{"id":4,"date":"2013-12-09T22:30:58","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T22:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/seligson\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2014-10-23T19:16:20","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T00:16:20","slug":"dissertations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/seligson\/dissertations\/","title":{"rendered":"Dissertations Chaired"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Elizabeth Brooke Harlowe, (currently tenured Associate Professor, The College of St. Catherine) 1993, \u201cProducers, Exporters and the State: Coffee Policy and Development in Ecuador.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.udel.edu\/poscir\/faculty\/JCarrion\/\">Julio Francisco Carri\u00f3n<\/a> (currently Associate Professor, University of Delaware) 1993, \u201cPolitical Participation in Peru.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Andrew J. Stein (currently U.S. State Department Office of Research, Washington) 1995, \u201cThe Prophetic Mission, the Catholic Church and Politics: Nicaragua in the Context of Central America.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cmich.academia.edu\/OrlandoPerez\">Orlando P\u00e9rez<\/a>, (currently\u00a0Full Professor, Central Michigan University) 1996, \u201cElites, Power and Ideology: The Struggle for Democracy in Panama.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;q=%22+Silvia+Lucrecia+del+Cid+Avalos%22&amp;btnG=Search\">Silvia Lucrecia del Cid Avalos<\/a> (deceased) 1997, \u201cEthnicity, Political Culture, and the Future of Guatemalan Democracy.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;q=%22+Yasuhiko+Matsuda%22\">Yasuhiko \u201cEmo\u201d Matsuda<\/a>, (currently senior staff, The World Bank) 1997, \u201cAn Island of Excellence: Petr\u00f3leos de Venezuela and the Political Economy of Technocratic Agency Autonomy.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/directory.hsc.wvu.edu\/UserDetails\/30048\">Jamie Elizabeth Jacobs<\/a>, 1997, \u201cDemocratizing the Environment in Brazil: Perception and Participation in the Urban Periphery.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colby.edu\/profile\/acarmony\/\">Ariel Armony<\/a>,(currently Director, University Center for International Studies, and Professor of Public and International Affairs and Political Science, Universiyt of Pittsburgh) 1998, \u201cDemocracy and the Double-Edged Sword of Civil Society: Argentina in Comparative Perspective.\u201d\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Professor Ariel Armony has been awarded an endowed chair at Colby College effective the fall of 2006.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;q=%22+Juliana+Mart%C3%ADnez%22&amp;btnG=Search\">Juliana Mart\u00ednez<\/a> (Associate Professor, Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, Universidad de Costa Rica&#8221;) 1998, \u201cPolicy Environments and Selective Emulation in the Making of Health Care Policies: The Case of Costa Rica, 1920-1997.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;q=%22+Ernesto+Cabrera%22&amp;btnG=Search\">Ernesto Cabrera<\/a>,(currently Research analyst IPOS-ASI Market Research, Stamford, CT) 1998, \u201cThe Political Consequences of Electoral Laws in Argentina: District Level Analysis and the Importance of Sub-National Elections.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harstadresearch.com\/contact\/michael-kulisheck\/\">Mike Kulisheck<\/a>, (currently employed as a public opinion researcher, Colorado) 1998, \u201cLegislators, Representation, and Democracy: An Institutional Analysis of Deputy Responsiveness in Venezuela.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Cynthia Chalker Franklin,1998, \u201cRiding the Wave: The Domestic and International Sources of Costa Rican Democracy.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sru.edu\/academics\/colleges\/chfpa\/politicalscience\/Pages\/dkerchis.aspx\">Don Kerchis<\/a>, (currently Director of International Initiatives, Slippery Rock College, PA.) 1998, \u201cThe Impact of International Training on Democratic Values, Attitudes and Behavior: An Evaluation of the Costa Rican CAPS High School Program.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;q=%22+Damarys+Canache%22&amp;btnG=Search\">Damarys Canache<\/a>, (currently Assiociate Professor, University of Illinois) 1999, \u201cPolitical Support in a Fragile Democracy: The Venezuelan Case.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/political-science\/people\/bios\/?who=13\">Jonathan Hiskey<\/a>, (currently Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University) 1999, \u201cDoes Democracy Matter?: Electoral Competition and Local Development in Mexico.\u201d\u00a0<strong>Winner of the APSA 2001 Gabriel Almond Dissertation Award for the Best Dissertation in Comparative Politics<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fundaungo.org.sv\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=5&amp;Itemid=10\">Ricardo C\u00f3rdova<\/a>, (currently Executive Director, FundaUngo, El Salvador), 2001 \u201cVoting in Central America.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciesu.edu.uy\/investigador.php?id=4\">Jorge Papadopulos<\/a>, (currently CIESU, Montevideo, Uruguay), 2001, \u201cPolitics and Ideas in Policymaking: The Reform of the Uruguayan Pension System in Comparative Perspective.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/CSBSSW\/Programs\/Anthropology\/Anthro-Faculty\/Julia-Smith.xml\">Julia Smith<\/a> (currently Assistant Professor, Eastern Washington University, co-chaired with Hugo Nutini, Department of Anthropology), 2001, \u201cTowards Sustainability: Small Scale Coffee Production in a Post Green Revolution World.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Maria Pia Scarf\u00f3, (currently with Medicaid Rights, New York) \u201cThe Impact of Political Corruption on System Support in Nicaragua: 1996-1998,\u201d 2002.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/politicalscience.cos.ucf.edu\/content\/index.html#loader=http%3A\/\/politicalscience.cos.ucf.edu\/content\/people\/viewPerson.html%26id%3D135%26view%3Dname%26group%3DAssistant%2520Professors\">Annabelle Conroy<\/a>, (Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida) \u201cLocalities Against the State: The Civic Committee Movement in Bolivia.\u201d 2002<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/centerforsocialconcerns.nd.edu\/about\/staff\/lies.shtml\">William Lies<\/a>, (currently Executive Director of the Center for Social Concerns of the University of Notre Dame and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science), 2002 \u201cReligious Socialization, Competition and Chilean Politics.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmich.edu\/politics\/directory\/lawoti.html\">Mahendra Lawoti<\/a> (GSPIA), currently Professor, Department of Political Science, Western Michigan University), \u201cExclusionary Democratization: Multicultural Society and Political Institutions in Nepal,\u201d 2002.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/webs.wichita.edu\/?u=POLISCI&amp;p=\/FacultyAndStaff\/\">Dinorah Azpuru<\/a>, (currently Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Wichita, and Coordinator of the Democratic Values and Peace Program, ASIES, Guatemala) \u201cDemocracy at Risk: Citizens\u2019 Support for Undemocratic Options,\u201d 2003.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cola.unh.edu\/faculty-member\/mary-fran-t-malone\">Mary Malone<\/a>, (currently Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire), \u201cRespect for the Law in Latin America,\u201d2004.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;q=%22+Siddhartha+Baviskar%22&amp;btnG=Search\">Siddhartha Baviskar<\/a>, (currently Researcher, the Danish National Centre for Social Research)\u00a0\u201cPolitical Support as a Leading Indicator of Democratic Collapse and Ressurection: The Case of Chile, 1958-1973 and 1988-1995\u201d, 2004.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/lapop\/alumni.php\">Rosario Queirolo<\/a>, (currently, Associate Professor, Department of Communications, University of Montevideo and co-director, LAPOP Uruguay) \u201cThe Impact of Neoliberal Political Reforms on Latin Americans&#8217; Voting Behavior (1980-2004),\u201d 2007.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/lapop\/alumni.php\">Jos\u00e9 Ren\u00e9 Argueta<\/a>, (currently Researcher, U.S. Bureau of the Census)\u00a0\u201cThe Importance of \u2018Rational\u2019 Voters for Electoral Accountability in Highly Institutionalized Party Systems,\u201d 2007.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciudadaniabolivia.org\/\">Daniel Moreno Morales<\/a>, (currently Director, Ciudadan\u00eda, Bolivia and Team Leader, LAPOP Bolivia) 2008, \u201cEthnic Identity and National Politics: A Comparison of Indigenous Identity and Political Participation in Bolivia and Guatemala.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/lapop\/alumni.php\">Abby Beatriz C\u00f3rdova Guill\u00e9n<\/a>, (currently Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky), 2008 \u201cDivided We Fail: Economic Inequality, Social Mistrust, And Political Instability In Latin American Democracies.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/lapop\/alumni.php\">Juan Carlos Donoso<\/a>, (currently Senior Researcher, Pew Research Center) 2009 \u201cA Means To An End: Judicial Independence, Corruption And The Rule Of Law In Latin America.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/lapop\/alumni.php\">Maria Fernanda Boidi<\/a>, (currently Assisstant Professor Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay) 2009 \u201cThe Missing Connection: Trust in Legislatures in Latin America.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 1.3\">Jos\u00e9 Miguel      Cruz (currently Assistant Professor, Florida International University),      2010, \u201cDemocratization under Assault: Criminal Violence in Post-Transition      Central America.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 1.3\">Daniel      Montalvo, (currently Program Manager, LAPOP) 2011, \u201cDecentralization      and Participatory Democracy in Latin America: the Political Survival of      Local Elites.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 1.3\">Brian Mathew      Faughnan (currently in employed by the U.S. government), 2013,      \u201cSubstituting the State:\u00a0 The      Effects of the National Federation of Colombian Coffee-Growers on      Democratic Behaviors and Attitudes.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 1.3\">Mariana      Rodr\u00edguez (currently LAPOP staff), \u201cThe Sustainability of Populism in      Times of Crisis: Explaining The Ch\u00e1vez Phenomenon,\u201d 2013.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol><\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 1.3\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 1.3\">Vivian      Schwarz-Blum, \u201cCitizens in the New Latin American State: Politics, the      Economy and the Dynamics of Democratic Legitimacy in Bolivia and Latin      America,\u201d 2014<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 1.3\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 1.3\">Mason Moseley      (currently post-doc at the University of Pennsylvania), \u201cFrom Ballots To      Blockades: The Normalization Of Protest In Latin American Democracies,\u201d      2014.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<ol><\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabeth Brooke Harlowe, (currently tenured Associate Professor, The College of St. Catherine) 1993, \u201cProducers, Exporters and the State: Coffee Policy and Development in Ecuador.\u201d Julio Francisco Carri\u00f3n (currently Associate Professor, University of Delaware) 1993, \u201cPolitical Participation in Peru.\u201d Andrew J. 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