Mark K. McBeth

Director of the MPA Program | Professor of Political Science

Office: Graveley Hall 304, North Wing, 3rd floor

(208) 282-2740

markmcbeth@isu.edu

D.A. Idaho State University, 1992

Dr. Mark K. McBeth has been on faculty in the Department of Political Science since January, 1995. His research focuses on the Narrative Policy Framework, environmental policy, public administration, and pedagogy.

An edited book on the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF), Narratives and Policy Processes: Applications of the Narrative Policy Framework in Public Policy Analysis (co-edited with Michael D. Jones and Elizabeth A. Shanahan) is being published in summer 2022 as an open access book from Montana State University Press. He is a co-author  on the NPF chapter in the fifth edition of Sabatier and Weible's Theories of the Policy Process appearing in 2022. He is also a co-author on a NPF chapter in Methods of the Policy Process published in 2022. His most recent research has appeared in Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Journal, World Affairs, Policy & Politics, Journal of Borderland Studies, Journal of Political Science Education, PS: Political Science and Politics, Teaching Public Administration, and the Journal of Public Affairs Education. 

In his post-doctoral career, Mark has been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator on twenty-three grants and contracts. Mark is also a co-author (with Randy S. Clemons) of Public Policy Praxis: A Case Approach for Understanding Policy and Analysis (4th edition, Routledge, 2020), a book that has been on the textbook market since July, 2000 and is now in its fourth edition.

In 2020, he was recognized as a “Distinguished Researcher” at ISU. In 2011 and 2015, he was recognized as an "Outstanding Researcher" at ISU. In 2005, he was recognized as a "Distinguished Teacher" at ISU and was recognized as a “Master Teacher” in 2001.

 Courses Recently Taught

• Public Organizational Theory
• Intergovernmental Relations
• Public Policy Analysis
• Public Personnel Management
• College Teaching Seminar
• Introduction to Politics and Critical Thinking

For more information, on Dr. McBeth’s publications go to his:

Google Scholar page, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lKRic-kAAAAJ&hl=en

and 

ResearchGate page, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mark-Mcbeth 

 

Donna L. Lybecker

Director of the Global Studies Program, Professor of International Relations, Environmental Politics, and Comparative Politics

Office: Graveley Hall, North Wing, 3rd floor

(208) 282-3331

donnalybecker@isu.edu

Ph.D. Colorado State University, 2003

Donna L. Lybecker joined the Department of Political Science in 2007. Her teaching and research focus on Comparative Politics and International Relations, emphasizing Environmental Politics, Borders, and Latin America. In particular she looks at the shifting role and perceptions of the US-Mexico border, water issues among the Western states and more recently the role language and narratives play in policy development. 

Courses Recently Taught:

• Introduction to International Relations
• Introduction to Comparative Politics
• Environmental Politics and Policy
• The Politics of Borders
• The Politics of Central America
• Seminar in Global Politics

Dr. Lybecker has published in academic journals such as Policy Studies Journal, Review of Policy Research, Environmental Politics, and Politics & Policy, and co-authored two books, Great Debates in Environmental History with B. Black (2009), and Cases in International Relations: Pathways to Conflict and Cooperation with G. Hastedt and V. Shannon (2014). She was named the Distinguished Teacher at ISU in 2013 and received the Outstanding Service Award in 2017.

Outside of ISU, Dr. Lybecker is a member of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) National Advisory Committee, and an Associate Editor for the Social Science Journal and an Editorial Board Member for the International Journal for Sustainable Society. In addition, she is the Chair of the Selection Committee for The Bert & Phyllis Lamb Prize in Political Science.

 

Select Publications (* denotes graduate student co-author)

1. Donna L. Lybecker, Mark K. McBeth, and Jessica M. Sargent. 2022. “Agreement and Trust: In Narratives or Narrators?” Chapter 4 in Narratives and the Policy Process: Applications of the Narrative Policy Framework. Edited by Michael D. Jones, Elizabeth Shanahan, and Mark K. McBeth. Bozeman, Montana State University. Pp. 90-112. org/10.15788/npf4
2. Mark K. McBeth, Donna L. Lybecker, and Jessica M. Sargent*. “Narrative Empathy: A Narrative Policy Framework Stud of Working-Class Climate change Narratives and Narrators,” World Affairs (forthcoming Fall 2022).  Available online first (July 28, 2022) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00438200221107018
3. Donna L. Lybecker. 2020. “Old West, New West, and the Next West,” Chapter 1 in The Environmental Politics and Policy of Western Public Lands, Ericka Wolters and Brent Steel, eds. University of Oregon Press.  3-15.
4. Wolters, Erika Allen, Donna L. Lybecker, Frances Fahy, and Monica L. Hubbard. 2019. “Willingness to support environmental actions and policies: A comparative study,” Social Science Journal. (Available online 31 May 2019: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362331919301004)
5. Li Huang, Felix Hiefent Liao, Kathleen A. Lohse, Danielle M. Larson, Michail Fragkias, Donna L. Lybecker, Colden V. Baxter. 2019. “Land conservation can mitigate freshwater ecosystem services degradation due to climate change in a semiarid catchment: The case of the Portneuf River catchment, Idaho, USA,” Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 651 (Part 2): 1796-1809.
6. Donna L. Lybecker, Mark K. McBeth, Adam Brewer*, and Carine De Sy*. “The Social Construction of a Border:  The US-Canada Border.”  Journal of Borderlands Studies, Vol. 33, No. 4: 529-547.
7. Mark K. McBeth and Donna L. Lybecker. 2018. “The Narrative Policy Framework, Agendas, and Sanctuary Cities: The Construction of a Public Problem.” Policy Studies Journal (Symposium: Advances in the Narrative Policy Framework), Vol. 46(4): 868-893.
8. Donna L. Lybecker, Mark K. McBeth, and James W. Stoutenborough. “Do We Understand What the Public Hears?  Stakeholders’ Preferred Communication Choices for Discussing River Issues with the Public,” Review of Policy Research, Vol. 33, No. 4:  376-392.
9. Donna L. Lybecker, Mark K. McBeth, Maria A. Husmann*, and Nicholas Pelikan*. “Do New Media Support New Policy Narratives? The Social Construction of the US-Mexico Border on YouTube,” Policy and Internet, Vol. 7, No. 4:  497-525. 

Donna L. Lybecker, Mark K. McBeth, and Elizabeth Kusko*.  2013. “Trash or treasure: recycling narratives and reducing political polarization,” Environmental Politics.  March 2013:  Vol. 22, No. 2:  312-332

Kellee J. Kirkpatrick

Director of Graduate Studies
Professor of American Politics and Public Policy

Office: Graveley Hall, North Wing, 3rd floor

(208) 282-2550

kelleekirkpatrick@isu.edu

Website

Ph.D. University of Kansas, 2012

Dr. Kellee J. Kirkpatrick earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Kansas where she concentrated her studies in American politics and public policy. She also earned a graduate certificate in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies from KU. Dr. Kirkpatrick has a diverse educational background including a master's degree in Strategic Communications and undergraduate degrees in Public Relations, Print Journalism, and Vocal Performance. 

Dr. Kirkpatrick's research agenda examines issues of women’s health and reproductive policy and specifically focuses on questions that concern how and why governments regulate private, social issues. Her research often explores how policy evolves at the intersection of morality and economic interests.  Because these issues are often the focus of public attention, her research examines how interest group activity and media frames influence public opinion, political behavior, and the policy process. Dr. Kirkpatrick has published her work in academic journals including Policy Studies Journal, Politics, Groups and Identities, and Climate.

Dr. Kirkpatrick has extensive teaching experience at several universities including the University of Kansas, Texas A&M University, the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and now Idaho State University. She has taught courses in American politics, state politics, public policy, research methods, media and politics, women in politics, health policy, reproductive politics, and grant writing. She enjoys engaging students in the research process and has co-authored several conference papers and journal articles with her undergraduate and graduate students. She is currently the adviser of the Political Science Club and the Alpha Phi Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society. 

Curriculum Vitae

Courses Taught

• The Presidency
• Political Parties and Interest Groups
• Women and Politics
• Media and Politics
• Reproductive Politics and Policy
• Health Politics and Policy
• Public Policy Theory
• State and Local Politics
• Research Methods
• Grant Writing

Select Publications

1. Strategery, Narratives, and Reading the Public: Developing a Micro-Level Theory of Political Strategies within the Narrative Policy Framework. (with James W. Stoutenborough). Policy Studies Journal (Forthcoming).
2. If ‘This is What a Feminist Looks Like,’ I Don’t Like It. (with James W. Stoutenborough). In The Hollywood Connection, ed. Heather E. Yates and Tim Hill. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 59-85 (Forthcoming).
3. The 'Not Yet Pregnant': The Impact of Narratives on Infertility Identity and Reproductive Policy." In Narrative, Identity, and Academic Community in Higher Eduation, eds. Brian Attebery, John Gribas, Mark K. McBeth, Paul Sivitz, and Kandi Turley-Ames. New York, NY: Routledge, 111-128 (2017).
4. What Butterfly Effect? The Contextual Differences in Public Perceptions of teh Health Risk Posed by Climate Change. (with James W. Stoutenborough, M. Jeremy Field, and Arnold Vedlitz). Climate 3(3): 668-688 (2015).
5. Climate Scientists and Environmental Interest Groups: The Intersection of Expertise and Advocacy. (with Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo, James W. Stoutenborough, and Arnold Vedlitz). Politics, Groups, and Identities, 2(1): 120-134 (2014).
6. Giving Girls a Shot: An Examination of Mandatory Vaccination Legislation. (with Alesha E. Doan). Policy Studies Journal, 41(2): 295-318 (2013).
7. Confidence in the Press: The Impact of Political Events on an Individual's Confidence. (with James W. Stoutenborough). Public Opinion Pros, www.publicopinionpros.com, April (2007).

Shin Kue Ryu

Associate Professor of Public Administration, Public Policy, Political Economy, and Comparative Politics.

Office: Graveley Hall, North Wing, 3rd floor

(208) 282-2487

shinkueryu@isu.edu

Ph.D. George Mason University, 2016

Shin Kue Ryu’s research interests include politics and sustainable development goals, strengthening public sector capacity building in developing country contexts, and infrastructure development implementation frameworks. His specific interests include expansion of equal access to government services in development country contexts, water and sanitation infrastructure policies in Asia and the Pacific countries, and the role of politics in achieving sustainable development goals.

Dr. Ryu was the principal researcher for WaterAid’s comparative sanitation case studies of Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea. The research serves to demonstrate that universal access to sanitation can be achieved within a single generation. A research that was much needed in light of the failing to meet the Millennium Development Goal on sanitation, which signaled a need to depart from the status quo. The research has been cited as a solution to Asia’s challenge on sanitation by the Asian Development Bank’s flagship report, the Asian Water Development Outlook 2016.

Dr. Ryu also brings professional experience of having worked at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. His experiences involve being the researcher for the World Bank’s Public-Private Partnership Reference Guide 2.0 and Delivering Universal and Sustainable Water Services: Partnering with the Private Sector – Guidance Note. He is also the co-author of OECD Public-Private Partnerships: The Relevance of Budgeting publication, which was presented at the OECD Senior Budget Officials Meeting.

Interests in his research has often translated to invited talks, as he has been a special guest presenter at Asian Development Bank, Korea Environmental Institute, and Sungkyunkwan University’s Water Institute among others. In 2017, he will be speaking at the World Toilet Association to deliver a plan on how to tackle the global sanitation challenge.

Dr. Shin Kue Ryu received his PhD from the Schar School of Policy and Government in George Mason University, where he also received the Outstanding Doctoral Student Award for his dissertation. He received his MSc from Queen Mary University of London and his MA from Washington University in Saint Louis. He also received his BA from Washington University in Saint Louis.

James W. Stoutenborough

Associate Professor of American Politics and Public Policy
Affiliate Faculty of Environmental Science and Management

Office: Graveley Hall, North Wing, 3rd floor

(208) 282-2643

jamesstoutenborough@isu.edu

Website

Ph.D. University of Kansas, 2010

Dr. James W. Stoutenborough joined the Department of Political Science at Idaho State University in May, 2014, as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Dr. Stoutenborough is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy in the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy.

Dr. Stoutenborough's research and teaching interests included public policy, U.S. state politics, public opinion, and political psychology with a substantive interest in science and technology issues like climate change and renewable energy. His research can be found in both the institutional and behavioral paradigms, which he believes need to be better integrated.

From an institutional perspective, Dr. Stoutenborough examines why institutions (normally, U.S. states) reach particular policy decisions. This is typically achieved using the theory of policy diffusion. Through this research, Dr. Stoutenborough has identified two new approaches to policy diffusion (organizational diffusion with Dr. Kellee J. Kirkpatrick and a hybrid model of diffusion), both of which are currently under peer-review.

Within the behavioral paradigm, he is currently researching individual-level behavior as it pertains to political attitude formation, problem identification, agenda setting, and policy adoption. Specifically, his research examines how risk perceptions, knowledge, trust, and various attitudes influence aspects of the policy process.

Dr. Stoutenborough believes that once social scientists understand the motivations behind individual behavior, they can begin to better understand how institutional forces influence the policy process. For example, he is currently working on a project with Dr. Douglas Oxley that identifies the causal reasoning used by individuals during the policy diffusion process. This understanding of individual behavior better allows policy scholars to understand how individuals process new information and reach policy decisions. With this knowledge, policy scholars can examine how institutional differences influence this information processing.

Curriculum Vitae

Courses Taught

• Introduction to American Government (Undergraduate)
• Politics & Film (Undergraduate)
• Comparative U.S. State Politics (Undergraduate)
• Voting & Public Opinion (Undergraduate & Graduate)
• Science & Technology Policy (Undergraduate & Graduate)
• Research Methods (Undergraduate & Graduate)
• Advanced Quantitative Methods (Graduate)
• State & Local Politics (Graduate)
• Environmental Policy (Graduate)
• Public Policy Process (Graduate)

Select Publications

1. Robinson, Scott E., James W. Stoutenborough, and Arnold Vedlitz. Forthcoming. Understanding Trust in Government: Environmental Sustainability, Fracking, and Public Opinion in American Politics. New York: Routledge.
2. Robinson, Scott E., James W. Stoutenborough, and Arnold Vedlitz. Forthcoming. “Assessing Public Support for Government Policy: Comparing Experimental and Attitudinal Approaches.” In Sabastian Jilke, Oliver James, and Gregg Van Ryzin (Eds.), Experiments in Public Administration Research: Challenges and Contributions. New York: Cambridge University Press. Pp. ?-?.
3. Liu, Xinsheng, James W. Stoutenborough, and Arnold Vedlitz. Forthcoming. “Bureaucratic Expertise, Overconfidence, and Policy Choice.” Governance ().
4. McBeth, Mark K., Donna L. Lybecker, James W. Stoutenborough, Sarah N. Davis, and Katrina Running. Forthcoming. “Content Matters: Stakeholder Assessment of River Stories or River Science.” Public Policy and Administration ().
5. Mahafza, Zachary B., James W. Stoutenborough, and Arnold Vedlitz. Forthcoming. “The Role of Proximity in Problem Identification: Risk of Water Scarcity in Texas.” Water Policy ().
6. McBeth, Mark K., Donna L. Lybecker, and James W. Stoutenborough. 2016. “Do Stakeholders Analyze their Audience? The Communication Switch and Stakeholder Personal versus Public Communication Choices.” Policy Sciences 49(4): 421-444.
7. Stoutenborough, James W., Scott E. Robinson, and Arnold Vedlitz. 2016. “A Respone to “Word Choice Matters: Comment on Stoutenborough et al. 2016, ‘Is “Fracking” a New Dirty Word?” Energy Research & Social Science 20(October): 10-13.
8. Lybecker, Donna L., Mark K. McBeth, and James W. Stoutenborough. 2016. “Do We Understand What the Public Hears? Stakeholders’ Preferred Communication Choices for Discussing River Issues with the Public.” Review of Policy Research 33(4): 376-392.
9. Stoutenborough, James W., and Arnold Vedlitz. 2016. "The Role of Scientific Knowledge in the Public’s Perceptions of Energy Technology Risks." Energy Policy 96(September): 206-216.
10. Stoutenborough, James W., Scott E. Robinson, and Arnold Vedlitz. 2016. “Is ‘Fracking’ a New Dirty Word? The Influence of Word Choice on Public Views toward Natural Gas Attitudes.” Energy Research and Social Science 17(July): 52-58.
11. Stoutenborough, James W., Arnold Vedlitz, and Xin Xing. 2016. “Are all Risk Perceptions Created Equal? Comparing General Risk Assessments and Specific Risk Assessments Associated with Climate Change.” Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal 22(1): 50-70.
12. Stoutenborough, James W. 2015. “Stakeholders’ Preferred Policy Solution: Comparing Strategies to Address Degraded Levees.” Water Policy 17(6): 1093-1107.
13. Bromley-Trujillo, Rebecca, James W. Stoutenborough, and Arnold Vedlitz. 2015. "Scientific Advocacy, Environmental Interest Groups, and Climate Change: Are Climate Skeptic Portrayals of Climate Scientists as Biased Accurate?" Climatic Change 133(4): 607-619.
14. Stoutenborough, James W., and Arnold Vedlitz. 2015. “Knowledge, Information, and Views of Climate Change: An Examination of Coastal Stakeholders along the Gulf of Mexico.” Climate 3(4): 983-998.
15. Stoutenborough, James W. 2015. “Revisiting River Management Options: Stakeholders, Levees, and the Public Policy Controversies of Degraded Infrastructure.” Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy 6(2): 239-257.
16. Stoutenborough, James W., Kellee J. Kirkpatrick, M. Jeremy Field, and Arnold Vedlitz. 2015. “What Butterfly Effect? The Contextual Differences in Public Perceptions of the Health Risk Posed by Climate Change.” Climate 3(3): 668-688.
17. Liu, Xinsheng, Arnold Vedlitz, James W. Stoutenborough, and Scott E. Robinson. 2015. “Scientists’ Views and Positions on Global Warming and Climate Change: A Content Analysis of Congressional Testimonies.” Climatic Change 131(4): 487-503.
         - Featured in:
              - Nature Climate Change 5(6): 515 (2015).
              - Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, September 1, 2015.
18. Stoutenborough, James W., Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo, and Arnold Vedlitz. 2015. “How to Win Friends and Influence People: Climate Scientists’ Perspectives on their Relationship with and Influence on Government Officials.” Journal of Public Policy 35(2): 269-296.
19. Stoutenborough, James W. 2015. “Cheap and Clean: How Americans Think about Energy in the Age of Global Warming.” Review of Policy Research 32(6): 747-748.
20. Stoutenborough, James W., Liu Shi, and Arnold Vedlitz. 2015. “Probing Public Perceptions on Energy: Support for a Comparative, Deep-Probing Survey Design for Complex Issue Domains.” Energy 81(March): 406-415.
21. Stoutenborough, James W., Arnold Vedlitz, and Xinsheng Liu. 2015. “The Influence of Specific Risk Perceptions on Public Policy Support: An Examination of Energy Policy.” The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 658(1): 102-120.
22. Stoutenborough, James W., Robert N. Fette, Arnold Vedlitz, and Carol Goldsmith. 2014. “Understanding the Communication of Climate Change Risk: Climate Scientists’ Perspectives of Media Sources and Policy Makers.” Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy 5(4): 365-384.
23. Stoutenborough, James W., Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo, and Arnold Vedlitz. 2014. “Public Support for Climate Change Policy: Consistency in the Influence of Values and Attitudes over Time and Across Specific Policy Alternatives.” Review of Policy Research 31(6): 555-583.
24. Bromley-Trujillo, Rebecca, James W. Stoutenborough, Kellee J. Kirkpatrick, and Arnold Vedlitz. 2014. “Climate Scientists and Environmental Interest Groups: The Intersection of Expertise and Advocacy.” Politics, Groups, and Identities 2(1): 120-134.
25. Stoutenborough, James W., and Arnold Vedlitz. 2014. “The Effect of Perceived and Assessed Knowledge of Climate Change on Public Policy Concerns: An Empirical Comparison.” Environmental Science & Policy 37(March): 23-33.
26. Stoutenborough, James W., and Arnold Vedlitz. 2014. “Public Attitudes toward Water Management and Drought in the United States.” Water Resources Management 28(3): 697-714.
27. Stoutenborough, James W., Xinsheng Liu, and Arnold Vedlitz. 2014. “Trends in Public Attitudes: The Influence of the Economy and Climategate on Risk, Information, and Public Policy.” Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy 5(1): 22-37.
28. Stoutenborough, James W., and Arnold Vedlitz. 2013. "Public Attitudes toward Water Management and Drought in Texas." Texas Water Journal 4(2): 47-61.
29. Mumpower, Jeryl L., Liu Shi, James W. Stoutenborough, and Arnold Vedlitz. 2013. “Psychometric and Demographic Predictors of the Perceived Risk of Terrorist Threats and the Willingness to Pay for Risk Management Programs.” Risk Analysis 33(10): 1802-1811.
30. Stoutenborough, James W., Shelbi G. Sturgess, and Arnold Vedlitz. 2013. “Knowledge, Risk, and Policy Support: Public Perceptions of Nuclear Power.” Energy Policy 62(11): 176-184.
         - Featured in Advances in Engineering, February 4, 2015.
31. Bies, Angela, Deanna Green Lee, Charles Lindsey, James W. Stoutenborough, and Arnold Vedlitz. 2013. “Citizens, Nonprofits and Climate Change Policy.” Nonprofit Policy Forum 4(1): 5-28.
32. Robinson, Scott E., Xinsheng Liu, James W. Stoutenborough, and Arnold Vedlitz. 2013. “Explaining Popular Trust in the Department of Homeland Security.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 23(3): 713-733.
33. Tucker, Justin A., James W. Stoutenborough, and R. Matthew Beverlin. 2012. “Geographic Proximity in the Diffusion of Concealed Weapons Permit Laws.” Politics & Policy 40(6): 1081-1105.
34. Stoutenborough, James W., and Matthew Beverlin. 2008. “Encouraging Pollution-Free Energy: The Diffusion of State Net Metering Policies.” Social Science Quarterly 89(5): 1230-1251.
35. Stoutenborough, James W., and Donald P. Haider-Markel. 2008. “Public Confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court: A New Look at the Impact of Court Decisions.” Social Science Journal 45(1): 28-47.
36. Kirkpatrick, Kellee J., and James W. Stoutenborough. 2007. “Turn of Events: Public Confidence in the Media.” Public Opinion Pros, April. (an open access journal that no longer exists)
37. Stoutenborough, James W., Donald P. Haider-Markel, and Mahalley D. Allen. 2006. “Reassessing the Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on Public Opinion: Gay Civil Rights Cases.” Political Research Quarterly 59(3): 419-433.

Edward F. Kammerer, Jr.

Associate Professor

Office: Graveley Hall, North Wing, 3rd floor

(208) 282-2799

edwardkammerer@isu.edu

Website

Ph.D. Northeastern University, 2014

Dr. Edward Kammerer joined the Political Science Department in 2019. He taught previously at Northeastern University, Skidmore College, and Occidental College. His research and teaching interests are centered on the role of the court system in public policy change, with a particular focus on LGBT rights. He is particularly interested in the role of framing and storytelling in the arguments litigators use in the courts. He also researches political science pedagogy, with a particular focus on simulations in the classroom.

Curriculum Vitae

Colin Johnson

Assistant Professor

Office: Graveley Hall, North Wing, 3rd floor

(208) 282-2540

colinjohnson@isu.edu

Website

Ph.D. Brown University, 2017

Dr. Colin Johnson's research is at the intersection of international migration and development, incorporating human security, political demography, and ethnic conflict. His empirical expertise is in post-communist Eurasia, including field experience in the Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan, and Estonia. 

Dr. Johnson received his Ph.D. from Brown University in 2017 and then taught as a UCIS Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and the Department of Political Science at the Universit of Pittsburgh from 2017-2019.

Curriculum Vitae

Thomas E. Eckert

Adjunct Lecturer

Office: Graveley Hall, North Wing, 3rd Floor

thomaseckert@isu.edu