Education

Doctorate of Philosophy: Louisiana State University, 2020

Master of Arts: University of Texas at San Antonio, 2010

Bachelor of Arts: Louisiana State University, 2006
 

Academic Positions

Adjunct Faculty/Instructor, Department of Political Science, Louisiana State University, Fall 2017 - Spring 2020
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, Louisiana State University, Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, Louisiana State University, Fall 2014 - Spring 2019
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science & Geography, University of Texas at San Antonio, Fall 2009 - Spring 2010
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Political Science & Geography, University of Texas at San Antonio, Fall 2007 - Spring 2009

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Research Interests

International Relations (Conflict, Audience Costs), Regime Types (Autocratic and Post-Communist regimes, militias), Political Communication (International news media).

Publications
Searles, Kathleen, Ginn, Martha, & Nickens, Jonathan. (2016). “For whom the poll airs: Comparing Poll Results to Television Poll Coverage.” Public Opinion Quarterly, 80 (4): 943- 963.