MPSA Mentee Application: 2024-2025 Academic Year
Thank you for your interest in the MPSA 2024-2025 Academic Year Mentoring Program!
The MPSA will review mentee candidate applications and accepted mentees will be placed with preferred mentors as available. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Not every applicant will be assigned a mentor for this year's program. Preference will be given to junior faculty, mid-career faculty (tenured but not Full Professor), contingent faculty, PhDs currently holding non-academic positions, and graduate students nearing PhD completion.
Please visit the
MPSA Mentoring Program page
for additional information, participant expectations, mentor profiles, and the program timeline.
Your Contact Details
Please include your contact information below
First Name
Last Name
Affiliation
Email Address
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Year PhD Complete/Anticipated
Are you a current member of MPSA?
Please select...
Yes - Professional Member
Yes - Graduate Student Member
No
Not sure
Please upload a copy of your current curriculum vitae.
Which of the following categories will most represent your professional category at the start of the 2024-2025 Academic Year (September 2024)?
Graduate Student
Postdoctoral Scholar
Junior Faculty
Mid-Career Faculty (Tenured but not Full Professor)
Contingent Faculty
PhD in Non-Academic Position
With which of the following groups do you most identify?
African American
Asian Pacific American
First-Generation College Student
Disabled Individuals
International
Latino/a
LGBTQ+
Military Veteran
Native American
Women
None of the Above
Please Specify Your Research Interests
Your Research Interest Area
American Politics
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Law and Courts
Political Behavior
Political Institutions
Political Theory
Politics & Identity
Public Policy and Administration
Research Methodology
Interdisciplinary
Other
American Politics
Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
Foreign Policy
Presidency
Public Opinion
State Politics
Comparative Politics
Advanced Industrial Societies
Africa
America
Asia
Canada
Caribbean
Central America
Central Asia
Communist and Former Communist Countries
Comparative Political Economy
Developing Countries
East and Central Europe
East Asia and China
Europe
European Union
Latin America and Caribbean
Middle East
Oceania
Post-Soviet Region
Russia
South America
South Asia and India
Transitions Toward Democracy
International Politics
Conflict Processes
Defense
Foreign Policy
Human Rights
International Cooperation and Organization
International Law and Organizations
International Political Economy
International Relations and Domestic Politics
International Security
Peace Science
Political Violence, Terrorism, and Resistance
Law and Courts
Law and Society
Law and Jurisprudence
Judicial Politics
International and Comparative Law
Constitutional Law
Civil Rights and Liberties
Political Behavior
Comparative Political Behavior
Electoral Campaigns
Legislative Campaigns and Elections
Political Communication
Political Networks
Political Participation and Turnout
Public Opinion
Social Movements
Voting Behavior
Political Institutions
Comparative Political Institutions
Electoral Systems
Executive Politics
Legislative Studies
Political Parties and Organizations
State and Intergovernmental Politics
Political Theory
Approaches and Themes
Contemporary Political Theory
Critical and Normative Theory
Feminist Theory
Foundations of Political Theory
Liberalism and Democratic Theory
Normative Political Theory
Positive Political Theory
Politics & Identity
African-American Politics
Asian-American Politics
Ethnicity and Nationalism
Gender and Politics
Latino/a Politics
LGBT Politics
Native American Politics
Race, Class, and Ethnicity
Public Policy and Administration
Bureaucracy and Organizational Behavior
Comparative Public Policy
Crime, Punishment, and Social Control
Economic Policy
Education Policy
Energy Policy
Environmental Policy
Heath Care Policy
Immigration Policy
Labor Policy
Non-Profit Administration
Policy Evaluation
Policy Processes
Public Administration
Public Finance and Budgeting
Public Policy
Regulatory Policy
Science and Technology
Social Policy
Trade Policy
Urban Politics
Research Methodology
Archival Research & Historiography
Bayesian
Case Studies
Categorical Data Analysis
Causal Inference
Computational Methods
Computer Modeling
Content Analysis & Discourse Analysis
Discrete Choice Models
Dynamic Modeling|Analysis
Econometrics
Event Count
Experimental Research
Field, Natural & Quasi Experiments
Formal Modeling
Fuzzy Set Methodology
Game Theory
GARCH Models
Growth Models
Ideal Point Estimation
In-depth Interviews
Latent Variable Models
Mathematical Modeling
Maximum Likelihood Estimation
Modeling
Multi‑Level Modeling
Multivariate Methodology
Panel Data
Participant Observation & Ethnography
Probit|Logit
Process Tracing
Random Utility Models
Regression
Research Methods
Spatial Methods
Structural Equation Modeling
Survey Methodology
Time Series|Duration Models
Interdisciplinary
Political Anthropology
Political Geography
Political Psychology
Political Sociology
Politics and History
Politics and Information Technology
Politics and Literature
Politics and Religion
Please described your current research interests:
Select your Mentor
Please select
two
mentors you wish to work with. The MPSA will do its best to accommodate your request. Please
review the mentor profiles
to assist you with your decision.
Please note: if you are accepted into the Mentoring Program but the mentors you selected are unavailable, you may be paired with a different mentor. In such cases the MPSA will select an appropriate mentor based on your career stage, mentoring needs, and research interests.
Please select your
first
choice
Please select...
Hassan Afzal, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Philip C. Aka, Dominican University
Craig D. Albert, Augusta University
Andrea S. Aldrich, Yale University
Melissa N. Baker, University of Texas at El Paso
Zoltán Bálazs, Corvinus University
Ross E. Burkhart, Boise State University
Colin Cepuran, University of Chicago
Ka Ming Chan, Newcastle University
Wendy Chen, Texas Tech University
Lindsey Cormack, Stevens Institute of Technology
Elizabeth I. Dorssom, Lincoln University of Missouri
Amaka Emordi, Obafemi Awolowo University
Nikoloz (Nika) Esitashvili, National Defense Academy of Georgia
Michael G. Flanigan, CUNY-Borough of Manhattan Community College
Shamira Gelbman, Wabash College
Beth Ginsberg, University of Connecticut
Stephen N. Goggin, San Diego State University
AnalÍa Gomez Vidal, Stanford University
Jeff Gulati, Bentley University
Yusaku Horiuchi, Dartmouth College
Timothy R. Johnson, University of Minnesota
tavis d. jules, Loyola University of Chicago
Amanda Kadlec, King's College London
Chad J. Kinsella, Ball State University
Jeffrey Kraus, Wagner College
George A. Krause, University of Georgia
Jay N. Krehbiel, SUNY-University at Buffalo
Tinatin Kropadze, National Defense Academy of Georgia
Sourav Kumar, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law
Jaewook Lee, University of Milan
Juheon Lee, Midwestern State University
Jan E. Leighley, American University
Rongxin Li, Jinan University
Lewis A. Luartz, Chapman University
Carmela Lutmar, University of Haifa
David Macdonald, University of Florida
Julia Marin Hellwege, University of South Dakota
Wendy L. Martinek, Binghamton University
Ali S. Masood, Oberlin College
Lucy W. Masssoi, Mzumbe University
Mary P. McGuire, SUNY-Cortland
Carol Mershon, University of Virginia
Jeffrey Metzger, Cameron University
Emily Minick, Blue Ridge Community College & West Virginia State Senate
Martin Okolikj, University of Bergen
Mehmet Onder, Eastern Michigan University
Kai Ou, Florida State University
Yunus Ozturk, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University
Raul Pacheco-Vega, FLACSO Mexico
M.J. Peterson, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Matthew Placek, University of South Carolina Upstate
Darry Powell-Young, Hampton University
Veronica Reyna, Rice University
Jennifer Seely, Earlham College
Daniel Skinner, Ohio University
Brianna A. Smith, United States Naval Academy
Aaron Stuvland, George Fox University
Jane L. Sumner, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Wayne Tan, National Chung-Hsing University
Andrew Teas, Houston Community College
Pablo Toral, Beloit College
Kim Twist, San Diego State University
Rachel Vanderhill, Wofford College
Joseph B. Warren, University of Alaska-Anchorage
Caroline Westerhof, Colorado Technical University
Matthew C. Wilson, University of South Carolina
Mark Wrighton, Independent Scholar
Xiaoyang Xu, Georgetown University
Shih-Yueh Yang, Nanhua University
T. Murat Yildirim, University of Stavanger
Chunying Yue, Harvard University
Please select your
second
choice
Please select...
Hassan Afzal, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Philip C. Aka, Dominican University
Craig D. Albert, Augusta University
Andrea S. Aldrich, Yale University
Melissa N. Baker, University of Texas at El Paso
Zoltán Bálazs, Corvinus University
Ross E. Burkhart, Boise State University
Colin Cepuran, University of Chicago
Ka Ming Chan, Newcastle University
Wendy Chen, Texas Tech University
Lindsey Cormack, Stevens Institute of Technology
Elizabeth I. Dorssom, Lincoln University of Missouri
Amaka Emordi, Obafemi Awolowo University
Nikoloz (Nika) Esitashvili, National Defense Academy of Georgia
Michael G. Flanigan, CUNY-Borough of Manhattan Community College
Shamira Gelbman, Wabash College
Beth Ginsberg, University of Connecticut
Stephen N. Goggin, San Diego State University
AnalÍa Gomez Vidal, Stanford University
Jeff Gulati, Bentley University
Yusaku Horiuchi, Dartmouth College
Timothy R. Johnson, University of Minnesota
tavis d. jules, Loyola University of Chicago
Amanda Kadlec, King's College London
Chad J. Kinsella, Ball State University
Jeffrey Kraus, Wagner College
George A. Krause, University of Georgia
Jay N. Krehbiel, SUNY-University at Buffalo
Tinatin Kropadze, National Defense Academy of Georgia
Sourav Kumar, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law
Jaewook Lee, University of Milan
Juheon Lee, Midwestern State University
Jan E. Leighley, American University
Rongxin Li, Jinan University
Lewis A. Luartz, Chapman University
Carmela Lutmar, University of Haifa
David Macdonald, University of Florida
Julia Marin Hellwege, University of South Dakota
Wendy L. Martinek, Binghamton University
Ali S. Masood, Oberlin College
Lucy W. Masssoi, Mzumbe University
Mary P. McGuire, SUNY-Cortland
Carol Mershon, University of Virginia
Jeffrey Metzger, Cameron University
Emily Minick, Blue Ridge Community College & West Virginia State Senate
Martin Okolikj, University of Bergen
Mehmet Onder, Eastern Michigan University
Kai Ou, Florida State University
Yunus Ozturk, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University
Raul Pacheco-Vega, FLACSO Mexico
M.J. Peterson, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Matthew Placek, University of South Carolina Upstate
Darry Powell-Young, Hampton University
Veronica Reyna, Rice University
Jennifer Seely, Earlham College
Daniel Skinner, Ohio University
Brianna A. Smith, United States Naval Academy
Aaron Stuvland, George Fox University
Jane L. Sumner, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Wayne Tan, National Chung-Hsing University
Andrew Teas, Houston Community College
Pablo Toral, Beloit College
Kim Twist, San Diego State University
Rachel Vanderhill, Wofford College
Joseph B. Warren, University of Alaska-Anchorage
Caroline Westerhof, Colorado Technical University
Matthew C. Wilson, University of South Carolina
Mark Wrighton, Independent Scholar
Xiaoyang Xu, Georgetown University
Shih-Yueh Yang, Nanhua University
T. Murat Yildirim, University of Stavanger
Chunying Yue, Harvard University
On which of the following topics would you like to receive mentoring?
Academic Administration
Advocacy and Lobbying
Job Market - Academic
Job Market - Alt-Academic/Non-Academic
Public/Media Engagement
Publishing
Research Funding and Grants
Service Responsibilities
Tenure and Promotion
Teaching
Work - Life Balance
Please describe a specific question or challenge you would like to discuss with a potential mentor:
If selected as a participant in MPSA's 2024-2025 Academic Year Mentoring Program, I agree to (check all boxes):
Make initial contact with my assigned mentor within one week of notification of our match.
Maintain open and regular communication with my assigned mentor for the duration of the program.
Respect my volunteer mentor’s time and do my best to honor all agreed upon commitments.
Understand this mentoring program focuses on professional and career development as opposed to research and paper review.
Abide by the expectations set forth in the MPSA's
Code of Conduct
and
Anti-Harassment Policy
.
By entering my initials below, I agree to the following statements above.
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