GPIS Bulletin Vol. 12 No. 27 by ryanmnixon

GPIS BULLETIN Volume 12, Issue 27 3-19-2018

Inside the bulletin: Graduate Research Conference Pictures, 2-3 Events, 4-8 Internships and Opportunities, 9-15 News to Know, 16-17 Reading Corner, 18 Calendar, 19 Contact Us, 20

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16th Annual Graduate Research Conference

Winners of 2018 Graduate Research Conference Best Paper Awards: Charles Rogers (Regent University), Lora Hadzhidimova, Raven Showalter Not Pictured: Josh Hastey and Tatev Movsisyan

16th Annual Graduate Research Conference

Events

Old Dominion University College of Arts and Letters Graduate Program in International Studies Dissertation Defense

When the Wind Blows: An Evaluation of Key Factors that Enabled the Proliferation of Wind Energy Generation in the United States Through 2016 Mary Sodini Bell Increasing CO2 emissions have led to extreme weather phenomena labeled as climate change. Energy consumption and the burning of fossil fuels are primary contributors to climate change, which necessitates finding ways to decrease fossil fuel consumption critical to preserving the planet while helping nations reduce dependence on costly fossil fuels. Renewable energy is one part of the solution to reducing CO2 emissions. Wind energy is the fastest growing form of renewable energy across the world and within the U.S., but the key factors that enabled the U.S. wind industry to grow from zero installed capacity at the beginning of 1981 to enough capacity to power 25 million average U.S. homes by the end of 2016 remains unclear. The dissertation examines the wind industry growth and identifies the factors of public opinion, presidential leadership, state incentives and mandates, technological developments, and fossil fuel prices as crucial to wind energy development in the U.S. COMMITTEE: Dr. Peter Schulman (Chair)* Dr. Austin Jersild Dr. Glen Sussman

Batten Arts & Letters, Room 8009 March 20, 2018

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.Â *Until his recent illness Dr. Steve Yetiv served as Chair

Events

THE FULBR IGHT U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM WORKSHOP 03/20/2018 12:30 - 1:30 Webb Center - Hampton-Newport News Room About the Workshop :: Join the Office of International Programs and IIE's Fulbright Advisor, Mr. Grant Stream-Gonzalez, as we discuss how to apply for this amazing opportunity. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers fellowships abroad for one academic year to graduating college seniors, graduate students, young professionals, scientists and artists. Program participants pursue graduate or professional study, advanced research, or English teaching in elementary and secondary schools or universities. Each year, approximately 1,600 Americans

FULBRIGHT STUDENTS

traveling to more than 140 countries receive support from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. • Are recent college graduates, postgraduates, artists, scientists and other young professionals. • Strive to foster mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by learning from their hosts overseas while sharing American experiences with their counterparts. • Represent the richness and diversity of the United States through their varied backgrounds, hometowns and academic institutions. • Pursue research, teach English or undertake graduate study in a wide range of academic fields in over 140 countries. • Use their international experiences as cultural ambassadors to enhance their academic and professional careers and become leaders in their fields.

The Fulbright Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

WHO SHOULD APPLY The Fulbright U.S. Student Program seeks applications from highly motivated, open-minded individuals in any academic field and from any background. We evaluate candidates based on their cumulative experience and goals; there is no minimum undergraduate GPA requirement. It is not necessary to be enrolled in a college or university at the time of application. Fulbright candidates should be flexible self-starters with a strong interest in promoting international mutual understanding. Above all, they should be capable of contributing to, and benefiting from, an intensive cultural exchange program.

For more information, visit:

eca.state.gov/Fulbright

Events Old Dominion University Graduate Program in Interna7onal Studies and The World Aﬀairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads Present A Discussion on

The Trump Administration Style and Substance of American Foreign Policy How have the foreign policies of administra8ons changed our standing in the world? With a strong emphasis on Allies and Partners in the recently released Na8onal Security Strategy, what are the strengths, weaknesses, and opportuni8es in an America First approach to foreign policy?

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Old Dominion University, Mills Godwin Building Program: 6:30 p.m.

Free to the Public

Ambassador Daniel Fried reRred in 2017 as America’s longest serving

diplomat with a career that has spanned the arc of the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO expansion, and the Russia incursion in Ukraine. He served under ﬁve Presidents in key posRngs including assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia, special assistant and NSC director for Presidents Clinton and Bush, US ambassador to Poland, and State Department coordinator on sancRons policy.

We would like to thank Norfolk Commission on the Arts & Humani8es for a grant in support of this event as well as Slover Library Founda8on for their support. And thank you to the following organiza8ons for their con8nued support Bay Diesel & Generator • PENROD • SunTrust Bank • Old Dominion University • Margaret LiPle, CFP Register at www.hrwac.org or mail check to World Aﬀairs Council 4101 Granby St. #205 Norfolk, VA 23504-1117 (757) 363-3090

Events

The Graduate School is gearing up for the fall 2018 3MT (3-minute-thesis) competition. We are hosting a spring information workshop for interested graduate students. We will discuss the competition and its rules, as well as outline plans we’ll offer to assist student competitors with their preparations through summer into early fall. The 1st and 2nd place winners of the inaugural 3MT will also demonstrate their presentations. Students who expect to defend their final thesis or dissertation product in the fall 2018 to summer 2019 time period are eligible to compete. They can be in the project proposal, data collection, and/or final writing stage as long as their supervisors verify to us that they will be fully completed within this time period. PLEASE share this email with your students as widely and as often as possible. The spring workshop is Thursday, April 12, from 12:00 – 1:20 p.m. in the Strome Entrepreneurial Center in the Visual Arts Building. We are providing LUNCH to those who attend. Space is limited. To guarantee a seat, students should RSVP at https://goo.gl/txY7b9.

Internships and Opportunities

Study/Research Opportunities in Israel

Grant Period: 9 months Affiliation Fees/Tuition Independent Study/Research: USIEF will cover tuition for grantees other than Ph.D. candidates up to an amount of $4,000 for the full academic year. For Ph.D. candidates, USIEF will pay the cost of affiliation to the university, but not tuition for courses. USIEF will also cover Hebrew or Arabic language study fees up to a maximum of $1,700. Graduate Degree Enrollment: USIEF will cover the tuition and fees of the Master's Program The United States-Israel Educational Foundation (USIEF) offers grants on the basis of academic excellence, the leadership promise of the applicant, and their potential to both advance knowledge and enhance mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and Israel. For more information, click here.

Internships and Opportunities ODU Gay Cultural Studies Research Grants - Announcement & Application Information ODU Gay Cultural Studies is excited to announce the creation of two new annual Arts & Letters research grants aimed at supporting faculty and students engaged in projects that promise to advance LGBTQ scholarly and creative work at Old Dominion University. The faculty grant will be awarded annually to a full-time member of the College research/teaching staff and will cover direct costs up to $3,000 for one academic year. The student grant will be awarded annually to an undergraduate or graduate student whose research/creative project is supported and supervised by a full-time member of the faculty, and will similarly cover direct costs up to $3,000 for one academic year. Students and faculty who are working as partners on a single research/creative project may apply for both grants. If no grantee is selected for one category, two awards may be made in the other category. Successful applicants will be selected by an ad hoc committee of college faculty and the A&L Associate Dean of Graduate Studies & Research, in consultation with the Dean of the College and the President of ODU Gay Cultural Studies. The application deadline for Gay Cultural Studies Grants for Research and Creativity (AY 2018-19) is April 20, 2018. To be considered, please send the following material electronically to dheller@odu.edu by April 20, 2018:

For Faculty Award: 1) Project Proposal (1,500 words max.) 2) Project Budget (detailed account of funds requested) 3) Current c.v. For Student Award: 1) Project Proposal (1,500 words max.) 2) Project Budget (detailed account of funds requested) 3) ODU Transcripts (undergraduate and/or graduate) 4) Letter of support from faculty supervisor.

Grant recipients will be announced by May 25, 2018.

Internships and Opportunities

The Atlantic Council has a number of available job and summer internship opportunities. Visit http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/careers/ employment-internships

Internships and Opportunities

2018 ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research The ICPSR Summer Program provides in-depth, hands-on training in statistical techniques and research methodologies used across the social, behavioral, and medical sciences. We strive to fulfill the needs of researchers throughout their careers by offering instruction on a broad range of topics, from introductory statistics to advanced quantitative methods and cutting-edge techniques. From May through August 2018, the Summer Program will offer more than 80 courses in cities across the US, Canada, and Europe. Registration is now open. For more information, visit icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog or contact sumprog@icpsr.umich.edu or (734) 763-7400. FOUR-WEEK SESSIONS Held in Ann Arbor (MI), the Summer Program’s Four-week Sessions provide an immersive learning experience—think “summer camp for social scientists”! Participants in our First (June 25 - July 20) and Second (July 23 – August 17) Sessions can choose from more than 35 courses, including regression, Bayesian analysis, longitudinal analysis, game theory, MLE, SEM, causal inference, multilevel models, race/ethnicity and quantitative methods, and more. New courses in 2018 include social choice theory, as well as two-week workshops on meta-analysis and network analysis. Scholarships are available for researchers and students in political science, public policy, and other disciplines, as well as for returning Summer Program participants. SHORT WORKSHOPS For researchers needing to learn a specific methodological technique in just a few days, the Summer Program offers more than 40 short workshops in 7 cities. New locations in 2018 include Houston and St. Gallen (Switzerland). Workshops of interest include: - Regression Discontinuity Designs (May 21-23, Ann Arbor) - Survival Analysis for the Social and Behavioral Sciences (May 21-25, Chapel Hill) - Qualitative Comparative Analysis (June 4-6, Ann Arbor) - Machine Learning: Applications and Opportunities in Social Science Research (July 9-13, Ann Arbor) - Spatial Econometrics (July 9-13, Ann Arbor) - Bayesian Multilevel Models (July 30-August 3, Berkeley) - Machine Learning for the Analysis of Text as Data (July 16-20, Chapel Hill) - Machine Learning: Uncovering Hidden Structure in Data (August 13-17, Berkeley)

Internships and Opportunities Program Assistant Description: The Peace Operations Training Institute is a small non-profit organization that develops and distributes online training materials for peacekeepers and humanitarian relief workers worldwide. We are based in Williamsburg, Virginia. We are seeking a Program Assistant to provide administrative and clerical support to the Institutional Relations Department in building partnerships as well as engaging with and serving the Institute’s current institutional partners. We accomplish this by publicizing the worldwide distribution of our online training courses to various student populations through several outreach channels and staying in contact with all current and potential institutional partners. The applicant’s duties will include but are not limited to: Development of the Institute’s partnerships -Researching and recommending new institutional partnerships and -Implementing steps that would be needed to engage with these new partnerships. Engaging with current partners -Maintaining a comprehensive list of current institutional partnerships worldwide; -Assisting with data entry of Institutional Partners’ information; -Assisting in the coordination and execution of preparing and sending out letters and promotional packages post mail, email and sometimes by fax; -Calling/Emailing to set up and schedule phone, Skype or in person meetings as needed. Serving current partners -Maintaining inventory of customized platform elements per partner webpage; -Reviewing partner websites to ensure correct information and active links are on the Institute’s partner webpages; -Assisting in the creation of promotional materials per national peacekeeping training center and for other partnerships; -Assisting in the creation, distribution to, receipt of and analysis of surveys. Entering relevant findings in partner excel reports. Other Tasks -Assisting with the writing of narratives on institutional outreach efforts that were undertaken; -Assisting with the collection and analysis of data for PowerPoint presentations as needed; -Assisting with other special projects as needed. -Applicant should be proactive, an innovative thinker, self-motivated, dependable, flexible, comfortable taking direction, and comfortable working at a high volume when necessary. We are a small organization and all employees fill in as needed in response to changing needs. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in International Studies, Political Science, Communications, Business or a related field or the equivalent combination of higher education and comparable skills • Prior experience working with a non-profit organization or NGO • The ability to communicate effectively and professionally, both verbally and in writing • Strong command of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Mail Merge, Excel and PowerPoint especially) • Basic familiarity with Adobe Acrobat DC • Willingness to learn about the Institute’s programs and unique line of services Highly desirable: • Professional working proficiency in a second language (French or Spanish preferred) • Lived, studied and/or have traveled abroad • Worked within an international environment and/or with individuals where English was not their first language This is a three-quarter time position and compensation will be $21.50 per hour. The work will be done at our Williamsburg, VA office. We offer a flexible, friendly work environment and a unique opportunity to apply your talents to help build peace worldwide. To apply, please write to employment@peaceopstraining.org and attach a cover letter and résumé. Review of applications will begin immediately. Applications received after March 18, 2018 will be accepted but considered only if needed. Please visit our website at www.peaceopstraining.org for complete information on who we are and what complete information on who we are and what we do.

Internships and Opportunities

For more information visit https://vaseagrant.org/professional-development/cross-disciplinary-problem-solving-research/

Internships and Opportunities WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES has a new job hotline! UPDATED Women in International Studies has compiled dozens of current job opportunities from several different sectors and career levels. Although his organization promotes women, the jobs are open to all qualified individuals. For a complete list, visit http:// wiisglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/WIIS-Jobs-Hotline-21-February-2018.pdf

News To Know FALL 2018 TIME

4:20-7:00 pm

MONDAY

IS 795/895 CRN 13788/13790 TPCS: Advanced Seminar in Conflict & Cooperation BAL 7009 Dr. Regina Karp

IS 655 CRN 12646 International History ED2 1105 (Required MA and PhD Core) Option 2 Dr. Austin Jersild

7:10-9:50 pm

IS 795/895 CRN 20678/20679 “Ghosts of French Colonization: Revolutions and their Aftermaths (Africa/Maghreb/Asia/ Caribbean) BAL 3067 P. Schulman

GRADUATE PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

IS 600 CRN 10307 Research Methods for International Studies (Required MA and PhD Core) BAL 2067 Dr. Erika Frydenlund

IS 762/862 CRN 21009/21010 Game Theory BAL 7009 Dr. Jesse Richman

IS 721/821 CRN 13786/13789 New World Order BAL 7009 Dr. Regina Karp

THURSDAY

IS 601 CRN 10628 International Relations (Required MA and PhD Core) HLTH 2000 Dr. Steve Yetiv

MSIM 601 CRN 15802 Intro To Modeling & Simulation Web GORNTO 215 Dr. Saikou Diallo

IS 705/805 CRN 20676/20677 The Euro Atlantic Community BAL 7009 Dr. Simon Serfaty

IS 796/896 CRN 12429/12430 Advanced Research Seminar A Post Western World BAL 7009 Dr. Simon Serfaty

IS795/895 CRN 19050/19051 Asian Politics ED2 1115 Dr. Cathy Wu

IS 795/895 CRN 19048/19049 The Transatlantic Political Economy BAL 2069 Dr. Georg Menz

REV. 3/6/18

GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (GPIS) Summer 2018 Schedule of Courses SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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IS 794/894 CRN 31535/31547 Thesis/Dissertation Prep BAL 7009 Dr. Regina Karp

STUDY ABROAD Jun 25 – Jul 7 IS 795/895 CRN 34192/34193 TPCS: Europe's Migration Crisis x-listed w HLSC 705/805 Dr. Regina Karp

6:00-9:30 pm May 8 – May 25 Maymester

6:00 – 9:30 pm June 25 – Aug. 4

IS 795/895 CRN TBA TRANSNATIONAL MEDIA PRACTICES BAL 2069 Dr. Avi Santo

REV. 3/7/18

News To Know Thesis and Dissertation Deadlines, Spring 2018 March 16, 2018: Dissertations and theses must be submitted electronically for review by the Arts and Letters style editors. Email the dissertation/thesis and completed Tracking Form to Cathleen Rhodes. April 19, 2018: Corrected dissertations and theses are due in the Associate Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for final approval by the style editors. All required formatting corrections to the dissertation/thesis must be made by this date. April 23, 2018: Deadline for electronic submission of dissertations to ProQuest for May graduation. Internships For information on internships visit https://www.odu.edu/gpis/internships Most outside announcements, jobs, internships and scholarships are not endorsed by GPIS. Graduation Deadlines For more informiation on graduation deadlines visit https://www.odu.edu/academics/graduation-commencement/graduation/graduation-candidates#tab203=2

Reading Corner

Russian Spy Scandal “Theresa May: ‘Highly Likely’ Russia Responsible for Spy’s Poisoning by Nerve Agent” William Booth -- The Washington Post, March 12, 2018 “Theresa May’s Russia Response, Full Text” Editorial Board -- The Spectator, March 14, 2018 “Britain Accuses Russia of Poisoning - Trump Won’t Agree” David Frum -- The Atlantic, March 12, 2018 “May Can’t Rely on Trump and Europe Against Russia - And Putin Knows It” Simon Tisdall -- The Guardian, March 13, 2018 Russia Goes to the Polls “The Banality of Russia’s Potempkin Elections” Daniel Baer -- Foreign Policy, March 12, 2018 “How Putin’s Regime Is Both Authoritarian and Incompetent” Daniel Treisman -- The Washington Post, March 14, 2018 “Russian Election: Choosing Between Vladimir Putin or Chaos?” Aaron Tilton -- Deutsche Welle, March 14, 2018 “Putin Has Russia Guessing Before Election: How Long Will He Keep Power?” Christian Lowe and Olesya Astakhova -- Reuters, March 13, 2018 Global Implications of U.S.-North Korea Talks “What a U.S.-North Korea Summit Means for Japan” Sheila Smith -- Foreign Affairs, March 14, 2018 “What Does a Trump-Kim Meeting Mean for China?” Shannon Tiezzi -- The Diplomat, March 11, 2018 “The Man Behind the North Korea Negotiations” S. Nathan Park -- The Atlantic, March 12, 2018 “The Inter-Korean Agreement and Pyongyang’s Offer to Trump” Duyeon Kim -- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, March 8, 2018 Merkel’s New German Government “Judge Angela Merkel’s Fourth Term By What It Achieves on Europe” J.C. -- The Economist, March 14, 2018 “Angela Merkel Starts Fourth Term Facing Big Hurdles” Bojan Pancevski -- The Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2018 “As Merkel Begins New Term, Compromises Could Undo Economic Boom” Jack Ewing -- The New York Times, March 14, 2018 How Happy Is Your Country? “World Happiness Report 2018” John Helliwell; Richard Layard; Jeffrey Sachs -- United Nations, March 14, 2018 “Perhaps Tired of Winning, the United States Falls in World Happiness Rankings - Again” Alex Horton -- The Washington Post, March 14, 2018

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Graduate Reserach Conference 9:00am 5:00pm Webb Center 23

The Trump Administration: Style and Substance of American Foreign Policy 6:30pm Mills Godwin Building

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