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Curriculum Vitae

Education

• The University of Michigan Ph.D., Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Political Science, August 2004
  • Major Field: World Politics
  • Minor Fields: Research Methods, Comparative Politics
• Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands
  • M.A., Politics of Development, 1996
• Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama
  • B.A., International Studies, 1993
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Magna cum Laude, Honors Program

Employment

• The University of Texas at Dallas
  • Assistant Professor 2005 - Present
• The University of Michigan
  • Visiting Assistant Professor 2004-2005
  • Research Assistant 1998-2002
  • Graduate Student Instructor 2001
• ICPSR Summer Program
  • Teaching Assistant 2001
  • Statistical Software Consultant 1998-2003
• Birmingham-Southern College
  • Assistant to the President 1995-1998
  • Adjunct Instructor 1998

Publications

• “Globalization in the Study of Comparative and International Political Economy” (with Jude Hays and Sean Ehrlich). International Organization 59:2 (Spring 2005). Pages 473-494. Reprinted in John Ruggie, ed. 2008. Embedding Global Markets: An Enduring Challenge. Ashgate Publishing.
• "Delegating Differences: Bilateral Investment Treaties and Bargaining Over Dispute Resolution Provisions" (with Todd Allee). Forthcoming, International Studies Quarterly.
• “The International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes: A Multilateral Organization Enhancing a Bilateral Treaty Regime.” Forthcoming, December 2007. In International Trade Law: Issues and Perspectives. Hyderabad: ICFAI University Press.

Work Under Review or in Progress

• The Effects of International Investment Arbitration on Foreign Direct Investment (with Todd Allee). Presented at the 2nd Annual Meeting of the International Political Economy Society, November 2007. Palo Alto, California. Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, August 2008.
• The Costs of Treaty Participation and Their Effects on U.S. Foreign Direct Investment. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 30th-September 2nd, 2007. Chicago, Illinois. Presented at the Economic Interest Group of the American Society for International Law, November 14-15, 2008. Washington, DC. (with Todd Allee).
• The Least BIT Rational: An Empirical Test of the 'Rational Design' of Investment Treaties (with Todd Allee). Presented at the Political Economy of International Organizations Conference in Monte Verità, Switzerland, in February, 2008.
• When Does Openness Matter? A Cross-country Study of FDI Policy & Flows" Presented at 2004 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Revising for Presentation at International Studies Association Annual Meeting in New York City. February 2009.
• NAFTA's impact on FDI in Texas.
• Paying to Get Short-listed: The Foreign Direct Investment Effects of Mercedes on Alabama.
• Emerging Market Financial Liberalization: A Cross-country Study of Portfolio Inflow Restrictions. Presented at 2003 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting.
• Cabinet Duration and International Crises: Searching for Audience Costs. Presented at the 2002 International Studies Association Annual Meeting.

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Research Interests

• International Political Economy
• International Organizations
• International Law
• Formal and Computational Modeling
• Cross-section Time Series/Panel Data Analysis
• Politics of Development & Transition

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Awards, Fellowships and Grants

The University of Texas at Dallas

• The University of Texas at Dallas, Special Faculty Development Assignment, 2009

The University of Michigan

• Rackham Graduate School Pre-doctoral Fellowship, 2003-2004
• Departmental Dissertation Research Grant, 2001-2002
• Conference Travel Grant, 2001, 2002, 2003
• Regents Graduate Fellowship, 1998-2001
• Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship, declined
• International Institute Travel Grant, 2000, 2001
• Ford Foundation Seminar for Area Studies in the Social Sciences, 1998-2000

Institute of Social Studies

• Rotary International Fellowship, 1994-1995

Birmingham-Southern College

• National Merit Fellowship, 1989-1993

Teaching Interests

• International Political Economy
• International Organizations
• International Relations Theory
• Formal and Computational Modeling
• Econometrics
• Politics of Development and/or Transition

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Teaching Experience

• Introduction to International Relations (Theory-based Course)
• Global Politics (Issue-based International Politics Course)
• International Political Economy
• The Political Economy of the Multinational Corporation
• Pro-seminar in Democratization, Globalization, and International Relations (Graduate)
• International Political Economy and International Organizations (Graduate)
• Game Theory for Political Scientists (Graduate)
• Regression Analysis (Graduate)

University and Professional Service

Service at The University of Texas at Dallas

• Political Science Lecture Series Coordinator, 2008
• Political Science Program Committee, 2007-08
• Graduate Core Curriculum Committee, 2006-present
• Graduate Democratization, Globalization, and International Relations Committee, 2006-present

Service at The University of Michigan

• Graduate Affairs Committee, Dept. of Political Science, 1999-2000
• Graduate Student Admissions, Dept. of Political Science, 1999-2000
• World Politics Search Committee, Dept. of Political Science, 2000-2001

Service to the Profession

• Reviewer for: American Journal of Political Science, Economics and Politics, International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Politics, Journal of Social Science Research, Review of International Political Economy, and World Politics

Professional Associations

• American Economic Association
• American Political Science Association
• International Studies Association
• Midwest Political Science Association

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