Mackenzie's research seeks to understand how political institutions impact the connection between voters and their representatives. His dissertation shows that parties use name recognition to influence primary election outcomes. maclockhart.com Mackenzie Lockhart #psjminfo

Rachel studies non-state actor access in international institutions. Her job market paper finds that individual participation in international law improves human rights practices. rjschoner.com Rachel Schoner #psjminfo

Patrick studies how Congress affects the President's willingness to use military force and the outcomes of crises. His job market paper shows that presidents are heavily influenced by congressional sentiment even when acting unilaterally patrickhulme.com Patrick Hulme #psjminfo

Cassidy studies how parties react to new forms of political competition. His dissertation shows how minor parties leverage electoral threats to gain ideological and policy concessions from the Democratic and Republican parties. cassidyreller.com CassidyReller #psjminfo

Mariana's research investigates the causes and consequences of political and criminal violence. In her job market paper, she studies corruption as a key determinant of violence against politicians in Brazil. maricarvalho.com Mariana Carvalho #psjminfo

ShahBano’s work challenges the notion that aid damages democracy. Using a natural experiment in Pakistan, she shows voters mobilize to address gaps in last mile delivery of foreign aid, instituting bottom-up accountability locally ssijaz.github.io Syeda ShahBano Ijaz #psjminfo

Marco studies crime, violence, and criminal governance. His JMP shows that gov't crackdowns can push drug cartels to expand beyond their strongholds, and that cartels decrease electoral competition in the territories they move to Marco Alcocer marco-alcocer.com #psjminfo

Charles studies youth representation in aging societies. His JMP shows that young mayors in Japan increase social spending on young families, especially through long-term investment, but do not reduce spending on the elderly Charles McClean charlesmcclean.com #psjminfo

Thomas uses machine learning and big data to generate one of the first measures of individual geographic mobility. His research explores how mobility and globalization structure domestic political conflict and drive populist voting thomasflaherty.com Thomas M. Flaherty #psjminfo

What explains ambiguity in Chinese national statutes? In her dissertation, Jiying Jiang shows that statute ambiguity is a strategic choice that allows the regime leaders to satisfy competing interests of bureaucratic elites, avoiding gridlock jiyingjiang.com #psjminfo