Melissa Buice, Curriculum Vitae
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville May 2013
Ph.D. in Political Science Major Field: Comparative Government Cross-field Concentration: Political Economy Dissertation: Indigenous Women, the State, and Policy Change: Evidence from Bolivia 1994-2012. Committee: Dr. Jana Morgan (Chair); Dr. Yang Zhong, Dr. Ian Down, and Dr. Jon Shefner University of Tennessee, Knoxville December 2009 M.A. in Political Science Major Field: Comparative Government. Minor Field: International Relations Lambuth University August 1997 B.S., Magna Cum Laude Major: Political Science “Gendering Democratic Values: A Multilevel Analysis of Latin American Attitudes Toward Women in Politics” (with Jana Morgan). Forthcoming from the American Political Science Review Primary Teaching Interests Introduction to Political Science, Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics, Politics of Development, Comparative Public Policy, Political Economy, Politics of Ethnicity, Politics of Gender Secondary Teaching Interests Introduction to International Relations, Introduction to American Politics University of Missouri, Upper Division Courses Instructor of Record, European Political Systems, Fall 2013 (Enrollment 25) Instructor of Record, Political Systems of the European Union, Fall 2013 (Enrollment 28) University of Missouri, Lower Division Courses Instructor of Record, European Democracies, Fall 2013 (Enrollment 25) University of Tennessee, Upper Division Courses Instructor of Record, Comparative Politics, Fall 2012 (Enrollment: 20), Fall 2011(Enrollment: 35) Instructor of Record, Political Change in Developing Areas, Summer 2012 (Enrollment: 25), Spring 2011 (Enrollment: 35) Instructor of Record, Politics of Western Democracies, Fall 2010 (Enrollment: 50) Graduate Teaching Assistant, Latin American Politics and Government, Fall 2008 (Enrollment: 35) University of Tennessee, Lower Division Courses Instructor of Record, Introduction to Political Science, Spring 2009 (2 sections, Enrollment: 50 each section), Fall 2009 (2 sections, Enrollment: 50 each section), Spring 2010 (2 sections, Enrollment: 50 each section) Comparative Political Economy—Politics of the Informal Economy. Gender, Ethnicity and Social Movements; Religion and Politics. “The Effects of Indigenous Protest on Neoliberal Policies: a Cross-country Comparison among Latin American States.” “Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Intersectionality in Public Support for Women in Politics” (with Jana Morgan) “Indigenous Women’s Social Movement Victories in Mexico: The Case of Oaxaca.” Research Assistant to Dr. Jana Morgan. May 2010-August 2010 Department of Political Science University of Tennessee, Knoxville Duties: collected secondary data relating to gender relations in indigenous religions, coded and organized data, draft writing (in progress) Temporary Research Assistant October 2007-December 2007 The Cornerstone Foundation, Knoxville, TN Duties: Conducted a wide-range, intensive literature review of social capital, city planning, demographic, and community development research for a philanthropic organization in order to assist Director Laurens Tullock complete a bi-annual board report. Melissa Buice and Amanda Sanford. “What Happened in Rwanda? Women’s Socio-Political Roles in Post-Crisis Recovery.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Political Science Association, April 21, 2012, Nashville, TN. Melissa Buice. “Teaching Latin American Politics: Lessons and Challenges in the Contemporary Political Landscape.” Paper prepared for the Midwest Model United Nations Faculty Conference, February 15-18, 2012, St. Louis, MO. Jana Morgan and Melissa Buice. “Latin American Attitudes about Women in Politics: Gendered Cues, Social Structures, and Individual Experiences.” Invited presentation at the Miami Consortium for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Conference on Marginalization in the Americas, University of Miami and Florida International University, October, 2011, Miami, FL. (Presentation made by Jana Morgan) Melissa Buice. “Is Voting ‘Gay’? The Determinants of Voting Among LGB Voters.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, March 31-April 2, 2011, Chicago, IL. Jana Morgan and Melissa Buice. “Latin American Attitudes about Women in Politics: Gendered Cues, Social Structures and Individual Experiences.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 22-25, 2010, Chicago, IL. Graduate Senate Representative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Chancellor’s Commission (appointed), 2012-2013 Comparative Government and Politics Representative, Political Science Graduate Student Association (elected), 2009-2013 Invited Speaker, POLS 594, Teaching Political Science, Fall 2009, Fall 2010 Graduate Assistant to Dr. Michael Handelsman May 2010 Department of Modern Foreign Languages University of Tennessee, Knoxville Duties: Organized and facilitated annual Latin American Film Institute, provided technical support and event coordination Lived and traveled throughout Mexico August 2003-December 2006 Studied under various private Spanish tutors and developed conversational fluency in the language Departmental Teaching Award for Graduate Teaching Associates 2012 McClure Fellowship for Study Abroad 2011 Received $4700 from university-wide fellowship for preliminary field research in La Paz, Bolivia Political Science grant for field research in Latin America 2011 Received $1000 from Department of Political Science for field research in La Paz, Bolivia American Political Science Association Midwest Political Science Association Fluency in Spanish (reading, writing, and conversation) Proficiency in statistical data computing software: SPSS and STATA |