Jeffrey R. Weber

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Curriculum Vitae

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Education

Ph.D. Political Science, Expected 2009/10, Florida State University

 

Dissertation

· Title: “From State Foreign Policy to Strategic Interaction”

·  Committee: Will H. Moore (Chair), Sean Ehrlich, Mark Souva,     and Michael Creswell (History)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doctoral Candidate

Department of Political Science

M.A. Political Science, May 2005, Kansas State University

 

B.A. Political Science, May 2003, Bemidji State University

 

Additional Training

Summer Workshop on Teaching about Terrorism, University of Oklahoma, 2008

 

Program for Instructional Excellence, Florida State University,  2008

 

Research Interests

Impact of Domestic Politics and Institutions on Interstate Behavior

Conflict Processes

Terrorism and Political Violence

Vote Choice

 

Under Review

Politics of Opposites: When Rivals Avoid Doves and Exploit Hawks

Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, 2009

 

Conference Presentations

An Ineffective Congress or Strategic Avoidance?

Paper to be presented at the 2010 meeting of the International Studies Association

 

Do Hawks Negotiate Better Peace Terms?

Paper to be presented at the 2010 meeting of the Eurasian Peace Science Conference

 

When to Oppose? Congress and the Use of Force

Paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association

 

The Politics of Opposite

Paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Southern Political Science Association

 

Revisiting the Nexus between Domestic and International Conflict

Paper presented at the 2006 meeting of the International Studies Association–South

 

Field Work Experience

Nixon Presidential Archives, National Archives II, July 2009, College Park, Maryland

 

Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, June 2004, Abilene, Kansas

 

Harry S. Truman Presidential Library, February 2004, Independence, Missouri

 

Teaching Interests

·   International Relations

Theories of International Relations

International Conflict

Foreign Policy

Terrorism & Political Violence

International Organizations

 

·   American/Comparative Politics

Intro to American

Theories of Comparative Politics

Chinese & East Asian Politics

 

·   Research Methods

Research Design

Quantitative Methods

 

Teaching Experience

·   Undergraduate Instructor

Introduction to International Relations, 2007 & 2008

Florida State University, Department of Political Science

 

American Foreign Policy, 2008, 2009

Florida State University, Department of Political Science

 

Terror and Politics, 2009

Florida State University, Department of Political Science

 

International Conflict Resolution, 2009

Florida State University, Department of Political Science

 

English as a Second Language (ESL), 2005

Hauzhong University, Department of English, Wuhan, China

 

·   Teaching Assistant

American Foreign Policy (Mark Souva), Fall 2008

Seminar in Current Affairs (Charles Barrileaux), Fall 2006

 

Honors and Awards

Graduate Assistantship, Florida State University, Fall 2005-Present

 

Dissertation Research Grant, Florida State University, Spring 2009

 

Congress of Graduate Students Travel Grant, Florida State University, 2009

 

Harrell-Rogers Grant, Midwest Political Science Association, 2009

 

Prestage-Cook Grant, Southern Political Science Association, 2008

 

Donald R. Hill Scholarship, Kansas State University, 2004

 

Pass With Honors, Kansas State University, Comprehensive Exams, 2004

 

Semester in Washington Scholarship, Bemidji State University, 2002

 

Student Senate Alliance Scholarship, Bemidji State University, 2002

 

Professional Service

To the displine:

Reviewer for International Studies Quarterly

 

To the department at FSU:

Student Representative on Admissions Review Board, 2009

Faculty Meeting Representative, 2008

 

Professional Memberships

American Political Science Association

International Studies Association

Peace Science Society