts in Public

Service), August 2015–present.

Assistant chair, Department of Political Science, Marquette University, June 2007–May 2012,

August 2003–August 2006.

Assistant professor, Department of Political Science, Marquette University, August 1995–

August 2003.

Visiting instructor, Department of Politics, Oberlin College, January 1995–May 1995.

Teaching assistant, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan, Winter 1994,

Winter 1993, Winter 1992, Fall 1991.

Teaching assistant, Center for Russian and East European Studies, University of Michigan,

Fall 1993, Fall 1992.

Visiting researcher, Institute of Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Summer 1993.

Education Ph.D., University of Michigan, December 1995. Political Science. Dissertation: To Exclude or

Not to Exclude: Citizenship Policies in the Newly Independent States, October 1995.

Advisor: Dr. William Zimmerman.

M.A., University of Michigan, August 1993. Political Science.

B.A., University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1990. Political Science (Honors Degree);

International Relations: Soviet and East European Studies (Honors Degree); College

of Letters and Science Honors Program.

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Additional Professional Training Online Course Development Training, Center for Teaching and Learning, Marquette

University, Spring 2019.

Leadership Development Program (LDP), Marquette University, Fall 2018.

Office of Faculty Affairs, Department Chair Workshop, Fall 2018, Fall 2017.

Office of Faculty Affairs, Faculty Evaluation Workshop, Marquette University, Fall 2018.

Human Resources, Budget Workshop, Marquette University, Fall 2017.

Office of Faculty Affairs, Managing Difficult Faculty Workshop, Marquette University,

Spring 2017.

Office of Faculty Affairs, Student Complaint SharePoint Training, Marquette University,

Fall 2015.

Department Chair/Director Training Session, MU Climate Study, Marquette University,

Fall 2014.

Department Chair/Director Training Session, Hiring for Diversity and Inclusion,

Marquette University, Fall 2014.

Title IX Workshop for Academic Chairs and Directors, Marquette University, Fall 2013.

Office of Mission and Ministry, Hiring for Mission Workshop, Marquette University,

Spring 2013.

Honors, Awards, and Grants College of Arts and Sciences, Research Grant for Survey Data Collection in Ukraine, October-

November 2019.

Faculty Development Award, Marquette University, April 2008.

Elmer Plischke Annual Faculty Research Award in Political Science, Department of Political

Science, Marquette University, Spring 2006.

Political Science Graduate Student Association Faculty of the Year Award, 2007, 2006, 2004.

Diversity Funds Course Development Grant, Marquette University, Summer 2003.

National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER), National Research

Competition grant, 2002–2004.

Summer Faculty Fellowship, Marquette University, Summer 2002.

Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA), University of Wisconsin–

Madison, Faculty Associates Research Grant, Summer 2001.

Faculty Development Grant, Marquette University, Summer 2001.

National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant, 1997–2000.

Faculty Development Grant, Marquette University, Spring 1997.

National Research Council COBASE research grant, Summer 1996.

Summer Faculty Fellowship, Marquette University, Summer 1996.

Foreign Language and Areas Studies (FLAS) fellowship, University of Michigan, Fall 1994.

Institute for the Study of World Politics Dissertation Grant, Summer 1994.

Hewlett International Dissertation Grant, Spring 1994.

Teaching Fellow, University of Michigan, 1991–1994.

Phi Beta Kappa.

Phi Kappa Phi.

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Teaching and Research Interests Comparative Politics

Democratization; nationalism & ethnic conflict; citizenship policy; Russian politics; Baltic

politics; Ukrainian politics & mass attitudes; Central Asian politics.

International Relations

International organizations, European integration, Russian foreign policy.

American Politics

American media and politics, American national identity, multiculturalism and diversity.

Political Methodology

Quantitative and qualitative research methods, mass surveys, elite interviews, focus groups.

Publications: In Print Books

Comparative Politics: Structures and Choices (single author), 2nd ed., Boston, MA: Cengage, 2013.

Also developed a supplement to the book on country leaders in 2013.

Comparative Politics: Structures and Choices (primary author, with contributions by Michael J.

Bosia, Kathleen Bruhn, Susan Giaimo, and Dean E. McHenry, Jr.), Boston, MA:

Wadsworth/Cengage, 2010.

After Independence: Making and Protecting the Nation in Postcolonial and Postcommunist States,

edited volume (single editor), Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2006.

Journal Articles

“Understanding Identity in Ukraine – and Elsewhere,” Post-Soviet Affairs 34, nos. 2-3 (2018):

179-182.

“Fragile Snapshot or Stable Relationships?: What the Orange and Rose Revolutions Reveal

About the Stability of Cross-Sectional Survey Data,” Comparative Political Studies 45,

no. 3 (March 2012): 312-340.

“Reexamining Region, Ethnicity, and Language in Ukraine” (co-authored with Regina

Faranda, Post-Soviet Affairs 25, no. 3 (July-September 2009): 232-256.

“Bias in Newspaper Photograph Selection” (co-authored with Andrew Barrett), Political

Research Quarterly 58, no. 4 (December 2005): 609–618. Reprinted as the majority of

chapter 14 of Janet Buttolph Johnson, H. T. Reynolds, and Jason D. Mycoff, Political

Science Research Methods, 6th ed., Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2008.

“Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?: Newspaper Photographs and Voter Evaluations of

Political Candidates” (co-authored with Andrew Barrett), Harvard International Journal

of Press/Politics 10, no. 4 (Fall 2005): 98–113. “One Ukraine or Many?: Regionalism in Ukraine and Its Political Consequences” (lead

author, co-authored with Erik Herron), Nationalities Papers 32, no. 1 (March 2004):

53–86.

“The Motherland is Calling: Views of Homeland among Russians in the Near Abroad” (lead

author, co-authored with Brian D. Silver and Erik Herron), World Politics 55, no. 2

(January 2003): 290–313.

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Journal Articles (Cont.)

“Economic Calculations, Cultural Perceptions, or General Outlooks on Life?: What Shapes

Views of the ‘Ethnic Other’ in Kazakhstan,” Journal of Central Asian Studies 7, no. 1

(Fall/Winter 2002): 2–30.

“Views of the Ethnic ‘Other’ in Ukraine,” Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 8, no. 2 (Summer

2002): 83–96.

“Examining Rival Theories of Demographic Influences on Political Support: The Power of

Ethnic, Linguistic, and Regional Divisions in Ukraine,” European Journal of Political

Research 41, no. 4 (June 2002): 455–491.

“Understanding Public Opinion in Post-Communist States: The Effects of Statistical

Assumptions on Substantive Results” (lead author, co-authored with Erik S. Herron),

Europe-Asia Studies 53, no. 4 (June 2001): 573–594.

“Russian-speakers in Ukraine and Kazakhstan: ‘Nationality,’ ‘Population,’ or Neither?” Post-

Soviet Affairs 17, no. 2 (April–June 2001): 129–158.

“A Reply to David Laitin,” Post-Soviet Affairs 17, no. 2 (April–June 2001): 164–66.

“The Making of Citizenship Policy in the Baltic States,” Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 13,

no. 2 (Winter 1999): 159–199.

“The Geographic Component of Mass Attitudes in Ukraine,” Post-Soviet Geography and

Economics 38, no. 10 (December 1997): 601–614.

“Nation and Nationalism: The Misuse of Key Terms in Political Science,” PS: Political Science

and Politics 30, no. 4 (December 1997): 712–716.

“The Domestic and International Consequences of Citizenship in the Soviet Successor States,”

Europe-Asia Studies 47, no. 5 (July 1995): 731–764.

“Nations, States, and Citizens: An Explanation of the Citizenship Policies of Estonia and

Lithuania,” The Review of Central and East European Law 21, no. 3 (1995): 103–148.

Book Chapters

“Political Science and Its Study at Marquette University,” Kishor Vaidya, ed., Political Science

for the Curious: Why Study Political Science?, The Curious Academic Publishing, 2015.

“Bias in Newspaper Photograph Selection” (co-authored with Andrew Barrett), Political

Research Quarterly journal article from 2005 reprinted as the majority of Chapter 14 of

Janet Buttolph Johnson, H. T. Reynolds, and Jason D. Mycoff, Political Science Research

Methods, 6th ed., Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2008.

“Nationalism and Independence,” introductory chapter to Lowell Barrington, ed., After

Independence: Making and Protecting the Nation in Postcolonial and Postcommunist States,

Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2006.

“Estonia,” Country Report in Freedom House’s 2005 Nations in Transit publication, Lanham,

MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005, 236–257.

“Estonia,” Country Report in Freedom House’s 2004 Nations in Transit publication, Lanham,

MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2004, 216–233.

“Region, Language and Nationality: Rethinking Support in Ukraine for Maintaining Distance

from Russia,” in Taras Kuzio and Paul D’Anieri, eds., Dilemmas of State-Led Nation

Building in Ukraine. Westport, CT: Praeger Press, 2002, 131–146.

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Book Chapters (Cont.)

“Understanding Citizenship Policy in the Baltic States,” in T. Alexander Aleinikoff and

Douglas Klusmeyer, eds., From Migrants to Citizens: Membership in a Changing World,

Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace/Brookings Institution

Press, 2000, 253–301.

Book Reviews

Review of Pal Kolsto, Political Construction Sites: Nation-building in Russia and the Post-Soviet

States, in International Affairs 77, no. 3 (July 2001): 739–740.

Review of Yitzhak Brudny, Reinventing Russia, in American Political Science Review 94, no. 1

(March 2000): 205–206.

Review of G. Hosking and R. Service, eds. Russian Nationalism, Past and Present, in

International Affairs 75, no. 1 (January 1999): 172–173.

Review of Graham Smith, ed., The Nationalities Question in the Post-Soviet States, in Russian

History/Histoire Russe, Fall 1998: 468–469.

Review of Grzegorz Ekiert, The State against Society: Political Crises and Their Aftermath In East

Central Europe, in Comparative Political Studies 31, no. 3 (June 1998): 404–406.

Review of John Lowenhardt, The Reincarnation of Russia, in Political Science Quarterly 111, no. 1

(Spring 1996): 183–184.

Encyclopedia Entries, Editorial Introductions, and Newsletter Articles

“Authoritarianism,” in Carl Mitcham and Britt Holbrook, eds., Ethics, Science, Technology,

and Engineering: A Global Resource. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, Cengage Learning,

2015.

“Totalitarianism,” in Carl Mitcham and Britt Holbrook, eds., Ethics, Science, Technology, and

Engineering: A Global Resource. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.

“Authoritarianism” (lead author, co-authored with Anne Mozena), in William A. Darity,

ed., International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd ed., Farmington Hills, MI:

Macmillan Reference, 2007.

“Authoritarianism,” in Carl Mitcham, ed., Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics,

Farmington Hills, MI : Macmillan Reference, 2005: 144–146.

“Totalitarianism,” In Carl Mitcham, ed., Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics,

Farmington Hills, MI : Macmillan Reference, 2005: 1966–1968.

“How Not to Analyze Postcommunist Mass Survey Data” (lead author, co-authored with

Erik Herron), ASNews 5, no. 2 (Spring 2000): 3–6.

“ASN Maintains Affiliation with Europe-Asia Studies,” ASNews 5, no. 1 (Fall 1999): 9.

“ASN and Europe-Asia Studies,” ASNews 4, no. 2 (Spring 1999): 13.

“ASN Members Gain Opportunity to Receive Europe-Asia Studies in 1999,” ASNews 4, no. 1

(Fall 1998): 9.

“Looking Ahead, and Back,” ACE 10, nos. 7–8 (July–August 1998): 2.

“Economics, Security, and Political Parties,” ACE 10, no. 6 (June 1998): 2.

“New Governments, Old Problems,” ACE 10, no. 5 (May 1998): 2.

“New Presidents, New Capitals, New Debates,” ACE 10, no. 2 (February 1998): 2.

“Political Leaders in Russia, Poland, and the Czech Republic,” ACE 10, no. 1 (January 1998): 2.

“More on Central Asia, NATO, and Bosnia,” ACE 9, no. 12 (December 1997): 2.

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Encyclopedia Entries, Editorial Introductions, and Newsletter Articles (Cont.)

“Spotlight on Central Asia,” ACE 9, no. 11 (November 1997): 2.

“East Central Europe and the Caucasus,” ACE 9, no. 10 (October 1997): 2.

“ASN-SPL Update,” ASNews, 3, no. 3 (Fall 1997): 14.

“Spotlight on Ukraine,” ACE 9, no. 8 (August 1997): 2.

“Russian Politics and Eastern European Economics,” ACE 9, no. 7 (July 1997): 2.

“Iran, Japan, Abkhazia, and Migration in the Former Soviet Union,” ACE 9, no. 6 (June 1997): 2.

“NATO Enlargement vs. NATO Expansion,” ACE 9, no. 5 (May 1997): 2.

“New States, Old Problems,” ACE 9, no. 4 (April 1997): 2.

“Oil Politics: The Promise and the Pitfalls of the Caspian Basin,” ACE 9, no. 2 (February 1997): 2.

“The ‘New’ ACE: Building on the Past, Looking to the Future,” ACE 9, no. 1 (January 1997): 2.

“ASN Panels: Full Speed Ahead,” ASNews 2, no. 1 (Spring 1996): 16.

Events Analysis Articles and Op-Ed Pieces

“Did Congress Hear what Voters Said?” (lead author, co-authored with McGee Young),

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 3, 2006.

“Less Assessment, More Learning.” Academe, 89, no. 6 (November–December 2003): 29–31.

“Kosovo, NATO, and the Future of European Security,” Analysis of Current Events (ACE), 11,

nos. 3–4 (March–April 1999): 1–3.

“The Conflict over Citizenship in the Baltic States,” ACE 10, nos. 11–12 (November–December

1998): 8, 10.

“Will Lebed be the Next President of Russia?” ACE 9, no. 9 (September 1997): 5, 11.

“When Rhetoric Becomes Truth: 6 Myths about the Conflict in Bosnia” (with Raju G. C.

Thomas), Chicago Tribune, December 29, 1995: 13.

“Why Chechnya and What Does It Mean?” ACE 6, no. 6 (February 1995): 1–3.

Publications: In Progress Book Manuscripts

The Complementary and Contradictory Nature of State-Building and Nation-Building, book

manuscript.

Comparative Politics: Structures and Choices (single author), 3rd ed.

Journal Article Manuscripts

“The Regional Divide in Ukraine: Still Driving Attitudes about Russia, But Is It an Identity?,”

article manuscript.

Professional Presentations

Conference Papers

“The Regional Divide in Ukraine: Still Driving Attitudes about Russia, But Is It an Identity?,”

Association for the Study of Nationalities annual meeting, New York, May 2019.

“Nation-building and State-building in Ethnically Diverse, Post-communist Societies:

Complementary or Contradictory Processes?" American Political Science Association

annual meeting, San Francisco, September 2015.

“Nation-building versus and via State-building,” American Political Science Association

annual meeting, New Orleans, September 2012. (Canceled due to Hurricane Isaac.)

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Conference Papers (Cont.)

“Lessons from the Integration Policies of Estonia and Latvia,” American Political Science

Association annual meeting, Washington, DC, September 2010.

“What the Orange and Rose Revolutions Tell Us About the Stability of Cross-Sectional Survey

Data,” American Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, Sept. 2007.

“The Stability of Survey Data in the Face of Major Events: An Examination of Mass Attitudes

before and after the Orange Revolution,” Association for the Study of Nationalities

annual meeting, New York, April 2007.

“Rational Choice and Conditionality: International Organizations, Majority Group

Governments, and Minority Group Policies in Estonia, Latvia, and Romania” (co-

authored with Emauel E. Coman and presented by Coman), Midwest Political Science

Association annual meeting, Chicago, April 2007.

“The ‘Snapshot’ Critique of Cross-sectional Surveys: What Ukraine’s Orange Revolution Tells

Us about the Stability of Mass Attitudes,” American Political Science Association

annual meeting, Philadelphia, September 2006.

“Are ‘Interaction Effects’ More Important Than the ‘Regional Effect’?: Reexamining Region,

Ethnicity, and Language in Ukraine” (lead author, co-authored with Regina Faranda),

Association for the Study of Nationalities annual meeting, New York, March 2006.

“Disentangling Ethnicity, Language, and Region as Sources of Public Attitudes: The

Ukrainian Case,” Association for the Study of Nationalities annual meeting, New

York, April 2005.

“Disentangling Ethnicity, Language, and Region as Sources of Public Attitudes: The

Ukrainian Case,” Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting,

Chicago, April 2005.

“Language, Ethnicity, and Region as Sources of Identity and Determinants of Political

Behavior in Ukraine: What We Know and What We Still Need to Learn,” presented at

the “Understanding the Transformation of Ukraine: Assessing What We Have

Learned, Devising a Research Agenda” conference, October 2004, Ottawa, Canada.

“Estonia and Latvia: Models of Ethnic Conflict Prevention for Other Multiethnic States?”

American Political Science Association annual meeting, Philadelphia, September 2003.

“Integration Policies in Estonia and Latvia: Can They Serve as Models for Other Multiethnic

States?,” Association for the Study of Nationalities annual meeting, New York, April

2003.

“Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?: Newspaper Photographs of Political Candidates and

Their Effects on Candidate Evaluations” (with Andrew Barrett), Western Political

Science Association annual meeting, Denver, CO, March 2003.

“Economic Calculations, Cultural Perceptions, or General Outlooks on Life?: Evidence from

Stereotypes of Kazakhs in Kazakhstan about What Shapes Views of the ‘Ethnic

Other’,” Annual conference of the Central Eurasian Studies Society, Madison, WI,

October 2002.

“The Political Consequences of Regionalism in Ukraine: How the Regions You Choose Affect

the Answers You Get” (lead author, co-authored with Erik Herron), Association for

the Study of Nationalities annual meeting, New York, April 2002.

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Conference Papers (Cont.)

“How International Organizations Can Shape Domestic Policies to Lessen Ethnic Tensions:

Lessons from Estonia and Latvia,” Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

annual conference, Madison, WI, October 2001.

“When Can International Organizations Influence Domestic Policies?: Evidence from the

Evolution of Citizenship and Naturalization Policy in Estonia and Latvia,” American

Political Science Association annual meeting, San Francisco, September 2001.

“Stereotypes of Russians and Ukrainians in Ukraine: Views of the Ethnic ‘Other’ and Their

Implications,” Association for the Study of Nationalities annual meeting, New York,

April 2001.

“Are Russian-speakers outside Russia a Nationality, a Population, or Neither?: Evidence from

Mass Surveys and Focus Groups in Ukraine and Kazakhstan,” American Political

Science Association annual meeting, Washington, DC, September 2000.

“Who Supports the Government and Political System of Kazakhstan: How Your Approach to

Answering the Question Affects the Answer You Get” (lead author, co-authored with

Erik Herron), Association for the Study of Nationalities annual meeting, New York,

April 2000.

“Rethinking the Triadic Nexus: External National Homelands, International Organizations,

and Ethnic Relations in the Former Soviet Union,” Association for the Study of

Nationalities annual meeting, New York, April 1999.

“National Identity and External National Homeland among Russians in the Near Abroad”

(lead author, co-authored with Brian Silver), Midwest Political Science Association

annual meeting, Chicago, April 1999.

“Why Ethnic Minorities Support the State: Evidence from Kazakhstan,” American Political

Science Association annual meeting, Boston, September 1998.

“The Making of Citizenship in the Baltic States and Ukraine,” Conference on Comparative

Citizenship, Airlie Center, Warrenton, VA, June 1998. Workshop sponsored by the

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

“The Role of International Organizations in Citizenship Policy and Ethnic Relations in Estonia

and Latvia,” American Political Science Association annual meeting, Washington, DC,

August 1997.

“National Identity, International Organizations and Citizenship Policy in the Baltic States

and Ukraine,” Association for the Study of Nationalities annual meeting, New York,

April 1997.

“Ethnic Russians Outside Russia and Perceptions of Homeland: Their State of Residence,

Russia, or Something Else?,” American Political Science Association annual meeting,

San Francisco, August 1996.

“Nationality, Nationalism, and Electoral Politics in Estonia,” Association for the Study of

Nationalities annual meeting, New York, April 1996.

“Russians in the Near Abroad: Identity, Loyalty, and Homeland,” American Association for

the Advancement of Slavic Studies annual meeting, Washington, DC, October 1995.

“Citizenship and the Nation-Builder’s Dilemma,” American Political Science Association

annual meeting, Chicago, September 1995.

“An Explanation of the Citizenship Policies of Estonia and Lithuania,” American Political

Science Association annual meeting, New York, September 1994.

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Other Research Presentations

“Disentangling Ethnicity, Language, and Region as Sources of Public Attitudes: The

Ukrainian Case,” Institute for International Studies, University of Michigan, April

2005.

“Citizenship and Integration Policies in the Baltic States,” Presentation at the “Mixed and

Ambiguous Sovereignties” conference, Eurasia in Transition Program, Davis Center

for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University, May 2004, Cambridge, MA.

“How Russians Outside Russia View Their State of Residence, the Ethnic Majority in That

State, and Themselves,” Survey Research in the Former Soviet Union workshop,

Meridian Center, Washington, DC, November 2002.

“Domestic Policymaking as Preventive Diplomacy: Lessons from Estonia and Latvia on How

International Organizations Can Reduce Ethnic Tensions.” University of Wisconsin–

Madison, October 2001.

“American Aid to the Former Soviet Union: Lessons from Europe,” presented at the “Ten

Years After, 1991–2001: America’s Role in the Transition of the Former Soviet Union”

roundtable, University of Kansas, October 2001.

“Rethinking Support for the Political System in Ukraine: The Power of Regional Differences

and the Surprising Weakness of the Linguistic and Ethnic ‘Fault Lines’,” University of

Wisconsin–Madison, May 2000.

“New Leaders, Old Policies?: Political Change in the Post-Communist States,” Wisconsin

Political Science Association annual meeting, Milwaukee, November 1998.

“To Exclude or Not to Exclude: National Identity, International Organizations, and

Citizenship Policy in the Baltic States and Ukraine,” Comparative Politics and

Historical Sociology Workshop, University of Chicago, April 1997.

“Understanding Mass Attitudes about Russian-Ukrainian Relations: The Role of Region,

Ethnicity, and Language,” University of Wisconsin–Madison, February 1997.

“Ethnic Minorities in Newly Independent States,” University of Miami, March 1996.

“Ethnic Minorities in Newly Independent States,” Florida International University, March

1996.

“Citizenship and its Consequences in the Soviet Successor States,” Lawrence Livermore

National Laboratories, April 1995.

Professional Conference Participation: Chair, Discussant, and Roundtable Chair, “Conflict and Identity in Postcommunist States: New Research on Politics,

Nationalism, and Violence,” American Political Science Association annual meeting,

Philadelphia, PA, September 2016.

Discussant, “Nation-Building in the Post-Soviet States, 25 Years After Independence: Russia,

Central Asia, Baltics” panel, Association for the Study of Nationalities annual meeting,

New York, April 2016.

Chair, “State-building and Nation-building: Contradictory or Complementary Processes?”

panel, American Political Science Association annual meeting, New Orleans,

September 2012. (Conference canceled due to Hurricane Isaac.)

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Professional Conference Participation: Chair, Discussant, and Roundtable (Cont.) Discussant, “Political Science and the Holocaust: New Findings and Research Agendas”

panel, American Political Science Association annual meeting, Seattle, WA, August

2011.

Participant, “Book Panel on Stephen M. Saideman and R. William Ayers, For Kin or Country:

Xenophobia, Nationalism, and War (Columbia, 2008),” Association for the Study of

Nationalities annual meeting, New York, April 2009.

Chair and Discussant, “Regionalism in Ukraine” panel, Association for the Study of

Nationalities annual meeting, New York, April 2008.

Chair, “How Culture, Religion, and Politics Influence Identity and Nationalism” panel,

Association for the Study of Nationalities annual meeting, New York, April 2007.

Participant, “Special Panel on Lowell Barrington’s Edited Volume After Independence

(Michigan, 2006),” Association for the Study of Nationalities annual meeting, New

York, March 2006.

Chair and discussant, “Political Parties and Postcommunism” panel, American Political

Science Association annual meeting, Washington, DC, September 2005.

Chair, “The Role of Civil Society in Preventing Conflict and in Democratization” panel,

Association for the Study of Nationalities annual meeting, New York, April 2005.

Chair and discussant, “New Perspectives on Post-Communist Political Parties and Social

Movements” panel, American Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago,

September 2004.

Participant, “Special Roundtable on Anthony Marx’s book, Faith in Nation,” Association for

the Study of Nationalities annual meeting, New York, April 2004.

Chair and discussant, “Citizenship and Minority Policies in the Baltics” panel, Association for

the Study of Nationalities annual meeting, New York, April 2003.

Chair and discussant, “Identify Yourself: Post-Communist Ethnic Politics” panel, American

Political Science Association annual meeting, Boston, August 2002.

Chair, “Conflict Management in Moldova” panel, Association for the Study of Nationalities

annual meeting, New York, April 2001.

Discussant, “Ethnicity and Nationalism in Moldova” panel, Association for the Study of

Nationalities annual meeting, New York, April 1999.

Discussant, “Ethnic Conflict and the Collapse of States” panel, American Political Science

Association annual meeting, Boston, September 1998.

Chair, “Citizenship Issues in the Baltics” panel, Association for the Study of Nationalities

annual meeting, New York, April 1998.

Chair and discussant, “Separate and Unequal: How Nationalism Drives Political and

Economic Differentiation in the Post-Communist Space” panel, International Studies

Association annual meeting, Minneapolis, April 1998.

Discussant, “Characterizing Nationalism” panel, “Understanding Nationalism” workshop,

Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, December 1997.

Discussant, “Regionalism and System Transformation in the Russian Federation” panel,

Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, April 1996.

Discussant, “Remaking National Identities” panel, Association for the Study of Nationalities

annual meeting, New York, April 1996.

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Courses Taught, Marquette University Graduate

“Comparative Democratization” (POSC 6446 / POSC 260), Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring

2012, Spring 2010, Spring 2008, Spring 2006, Summer 2003.

“Contemporary Political Research” (POSC 6601 / POSC 209), Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016,

Fall 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007, Fall 2005, Fall 2004, Fall 2003.

“Comparative Nationalism” (POSC 6441 / POSC 264), Fall 2015, Spring 2014, Summer 2012,

Summer 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2007, Spring 2005, Fall 2002.

“Research Seminar in Comparative Politics: Modern Nationalism” (POSC 255), Spring 2001,

Spring 1998, Spring 1996.

“Research Seminar in Comparative Politics: Global Democratization” (POSC 255), Spring

2000, Spring 1997.

Undergraduate

“Comparative Politics” (POSC 2401 / POSC 040), Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013,

Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009,

Spring 2009, Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2005, Spring 2005, Fall 2004, Spring

2004, Fall 2001, Spring 2000, Fall 2009, Spring 1999, Fall 1997, Fall 1996.

“International Politics” (POSC 2601 / POSC 060), Spring 2011, Fall 2003, Fall 2002, Spring 2002,

Spring 2001, Fall 2000, Fall 1999, Spring 1999, Fall 1998, Spring 1998, Spring 1997,

Spring 1996, Fall 1995.

“Russian & Post-Soviet Politics” (POSC 4511 / POSC 152), Spring 2018, Fall 2010, Spring 2006,

Spring 2004, Fall 2001, Fall 1999.

“Totalitarianism, Authoritarianism, and Democracy” (POSC 145), Spring 2002.

“Contemporary Political Research” (POSC 190), Spring 2002, Fall 2000, Fall 1999, Fall 1998,

Fall 1997, Fall 1996.

“European International Politics” (POSC 173), Fall 2000, Fall 1998.

“The Former Soviet Union and its Successor States” (POSC 152), Spring 1998, Fall 1996.

“Russia and Its Neighbors” (POSC 152), Fall 1995.

“National Identity and Multiculturalism” (HOPR 010), Fall 2003.

Membership in Professional Associations American Political Science Association (APSA).

Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN).

Professional Service Activities and Positions Professional Positions and Affiliations

Faculty associate, Center for Russia, East Europe & Central Asia, UW–Madison, 1996–present.

Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) Related Group Panel Organizer for the

American Political Science Association annual convention, 1994–2016.

Member, Executive Committee, ASN, 2000–2009, 1996–1998.

Associate, Eurasia Group, New York, 1998–2004.

Vice president, ASN, 1998–2000.

Member, Nominations Committee, ASN, 1997–1998.

Chair, Sponsored Panels Committee, ASN, 1994–1996.

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Editorial Positions

Editorial Board, Nationalities Papers, 2019–present.

Associate editor, Nationalities Papers, 2005–2009.

Editorial Advisory Board, “Nationalities and Ethnopolitics,” Association for the Study of

Nationalities General Monograph Series, 2005–2009.

Editorial Advisory Board, Analysis of Current Events, 1999–2003.

Co-Editor, ASNews (newsletter of the Association for the Study of Nationalities), 1998–1999.

Editor-in-Chief, Analysis of Current Events, 1997–1998.

Layout and design, ASNews, 2004, 1998–2000.

Reviewer/Referee Activity

Article referee, American Journal of Political Science, Comparative Politics, Ethnicities, Journal of

Political Marketing, Journal of Politics, Nationalities Papers, PS: Political Science and Politics,

Slavic Review, World Politics.

Book manuscript reviewer, Cornell University Press, 2016-2017.

Book manuscript proposal reviewer, Palgrave, 2012-2016, 2008-2010.

Book manuscript proposal reviewer, Elsevier Inc. Publishers, 2006.

Question reviewer, College Board’s Comparative Government and Politics AP Exam, 2002.

National Research Council’s Collaboration in Basic Science and Engineering (COBASE)

Review Panel (proposal reviewer for all social science proposals), 2000–2002.

Book manuscript proposal reviewer, Longman Press, 2001.

Book manuscript proposal reviewer, Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, 2001.

Book manuscript reviewer, Westview Press, 1999.

Research grant proposal reviewer, National Science Foundation, 1998.

Other Professional Service

Dissertation committee member for Ada Hyso, “Ethnicity and Interstate War,” University of

Wisconsin–Milwaukee, 2008–2009.

Participant, examination design, College Board’s Comparative Government and Politics AP

Exam, 2005.

Question author, College Board’s Comparative Gov’t. and Politics AP Exam, 2004, 1999–2001.

Co-chair, dissertation committee for Darby Hiller, “The Face of Resistance over Time and

across Space: Public Opinion and the Political and Economic Transformations in

Central Europe,” University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, 2001–2002.

Organizational work for the Eurasia Group roundtable, “Policy and Sustained Development:

A Look at Central Asia and the Caspian,” Houston, January 2002.

University/College Service Activities and Positions Advising/Mentoring Activities

Faculty Mentor for Diana Arroyo, Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program, Marquette University,

Spring and Summer 2014.

Member, dissertation committee for Braden Anderson, Department of Theology, Marquette

University, 2009–2010.

Pre-major advising, 1996–2004.

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Advising/Mentoring Activities (Cont.)

Participant, pre-major advisee meetings, 2001 New Student Orientation, August 2001.

Faculty Advisor, Students for McCain, Spring 2000.

Faculty Mentor for Michele Crymes, “Democratization in Latin America: The Influence of

Political Culture in Argentina and Chile,” Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program,

Marquette University, Summer 1998.

Participation in University/College Presentations and Roundtables

Presenter, “Russia and Ukraine: The Historical, Demographic, and International

Causes of the 2014-15 Crisis,” at the “EUROPE: Integration/Disintegration?”

workshop, Fall 2015.

Co-presenter (with Diana Arroyo), “The Truth about College, and the McNair Program,”

presented to the Upward Bound seniors in Marquette’s Goaltending Program,

Summer 2014.

Presenter, “Pursuing Grants Strategically,” workshop sponsored by the Office of Research

and Sponsored Programs and the Faculty Mentoring Program of the Center for

Teaching and Learning, March 2014.

Presenter, “Quarterlies” Presentation to Marquette University Advancement, January 2008.

Participant, Assessment Peer Review Working Seminar, November 2008.

Participant, Program Assessment Working Seminar, February 2008.

Participant, Workshop on Assessment, October 2005.

Participant, Workshop on Assessment, May 2005.

Participant, Assessment Core Focus Group, February 2005.

Participant, Workshop on Core Curriculum and Assessment, September 2003.

Participant, “International Collaboration and Research,” Office of Research and Sponsored

Programs Series, October 2002.

Participant, “Community Meeting: Terrorism and America,” September 2001.

Organizer, “Discussion with NATO Officials,” March 2000.

Participant, “Lecturing and Researching Experiences Abroad,” Office of Research and

Sponsored Programs Series, February 2000.

Other University/College Service

Member, Civic Engagement/Civil Discourse Initiative Ad Hoc Committee, 2019.

Member, Les Aspin Center Strategic Planning Committee, 2018-2019.

Member, Marquette in DC Ad Hoc Committee, 2018-2019.

Member, Dean’s Advisory Council (DAC), College of Arts and Sciences, 2012-present.

Member, search committee for the Reverend Francis Wade S.J. Chair, 2016-2019.

Member, Matteo Ricci Global Scholar Program Steering Committee, 2016-2019.

Member, Center for Urban Research, Teaching, and Outreach (CURTO) Oversight

Committee, 2016-2019.

Academic and Curricular Advisor, Trinity Fellows Program, 2016-2019.

Interviewed on Milwaukee television and radio (WISN, WITI, WTMJ, WDJT, WVTV) and

Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Radio Network, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2013, 2004,

2000, 1999, 1998, 1996.

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Other University/College Service (Cont.)

Core of Common Studies Revision Process:

o Member, Core Curriculum Implementation Committee (CCIC), 2017-2018.

o Member, Core Proposal Modification Committee, 2017.

o Member, Core Revision Facilitation Group (CRFG), 2015-2017.

o Member, University Core Curriculum Review Committee (CCRC), 2012-2017.

o Co-chair, Discovery Tier Task Force, 2016-2017.

o Marquette University Representative, American Association of Colleges and

Universities (AAC&U) 2016 Institute on Integrative Learning and the

Departments, Chicago, IL, July 2016.

o Facilitator, Core Structure Working Group G, 2016.

o Participant, Academic Program Review, Visit with Reviewers, University Core of

Common Studies, Fall 2014.

Volunteer, SPARK course registration sessions, Summer 2017.

Member, proposal team for the Interdisciplinary Major in Environmental Studies, 2016.

Member, proposal team for the Interdisciplinary Major in Latin American Studies, 2015- 2016.

Member, proposal team for the Public Policy master’s program, 2015-2016.

Member, advisory group for the Public Health Administration master’s program, 2016.

Member, DQE Committee for Gretchen Baumgardt, Department of Theology, Fall 2009.

Member, DQE Committee, for Braden Anderson, Department of Theology, December 2008.

RCM Graduate Student Travel Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, Fall 2008.

Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Travel Awards, College of Arts and Sciences, Fall 2008.

Way-Klingler Fellowship Review Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, February 2008.

Member, Subcommittee for Composition of Doctoral Programs, Graduate School, 2006–2007.

Faculty participant, Alumni in the Classroom program, POSC 152, Spring 2006.

Interviewed for a documentary on fanaticism, November 2005.

“Virtual Shadow Visit” Parents Lecture, Scholarship Exam Competition, February 2004.

Member, Outstanding Senior Selection Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, Spring 2002.

Participant, Arts and Sciences Scholarship Competition Open House, Springs 2001, 2000.

Speechwriting consultant for President Wild’s speech at Embassy of Slovakia, January 2001.

Participant, “Marquette Majors on Display,” Fall 1999.

Participant, Marquette University Preview Parent Lunch Program, Summers 2000, 1999.

Marquette Women’s Council talk, “The Balkan Conflict: Bosnia and Serbia Today,” Fall 1999.

Departmental Service Activities and Positions

Advising/Mentoring Activities

POSC undergraduate major advising, 2006–2019, 1995–2003.

INIA undergraduate major advising, 2005–2019.

POSC/INAF graduate student advising, 2000–2019.

PUBS graduate student advising, 2015–2018.

Faculty advisor, Epsilon Omicron chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, 2014-2018, 2000–2003,

1998–1999.

Faculty Advisor, Political Science Graduate Student Association, 2007–2012, 2003–2006.

Senior Faculty Mentor for Asst. Prof. Julia Azari, Department of Political Science, 2008–2009.

Advising for a student project, International Affairs (INIA) Capstone Seminar, Spring 2001.

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Participation in Department-Sponsored Symposia, Roundtables, and Presentations

Organizer, John K.C. Oh Memorial Lecture on Asian Affairs, Ambassador Kathleen Stephens,

November 2019.

POSC/INAF fall semester graduate student orientation meeting presentation, 2015-2017,

2003–2012.

Organizer, John K.C. Oh Memorial Lecture on Asian Affairs, “Peace and Security on the

Korean Peninsula?,” by Ambassador Wendy Sherman, November 2017.

Presenter, Political Science Café program, “Russian Politics and the Russian Investigation,”

October 2017.

Guest lecturer, International Affairs (INIA) Capstone Seminar, Spring 2017, Spring 2016,

Spring 2015, Spring 2000.

Organizer, Political Science Career Nights, 2014-2016.

Organizer of and presenter at roundtables with POSC and INAF graduate students:

o “Comprehensive Exams,” October 2017, November 2015, October 2012, November

2010, November 2009, October 2008, October 2007, January 2007, January 2006,

October 2004.

o “Presenting at Professional Conferences,” October 2009.

o “Ph.D. Programs,” May 2008.

Organizer, John K.C. Oh Memorial Lecture on Asian Affairs, “The U.S.-North Korea Alliance:

Built to Last,” by Ambassador Sung Kim, November 2015.

Organizer, “From Member of Congress to the President of KEI: Lessons about Capitol Hill

and Research Institutes,” Congressman Donald Manzullo, November 2015.

Organizer, “The Winding Road to Unification: Challenges and Opportunities on the Korean

Peninsula,” Troy Stangarone, November 2015.

Organizer, John K.C. Oh Memorial Lecture on Asian Affairs, “Living With North Korea,” by

Dr. Robert Gallucci, October 2013.

Participant and moderator, “Ukraine’s Orange Revolution,” January 2005.

Participation in Department-Sponsored Symposia, Roundtables, and Presentations (Cont.)

Organizer and presenter, “Ph.D. Programs,” roundtable with POSC and INAF graduate

students, December 2004.

Faculty organizer and moderator, “War with Iraq: Both Sides of the Debate,” sponsored by

the Epsilon Omicron chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, December 2002.

Faculty organizer and participant, “Law School/Grad Night” for POSC majors, sponsored by

the Epsilon Omicron chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, Fall 2001.

Participant, “Are Multinational Corporations Good for Developing Countries?,” Spring 1999.

Participant, “Should the United States Bail Out Failing Economies Abroad?,” Fall 1998.

Organizer and participant, “Is the Nation-State Dying?,” Spring 1998.

Organizer and participant, “Free Trade,” Fall 1997.

Participant, “Humanitarian Intervention,” Spring 1997.

Other Departmental Service

Chair, Department of Political Science, 2012-present.

Director of Graduate Studies (POSC and INAF M.A. programs), 2015-2016; 2019.

Director of Graduate Studies (PUBS M.A. program), 2015-2018.

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Other Departmental Service (Cont.)

M.A. comprehensive exam committee member, INAF and POSC M.A. programs, 1996-2019.

I serve on a number (sometimes as many as 12) of committees each academic year.

M.A. professional project committee member, PUBS M.A. program, 2016-2019.

Assessment Coordinator for the POSC undergraduate major, 2012–2019.

Assessment Coordinator for the POSC and INAF M.A. programs, 2008–2019.

Edited the Political Science program entry in the Graduate Bulletin, 2003–2009, 2015-2019.

Edited the Political Science program entry in the Undergraduate Bulletin, 2014-2019.

Presenter on the Political Science and International Affairs majors to Admissions, Fall 2018.

Department representative, Discovery Days, 2013-2018.

Independent studies and internships, 1998-2016.

Off-campus recruiting visits for graduate and undergraduate programs, 2015–2016.

Department point person, Jesuit opportunity search, Spring 2016.

Department representative, Preview Day, Summer 2015, Summer 2016.

Program representative, Graduate School Open House, November 2017, November 2016,

November 2015, November 2014, November 2013, November 2012, April 2012, April

2011, November 2008, June 2008, April 2008, November 2006, June 2006, March 2006,

April 2005, November 2004, August 2004, November 2003, August 2003.

Webmaster, Department of Political Science, 2008–2018.

I participated in an overhaul of the Department’s webpage with the Office of

Marketing and Communication and assumed the of editing and updating duties.

Search Committee Member, search for the Latin American Politics line, 2013.

Search Committee Member, search for the Human Security line, 2012.

Assistant Chair and Director of Graduate Studies, 2007–2012, 2003–2006.

Duties included, but were not limited to, chairing the Graduate Studies Committee,

overseeing the admissions process and other aspects of the graduate program –

including recruiting, financial aid, orientation, and formal and informal advising.

Member, Political Science Chair’s Advisory Committee, 2007–2012, 2003–2006, 1997–2002.

Participated in the development of the action plan in response to the recommendations of the

external review of the Department of Political Science, Fall 2009.

Participated in the development of the self-study document in advance of the external review

of the Department of Political Science, Spring 2009.

Search Committee Member, search for the International Security line, 2009.

Search Committee Member, searches for the Constitutional Law and International Security

lines, 2007–2008.

Author of report prepared for Yardley Group’s study of Marquette Ph.D. programs, 2007.

Development of Assessment Measures and Indicators for the INAF and POSC graduate

programs, 2005–2006.

Primary author of the proposal documents for a Ph.D. program in Political Science at

Marquette University, Spring 2004–Spring 2006.

Author of (150+ page) internal review document, INAF and POSC M.A. programs, Fall 2005.

Edited the Political Science and International Affairs MA program flyer, Fall 2002.

Development of department assessment plans for POSC 020, 040 and 060, Fall 2002.

Participated in the writing of the department assessment plan for POSC 060, 2002–2003.

Member, Political Science Undergraduate Education Committee, 1995–2002.

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Other Departmental Service (Cont.)

Departmental representative, University Assessment Workshop, May 2002.

Layout and editing of POSC major guidelines handbook and flyer, 1998–2001.

Member, Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference Selection Committee, Fall 2001.

Proposal development for POSC 060’s inclusion into university core curriculum, Spring 2001.

Departmental delegate, Faculty Nominating Convention, April 2000.

Development (with James Rhodes) of the proposal for revision of the POSC major, 1997–1999.

Member, Truman Scholarship Nomination Committee, 1996.

Community Service Invited presentations: “The Russian Revolution: 100 Years Later,” three-talk series, St. John’s

on the Lake, Milwaukee, May-June 2017.

Invited presentation, “Russia: The Context of Politics and Foreign Policy,” St. John’s on the

Lake, Milwaukee, May 18, 2016.

Invited presentation, “The Rise and Fall of Boris Yeltsin,” St. John’s on the Lake, Milwaukee,

May 20, 2016.

Invited presentation, “Vladimir Putin and Contemporary Russian Domestic Politics,” St.

John’s on the Lake, Milwaukee, May 25, 2016.

Invited presentation, “Putin and Contemporary Russian Foreign Policy,” St. John’s on the

Lake, Milwaukee, May 27, 2016.

District 10 Representative, Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, 2013–

2016. Duties included overseeing quarterly district meetings, participating in all APC

meetings, and helping coordinate district activities, including for the 2014 Synod.

Outreach Committee member, Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 2014-2016.

Faith Formation Committee member, Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 2013-2015.

Off-season open gym and camps coordinator, Random Lake High School baseball, 2015.

Participant, Archdiocesan Synod, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Summer 2014.

Varsity Assistant Baseball Coach, Random Lake High School, Summer 2014, Summer 2013.

Varsity Assistant Soccer Coach, Random Lake High School, Fall 2013, Fall 2011.

Bulletin cover design, Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, Fall 2013.

Newsletter editing and layout, Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 2011–2013.

Chair, Parish Council, Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 2011–2013.

Instructor, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD, Catholic religious education) class,

Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 9th and 10th Grade, 8th Grade, 4th through 6th

Grade, Fall 2013, Fall 2012–Spring 2013, Fall 2009–Spring 2010, Fall 2008–Spring 2009.

Assistant Coach, Random Lake Athletic Association youth baseball, multiple ages, Summers

2006–2012.

Vice Chair and Member, Parish Council, Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 2009–2011.

o Building and Grounds Committee member.

o Nominations Committee member.

o PAR Oversight Committee member.

o Ad Hoc Survey Committee member.

Assistant Coach, Random Lake Middle School, 7th Grade boys’ basketball team, Winter 2009–

Spring 2010.

Assisted in coaching the Random Lake U-12 boys’ soccer team, Fall 2009.

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Community Service (Cont.) Director, School Board of the Random Lake School District, 2007–2009.

Chair, Community Relations Committee, 2007–2009.

Member, Administrative and Support Staff Committee, 2007–2009.

Member, Curriculum Committee, 2007–2009.

Assisted the teacher of the bi-monthly Children’s Liturgy sessions at Our Lady of the Lakes

Catholic Church, 2007–2009.

Assistant Coach, Sheboygan County YMCA youth basketball, Winters 2006–2009.

Assisted in coaching the Random Lake U-14 boys’ soccer team and the Random Lake U-10

boys’ soccer team, Fall 2008.

Developed a survey for the tri-parish cluster that includes Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic

Church, analyzed data collected from the survey, and wrote a report to the Parish

Councils of the three parishes, Fall 2008.

Assisted the Support Our Schools (SOS) student group, School District of Random Lake,

Winter 2006.

Assisted in the development of a presentation on bullying for the Confraternity of Christian

Doctrine (CCD) program, Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, Winter 2006.

Assisted in the development of materials for “Red Ribbon Week” (an anti-drug initiative),

School District of Random Lake, Fall 2005.

Community representative, Random Lake School District High School Principal Search

Committee, Spring 2005.

Community representative, Random Lake School District Future Planning Committee, 2003–

2004.

Development of a flyer for the Elementary School Counseling Program, Random Lake, WI,

2004.

Legal consultant (gratis), Teplen & Associates, New York, 2003.

Invited Presentation, “Legacies of the Cold War,“ Marathon County History Teaching

Alliance annual dinner, Wausau, WI, May 2003.

Assisted the 7th grade instructor, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD), Our Lady of the

Lakes Catholic Church, Fall 2002.

Vacation Bible School (VBS) volunteer (room design, decoration, and clean up), Our Lady of

the Lakes Catholic Church, Summer 2000, 2002.

Legal consultant (gratis), Safe Horizon Immigration Legal Project, New York, 2000.

Legal consultant (gratis), Human Rights Advocates International, New York, 1999.

Legal consultant (gratis), Federal Public Defender’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1999.

Village Trustee, Village of Random Lake, WI, 1997–1999.

Languages

Russian: Research proficiency.

Ukrainian: Limited reading ability.

French: Limited reading ability.

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References Dr. Erik Herron, Eberly Family Professor, Department of Political Science, West Virginia

University.

Dr. Ronald Suny, Charles Tilly Collegiate Professor of Social and Political History,

Department of History, University of Michigan.

Dr. Brian Silver, Professor, Department of Political Science (Retired), Michigan State

University.

Dr. Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group, New York, NY.