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College of Arts and Sciences

Congratulations to Erin Taylor who won the College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award

Congratulations to Jonathan Day who received the 2012 UPI Soaring Eagle Award

Congratulations to Tucker Copi who was named College Scholar of Arts and Sciences for Spring 2012

Congratulations to Tucker Copi and Jenna Verity, Spring 2012 nominees for the College of Arts & Sciences College Scholar Award.

Congratulations to Victoria Starman, an alumni who received a prestigious internship with the Kentucky Legislature

Casey Lafrance was interviewed by BBC for the program "Beyond Westminster" on the topic of Elected Police Commissioners. The podcast.

Congratulations to Greg Baldi who has been named co-winner of the APSA Haas prize for the best dissertation in European politics for 2010. The prize will be awarded at the 2011 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association in Seattle.

Congratulations to Rick Hardy who has been named the interim director of the Western Illinois University Centennial Honors College. The press release.

Janna Deitz was widely cited in the news for her commentary on the redistricting of Illinois. News sources including the AP, MSNBC, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Salon, Real Clear Politics, Huffington Post, and Charlotte Observer reported on her observations.

Congratulations to Julia Albarracin who was awarded a University Research Council Grant for her work on "Latinas and HIV Prevention: A Multidimensional Approach to Empowerment and Health."

Congratulations to Janna Deitz who received the very prestigious Congressional Fellowship

Recent Faculty Activities

Julia Albarracin 2012. "Are Partisans Disloyal? The Role of Defensive Confidence in Party Defection." (with Dolores Albarracin and Wei Wang) in American Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Julia Albarracin 2011. "Are Partisans Disloyal? The Role of Defensive Confidence in Party Defection." (We Wang and Dolores Albarracin) in Improving Public Opinion Surveys: Interdisciplinary Innovation and the American National Election Studies, edited by Kathleen McGraw and John Aldrich, Princeton University Press

William Anderson presented "Change and Continuity: The Shaping of President Obama's African Policy" at the Midwest Political Science Association, held in Chicago, IL, April 12-15, 2012. (with Emmanuel Balogun).

Vin Auger presented "The Selective Implementation of International Norms: The 'Responsibility to Protect'" at the Midwest Political Science Association, held in Chicago, IL, April 12-15, 2012

Greg Baldi received a 2012 Summer Stipend Award, in the amount of $3,000, from the WIU Foundation & Office of Sponsored Projects.

Keith Boeckelman 2012. “Influence on the Vote for Statewide Black Candidates in Illinois” (with Jongho Lee and Jonathan Day) Illinois Political Science Review. Fall / Volume 14

Jonathan Day 2012. “The Impact of Legislative Term Limits on State Debt: Increased Spending, Flat Revenue” (with Keith Boeckelman) Politics & Policy. 40(2): 320-338

Casey LaFrance 2012. “Do as I Say! Or, Do as I Say, Not as I Have Done! County Sheriffs’ Self-Reported Accountability Priorities for Themselves and Their Subordinates” (with Jonathan Day, Chad Ewing, and David Rohall) Law Enforcement Executive Forum Journal. 12(1): 96-104

Casey LaFrance 2012. “Do as I Say! Or, Do as I Say, Not as I Have Done! County Sheriffs’ Self-Reported Accountability Priorities for Themselves and Their Subordinates” (with Jonathan Day, Chad Ewing, and David Rohall) Law Enforcement Executive Forum Journal. 11(4), pp. 127-133

Casey LaFrance 2011. “The Influence of Professional Associations on County Sheriffs’ Participation in a Mail Survey: An Experiment” (with Jonathan Day, Chad Ewing, and David Rohall) Law Enforcement Executive Forum Journal. 11(4), pp. 127-133

MaCherie Placide presented "Broadband Assets: Budgetary Impact of Wi-Fi on Local Governnment -- A Governance Case Study" at the Midwest Political Science Association, held in Chicago, IL, April 12-15, 2012. Placide also served as a discussant for the panel on "The Success and Failure of Public Leadership".

Recent Graduate Student Activities

Emmanuel Balogun presented "Change and Continuity: The Shaping of President Obama's African Policy" at the Midwest Political Science Association, held in Chicago, IL, April 12-15, 2012. (with William Anderson).

Recent Undergraduate Student Activities

33 political science undergraduate students participated in Undergraduate Research Day: Podium Presentations: Ziyad Al-Mutairi, Georgia Gum, John Herbst, Jose Lebron. Poster Presentations: Zachary Bryant, John Cellini, David Cifuentes, Robert Flinn, Preston Ford, Steven Fuller, Elizabeth Gajewski, Devarsea Greene, Gregory Henseler, Kelley Lahey, Kyle Leng, Joseph McWalter, Matthew Metzger, Tracy Mueller, Jake Nebergall, Jatina Pettigrew, Lavon Powell, Matthew Rinker, Micca Russell, Bradley Ryba, Cesar Salas, Jacob Schweit, Christopher Simmering, Christopher Solger, Maya Stainback, Stephen Taylor, Kristine Tume, Michael Vanovermeir, Benjamin Winterrowd

13 political science undergraduate students received the College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Grant: Ziyad Al-Mutairi, Lewis Avoletta, Robert Flinn, Georgia Gum, Kyle Leng, Matthew Metzger, Lavon Powell, Bradley Ryba, Cesar Salas, Jacob Schweit, Christopher Solger, Stephen Taylor, Kristine Tume

13 political science undergraduate students presented at the Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science in Normal, IL. on April 8, 2011: Robert Flinn, Georgia Gum, Kyle Leng, Joseph McWalter, Matthew Metzger, Lavon Powell, Micca Russell, Bradley Ryba, Cesar Salas, Christopher Simmering, Christopher Solger, Kristine Tume, Michael Vanovermeir

10 political science undergraduate students participated in model United Nations: Patrick Auger, Brady Childs, John Green, Beth Greenwood, Kyle Griffin, William Grover, Jose Lebron, Joseph McWalter, Jon Murphy, Josh Wood

10 political science undergraduate students participated in model Illinois Government: Brady Childs, Tucker Copi, Robert Flinn, Rachel Ginsberg, Kyle Griffin, Derek Kleinschmidt, Jose Lebron, Ryan Lootens, Joseph McWalter, Christopher Solger