Annie (and her work) are great! Happy to hear this update!!

Great @ricepolisci.bsky.social dissertation defense for @connerjoyce.bsky.social! He's off to @iepolisci.bsky.social as an assistant professor. Excellent work addressing nonstate actor engagement in political cyber attacks and the potential for international cooperation to control this. So proud!

thank you!!

🚨 Excited for my first solo preprint!

Using a state-rep survey (>30K) and district-level data from VA, I find evidence that homeschooling is often a response to perceived racial threat.

Read at: osf.io/preprints/so...

Keep an eye out for the great work being done by @aprinetti.bsky.social!!

My favorite stats for my intro to social science methods class were:
82 office hour visits (34 students in the class total) &
32/34 with perfect attendance! #Rstats #CodingisFun #PoliSky

If you’re a data nerd…
[Insert Class] Wrapped🎁:
- # lectures
- # problem sets
- # hours of office hours
- # unique students visited office hours
- # total student visits to office hours
- # lab email threads for coding help
- X% student assignments submitted
- x/N students with perfect attendance

Completed my first course as instructor! ✅ The students were wonderful — I loved learning with them this semester #polisky #Rstats #codingcanbefun

Also, thank you to those who took the time to give me feedback on my work! :)

Had a lovely first APSA with friends, old and new. Vancouver was AMAZING! Looking forward to Boston next year already 📚🤓 #APSA2025 #polisky

@apsaedpolitics.bsky.social thanks for a great panel 🌟

All checked in and excited to present on the politics of homeschooling! Come check out a great panel on private school choice tomorrow at 12:00 PDT! #APSA2025

Excited to advance to candidacy! 🥳 Looking forward to diving deeper into my research on local politics, extremism, identity, and school choice

Such a great paper!! :)

Today is the day! The Rice Political Science Graduate Student Association is competing in the Rice 24-hour challenge by raising money to support professional development, networking, and seed funding. Donate here: www.givecampus.com/schools/Rice...

Kishan Bhakta, Maranda Joyce, and Tabitha Koch, Ph.D. students in Political Science, were recently presented with the Marian Irish Award at the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) annual meeting, which recognizes outstanding research on women and politics.

@kishanbhakta.bsky.social @homola.bsky.social

Grateful to be able to conduct research with some of my favorite humans :)

Congratulations to Kishan Bhakta, Maranda Joyce, Tabitha Koch, and Jonathan Homola, the recipients of the Marian Irish Award for their paper “How Should Politicians Respond to Violent Threats? A Gendered Explanation of How the Public Views Responses to Threats of Violence” at #SPSA2025!

Highly recommend going to Puerto Rico with the best friends/coauthors #SPSA2025

Violence Against Women in Politics Women have made significant inroads into political life in recent years, but in many parts of the world, their increased engagement has spurred attacks, intimidation, and harassment. This book provide...

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women ♀️, here is a short excerpt of my 2020 book, Violence against Women in Politics 📚, exploring how violence creates barriers to women's political participation & undermines democracy globally books.google.co.za/books?id=vvP...

@ricepolisci.bsky.social

Honored to receive the 2024 #SPSA Irish Award for the Best Paper on Women and Politics for “How Should Politicians Respond to Violent Threats? A Gendered Explanation of How the Public Views Responses to Threats of Violence” (w/ @kishanbhakta.bsky.social & @homola.bsky.social & Tabitha Koch)!

The alter ego strikes again

Had a wonderful time at SPSA this week in NOLA! Friends + beignets + great paper feedback = the best start to the semester! ✨

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