CURRICULUM VITAE
Christina V. Xydias
Department of Political Science
Union College
Social Sciences 105
Schenectady, NY 12308
(614)284-2419
Current Position
Union College Adjunct faculty (September 2009 - )
Education
Brown University A.B., Political Science, May 2003
The Ohio State University M.A., Political Science, December 2005
The Ohio State University Ph.D., Department of Political Science, expected completion: Winter 2010
Specializations: Comparative Politics; Contemporary Political Theory;
Gender Politics
Dissertation
“Women Representing Women?: Pathways to Substantive Representation”
Committee: Goldie Shabad (Chair), Richard Gunther, Clarissa Hayward, and Pamela Paxton
Research
Publications
“Inviting More Women to the Party: Women’s Substantive Representation and Gender Quotas in Germany” International Journal of Sociology (Winter 2007)
“Gender Differences and Egalitarianism in Poland” in ed. Kazimierz Slomczynski and Sandy Marquart-Pyatt Continuity and Change in Social Life: Structural and Psychological Adjustment in Poland IFiS: Warsaw (2007)
Working Papers
“Reading the Party Script: Gender, Party Affiliation, and the Substantive Representation of Women”
“Measuring Sincerity and the Substantive Content of Arguments in Deliberation.” Program on Networked Governance Working Paper PNG No. PNG08-001 (With M. Neblo, D. Davis, R. Gulotty, and D. Blake)
“I Want My NSA!: The Emergence of an Ethic of Immediate Ends in the Age of Terror and Sound Bytes”
Conference and Workshop Presentations
“The Role of Personal Experience in Women’s Substantive Representation” at the Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference (April 2-5, 2009) and (upcoming) at the Annual American Political Science Association Conference (Sept. 3-6, 2009)
“(Gender) Quota Vadit?: Electoral Institutions and Concepts of Representation in Germany” at the Annual American Political Science Association conference (Aug. 28-31, 2008)
“I Want My NSA!: The Emergence of an Ethic of Immediate Ends in the Age of Terror and Sound Bytes” (poster) at the Annual American Political Science Association conference (Aug. 28-31, 2008) and (paper) at the Annual American Culture Association conference (Mar. 19-22, 2008)
“(Re)presenting Women: Retooling Women’s Substantive Representation” at the Annual Midwest Political Science Association conference (Apr. 3-6, 2008)
“Inviting More Women to the Party: Women’s Substantive Representation and Gender Quotas in Germany” at The Ohio State Comparative Politics Workshop (Oct. 26, 2007)
“Women Representing Women: Examining the Effects of Gender Quotas” at the Annual American Political Science Association conference (Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2007)
“Gender Differences and Egalitarianism in Poland” at The Polish Panel Survey POLPAN 1988-2003 and Beyond Conference; Warsaw, Poland (Dec. 14-17, 2006)
“Striking Moods: Poland, Gender, and Egalitarianism” at the Midwest Slavic Conference; Ohio State University (Mar. 2-4, 2006)
Fellowships, Grants, and Honors
APSA Travel Grant for travel to the 2008 Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts
Office of International Affairs Dissertation Research Grant to support dissertation fieldwork, Ohio State University, awarded May 2008
Alumni Grant for Graduate Research and Scholarship to support dissertation fieldwork, Ohio State Graduate School, awarded April 2008
Mershon Center for International Security Studies dissertation travel grant, awarded May 2007
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association to support dissertation fieldwork, awarded January 2007
Coca-Cola Critical Difference Grant for Women to support dissertation fieldwork, awarded June 2006
University Fellowship, Ohio State, academic year 2003-4
Professional Development Grant, Department of Political Science, Ohio State, awarded Spring 2003
Delta Phi Alpha, National German Honorary Society, Brown University Chapter
Letters of commendation for teaching quality (Spring and Autumn 2007; and Autumn 2008) from Professor Herb Weisberg, Chair, Department of Political Science, Ohio State University
Conference and Workshop Participation
Discussant for the panel “Comparative Perspectives on the Policy Impact of Women's Representation” at the Annual MPSA conference (April 2-5, 2009)
Discussant and Chair for the panel “Gender and Election Rules” at the Annual MPSA conference (Apr. 3-6, 2008)
Discussant and Chair for the panel “Democratic Transitions in the Shadow of Religion” at the Annual MPSA conference (Apr. 3-6, 2008)
Discussant and Chair for the panel “Media Constructions and the Politics of the Middle East” at the Annual American Culture Association conference (Mar. 19-22, 2008)
Teaching Experience
Adjunct faculty at Union College, Schenectady, NY for the following courses:
“Women and Politics” (Autumn 2009)
“Close and Contested Elections” (Winter 2010)
“Democracy in Theory and Practice” (Spring 2010)
Graduate Student Instructor at The Ohio State University for the following courses:
“Introduction to Political Theory” (Summer and Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008)
“Introduction to Comparative Politics” (Winter, Spring, and Autumn 2007; and Winter 2009)
“Women, Government, and Public Policy” (Winter and Spring 2008; and Spring 2009)
“Terror and Terrorism” (Autumn 2008)
Teaching Assistant at The Ohio State University for the following courses:
“The State and the Economy” (Autumn 2004) with Professor Sarah Brooks
“Government and Politics in Southern Europe” (Winter 2005) with Professor Richard Gunther
“Politics in Central and Eastern Europe” (Autumn 2005) with Professor Goldie Shabad
Teacher of English language, Sommerschule (Summer School) Wust, Wust bei Schoenhausen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (July-Aug. 2001, 2002, and 2003)
Related Work Experience
Research assistant to Professors Michael Neblo (Summer and Autumn 2008), Goldie Shabad (Winter and Spring 2006), Anthony Mughan (Summer 2005), and Richard Gunther (Spring 2005)
Rapporteuse of presentations and conferences for the Mershon Center Annual Bulletin, The Ohio State University (Spring 2005-Spring 2006)
Assistant in organizing academic conferences, including “Social Protection and Distributive Conflict” with Professor Sarah Brooks (Autumn 2004, OSU); “Justice and Local Government in War-Torn Societies: Afghanistan and Beyond” with Professor Charles Call (Spring 2003, Brown University)
Professional Service
Reviewer for the American Sociological Review
Participant in Ohio State University’s “Freshman Common Book program,” Autumn 2006, 2007, and 2008; led discussions about various novels with Ohio State freshmen
Parallel Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Political Science at The Ohio State University, Autumn 2006 – Autumn 2008
Council of Graduate Students at The Ohio State University, Autumn 2004 – Autumn 2006
University Judiciary Panel at The Ohio State University, Autumn 2005 – Autumn 2006
Alumna interviewer for Brown University’s Board of Admissions, Autumn 2004 – present
Languages
French and German (high level of written and spoken proficiency), Modern Greek (medium level of written and spoken proficiency); Russian (low level of written and spoken proficiency)
References
Goldie A. Shabad (Chair) phone (614-292-1047) and email (shabad.1@polisci.osu.edu)
Richard P. Gunther phone (614-292-6266) and email (gunther.1@polisci.osu.edu)
Clarissa R. Hayward phone (314-935-5834) and email (chayward@wustl.edu)
Pamela M. Paxton phone (614-688-8266) and email (paxton.36@sociology.osu.edu)
