Postdoctoral Fellow

Figueroa

2015-16 Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow (alum) – works on American politics, specifically in immigration, race and ethnic politics, Latino politics, political behavior, survey design and methods, and experimental survey methods.

Ewing

Connor Ewing is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Program on Constitutionalism and Democracy and a Lecturer in the Department of Politics. Spanning the fields of Public Law and American Politics, his research focuses on American constitutional theory, American political thought, and American political and constitutional development. His doctoral research examined the relationship between the structure of the federal system and development of American constitutionalism. In 2017, his dissertation was nominated for the Edward S. Corwin Award for Best Dissertation in Public Law.

Alarian

2017-19 Diversity Post Doctoral Fellow, Hannah Alarian’s research includes topics of immigration, integration, national belonging, and public policy. Her dissertation, “Migrant Employment and the Foundations of Integration: A Multimethod Approach,” examines the economic processes through which immigrants integrate across thirty-seven advanced democracies. Dr. Alarian’s previous research considers the role dual citizenship policy and the Eurozone crisis play in global migration and citizenship acquisition trends.

Vogler

Jan Vogler recently completed his Ph.D. in political science at Duke University–with a specialization in political economy and political methodology. He currently is a post-doctoral research associate in the political economy of good government at the Department of Politics. His research covers a wide range of topics, including the organization of public bureaucracies, various forms of political and economic competition (in domestic and international settings), the legacies of imperial rule, and structures and perceptions of the European Union.

Cash

Jordan Cash is the 2018-2019 Pre-Doctoral Research Specialist in the Program on Constitutionalism and Democracy. His research focuses on American politics, constitutional law, American political thought, and early modern political theory. His doctoral research examines how presidents who were isolated from other institutions used their constitutional authority to achieve their policy goals, providing a clearer view of the institutional logic of the constitutional presidency.

Brennan

Timothy Brennan received his doctorate in political science from Boston College. He is originally from Sydney, Australia, and did his undergraduate work at the University of Melbourne. His research interests include democratic theory, the foundations of modern liberalism, American political thought, comparative constitutionalism, and the relation between religion and politics. His work has appeared in the Journal of Politics.

Department of Politics