International Scholars Program - Current International Scholars

Academic Year 2011-12

Seniors

	KATHERINE CESSAR Major: Political Science Minor: French Research Interests: International development, international security, political parties Current Research: The politics of foreign aid Senior Thesis: “The Politics of Foreign Aid in Disaster Relief” Adviser: Naunihal Singh kcessar@nd.edu

	JEE SEUN CHOI Major: History, Political Science Minor: Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE); Peace Studies Research Interests: Change of identity and political parties, colonization, democratization, communism, East Asia Current Research: Taiwanese national identity Senior Thesis: “Myth of Korean Anti-Americanism” Adviser: Victoria Tin-bor Hui jchoi2@nd.edu

	MITCH GAINER Major: Economics Minor: Philosophy, Political Science and Economics (PPE) Research Interests: Collective action problems in development, international trade and finance Current Research: Development of an international trade agreement data set, 1950-present Research Adviser: Jeffrey Bergstrand Senior Thesis: “Electrification in India: Collective Action, Public Goods, and Development” Thesis Adviser: Nelson Mark mgainer@nd.edu

	STEPHEN PAYNE Major: History, Political Science Research Interests: European policies and history Current Research: History of world communism Senior Thesis: “Safer on the Other Side: The American Response to Eurocommunism” Adviser: A. James McAdams spayne3@nd.edu

	JOSEPH VANDERZEE Major: History, Spanish Minor: Education, Schooling, and Society; Glynn Family Honors Program Research Interests: Media responses to student protest and culture in Mexico City during the 50s and 60s, education in Colonial Peru Current Research: Film, magazine and newspaper portrayals of students and youth in Mexico during the 1950s Research Adviser: Jaime Pensado Senior Thesis: "Narratives and Histories of Conversation: Diego Francisco Altamirano and his lost Historia de la provincia del Perú" Thesis Advisor: Sabine MacCormack jvanderz@nd.edu

Juniors

	VICTORIA ANGLIN Major: Political Science Minor: Peace Studies Research Interests: Collecting information, news commentaries and specialized reports on sanctions levied against Iran Current Research: Iranian sanctions evasion and assessments of the impacts of sanctions on Iran Adviser: Michael Coppedge vanglin@nd.edu

	MELANIE BRINTNALL Major: Economics, English Minor: Middle Eastern Studies Research Interests: Economic development in the Middle East and Africa Current Research: Micro-financing project in East Africa Adviser: Joseph Kaboski Abroad: Athens, Greece – Spring 2012 mbrintn1@nd.edu

	ANDREW CHAMPEAU Major: Chemical Engineering Minor: Chinese Research Interests: Chinese economics Current Research: Trade Triangle between China, Mexico, and the US Adviser: Kwan S. Kim achampea@nd.edu

	FIRAS FASHEH Major: Mechanical Engineering Research Interests: Political Science and international human rights Current Research: Capital controls, who sets policy and why it matters Adviser: Stephen Silliman ffasheh@nd.edu

	CHRISTINE HSIEH Major: IT Management Minor: Asian Studies, International Business Certificate Research Interest: China, international business Current Research: Trade agreements between 195 countries for the past 60 years Adviser: Jeffrey Bergstrand Abroad: London, England – Spring 2012 chsieh@nd.edu

	RUOQING HUANG Major: Accountancy, Economics Minor: Glynn Family Honors Program, European Studies Research Interests: Economic growth Current Research: The impact of capital on economic growth Adviser: Simeon Alder rhuang1@nd.edu

	KAILIN LOU Major: Finance Research Interests: Business atmosphere in China Adviser: Georges Enderle Abroad: Dublin, Ireland – Academic Year 2011-12 klou@nd.edu

	THOMAS MITCHELL Major: Economics, Finance Research Interest: International trade, sustainability, emerging markets Current Research: Evaluation of water and sanitation programs in Brazil Adviser: Molly Lipscomb Abroad: Hong Kong, China – Spring 2012 tmitche6@nd.edu

	TONI OTOKUNRIN Major: Arabic, History Research Interests: International law and human rights Current Research: The effects of diaspora on different groups Adviser: Atalia Ohmer Abroad: London, England – Spring 2012 totokunr@nd.edu

	THERESA PALID Major: English Minor: Medieval Studies Research Interests: Law and human development Current Research: Education, law, and human development Adviser: Paolo Carozza tpalid@nd.edu

	CATHERINE REIDY Major: Psychology Minor: Anthropology Research Interests: International psychology and human development Current Research: Education and conceptions of adulthood in Sierra Leone as commentary on politics and society Adviser: Catherine Bolten creidy1@nd.edu

	HAIXIAO WANG Major: Political Science Research Interests: War and historical China, international relations in East Asia, democratization from a quantitative perspective, Sino-US Relations Current Research: Cross-country democracy indicators, dataset on all the wars China has fought in its history Advisers: Michael Coppedge and Victoria Tin-bor Hui hwang8@nd.edu

	ALLISON WETTSTEIN Major: Accountancy, Chinese Research Interests: Chinese culture Current Research: Confucius institutes in the United States Adviser: Juan Rivera awettste@nd.edu

Sophomores

	MORGAN BENSON Major: Anthropology, Economics Research Interests: Public health, maternal and child health, economic development Current Research: International higher education migration from low-income countries Adviser: Erin McDonnell mbenson2@nd.edu

	EMMA BUCKLEY Major: Finance Research Interests: International economics, international business Current Research: International trade agreements and trade flow Adviser: Jeffrey Bergstrand ebuckle3@nd.edu

	JOSEPH CAMMAROSANO Major: Economics, Finance Research Interests: International trade, development economics, economy globalization Current Research: Characterizing historical and global variation in who sets capital control policies and exploring how differences in the audience and the accountability of these domestic actors matter for the implementation of capital control regulation Adviser: Alexandra Guisinger jcammaro@nd.edu

	ALEXANDER COCCIA Major: Africana Studies Research Interests: Genocide, reconciliation and justice, the ICC, East Africa, post-genocide development Adviser: Paul Ocobock acoccia@nd.edu

	PETER CUMMINGS Major: Political Science, Spanish Research Interests: Latin American politics, international relations Current Research: Democracies and dictatorships in Latin America Adviser: Scott Mainwaring pcummin1@nd.edu

	GRACE DEARDURFF Major: Arts and Letters Preprofessional Studies Minor: Science, Technology, and Values Research Interests: Alternative and natural medicines in developing nations Current Interests: Medicinal plants of healers and housewives in rural Mexico Adviser: Vania Smith-Oka gdeardur@nd.edu

	CONOR DORGAN Major: Biology Minor: Anthropology Research Interests: Sociocultural aspects of endemic disease Current Research: Understanding the success or failure of HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns in Accra, Ghana Adviser: Terence McDonnell cdorgan@nd.edu

	MATTHEW DOYLE Major: German, Political Science Research Interests: Democratization, communism, religion and politics Current Research: The idea of the communist party Adviser: Jim McAdams mdoyle12@nd.edu

	STEPHEN FOX Major: Economics Minor: Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Research Interests: Law and economics Current Research: Effects of migration on indigenous groups living near political borders Adviser: Paolo Carozza sfox4@nd.edu

	CHRISTINE GORMAN Major: Chinese, Economics Minor: European Studies Research Interests: Chinese history, comparative politics between Eastern Europe and China Adviser: Victoria Tin-bor Hui Abroad: Beijing, China – Spring 2012 cgorman3@nd.edu

	NANCY JOYCE Major: Arabic, Economics Research Interests: Politics, economics, and education in the Middle East Adviser: George Lopez njoyce@nd.edu

	DEANNA KOLBERG Major: Political Science Minor: Chinese, International Development Studies Research Interests: Economic and political influence of China and Southeast Asia Current Research: Confucius institutes and soft power in China Adviser: Lionel Jensen dkolberg@nd.edu

	THOMAS MCGUIRE Major: Political Science Minor: Politics, Philosophy, & Economics (PPE) Research Interests: Democratization, international relations, Latin America Current Research: Link between Islam and notions of human rights and conceptions of the accountability of authority Adviser: Samuel Valenzuela tmcguir1@nd.edu

	WILLIAM MILLER Major: Arabic, Political Science Research Interests: Economic sanctions, the implications of a nuclear Iran, Islamist political parties Current Research: Economic sanctions in Syria, Libya, and North Korea; the regional implications of a nuclear Iran Adviser: George Lopez wmiller3@nd.edu

	DAVID MURPHY Major: Political Science, Theology Research Interests: Church-state interplay Current Research: Interaction between the church and state in the Republic of Ireland Adviser: Rev. Sean D. McGraw dmurph10@nd.edu

	BEN O’NEILL Major: Chinese, Finance Research Interests: International interactions through business and commerce Current Research: Economic integration agreements and their effect on regional trade Adviser: Jeffrey Bergstrand boneill3@nd.edu

	LUKE PARDUE Major: Economics, Philosophy Minor: Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Research Interests: International development, developing democracies, comparative politics Current Research: Theory and practice of international development Adviser: Steve Reifenberg lpardue@nd.edu

	JAMES SCHAPPLER Major: Economics, Political Science Research Interests: Macroeconomic global trends, international trade flow, international political economy Adviser: Jeffrey Bergstrand jschappl@nd.edu

	CLAYTON SMITH Major: Anthropology Minor: Arts and Letters Preprofessional Studies Research Interests: Comparing traditional and Western styles of medicine Current Research: Analyzing the quality and style of medicine that low-income women receive in Mexico Adviser: Vania Smith-Oka csmith39@nd.edu

	KATHRYN SQUIERS Major: Arts and Letters Preprofessional Studies, Psychology Research Interests: Child development, family life, and education in developing nations Current Research: Teacher training programs in West Bengal, India and entrepreneurship education in Ugandan high schools Adviser: Tamo Chattopadhay ksquiers@nd.edu

	WENQI WU Major: Business Research Interests: Comparative studies between ancient China and other civilizations Current Research: War and conflicts in ancient China Adviser: Victoria Tin-bor Hui wwu2@nd.edu