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• POSC 116 Current Challenges for Liberal Democracies
• POSC 208 Politics of Great Powers
• POSC 245 International Relations
• POSC 303 (FCEL) Politics of Immigration
• POSC 321 Government and Politics of Russia and Eastern Europe
• POSC 408 Democracy Conflict and World Politics
• POSC 419W Ethnic Conflict: Politics and Policy

Book Published by Major Academic Press

• Strategic Frames. Europe, Russia, and Minority Inclusion in Estonia and Latvia, Russian and Eastern European Studies Series, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018. Series editor: Jonathan Harris. The book examines how European institutions and Russia have interactively shaped policymaking toward Russian-speakers in Estonia and Latvia over the course of the past twenty-five years. It received an Honorable Mention for the Joseph Rothschild Book Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies from the Harriman Institute, Columbia University, 2019.

• 鈥淗ungary鈥檚 Slide Toward Autocracy: Domestic and External Impediments to Locking in Democratic Reforms鈥� Political Science Quarterly 137, no. 4 (2022): 675-713 (co-authored with David Haglund and Ognen Vangelov). This article that explores the influence of EU enlargement on Central and Eastern European countries given the democratic backsliding evident in key democratic front-runners, such as Hungary and Poland. Specifically, it explores the interactive influence of EU conditionality and domestic level variables to explain autocratization in Hungary, and then uses the model to understand other cases of democratic backsliding in the region.
• 鈥淩eframing Russia鈥檚 Soft Power in Post-Accession Latvia: Education Reform and Naturalization for Stateless Children,鈥� Eurasian Geography and Economics 62, no. 3 (2021): 264-292. Published online December 19, 2020. Through an analysis of recent parliamentary debates over education and naturalization policies, this article demonstrates how Russia鈥檚 soft power agenda provides a key context in which Latvia鈥檚 policies toward Russian-speakers are made.

• 鈥淧inning-down Democracy in Estonia: A Q-Method Study,鈥� Polity 50, no. 1 (January 2018): 4-42 (co-authored with Rune H. Anderson and K眉lliki Seppel). Using Q methodology to identify current discourses on democracy in Estonian society, this article highlights the disjuncture that exists between understandings of democracy among ethnic Estonians and predominant academic conceptualizations and measurement instruments.
• 鈥淒oes Russia Matter? European Institutions, Strategic Framing, and the Case of Stateless Children in Estonia and Latvia,鈥� Problems of Post-Communism 64, No. 5 (October 2017): 257-275.This article explores how Russia鈥檚 kin-state activism has influenced naturalization procedures for stateless children in Estonia and Latvia through a qualitative analysis of parliamentary debates from independence in 1991 through 2015.
• 鈥淭he Ethnic Participation Gap: Comparing Second Generation Russian Youth and Estonian Youth,鈥� Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe, 13, No.1 (2014), pp. 19-56. Through a quantitative analysis of 鈥淭he Integration of the European Second Generation鈥� (TIES) survey, this article explores the factors that influence the political and civic participation of second generation Russian youth in comparison with Estonian youth.
• 鈥淭he Relationship between Integration Dimensions among Second Generation Russians in Estonia,鈥� Studies of Transition States and Societies, 3, No. 1 (2011), pp. 76-91 (co-authored with Gerli Nimmerfeldt and Marti Taru). This article examines the relationship between structural, cultural, social and identificational dimensions of integration among second generation Russians in Estonia through a quantitative analysis of 鈥淭he Integration of the European Second Generation鈥� (TIES) survey.
• 鈥淓stonia Caught between East and West: EU Conditionality, Russia鈥檚 Activism, and Minority Integration,鈥� Nationalities Papers, Vol. 38, No. 3 (May 2010), pp. 361-392. This article employs Q methodology to explore how EU conditionality and Russia鈥檚 activism have influenced elite attitudes toward minority policies, majority鈥搈inority relations, and language use in Estonian society.

Peer-reviewed Chapters in Edited Volumes

• 鈥淟atvia鈥檚 Soft Neo-militancy: Limiting Russia鈥檚 Influence,鈥� in J. Rak and R. Baecker eds., Neo-militant Democracies in the Post-communist Member States of the EU (New York: Routledge, 2022). The chapter argues that Latvia鈥檚 鈥渟oft neo-militarism鈥� is largely a product of historical legacies and Latvia鈥檚 nation-building process, as well as its current relations with Russia. It concludes with a discussion of the legitimacy of neo-militant restrictions in Latvia, as well as possible alternatives for safeguarding Latvian democracy against external and internal threats.
• 鈥淩ussia Rising: Hard and Soft Power Challenges,鈥� in Z. Csergo, D. Eglits and P. Pickering eds., Central and East European Politics: From Communism to Democracy (Fifth Edition) (Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, 2021), pp. 269-304. This chapter provides an overview of the hard and soft-power resources that Russia uses to influence other countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Case study examples highlight how Russia seeks to influence Central and East European countries through military and economic pressures, cyberattacks, information campaigns, and support for particular political parties. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the West as an alternative center of power and the challenges that CEE countries face at the crossroads of Russian and European influence.
• 鈥淪hattering the Glass Ceiling: Russian Perspectives on Integration in Estonia,鈥� in R. Vetik ed., Nation-Building in the Context of Post-Communist Transformation and Globalization (Frankfurt: Peter Lang, 2012), pp. 283-318. Through in-depth interviews with Russian minority representatives, this chapter explores how Russian-speakers understand integration and how they assess the Estonian integration program.
• 鈥淐ontact and Crisis in Interethnic Relations,鈥� in R. Vetik & J. Helem盲e, eds., The Russian Second Generation in Tallinn and Kohtla-J盲rve (Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2011), 163-180. Through a quantitative analysis of 鈥淭he Integration of the European Second Generation鈥� (TIES) survey, this chapter evaluates the influence of key variables including interethnic contact, experiences of discrimination, and the Bronze Soldier Crisis on interethnic attitudes between ethnic Estonian youth and second generation Russian youth in Estonian society.

Other Scholarly Publications

• 鈥淩ussia鈥檚 Soft Power Agenda and Public Diplomacy: Lesson from the Baltics (Between Europe and Russia (Bear) Network, Policy Memo produces for Brussels Policy Conference, May 18, 2021). . Russia鈥檚 soft power agenda and public diplomacy campaigns have raised considerable concerns across the Central and Eastern European region. This policy memo argues for the importance of assessing the influence of Russia鈥檚 soft power agenda on minority policymaking in target states. Drawing largely from examples and lessons learned in the Baltic States, it concludes with recommendations for combating Russia鈥檚 information campaigns.
• 鈥淐ultural Integration and Adaptation,鈥� in The Integration of Second Generation Russians in Estonian Society: Country Report on TIES Survey in Estonia (Tallinn: Institute for International and Social Studies, 2008), pp. 58-93. This chapter of the country report provides a summary of the cultural integration and adaptation of second generation Russians in comparison with ethnic Estonian youth through a quantitative analysis of the TIES survey.
• 鈥淪ocial Relations,鈥� in The Integration of Second Generation Russians in Estonian Society: Country Report on TIES Survey in Estonia (Tallinn: Institute for International and Social Studies, 2008), pp. 94-106. This chapter of the country report provides a summary of the social integration and adaptation of second generation Russians in comparison with ethnic Estonian youth through a quantitative analysis the TIES survey.

Awards

• Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award in the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, 麻豆直播, spring 2022.
• Excellence in Community Engagement, Pennsylvania Statewide Refugee Consultation, 2021.
• Honorable Mention, Joseph Rothschild Book Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies, 2019.
• Faculty Excellence Award in Service in the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, 麻豆直播, spring 2019.
• Jewish Family and Community Service's Aryeh Sherman Volunteer of the Year Award. Immigration and Refugee Services, Pittsburgh, PA, 2018.
• Junior Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award in the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, 麻豆直播, spring 2016.

Fellowships and Grants Awarded (Since 2010)

• Severino A. Russo Endowed Faculty Development Award, 麻豆直播, 2021. City of Bridges: Welcoming Refugees in Times of Crisis. (Course Release Spring 2022).
• Pittsburgh Foundation, 鈥淪upport for the After School Club at 麻豆直播, 2019-2020, 2020-2021 School Years,鈥� 2019 ($45,000). Along with ARYSE.
• Faculty Development Fund Award, 鈥淐ity of Bridges: Receiving Refugees in Pittsburgh,鈥� 麻豆直播, 2018 ($8330).
• City Lore funded by the National Endowment for Humanities. "Becoming Americans," 2017. ($1300).
• Presidential Scholarship Award, 麻豆直播. 鈥�Strategic Frames. Europe, Russia, and Minority Inclusion in Estonia and Latvia,鈥� 2017. ($5000).
• Research Grant for Emerging Scholars, Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies. 鈥淭he Consequences of Playing the Compatriot Card: The Influence of Russia鈥檚 Activism on Elite Attitudes in Estonia and Latvia,鈥� 2012. ($3000).
• Presidential Scholarship Award, 麻豆直播. 鈥淭he Language of Belonging: Second Generation Russians in Estonia,鈥� 2012. ($5000).
• Severino A. Russo Endowed Faculty Development Award, 麻豆直播. 鈥淭he Consequences of Playing the Compatriot Card: The Influence of Russia鈥檚 Activism on Elite Attitudes in Estonia and Latvia,鈥� 2012. ($3000).
• McAnulty Summer Grant Writing Funding Award, 2012. ($3000).

Invited Scholarly Presentations

• US Department of State, Executive Analytic Exchange. 鈥淢inority Integration in Estonia,鈥� Washington, DC, February 17, 2023. Invited presentation to prepare the newly appointed Ambassador to Estonia, George Kent.
• University of Pittsburgh, Project-GO, 鈥淢inority Integration and Russia鈥檚 Kin-state Activism in Estonia,鈥� May 12, 2022.
• Department of Defense, V Corps. Preparation of Introductory and Intermediate Training Modules on Estonia, May 2022.
• European Center for Minority Issues, Conversations with Experts. 鈥淯nderstanding Minority Integration,鈥� January 14, 2022.
• US Department of State, Foreign Service Institute. 鈥淢inority Integration and Minority Rights in the Baltic Countries,鈥� Washington, DC, September 1, 2021. Invited presentation to prepare Foreign Service Officers for working it the region.
• US Department of State, Foreign Service Institute. 鈥淢inority Integration and Minority Rights in the Baltic Countries,鈥� Washington, DC, June 29, 2021. Invited presentation to prepare Foreign Service Officers for working it the region.
• EURAC Research, Political Organizations of Cross-border Minorities, Online Colloquium, 鈥淣eo-militant Democracy in Latvia,鈥� June 15, 2021. Invited presentation for scholarly exchange.
• Between Europe and Russia Network, Brussels Policy Conference 鈥淏ridging the EU and Russia.鈥� 鈥淩ussia鈥檚 Soft Power Agenda and Public Diplomacy: Lesson from the Baltics,鈥� May 18, 2021. Invited presentation intended to encourage dialog between policymakers and scholars.
• US Department of State, Foreign Service Institute. 鈥淢inority Integration and Minority Rights in the Baltic Countries,鈥� Washington, DC, March 3, 2021. Invited presentation to prepare Foreign Service Officers for working it the region.
• PA Statewide Refugee Consultation. 鈥淎RYSE After School Club,鈥� January 20, 2021. Invited presentation to present the after school club at 麻豆直播 and assessment outcomes to national, state, and regional stakeholders.
• US Department of State, Foreign Service Institute. 鈥淢inority Integration and Minority Rights in the Baltic Countries,鈥� Washington, DC, September 2, 2020. Invited presentation to prepare Foreign Service Officers for working it the region.
• US Department of State, Foreign Service Institute. 鈥淢inority Integration and Minority Rights in the Baltic Countries,鈥� Washington, DC, June 24, 2020. Invited presentation to prepare Foreign Service Officers for working it the region.
• Columbia University, Harriman Institute, November 18, 2019. Book Talk: Strategic Frames. Europe, Russia and Minority Inclusion in Estonia and Latvia (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018).
• US Department of State, Executive Analytic Exchange. 鈥淚nterethnic Relations and Minority Integration in Estonia,鈥� Washington, DC, October 29, 2019. Invited presentation to prepare the newly appointed Ambassador to Latvia, John Leslie Carwile.
• University of Montreal, 鈥淪tate Strategies toward Russian-Speakers in Estonia and Latvia: How Policymakers Frame Europe and Russia in Debates over Citizenship and Language Policy,鈥� June 19, 2019. Invited Lecture for the 鈥淏etween Europe and Russia鈥� (BEAR) Network Montreal graduate summer school.
• Jewish Community Center, Pittsburgh PA. 鈥淭he Century of Immigration,鈥� 鈥淏etween Two Worlds: Identity and Acculturation,鈥� and 鈥淔amily and Community.鈥� October 8, 22, November 5, 2018. Documentary and Lecture Series as part of the 鈥淏ecoming Americans鈥� grant through City Lore funded by the National Endowment of the Humanities.
• Queen鈥檚 University, 鈥淪trategic Framing and the Case of Stateless Children: How Europe and Russia Influence Policymaking toward Russian-speakers in Estonia and Latvia.鈥� September 28, 2018. Invited public lecture sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Democracy and Diversity and the Department of Political Studies.
• McGill University, 鈥淪trategic Frames. Europe, Russia, and Minority Inclusion in Estonia and Latvia.鈥� September 27, 2018. Invited public lecture sponsored by the Jean Monnet Centre, Montreal and the Department of Political Science.
• 麻豆直播, 鈥淪trategic Frames. Europe, Russia, and Minority Inclusion in Estonia and Latvia.鈥� Book Launch, March 15, 2018.
• US Department of Defense, 鈥淭he Baltic States: Culture and Socio-Political Trends in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.鈥� Ft. Carson, CO, January 26, 2017. Invited presentation by the Leader Development and Education for Sustained Peace Program (LDESP) to prepare the command of the 4^th Infantry Division of the US Army for deployment to the Baltic States for both NATO and US led operations.
• 麻豆直播, 鈥淒oes Russia Matter? Citizenship Policies in Estonia.鈥� Pittsburgh, PA, November 3, 2014. The presentation of research made possible by the Severino A. Russo Endowed Faculty Development Award (received 2012).
• University of Pittsburgh, 鈥淭he Bronze Soldier Crisis: Russia鈥檚 Activism and Minority Policies.鈥� Pittsburgh, PA, October 10, 2014. Invited presentation for the Baltic Symposium, Re) Imagining and (Re) Interpreting Spaces, Symbols and Sites: The Baltic Region from the 19^th to the 21^st
• University of Pittsburgh, 鈥淚nterethnic Relations and Minority Integration in Estonia.鈥� Pittsburgh, PA, June 26, 2013. Invited presentation for the Baltic Studies Summer Institute (BALSSI) and university community.
• US Department of State, Executive Analytic Exchange. 鈥淚nterethnic Relations and Minority Integration in Estonia,鈥� Washington, DC, July 20, 2012. Invited presentation to prepare the newly appointed Ambassador to Estonia, Jeffrey Levine.

Scholarly Presentations, Competitively Reviewed (Since 2010)

• Association for the Study of Nationalities Annual Convention, Columbia University, New York, NY. May 20, 2023. 鈥淒efense of the State: The Securitization of Russian-speakers in Estonia and Latvia in the Context of the War in Ukraine.鈥� International Forum.
• American Political Science Association Annual Convention, Montreal Canada. September 18, 2022. 鈥淐ity of Bridges: Welcoming Newcomers to Pittsburgh During Times of Crisis.鈥�
• Association for the Study of Nationalities Annual Convention Online. May 7, 2022. 鈥淐ity of Bridges: Welcoming Newcomers to Pittsburgh During Times of Crisis.鈥� International Forum.
• Association for the Slavic East European and Eurasian Studies Annual Convention. November 8, 2020. Roundtable: Understanding the Political Impact of Anxiety in Central and Eastern Europe with Federigo Argentieri, Zsuzsa Csergo, Jane Curry, Michelle Kelso, and Sharon Wolchik. International Forum.
• American Political Science Association Annual Convention. September 13, 2020. Roundtable: Kin-State Politics in a Time of Geopolitical Realignment with Zsuzsa Csergo, Erin Jenne, David Laitin, Harris Mylonas, and Myra Waterbury. International Forum.
• Association for the Study of Nationalities Annual Convention, Columbia University, New York, NY. May 2, 2019. Book Panel, Strategic Frames. Europe, Russia and Minority Inclusion in Estonia and Latvia. International Forum.
• American Political Science Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA. September 3-7, 2015. Does Russia Matter? Citizenship and Language Policies in Estonia and Latvia.鈥� International Forum.
• Association for the Study of Nationalities Annual Convention, Columbia University, New York, NY. April 23, 2015. 鈥淒oes Russia Matter? Citizenship Policies in Estonia and Latvia.鈥� International Forum.
• Association for the Study of Nationalities Annual Convention, Columbia University, New York, NY. April 19, 2013. 鈥淩ussia鈥檚 Soft Power: Identifications with Russia among Second Generational Russians in Estonia.鈥� International Forum.
• British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies Annual Convention, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University. Cambridge, UK. April 6, 2013. 鈥淧olitical and Civic Participation among Second Generation Russians in Estonia.鈥� International Forum.
• International Political Science Association Annual Conference, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. July 9, 2012. 鈥淧inning-down Democracy in Estonia: A Q-Method Study.鈥� International Forum. Previous version presented at the ISS World Congress, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary (2008). International Forum
• Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies Annual Convention, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL. April 28, 2012. 鈥淭he Consequences of Playing the Compatriot Card: The Influence of Russia鈥檚 Activism on Elite Attitudes in Estonia and Latvia.鈥� International Forum.
• International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Diego, CA. April 2, 2012. 鈥淢oving 鈥楤eyond Conditionality鈥�: Problematizing Elite Attitudes in Estonia and Latvia in the Post-Accession Period.鈥� International Forum.
• Association for the Study of Nationalities Annual Convention, Columbia University, New York, NY. April 14, 2011. 鈥淭he Language of Belonging: Second Generation Russians in Estonia.鈥� International Forum.
• American Political Science Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC. September 2, 2010. 鈥淭he Compatriot Issue in Estonia and Latvia: The Bronze Soldier Crisis and School Reform.鈥� International Forum.