Jan Box-Steffensmeier

John Freeman

Teaching with Jan and Jon is a real joy, as is getting to know young scholars at Wisconsin, Illinois and OSU. This course is one of my favorites. Every time we offer it I learn something new not just about time series analysis but also about important social problems. These lessons will be reported in the new book Jan, Jon, and I just agreed to write on time series analysis. Substantively, my areas of interest are political economy and international relations. Since finishing a six year term as Department Chair, I launched several projects ranging from an investigation of the compatibility of economic globalization and democracy to the development of a Bayesian forecasting technology for international conflicts. I also have in the field a TESS survey of public opinion about the so-called “room to maneuver debate.” With the exception of seven years wandering in the academic wilderness, my wife and I have spent our lives in Minnesota. Our older son is finishing law school this year. So we can’t tell lawyer jokes any more. Our younger son is a sophomore in college majoring in something called “political science.” Both my sons are much better hockey and soccer players than I ever was a baseball player!

Web page: http://www.polisci.umn.edu/faculty/freeman/
Email: freeman@polisci.umn.edu

Jon Pevehouse

Hi. Well, as I mentioned on Day 1 of class - if it involves international relations, I'm a fan. I received my PhD in 2000 [or 1 b.t.: before Tressel] from OSU. I have many fond memories of Columbus, especially taking time series from Jan and John in 1996. I feel very humbled that they have allowed me to come back and teach the class with them - it is a great experience and everyone will learn _a lot_! My research interests include democratization and international organizations; trade and conflict; US institutions and foreign policy; reciprocity and conflict processes. Outside of my polisci existence, I enjoy spending time with my wife and two dogs [pictures to follow soon]. My wife and I are expecting our first child this summer so we are very excited about becoming parents! Finally, and perhaps most noteworthy, I am from Kansas and attended KU. This means come March, I will be slightly crazed as the NCAA tournament is in full swing.

Web page: http://polisci.wisc.edu/users/pevehous/
Email: pevehous@polisci.wisc.edu

Erica Owen

I'm a first year grad student in political science at Minnesota. My subfields are IR and methods. I am interested in international political econonmy, especially the political economy of development and transitions.

Email: eowen@polisci.umn.edu

Neil Baer

Hi, my name is Neil Baer from the University of Illinois. I am a 2nd year graduate student in the Department of Political Science. My general research interests lie in the field of American Politics; more specifically in political communication and political psychology.

Email: nbaer2@uiuc.edu

Faon Grandinetti

I received my BA and MA in political science from Northern Illinois University before coming to U of I this past fall to finish my doctoral work. My first field is comparative politics, but my first love was definitely international relations. My specific interests revolve around renewable energy, both from a public policy standpoint and from an international perspective. I have been eager to extend this research to include time series models, so I am very excited about this course. I also have a wonderful family at home: my husband Tony and two endlessly entertaining daughters (6 ½ years and 9 months).

Email: fgrand@uiuc.edu

Eve Van Sice

I'm a second year grad student in political science at the University of Minnesota. My fields are American politics and political methodology. I'm primarily interested in studying American political institutions, particularly the Supreme Court and the separation of powers.

Email: evansice@polisci.umn.edu

Toby Rider

I am a graduate student at the University of Illinois. I received me B.A. from LSU and my M.A. from the University of Kentucky. My area of research interest is in the international relations subfield of conflict processes. Specifically, my research projects focus on alliance formation/termination, territorial conflict, and the causes and consequences of conventional arms races. Outside of political science, I am a fanatical college sports fan. GEAUX TIGERS!

Email: trider2@uiuc.edu

Beth Popp

My name is Beth Popp. I'm a second year graduate student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. My interests lie broadly in American political behavior, with specific focus on political psychology and elite-mass linkages.

Email: epopp2@uiuc.edu

Banks Miller

My name is Banks Miller and I am a second year Americanist at Ohio State University. My primary area of interest is judicial politics with a focus on judicial decision making. I have secondary interests in the judicial selection process, methods, and bureaucracies. Outside of school I follow college sports fanatically, particularly when the Longhorns are involved in football or baseball.

Email: miller.3676@osu.edu

Rachel McGuire

Hello, my name is Rachel McGuire. I am a second-year student in Political Science at Ohio State. I came here after completing my undergraduate degree at Baker University, which is a very small (approximately 800 students!) liberal arts university in Kansas. I study International Relations, and my interests are in foreign policy and identity. Despite my fondness of all things intersubjective, I also have a sick love of statistics and events data (really, I may need professional help), and I hope to be able to bridge that divide in some significant way in my work. The furry guy in the picture with me is Burgess, the meanest cat in the Midwest.

Email: mcguire.145@osu.edu

Martin Kifer

Hello. I'm Martin Kifer, and I'm auditing the Dynamic Analysis course. I study political science at University of Minnesota, focusing on U.S. foreign policy. I'm particularly interested in allocation of military training assistance, but I have also done work on public opinion and foreign policy, peace operations, and human rights.

Email: martinkifer@yahoo.com

John Geis

I graduated from Wisconsin with a B.S. in Meteorology in 1983. Since then, I have spent 23 years in the Air Force, flying fighter and special operations aircraft; earning several Masters Degrees (the Air Force’s solution to someone not doing their job quite right is always more education); directing a $9 billion modernization program for the Special Forces; and spending 8 years on the Air University faculty. There, I directed the Center for Strategy and Technology, edited an occasional paper series, and (co)authored two monographs. I’m still on active duty as a second-year PhD student in Political Science at Wisconsin studying IR and methods. My dissertation will likely focus on how interoperability problems between members of a coalition affect the application of power and thus conflict outcomes.

Email: geis@wisc.edu

Lyndsey Young

Hello, My name is Lyndsey Young and I am auditing time-series. I am ABD at The Ohio State University where I study American politics. My research interests include parties, elections, and gender. This is my fourth ITV course; I have also taken Event History, Spatial Econometrics, and Panel Data.

Email: lryoun01@mac.com

David Hendry

Hi, I’m David Hendry. This is my first semester at the University of Illinois. After completing a year and a half of the course work in the doctoral program at Florida State University, I decided to transfer. I study American politics, and my main interests lie in the intersection between mass communication and political behavior. I transferred because U of I has a lot to offer in this regard.

Email: hendry2@uiuc.edu

Peter Holm

I am a 2nd year Ph.D. student in political science at the University of Wisconsin. Previously, I got my B.A. from Swarthmore College and a Master of European Affairs degree from Lund University in Sweden. My major fields are international relations and research methods, and my ever-evolving research interests today lie in U.S. foreign policy, the domestic politics of international relations, and the nexus of security, development, and governance concerns­i.e., things like intervention, democracy promotion, foreign aid, humanitarianism, and the like.

Email: pholm@wisc.edu

Brett Burkhardt

I am a 3rd year sociology student at UW-Madison. I am from Boise, Idaho, and I did my undergraduate studies at Linfield College (Oregon). My academic interests are in political sociology broadly construed, electoral institutions and politics more specifically, and, recently, criminology/criminal justice. I also love ultimate frisbee!

Email: bcburkhardt@wisc.edu

Anand Sokhey

Hi, my name is Anand Edward Sokhey, and I'm ABD at Ohio State where I study American politics. My research interests include voting behavior, public opinion, elite behavior, religion and politics, and methods. I did my undergraduate work at Denison University, where I majored in political science and studio art. This is my fourth iTV class.

Email: sokhey.2@polisci.osu.edu

Dona-Gene Mitchell

Hi. As some of you might have guessed, I am a southern girl at heart (my name usually gives it away). This is my first year at the University of Illinois and my first Midwest winter. I transferred from Florida State University after completing three years of coursework towards the Ph.D. I have been taking advantage of the availability of the ITV courses, taking panel data last semester. I am interested in the mechanisms underlying political behavior specifically as they relate to understanding public opinion and political psychology.

Email: donageneb@yahoo.com

Quintin Beazer

I am a second year student here at the Ohio State University, majoring in Comparative Politics and minoring in Political Economy. Substantively, I focus on economic and institutional reform in Russia and other postcommunist countries. As of late, I'm working on projects concerning credible commitment and investor confidence after crises, as well as investigating reform in postcommunist banking sectors. My personal interests include spending time with my wife and daughter, cooking, xbox, and trying hard to be just like Dino.

Email: beazer.1@polisci.osu.edu

Carie Steele

Hi, I'm Carie Steele. I'm did my undergraduate work at University of Nebraska, Kearney. Following undergrad, I spent two years in the doctoral program at University of Kentucky before transferring to University of Illinois. Despite my other affiliations, my Nebraska heritage dictates that I must be a Husker fan first and foremost. My substantive areas of interest are IR/Comparative with foci on the political economy of development, democratization and foreign policy analysis.

Email: csteele3@uiuc.edu

Ben Sayre

Hi, my name is Ben Sayre, and I'm an M.A. student in Journalism and Mass Communication, theoretically on the verge of finishing my thesis. My interest is relationships between political communication and the flow of donations to political campaigns. This course will no doubt make me see my data so differently that I have to start over. That at least is the hope. I have a B.A. in Film Studies from Wesleyan University, I like running and basketball, I used to like climbing mountains when lived near them, and I look forward to having other hobbies about a decade from now!

Email: bgsayre@wisc.edu

Dino Christenson

I am a second year Americanist in the Department of Political Science at Ohio State University. I study voting behavior and methodology. I have subsequent interests in bureaucracies and interest groups. This is my second ITV course, following a great experience with Panel Data Analysis last quarter.

Email: christenson.24@polisci.osu.edu