Hire a UNT Ph.D.

AMERICAN POLITICS

Amy Friesenhahn -- Vita, Website

Ph.D. (2020). Currently a visiting assistant professor at Oklahoma State University.
Areas of Interest: American Politics and Institutions; Women, Gender, and Politics; US Congress; Race and Ethnic Politics/Minority Political Behavior; Marginalized Groups; Feminist and Contemporary Political Theory
Dissertation: "Does Gender Representation Matter? Gender, Descriptive and Substantive Representation, and Women-Friendly Districts"
Committee: Regina Branton (co-chair), Elizabeth Oldmixon (co-chair), Bethany Blackstone, and Ashley English
Email: amyfriesenhahn@my.unt.edu

Amanda White Bennett -- Vita

Ph.D. (2020).
Areas of Interest: comparative politics, international political economy, organized crime and violent non-state actors, Latin American politics
Dissertation: "Risky Business: A Subnational Analysis of Organized Crime and Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico"
Committee: Glen Biglaiser (Chair), John Ishiyama, T. David Mason, Lee Walker
Email: amanda.white@unt.edu

Yen-Hsin Chen -- Vita

Ph.D. (2017). Currently a visiting assistant professor at Trinity College.
Areas of Interest: Comparative politics, international relations, Chinese politics, protest
Dissertation: "Protests in China: Why and Which Chinese People Go to the Streets"
Committee: T. David Mason (co-Chair), Phil Paolino (co-Chair), Ko Maeda, and John Ishiyama.
Email: ychen1@trinity.edu

Hope Dewell Gentry -- Vita, Website

Ph.D. candidate (expected completion: 2021)
Areas of interest: Comparative politics, nationalism, politics and religion, East Asian politics
Dissertation: "The Strategic Use of Religion in a Secular State: The Impact of Religious Organizations on Japanese Politics"
Committee: Ko Maeda (chair), John Ishiyama, Elizabeth Oldmixon, and Regina Branton
Email: HopeDewellGentry@my.unt.edu

Mustafa Kirisci

Ph.D. (2019).
Areas of Interest: Civil wars, terrorism, nonviolent movements, state repression
Dissertation: "Life Cycle of Terrorist Groups: When Terror Groups Emerge and Exit"
Committee: T. David Mason (chair), Michael Greig, Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, Paul Hensel.
Email: mustafakirisci46@gmail.com

Michael Widmeier -- Vita, Website

Ph.D. (2020).
Areas of Interest: Comparative politics, international relations, civil war, rebel organization, causes and consequences of refugees, violence against civilians
Dissertation: "Where Do They Come From, and Where Do They Go? Rebel Group Origins and the Dynamics of Civil War"
Committee: Idean Salehyan (Chair), John Ishiyama, T. David Mason, Jacqueline DeMeritt.
Email: M ichaelWidmeier@my.unt.edu

Seyma Akyol -- Vita

Ph.D. candidate (expected completion: May 2021)
Areas of Interest: International Relations, Conflict Management, Civil Conflict, Human Rights, International Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations.
Dissertation: "Collaboration among Conflict Management Practitioners and Human Rights Advocacy Groups"
Committee: Michael Greig (Chair), Marijke Breuning, John Ishiyama, and Jacqueline DeMeritt.
Email: SeymaAkyol@my.unt.edu

Bora Jeong -- Vita, Website

Ph.D. candidate (expected completion: 2020)
Areas of Interest: International Relations, Conflict Management, International Political Economy, Political Violence, and Civil Conflicts
Dissertation: "Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Peace during/after Civil Conflicts"
Committee: Michael Greig (Chair), Glen Biglaiser, John Ishiyama, and T. David Mason
Email: BoraJeong@my.unt.edu

Daniel Mintun -- Vita, Website

Ph.D. candidate (expected completion: 2020)
Areas of Interest: International Relations, Conflict Management, Foreign Policy, and Human Rights.
Dissertation: "Third Party Actor Interests and Conflict Management Approaches in Intrastate and Interstate Conflict"
Committee: J. Michael Greig (Chair), Jacqueline DeMeritt, Marijke Breuning, James Meernik, and John Ishiyama
Email: DanielMintun@my.unt.edu

Jiong Yao -- Vita

Ph.D. (2020).
Areas of Interest: interstate behavior, international and comparative political economy, international conflict, foreign policy
Dissertation: "Bargaining Strategy and Border Dispute"
Committee: Andrew J. Enterline (chair), John Ishiyama, James Meernik, and Marijke Breuning.
Email: Jiongyao@my.unt.edu

Sebastian R. Graham

Ph.D. candidate (expected completion: Spring 2021)
Areas of Interest: Classical Political Philosophy, Modern Political Philosophy, Politics and Literature, Political Psychology, Political Ambition, Leadership, Statesmanship, Rhetoric, Democracy, Populism.
Dissertation: "To Constrain or to Tame: Machiavelli and Aristotle on the issue of Popular Leadership and Demagoguery"
Committee: Richard Ruderman (chair), Steven Forde, Marijke Breuning, and Alexander Duff
Email: srg0125@unt.edu

Evan M. Lowe -- Website

Ph.D. candidate.
Areas of Interest: Classical political philosophy, modern political philosophy, politics of modern science, American political thought, American Presidency
Dissertation: "Political Judgment and Rule in Francis Bacon's New Atlantis"
Committee: Richard S. Ruderman (Chair), Steven P. Forde, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha and Martin Yaffee (UNT Philosophy).
Email: EvanLowe@my.unt.edu

Placement Director - Dr. Ko Maeda - Ko.Maeda@unt.edu