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September 2021
Employment Professor of Political Science, University of Miami, 2017 – Present
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Miami, 2007-2017
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Miami, 2000-2007
Education PhD, Duke University, 1999
MA, Duke University, 1995
BA, Brown University, 1990 (Magna Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa)
Publications
Single Authored Books
Gender Quotas and Democratic Participation: Recruiting Candidates for Elective Office in Germany. 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
Reviewed: Politics & Gender (Vol. 17, Issue 2)
Becoming Party Politicians: Eastern German State Legislators in the Decade Following Democratization. 2006. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press.
Reviewed: Perspectives on Politics, German Politics, German Politic
Edited Volume / Special Issues
German Politics and Society Special Issues on Responses to the Rise of the Alternative for Germany. 2020. Volume 38, Issues 1 and 2. (Co-Edited with Sarah Wiliarty)
Gender, Intersections, and Institutions: Intersectional Groups Building Alliances and Gaining Voice in Germany. 2017. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
German Politics Special Issue on Gender, Intersectionality, and the Executive Branch: The Case of Angela Merkel. 2011. Volume 20, Number 3 (September).
Peer Reviewed Articles
“Introduction: Responses to the Rise of the Alternative for Germany” German Politics and Society. Vol 38, Issue 1: https://doi.org/10.3167/gps.2020.380101
“The gendered political ambition cycle in mixed-member electoral systems.” 2019. European Journal of Politics and Gender, Volume 3, Number 1, (February): pp. 79-99. https://doi.org/10.1332/251510819X15705394695400, with Hilde Coffé.
“Addressing Supply Side Hurdles to Gender Equal Representation in Germany.” 2018. Femina Politica, 2-2018: 53-69.
“LGBTI Rights and the 2017 German National Election.” 2018. German Politics and Society, Vol. 36, No. 2 (Summer): 27-54. Reprinted in Eric Langenbacher, Ed. Twilight of the Merkel Era: Power and Politics in Germany after the 2017 Bundestag Election, New York: Berghahn Books, 2019, pp. 77 -104.
“LGBT Politics in Germany: Unification as a Catalyst for Change.” 2017. German Politics. Vol. 26, Issue 4, pp. 534-555.
“Closing the Gap: Gender and Constituency Candidate Nomination in the 2013 Bundestag Election.” 2014. German Politics and Society Vol. 32, No. 2 (Summer): 86 – 105. Reprinted in The Merkel Republic: An Appraisal. Edited by Eric Langenbacher, New York: Berghahn Books, 2015, pp. 102 – 120.
“Gender, Intersectionality, and the Executive Branch: The Case of Angela Merkel.” 2011. German Politics. Volume 20, Number 3 (September): 325 -41.
“Afterword.” 2011. German Politics, Vol. 20, No. 3 (September): 464-8.
“Stößt die Frauenquote an ihre Grenzen? Eine Untersuchung der Bundestagswahl 2009." 2011. Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen, 1/2011: 25-34. With Isabelle Kürschner.
“Gender Quota Compliance in the 2009 Bundestag Election.” 2010. German Politics and Society, Issue 96, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Fall): 133-155. Reprinted in Between Left and Right: The 2009 Bundestag Elections and the Transformation of the German Party System. Edited by Eric Langenbacher, New York: Berghahn Books, 2010: 151-172.
“Ahead of her Time: Eva Kolinsky and the Limits of German Gender Quotas.” 2007. German Politics, Vol. 16, No. 3 (September): 391-407.
“The Implementation of Political Party Gender Quotas: Evidence from the German Länder 1990-2000.” 2006. Party Politics Vol. 12, No. 2: 211-232.
“The Origins of Party Discipline: Evidence from Eastern Germany.” 2006. German Politics and Society, Issue 79, Volume 24, Number 2 (Summer): 23-43.
"Searching for the Origins of Civic Community in Central Europe: Evidence from Eastern and Western Germany." 2006. Democratization, Vol. 13, No. 1 (February): 95-115.
"The Development of Party Discipline in New Parliaments: East German State Legislatures 1990-2000." 2003. The Journal of Legislative Studies, Vol. 9. No. 4 (Winter): 88-101. Reprinted in Reuven Y. Hazan, ed. 2006. Cohesion and Discipline in Legislatures. New York: Routledge, pp. 88-101.
"You Can Lead a Horse to Water but you can't (Always) Make it Drink." 2002. Communist and Post-Communist Studies, Volume 35, Issue 3: 325-352. With with Klaus Hartmann and Uwe Mummert. Also appeared in German as “Eingikeit und Recht und die Nutzung positiver Freiheiten” in Wolfgang Schluchter and Peter Quint, Eds. Der Vereinigungsschock – Zehn Jahre danach: Eine vergleichende Betrachtung, Velbrück Wissenschaft, 2001.
“Universalism and Fiscal Decision Making in Post-Communist Legislatures: The Case of Budgeting in Berlin.” 2001. Journal of Legislative Studies. Vol. 7, No. 4 (Winter): 37-62.
“Toeing the Line: Institutional Rules, Historical Legacies, and Party Discipline in Berlin.” 2000. German Politics and Society, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Summer):1 - 29.
“European Elections or Elections in Europe?” 1995. Il Politico, Vol. LX, No. 1 (January-March): 55 - 91. With Peter Lange.
Book Chapters
“German Politics and Government.” 2020. In Oxford Bibliographies in Political Science. Ed. Sandy Maisel. New York: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199756223-032
“100 Years of Suffrage, 30 Years of Quotas, and Still no Gender Parity in Political Representation.” 2020. In Dorothee Beck and Annette Henninger, Eds. Konkurrenz für das politische Alpha-Männchen. Frankfurt: Ulrike-Helmer-Verlag. Editor Reviewed.
“Introduction” and “Conclusion: Power, Institutions, and Intersectional Research in Germany and Beyond”. 2017. In Louise K. Davidson-Schmich, Ed. Gender, Institutions, and Intersections: Intersectional Groups Building Alliances and Gaining Voice in Germany. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, pp. 1 – 34 and 257-268. Peer Reviewed.
“Amending Germany’s Life Partnership Law: Emerging Attention to Lesbians’ Concerns.” 2017. In Louise K. Davidson-Schmich, Ed. Gender, Institutions, and Intersections: Intersectional Groups Building Alliances and Gaining Voice in Germany. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, pp. 203 – 236. Peer Reviewed.
“Political Parties and European Parliament Election Campaign Content.” 2012. In Susan Banducci, Mark Franklin, Heiko Giebler, Sara Hobolt, Michael Marsh, Wouter van der Brug and Cees van der Eijk, Eds. An Audit of Democracy in the European Union. European University Institute: Florence, pp. 77 - 102. With Eloisa Vladescu. Editor Reviewed.
“How Parties in Government Respond: Distributive Policy in Post-Wall Berlin.” 2004. In Kay Lawson and Thomas Poguntke, Eds. How Parties Respond: Interest Aggregation Revisited, New York: Routledge: 105 - 128. Editor Reviewed.
Under Review
Och, Malliga, Louise K. Davidson-Schmich, and Farida Jalalzai. 2021. “Who Can Do What: Gender, Leadership and Crisis” in preparation for Politics & Gender Critical Perspectives on Gender, Crisis and Political Representation.
Publications
Academic Blog Posts and Other Publications
“Angela Merkel’s Legacy on Gender.” 2021. American Institute for Contemporary German Studies Blog. Johns Hopkins University, 29. July. Available: https://www.aicgs.org/2021/07/aicgs-asks-what-is-angela-merkels-legacy-on-gender-equality/
“The AfD in the Run-Up to the 2021 National Election.” 2021. American Institute for Contemporary German Studies Blog. Johns Hopkins University. 8 March. Available: https://www.aicgs.org/2021/03/the-afd-in-the-run-up-to-the-2021-german-national-election/
“Parity Laws in Germany: An American Political Scientist’s Perspective” 2020. In Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional. 30 July. Available: https://verfassungsblog.de/parity-laws-in-germany/
“Why Have Women World Leaders Performed So Well During the COVID-19 Crisis?” 2020. American Institute for Contemporary German Studies Blog. Johns Hopkins University, 12. May. Available: https://www.aicgs.org/2020/05/why-have-women-world-leaders-performed-so-well-during-the-covid-19-crisis/
“Germany on International Women’s Day 2020” 2020. American Institute for Contemporary German Studies Blog. Johns Hopkins University, 7. March. Available: https://www.aicgs.org/2020/03/germany-on-international-womens-day-2020/
“Ruth Wittlinger and Wade Jacoby” 2020. German Politics. Vol 29, Issue 3: 287-288 . https://doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2020.1774108 (With Dan Hough)
“Angela Merkel, Her Opponents, and Marriage Equality.” 2017. International Association for the Study of German Politics Blog, July 19.
“How does the US compare with other countries in terms of women’s representation?” 2017. Mischiefs of Faction. 10 April.
“What Germany’s Gender Quotas for Candidates Can Teach Us about Its Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards.” 2015. International Association for the Study of German Politics Blog, January 26.
“Introduction.” n.d. A Model with Small Imperfections: Representatives between Ideal and Reality. Prepared for the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, St. Augustin Germany, with Sarah E. Wiliarty.
“Alone Amongst Men.” 2008. Humboldt Kosmos, Vol. 92/2008.
“Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft / USA zu den Frauenanteilen in deutschen Landtagen”. 2005. Baden-Württemberg State Women’s Office’s Newsletter, May.
Book Reviews
John Kampfner’s “Why the Germans do it Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country” German Politics and Society, 2021. Autumn.
Joyce M. Mushaben’s “Becoming Madam Chancellor: Angela Merkel and the Berlin Republic.” Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/1554477X.2020.1689804
Adriana Piatti-Crocker, Gregory D. Schmidt, and Clara Araujo’s “Gender Quotas in South America's Big Three” and Meg Rincker’s “Empowered by Design: Decentralization and the Gender Policy Trifecta.” Perspectives on Politics. Vol. 16, Issue 2 (2018): 557-560.
Philip Ayoub’s “When States Come Out: Europe’s Sexual Minorities and the Politics of Visibility.” German Politics. Vol 27, Issue 2 (2018): 291-293.
Konrad H. Jarausch’s “United Germany: Debating Processes and Prospects.” German Politics and Society. Issue 115, Vol. 33, No 3 (Autumn 2015): 88 – 91.
Jeffrey J. Anderson and Eric Langenbacher’s “From the Bonn to the Berlin Republic: Germany at the Twentieth Anniversary of Unification.” German Studies Review. Vol. 36, No. 2 (2013): 412 – 416.
Jennifer L. Lawless’s “Becoming a Candidate: Political Ambition and the Decision to Run for Office.” Journal of Politics. Vol. 74, No. 4 (2012).
Sarah Wiliarty’s “The CDU and the Politics of Gender in Germany: Bringing Women to the Party.” German Politics and Society. Issue 97, Vol. 29, No. 1, Spring 2011, 65 – 69.
Kristie Macrakis’ Seduced by Secrets: Inside the Stasi’s Spy-Tech World. German Studies Review. 32/2 (2009): 35-6.
Alan S. Zuckerman, Josip Dasović, and Jennifer Fitzgerald’s Partisan Families: The Social Logic of Bounded Partisanship in Germany and Britain. German Politics and Society. Vol. 26, No. 2 (Summer 2008): 99-104.
Daniel Ziblatt’s Structuring the State: The Formation of Italy and Germany and the Puzzle of Federalism. German Studies Review Vol. XXX, No. 3 (October 2007).
Laura Brunell’s Institutional Capital: Building Post-Communist Government Performance. Perspectives on Politics. Vol. 5, No. 3 (September 2007).
John E. Jackson, Jacek Klich, Krystyna Poznańska’s, The Political Economy of Poland’s Transition: New Firms and Reform Governments. Comparative Political Studies. Vol. 39, No. 8 (October 2006).
Hubert Tworzecki’s Learning to Choose: Electoral Politics in East-Central Europe. Perspectives on Politics. March 2004 (Vol. 2/ No. 1).
Markus Kreuzer’s Institutions and Innovation. German Studies Review. May 2003 (Volume XXVI, Number 2).
Carles Boix’s Political Parties, Growth, and Equality. Politische Vierteljahresschrift (3) 2000.
Funded Research
American Political Science Association, Small Research Grant (2020)
University of Miami Jendak Fellowship for German-language research (2019)
Goethe Institute “Deutschlandjahr” Grant to hold a series of five roundtables on German-American Relations (2018-2019), with Markus Thiel; follow up funding for a pandemic-related virtual roundtable (2020)
Fulbright New Zealand U.S. Scholar (2016)
SEEDS “You Choose” Leadership Award to organize workshop on gender and intersectionality, NSF ADVANCE for Women in Science Grant (2012)
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and International Association for the Study of German Politics awards to hold workshop on Angela Merkel (8-10 May 2009)
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Resumption of Chancellor’s Scholarship (2006 and 2008)
University of Miami General Research Support Award (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
University of Miami, European Union Center, Research Award (2004, 2006); Curriculum Development Grant (2003)
University of Miami Summer Research Award (Summers 2001 – 2006)
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, Duke University (1997-1998)
Alexander von Humboldt Chancellor’s Fellowship (1996-1997)
W. W. Kulski Instructorship for Undergraduate Teaching, Duke University (1996)
Council for European Studies Pre-Dissertation Fellowship (1995)
Duke University Graduate School Fellowship (1992-1994)
Fulbright Teaching Assistantship, Germany (1991 – 1992)
Editorial Responsibilities
Co-Editor, German Politics (2019 – Present; former Editorial Board Member)
Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy, Editorial Board
German Politics and Society, Editorial Board
European Journal of Politics and Gender, International Advisory Board Member (2018 – 2021)
Spektrum (Book Series of the German Studies Association), Editorial Board (2014-19)
Invited Talks
American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, “The Alternative for Germany: Here to Stay?” March 1, 2021. Available here: https://www.aicgs.org/video/the-alternative-for-germany-here-to-stay/
International Association for the Study of German Politics, Graduate Student Conference, “How to Get Published,” 12/3/20 (virtual)
University of Pittsburgh, European Union Studies Center, Roundtable Participant, “Cultural Diversity and Inclusive Community Building in Germany”, October 15 (Minute 25 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPruSW_F-Hg )
University of Miami Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, Presentation on the far-right in western Europe at Colloquium on “Gender, Protest Movements, and Authoritarianism: A Panel Showcasing Forms of Protest and Resistance Around the World”, February 28
Wake Forest University, February 19, Research Presentation to Political Science Department
“German Gender Politics in the Age of the AfD,” Harvard Center for European Studies, 11. October 2019
“Gender Quotas and Democratic Participation: Recruiting Candidates for Elective Offices in Germany,” Brigham Young University Kennedy Center, 13. March 2019
Research Presentation, Leuphana Universität, Lüneburg, Germany, 4. February 2019
“Why Implicit Bias is a Problem for the Academy and How to Overcome It,” Multiple Presentations at the University of Miami (College of Arts and Sciences, School of Communications, SEED for Success/ NSF Advance Program, Women in Academic Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology), 2018 - Present
“Gender and Political Representation in Germany and the US” & “Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Intersex Policies in Germany and the US”, Florida International University, 15. November 2018
“Transgender Rights and Protections around the World,” Roundtable on Proposed Federal Government Changes to Transgender Protections, University of Miami, 9. November 2018
“Gender and Political Representation Worldwide: How Does the U.S. Compare and Why Does it Matter?” Coral Gables Congregational UCC’s Food for the Soul Series, 21. October 2018.
“Wrap Up from Academia” Keynote Closing Remarks, University of Marburg, 24. February 2018.
“Jenny Shipley, Helen Clark, and the Substantive Representation of New Zealand Women,” Political Science and International Relations Programme Research Seminar, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 18 May 2016.
“Female Prime Ministers and the Substantive Representation of Women” School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 5. May 2016
“Added to the Agenda: How Multiply Marginalized Groups Can Catch the Attention of Policy Makers” Canterbury University, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1. April 2016.
“LGBTI Politics in Germany since Unification: Domestic and European Influences” Women’s and Gender Studies Program, University of Miami, 23. October 2015.
“A Glass Half Empty: Candidate Gender Quotas and Political Recruitment,” Florida International University, 19, March 2015.
“Gender Quotas and Women's Legislative Representation Worldwide” Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, 24. October 2014.
“The Needs of Rainbow Families and Policy Responses” Workshop on Gender and Generations, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin and the Miami-Florida European Union Centers of Excellence, 29. March, 2014.
“The German Elections 2013: Continuity or Change?” Florida International University, EU Center of Excellence, 9. October 2013.
“Women's Issues and the 2012 Elections” University of Miami Women's Commission Luncheon, 1. November 2012.
Keynote Speaker invitation, “Balancing of Private and Professional Life as an Obstacle to Women in Politics” University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 23. March 2012; declined due to scheduling conflict.
“Launch of a Network of Research Alumni in the US,” German Federal Ministry of Education and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, New York City, 20. – 21. October 2011.
“Gender Quotas and Women’s Political Careers in Germany” Presentation at “Beyond the Numbers: The Impact of Electoral Quotas” workshop at Washington University St. Louis, 12. May 2011.
“German Civil – Military Relations” University of Miami POL575, October 2010 and 2011.
“Gender Equality and Political Power in Comparative Perspective” Miami Rotary Club 3 June 2010 “Gender and Leadership in the EU” Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning, Miami, FL, 18 March 2010
“Reflections on the German Elections” Florida International University European Union Center, 30 September 2009
“Chancen von Frauen im Vergleich des deutschen mit dem amerikanischen Wahlsystem” Bremen Christian Democratic Women’s Union executive board, 22. June 2008 and Bremen North Christian Democratic Women’s Union 9. July 2008
“Gender Quotas and Political Ambition” Jean Monnet Centere for European Studies, University of Bremen, Germany 7 July 2008.
“Germany’s Same-Sex Partnership Law”, University of Miami School of Law seminar LAW652, 25 February 2008.
“Becoming Party Politicians” Florida International University’s EU Center, 12. September 2007.
“Gender and the Family in Modern Germany”, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s German Chancellor Fellowship Program Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA, 2. June 2007.
"Research Questions Raised by New English-Language Books on Eastern Germany" Technical University, Dresden, Germany, 19. June 2001.
“Haushaltskonsolidierung in allen 23 Berliner Stadtbezirken,” Forschungsstelle Sozialanalyse Berlin e.V., Berlin, July 28, 1997.
Conference Participation Since 2015
(Paper Giver or Discussant)
American Political Science Association: 2014-2021
Conference of Europeanists: 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020/1 (virtual)
European Conference on Politics and Gender: 2015, 2017, 2019
European Union Studies Association: 2017
German Studies Association: 2015, 2017, 2019
Professional Service
American Political Science Association: Women, Gender and Politics Research Section Co-Chair (2020-1), Co-Chair Elect (2019), Victoria Schuck Book Award Committee Member (2021), Women and Politics Research Section Best Paper at the 2014 APSA Conference Award Committee member (2015), Best Dissertation in Women and Politics Award Committee Member (2014).
American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: Board Member (2020 -2023) Alumni Council Member (2015 – Present); Humboldtian on Campus (On going); Co-Moderator, “History, Law, Economics, Society” section of “Global Research in the 21st Century: Perspectives of the US Humboldt Network” colloquium, National Academies of Science, Washington DC, 2 March 2017
Council for European Studies: Conference Proposal Reviewer (2017, 2019)
European Conference on Politics and Gender: Section Co-Chair for the 2017 Intersectionality, Citizenship and Multiculturalism section
Florida Political Science Association, Comparative Politics Section Head, Annual Meeting (2004)
Fulbright Peer Reviewer for Germany (2020), New Zealand US Scholar Award (2016)
German Studies Association: Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies Beirat (selection committee) member (2017-2020), Nominating Committee (2015), Committee on the Future of the German Studies Association (2013-2014), Executive Board Member (2010 - 2013), Political Science Conference Section Organizer (2010), Chair of Prize Committee for the Deutsch-Amerikanische Wissenschaftsbeziehungen/ German Studies Association Award for the Best Paper Presented at the 2008 German Studies Association by a Social Scientist within Five Years of the Doctorate
International Association for the Study of German Politics: Executive Board Member (2013 – Present), Elected North American Secretary (2011-2013); Participant in German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)- funded German National Election Study Trips (2009, 2013, 2017).
International Political Science Association’s Research Committee of Legislative Specialists member, early 2000s
Book/ Journal Reviewer American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, Temple University Press, Democratization, Electoral Studies, European Journal of Politics and Gender, European Journal of Political Research, Journal of Homosexuality, Journal of Politics, International Feminist Journal of Politics International Political Science Review, Journal of Legislative Studies, Parliamentary Affairs, Party Politics, Politics & Gender, Political Research Quarterly, Routledge, and others
Tenure / Promotion Reviews: Promotion (1), Tenure (5)
Teaching Awards
Fulbright New Zealand US Scholar Teaching/Research Award (2016)
Distinguished Service Award for Extraordinary Commitment to Scholar Development, University of Miami Prestigious Awards and Fellowships Office (2011)
Outstanding Faculty Member, University of Miami Apple Polishing Reception (2010)
University of Miami Excellence in Teaching Award Nominee (2005)
University of Miami Classes Taught
Introduction to Comparative Politics (POL202)
Introduction to International Relations (now POL203, then POL391)
Gender and Politics (INS/GSS/POL344)
Comparative Political Analysis (POL380)
Western European Politics (POL381)
German Politics (POL382)
Comparative Political Economy of Post-Industrial Democracies (BA/MA level course; POL581/POL681)
LGBTI Politics (BA/MA level course; GSS469/POL569/POL669)
Internship (POL520)
Independent Research (POL589)
Independent Study (POL598)
Senior Honors Thesis (POL563/564); Senior Project (GSS501)
International Studies PhD Thesis Committee member (Danguillecourt, Dominguez, Thiel)
Teaching-Related Publications
“Germany: A Stable and Prosperous Democracy.” 2018. In Paulette Kurzer, Ed. Comparative Governance, McGraw Hill.
“Germany: A Stable and Prosperous Democracy.” 2015. In Paulette Kurzer, Ed. Comparative Governance, McGraw Hill.
Instructor’s Test Bank and On-Line Student Review questions for Karen Mingst’s Essentials of International Relations/ 4th Edition. 2007. W.W. Norton
Instructor’s Test Bank and On-Line Student Review questions for Karen Mingst’s Essentials of International Relations/ 3rd Edition. 2004. W.W. Norton
Textbook Reviews for Houghton Mifflin, Norton, Oxford University Press, and Pearson Longman
University Service
Faculty Senate Equity and Inclusion Committee (2018 – Present)
International Studies Steering Committee
Faculty Senate Professional Misconduct Committee (2019)
University of Miami Research Council Member (2017 – 2020)
Faculty Advisor to “U Elect Her” student organization (2017 – 2020)
University of Miami Phi Beta Kappa committee member (2017 – Present)
Prestigious Scholarship (Fulbright) Campus Committee (2000-2004; 2006 – 2019)
University of Miami Women’s and Gender Studies Advisory Committee Member (2008 – 2014; 2016 – Present), Director (2014-2015), LGBTQ Scholarship Committee Selection Member (2014 – 2015, 2019)
Faculty Search Committee Chair (2020, 2018, 2010), Search Committee Member (multiple POL and INS committees, ongoing)
University of Miami LGBTQ Taskforce (Spring 2015); University of Miami IBIS Ally for LGBTQ students (2015 – Present)
Elected to College of Arts and Sciences College Council (2008 – 2011; 2014 - 2017)
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Political Science (2007-2012)
Member, INS-POL merger committee (2008-9)
College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee (2007 - 2012)
Departmental Transfer Student Advisor (2003-2007)
Community Sevice
People Acting for Community Together (PACT) Team Leader
Miami German Ministry Committee Member and Secretary
Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ, Member
German International Parent Association (GIPA) Board Member, Scholarship Committee Chair
Parent Teacher Associations (PTA) Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Volunteer and Member
Provided expertise on gender and politics to Rise Up Florida, California Women’s List
Board of Directors, UM Canterbury Preschool (2009 – 2012; Vice President, 2010 – 2012)
Various print and radio media interviews
Languages Spoken
English (native speaker)
German (fluent)
References
Available Upon Request
Employment Professor of Political Science, University of Miami, 2017 – Present
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Miami, 2007-2017
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Miami, 2000-2007
Education PhD, Duke University, 1999
MA, Duke University, 1995
BA, Brown University, 1990 (Magna Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa)
Publications
Single Authored Books
Gender Quotas and Democratic Participation: Recruiting Candidates for Elective Office in Germany. 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
Reviewed: Politics & Gender (Vol. 17, Issue 2)
Becoming Party Politicians: Eastern German State Legislators in the Decade Following Democratization. 2006. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press.
Reviewed: Perspectives on Politics, German Politics, German Politic
Edited Volume / Special Issues
German Politics and Society Special Issues on Responses to the Rise of the Alternative for Germany. 2020. Volume 38, Issues 1 and 2. (Co-Edited with Sarah Wiliarty)
Gender, Intersections, and Institutions: Intersectional Groups Building Alliances and Gaining Voice in Germany. 2017. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
German Politics Special Issue on Gender, Intersectionality, and the Executive Branch: The Case of Angela Merkel. 2011. Volume 20, Number 3 (September).
Peer Reviewed Articles
“Introduction: Responses to the Rise of the Alternative for Germany” German Politics and Society. Vol 38, Issue 1: https://doi.org/10.3167/gps.2020.380101
“The gendered political ambition cycle in mixed-member electoral systems.” 2019. European Journal of Politics and Gender, Volume 3, Number 1, (February): pp. 79-99. https://doi.org/10.1332/251510819X15705394695400, with Hilde Coffé.
“Addressing Supply Side Hurdles to Gender Equal Representation in Germany.” 2018. Femina Politica, 2-2018: 53-69.
“LGBTI Rights and the 2017 German National Election.” 2018. German Politics and Society, Vol. 36, No. 2 (Summer): 27-54. Reprinted in Eric Langenbacher, Ed. Twilight of the Merkel Era: Power and Politics in Germany after the 2017 Bundestag Election, New York: Berghahn Books, 2019, pp. 77 -104.
“LGBT Politics in Germany: Unification as a Catalyst for Change.” 2017. German Politics. Vol. 26, Issue 4, pp. 534-555.
“Closing the Gap: Gender and Constituency Candidate Nomination in the 2013 Bundestag Election.” 2014. German Politics and Society Vol. 32, No. 2 (Summer): 86 – 105. Reprinted in The Merkel Republic: An Appraisal. Edited by Eric Langenbacher, New York: Berghahn Books, 2015, pp. 102 – 120.
“Gender, Intersectionality, and the Executive Branch: The Case of Angela Merkel.” 2011. German Politics. Volume 20, Number 3 (September): 325 -41.
“Afterword.” 2011. German Politics, Vol. 20, No. 3 (September): 464-8.
“Stößt die Frauenquote an ihre Grenzen? Eine Untersuchung der Bundestagswahl 2009." 2011. Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen, 1/2011: 25-34. With Isabelle Kürschner.
“Gender Quota Compliance in the 2009 Bundestag Election.” 2010. German Politics and Society, Issue 96, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Fall): 133-155. Reprinted in Between Left and Right: The 2009 Bundestag Elections and the Transformation of the German Party System. Edited by Eric Langenbacher, New York: Berghahn Books, 2010: 151-172.
“Ahead of her Time: Eva Kolinsky and the Limits of German Gender Quotas.” 2007. German Politics, Vol. 16, No. 3 (September): 391-407.
“The Implementation of Political Party Gender Quotas: Evidence from the German Länder 1990-2000.” 2006. Party Politics Vol. 12, No. 2: 211-232.
“The Origins of Party Discipline: Evidence from Eastern Germany.” 2006. German Politics and Society, Issue 79, Volume 24, Number 2 (Summer): 23-43.
"Searching for the Origins of Civic Community in Central Europe: Evidence from Eastern and Western Germany." 2006. Democratization, Vol. 13, No. 1 (February): 95-115.
"The Development of Party Discipline in New Parliaments: East German State Legislatures 1990-2000." 2003. The Journal of Legislative Studies, Vol. 9. No. 4 (Winter): 88-101. Reprinted in Reuven Y. Hazan, ed. 2006. Cohesion and Discipline in Legislatures. New York: Routledge, pp. 88-101.
"You Can Lead a Horse to Water but you can't (Always) Make it Drink." 2002. Communist and Post-Communist Studies, Volume 35, Issue 3: 325-352. With with Klaus Hartmann and Uwe Mummert. Also appeared in German as “Eingikeit und Recht und die Nutzung positiver Freiheiten” in Wolfgang Schluchter and Peter Quint, Eds. Der Vereinigungsschock – Zehn Jahre danach: Eine vergleichende Betrachtung, Velbrück Wissenschaft, 2001.
“Universalism and Fiscal Decision Making in Post-Communist Legislatures: The Case of Budgeting in Berlin.” 2001. Journal of Legislative Studies. Vol. 7, No. 4 (Winter): 37-62.
“Toeing the Line: Institutional Rules, Historical Legacies, and Party Discipline in Berlin.” 2000. German Politics and Society, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Summer):1 - 29.
“European Elections or Elections in Europe?” 1995. Il Politico, Vol. LX, No. 1 (January-March): 55 - 91. With Peter Lange.
Book Chapters
“German Politics and Government.” 2020. In Oxford Bibliographies in Political Science. Ed. Sandy Maisel. New York: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199756223-032
“100 Years of Suffrage, 30 Years of Quotas, and Still no Gender Parity in Political Representation.” 2020. In Dorothee Beck and Annette Henninger, Eds. Konkurrenz für das politische Alpha-Männchen. Frankfurt: Ulrike-Helmer-Verlag. Editor Reviewed.
“Introduction” and “Conclusion: Power, Institutions, and Intersectional Research in Germany and Beyond”. 2017. In Louise K. Davidson-Schmich, Ed. Gender, Institutions, and Intersections: Intersectional Groups Building Alliances and Gaining Voice in Germany. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, pp. 1 – 34 and 257-268. Peer Reviewed.
“Amending Germany’s Life Partnership Law: Emerging Attention to Lesbians’ Concerns.” 2017. In Louise K. Davidson-Schmich, Ed. Gender, Institutions, and Intersections: Intersectional Groups Building Alliances and Gaining Voice in Germany. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, pp. 203 – 236. Peer Reviewed.
“Political Parties and European Parliament Election Campaign Content.” 2012. In Susan Banducci, Mark Franklin, Heiko Giebler, Sara Hobolt, Michael Marsh, Wouter van der Brug and Cees van der Eijk, Eds. An Audit of Democracy in the European Union. European University Institute: Florence, pp. 77 - 102. With Eloisa Vladescu. Editor Reviewed.
“How Parties in Government Respond: Distributive Policy in Post-Wall Berlin.” 2004. In Kay Lawson and Thomas Poguntke, Eds. How Parties Respond: Interest Aggregation Revisited, New York: Routledge: 105 - 128. Editor Reviewed.
Under Review
Och, Malliga, Louise K. Davidson-Schmich, and Farida Jalalzai. 2021. “Who Can Do What: Gender, Leadership and Crisis” in preparation for Politics & Gender Critical Perspectives on Gender, Crisis and Political Representation.
Publications
Academic Blog Posts and Other Publications
“Angela Merkel’s Legacy on Gender.” 2021. American Institute for Contemporary German Studies Blog. Johns Hopkins University, 29. July. Available: https://www.aicgs.org/2021/07/aicgs-asks-what-is-angela-merkels-legacy-on-gender-equality/
“The AfD in the Run-Up to the 2021 National Election.” 2021. American Institute for Contemporary German Studies Blog. Johns Hopkins University. 8 March. Available: https://www.aicgs.org/2021/03/the-afd-in-the-run-up-to-the-2021-german-national-election/
“Parity Laws in Germany: An American Political Scientist’s Perspective” 2020. In Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional. 30 July. Available: https://verfassungsblog.de/parity-laws-in-germany/
“Why Have Women World Leaders Performed So Well During the COVID-19 Crisis?” 2020. American Institute for Contemporary German Studies Blog. Johns Hopkins University, 12. May. Available: https://www.aicgs.org/2020/05/why-have-women-world-leaders-performed-so-well-during-the-covid-19-crisis/
“Germany on International Women’s Day 2020” 2020. American Institute for Contemporary German Studies Blog. Johns Hopkins University, 7. March. Available: https://www.aicgs.org/2020/03/germany-on-international-womens-day-2020/
“Ruth Wittlinger and Wade Jacoby” 2020. German Politics. Vol 29, Issue 3: 287-288 . https://doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2020.1774108 (With Dan Hough)
“Angela Merkel, Her Opponents, and Marriage Equality.” 2017. International Association for the Study of German Politics Blog, July 19.
“How does the US compare with other countries in terms of women’s representation?” 2017. Mischiefs of Faction. 10 April.
“What Germany’s Gender Quotas for Candidates Can Teach Us about Its Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards.” 2015. International Association for the Study of German Politics Blog, January 26.
“Introduction.” n.d. A Model with Small Imperfections: Representatives between Ideal and Reality. Prepared for the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, St. Augustin Germany, with Sarah E. Wiliarty.
“Alone Amongst Men.” 2008. Humboldt Kosmos, Vol. 92/2008.
“Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft / USA zu den Frauenanteilen in deutschen Landtagen”. 2005. Baden-Württemberg State Women’s Office’s Newsletter, May.
Book Reviews
John Kampfner’s “Why the Germans do it Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country” German Politics and Society, 2021. Autumn.
Joyce M. Mushaben’s “Becoming Madam Chancellor: Angela Merkel and the Berlin Republic.” Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/1554477X.2020.1689804
Adriana Piatti-Crocker, Gregory D. Schmidt, and Clara Araujo’s “Gender Quotas in South America's Big Three” and Meg Rincker’s “Empowered by Design: Decentralization and the Gender Policy Trifecta.” Perspectives on Politics. Vol. 16, Issue 2 (2018): 557-560.
Philip Ayoub’s “When States Come Out: Europe’s Sexual Minorities and the Politics of Visibility.” German Politics. Vol 27, Issue 2 (2018): 291-293.
Konrad H. Jarausch’s “United Germany: Debating Processes and Prospects.” German Politics and Society. Issue 115, Vol. 33, No 3 (Autumn 2015): 88 – 91.
Jeffrey J. Anderson and Eric Langenbacher’s “From the Bonn to the Berlin Republic: Germany at the Twentieth Anniversary of Unification.” German Studies Review. Vol. 36, No. 2 (2013): 412 – 416.
Jennifer L. Lawless’s “Becoming a Candidate: Political Ambition and the Decision to Run for Office.” Journal of Politics. Vol. 74, No. 4 (2012).
Sarah Wiliarty’s “The CDU and the Politics of Gender in Germany: Bringing Women to the Party.” German Politics and Society. Issue 97, Vol. 29, No. 1, Spring 2011, 65 – 69.
Kristie Macrakis’ Seduced by Secrets: Inside the Stasi’s Spy-Tech World. German Studies Review. 32/2 (2009): 35-6.
Alan S. Zuckerman, Josip Dasović, and Jennifer Fitzgerald’s Partisan Families: The Social Logic of Bounded Partisanship in Germany and Britain. German Politics and Society. Vol. 26, No. 2 (Summer 2008): 99-104.
Daniel Ziblatt’s Structuring the State: The Formation of Italy and Germany and the Puzzle of Federalism. German Studies Review Vol. XXX, No. 3 (October 2007).
Laura Brunell’s Institutional Capital: Building Post-Communist Government Performance. Perspectives on Politics. Vol. 5, No. 3 (September 2007).
John E. Jackson, Jacek Klich, Krystyna Poznańska’s, The Political Economy of Poland’s Transition: New Firms and Reform Governments. Comparative Political Studies. Vol. 39, No. 8 (October 2006).
Hubert Tworzecki’s Learning to Choose: Electoral Politics in East-Central Europe. Perspectives on Politics. March 2004 (Vol. 2/ No. 1).
Markus Kreuzer’s Institutions and Innovation. German Studies Review. May 2003 (Volume XXVI, Number 2).
Carles Boix’s Political Parties, Growth, and Equality. Politische Vierteljahresschrift (3) 2000.
Funded Research
American Political Science Association, Small Research Grant (2020)
University of Miami Jendak Fellowship for German-language research (2019)
Goethe Institute “Deutschlandjahr” Grant to hold a series of five roundtables on German-American Relations (2018-2019), with Markus Thiel; follow up funding for a pandemic-related virtual roundtable (2020)
Fulbright New Zealand U.S. Scholar (2016)
SEEDS “You Choose” Leadership Award to organize workshop on gender and intersectionality, NSF ADVANCE for Women in Science Grant (2012)
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and International Association for the Study of German Politics awards to hold workshop on Angela Merkel (8-10 May 2009)
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Resumption of Chancellor’s Scholarship (2006 and 2008)
University of Miami General Research Support Award (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
University of Miami, European Union Center, Research Award (2004, 2006); Curriculum Development Grant (2003)
University of Miami Summer Research Award (Summers 2001 – 2006)
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, Duke University (1997-1998)
Alexander von Humboldt Chancellor’s Fellowship (1996-1997)
W. W. Kulski Instructorship for Undergraduate Teaching, Duke University (1996)
Council for European Studies Pre-Dissertation Fellowship (1995)
Duke University Graduate School Fellowship (1992-1994)
Fulbright Teaching Assistantship, Germany (1991 – 1992)
Editorial Responsibilities
Co-Editor, German Politics (2019 – Present; former Editorial Board Member)
Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy, Editorial Board
German Politics and Society, Editorial Board
European Journal of Politics and Gender, International Advisory Board Member (2018 – 2021)
Spektrum (Book Series of the German Studies Association), Editorial Board (2014-19)
Invited Talks
American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, “The Alternative for Germany: Here to Stay?” March 1, 2021. Available here: https://www.aicgs.org/video/the-alternative-for-germany-here-to-stay/
International Association for the Study of German Politics, Graduate Student Conference, “How to Get Published,” 12/3/20 (virtual)
University of Pittsburgh, European Union Studies Center, Roundtable Participant, “Cultural Diversity and Inclusive Community Building in Germany”, October 15 (Minute 25 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPruSW_F-Hg )
University of Miami Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, Presentation on the far-right in western Europe at Colloquium on “Gender, Protest Movements, and Authoritarianism: A Panel Showcasing Forms of Protest and Resistance Around the World”, February 28
Wake Forest University, February 19, Research Presentation to Political Science Department
“German Gender Politics in the Age of the AfD,” Harvard Center for European Studies, 11. October 2019
“Gender Quotas and Democratic Participation: Recruiting Candidates for Elective Offices in Germany,” Brigham Young University Kennedy Center, 13. March 2019
Research Presentation, Leuphana Universität, Lüneburg, Germany, 4. February 2019
“Why Implicit Bias is a Problem for the Academy and How to Overcome It,” Multiple Presentations at the University of Miami (College of Arts and Sciences, School of Communications, SEED for Success/ NSF Advance Program, Women in Academic Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology), 2018 - Present
“Gender and Political Representation in Germany and the US” & “Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Intersex Policies in Germany and the US”, Florida International University, 15. November 2018
“Transgender Rights and Protections around the World,” Roundtable on Proposed Federal Government Changes to Transgender Protections, University of Miami, 9. November 2018
“Gender and Political Representation Worldwide: How Does the U.S. Compare and Why Does it Matter?” Coral Gables Congregational UCC’s Food for the Soul Series, 21. October 2018.
“Wrap Up from Academia” Keynote Closing Remarks, University of Marburg, 24. February 2018.
“Jenny Shipley, Helen Clark, and the Substantive Representation of New Zealand Women,” Political Science and International Relations Programme Research Seminar, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 18 May 2016.
“Female Prime Ministers and the Substantive Representation of Women” School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 5. May 2016
“Added to the Agenda: How Multiply Marginalized Groups Can Catch the Attention of Policy Makers” Canterbury University, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1. April 2016.
“LGBTI Politics in Germany since Unification: Domestic and European Influences” Women’s and Gender Studies Program, University of Miami, 23. October 2015.
“A Glass Half Empty: Candidate Gender Quotas and Political Recruitment,” Florida International University, 19, March 2015.
“Gender Quotas and Women's Legislative Representation Worldwide” Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, 24. October 2014.
“The Needs of Rainbow Families and Policy Responses” Workshop on Gender and Generations, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin and the Miami-Florida European Union Centers of Excellence, 29. March, 2014.
“The German Elections 2013: Continuity or Change?” Florida International University, EU Center of Excellence, 9. October 2013.
“Women's Issues and the 2012 Elections” University of Miami Women's Commission Luncheon, 1. November 2012.
Keynote Speaker invitation, “Balancing of Private and Professional Life as an Obstacle to Women in Politics” University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 23. March 2012; declined due to scheduling conflict.
“Launch of a Network of Research Alumni in the US,” German Federal Ministry of Education and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, New York City, 20. – 21. October 2011.
“Gender Quotas and Women’s Political Careers in Germany” Presentation at “Beyond the Numbers: The Impact of Electoral Quotas” workshop at Washington University St. Louis, 12. May 2011.
“German Civil – Military Relations” University of Miami POL575, October 2010 and 2011.
“Gender Equality and Political Power in Comparative Perspective” Miami Rotary Club 3 June 2010 “Gender and Leadership in the EU” Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning, Miami, FL, 18 March 2010
“Reflections on the German Elections” Florida International University European Union Center, 30 September 2009
“Chancen von Frauen im Vergleich des deutschen mit dem amerikanischen Wahlsystem” Bremen Christian Democratic Women’s Union executive board, 22. June 2008 and Bremen North Christian Democratic Women’s Union 9. July 2008
“Gender Quotas and Political Ambition” Jean Monnet Centere for European Studies, University of Bremen, Germany 7 July 2008.
“Germany’s Same-Sex Partnership Law”, University of Miami School of Law seminar LAW652, 25 February 2008.
“Becoming Party Politicians” Florida International University’s EU Center, 12. September 2007.
“Gender and the Family in Modern Germany”, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s German Chancellor Fellowship Program Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA, 2. June 2007.
"Research Questions Raised by New English-Language Books on Eastern Germany" Technical University, Dresden, Germany, 19. June 2001.
“Haushaltskonsolidierung in allen 23 Berliner Stadtbezirken,” Forschungsstelle Sozialanalyse Berlin e.V., Berlin, July 28, 1997.
Conference Participation Since 2015
(Paper Giver or Discussant)
American Political Science Association: 2014-2021
Conference of Europeanists: 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020/1 (virtual)
European Conference on Politics and Gender: 2015, 2017, 2019
European Union Studies Association: 2017
German Studies Association: 2015, 2017, 2019
Professional Service
American Political Science Association: Women, Gender and Politics Research Section Co-Chair (2020-1), Co-Chair Elect (2019), Victoria Schuck Book Award Committee Member (2021), Women and Politics Research Section Best Paper at the 2014 APSA Conference Award Committee member (2015), Best Dissertation in Women and Politics Award Committee Member (2014).
American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: Board Member (2020 -2023) Alumni Council Member (2015 – Present); Humboldtian on Campus (On going); Co-Moderator, “History, Law, Economics, Society” section of “Global Research in the 21st Century: Perspectives of the US Humboldt Network” colloquium, National Academies of Science, Washington DC, 2 March 2017
Council for European Studies: Conference Proposal Reviewer (2017, 2019)
European Conference on Politics and Gender: Section Co-Chair for the 2017 Intersectionality, Citizenship and Multiculturalism section
Florida Political Science Association, Comparative Politics Section Head, Annual Meeting (2004)
Fulbright Peer Reviewer for Germany (2020), New Zealand US Scholar Award (2016)
German Studies Association: Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies Beirat (selection committee) member (2017-2020), Nominating Committee (2015), Committee on the Future of the German Studies Association (2013-2014), Executive Board Member (2010 - 2013), Political Science Conference Section Organizer (2010), Chair of Prize Committee for the Deutsch-Amerikanische Wissenschaftsbeziehungen/ German Studies Association Award for the Best Paper Presented at the 2008 German Studies Association by a Social Scientist within Five Years of the Doctorate
International Association for the Study of German Politics: Executive Board Member (2013 – Present), Elected North American Secretary (2011-2013); Participant in German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)- funded German National Election Study Trips (2009, 2013, 2017).
International Political Science Association’s Research Committee of Legislative Specialists member, early 2000s
Book/ Journal Reviewer American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, Temple University Press, Democratization, Electoral Studies, European Journal of Politics and Gender, European Journal of Political Research, Journal of Homosexuality, Journal of Politics, International Feminist Journal of Politics International Political Science Review, Journal of Legislative Studies, Parliamentary Affairs, Party Politics, Politics & Gender, Political Research Quarterly, Routledge, and others
Tenure / Promotion Reviews: Promotion (1), Tenure (5)
Teaching Awards
Fulbright New Zealand US Scholar Teaching/Research Award (2016)
Distinguished Service Award for Extraordinary Commitment to Scholar Development, University of Miami Prestigious Awards and Fellowships Office (2011)
Outstanding Faculty Member, University of Miami Apple Polishing Reception (2010)
University of Miami Excellence in Teaching Award Nominee (2005)
University of Miami Classes Taught
Introduction to Comparative Politics (POL202)
Introduction to International Relations (now POL203, then POL391)
Gender and Politics (INS/GSS/POL344)
Comparative Political Analysis (POL380)
Western European Politics (POL381)
German Politics (POL382)
Comparative Political Economy of Post-Industrial Democracies (BA/MA level course; POL581/POL681)
LGBTI Politics (BA/MA level course; GSS469/POL569/POL669)
Internship (POL520)
Independent Research (POL589)
Independent Study (POL598)
Senior Honors Thesis (POL563/564); Senior Project (GSS501)
International Studies PhD Thesis Committee member (Danguillecourt, Dominguez, Thiel)
Teaching-Related Publications
“Germany: A Stable and Prosperous Democracy.” 2018. In Paulette Kurzer, Ed. Comparative Governance, McGraw Hill.
“Germany: A Stable and Prosperous Democracy.” 2015. In Paulette Kurzer, Ed. Comparative Governance, McGraw Hill.
Instructor’s Test Bank and On-Line Student Review questions for Karen Mingst’s Essentials of International Relations/ 4th Edition. 2007. W.W. Norton
Instructor’s Test Bank and On-Line Student Review questions for Karen Mingst’s Essentials of International Relations/ 3rd Edition. 2004. W.W. Norton
Textbook Reviews for Houghton Mifflin, Norton, Oxford University Press, and Pearson Longman
University Service
Faculty Senate Equity and Inclusion Committee (2018 – Present)
International Studies Steering Committee
Faculty Senate Professional Misconduct Committee (2019)
University of Miami Research Council Member (2017 – 2020)
Faculty Advisor to “U Elect Her” student organization (2017 – 2020)
University of Miami Phi Beta Kappa committee member (2017 – Present)
Prestigious Scholarship (Fulbright) Campus Committee (2000-2004; 2006 – 2019)
University of Miami Women’s and Gender Studies Advisory Committee Member (2008 – 2014; 2016 – Present), Director (2014-2015), LGBTQ Scholarship Committee Selection Member (2014 – 2015, 2019)
Faculty Search Committee Chair (2020, 2018, 2010), Search Committee Member (multiple POL and INS committees, ongoing)
University of Miami LGBTQ Taskforce (Spring 2015); University of Miami IBIS Ally for LGBTQ students (2015 – Present)
Elected to College of Arts and Sciences College Council (2008 – 2011; 2014 - 2017)
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Political Science (2007-2012)
Member, INS-POL merger committee (2008-9)
College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee (2007 - 2012)
Departmental Transfer Student Advisor (2003-2007)
Community Sevice
People Acting for Community Together (PACT) Team Leader
Miami German Ministry Committee Member and Secretary
Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ, Member
German International Parent Association (GIPA) Board Member, Scholarship Committee Chair
Parent Teacher Associations (PTA) Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Volunteer and Member
Provided expertise on gender and politics to Rise Up Florida, California Women’s List
Board of Directors, UM Canterbury Preschool (2009 – 2012; Vice President, 2010 – 2012)
Various print and radio media interviews
Languages Spoken
English (native speaker)
German (fluent)
References
Available Upon Request
