CERL annually hosts a postdoctoral fellowship for scholars with Ph.D.s in political science, economics, sociology, statistics, or other social sciences with interests in empirical legal scholarship. The Fellows conduct his or her own research, participate in an on-going research seminar, and collaborate with law school faculty.
- Mark Ramirez is the current CERL fellow for the 2009-2010 academic year and will be working with Professor Andrew D. Martin on several projects examining the role of race and gender on judicial decision-making. He recently received his PhD in Political Science from Texas A&M University. His research interests include American politics and quantitative methodology with a specific interest in public opinion, political psychology, race and politics, and the linkages between the public and political institutions.
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In order to involve Law School faculty with graduate social science education and to enhance collaborate research, each year CERL names a number of Graduate Student Associates (GSAs). The GSAs are provided office space in the Law School with the necessary computing equipment and statistical software for their research. GSAs participate fully in the intellectual life of the Center and are provided a modest research stipend to be used for any reasonable research expense including conference travel. They are also encouraged to collaborate with Law School faculty with common interests on empirical projects. The CERL Graduate Student Associates for the 2006-2007 Academic Year are:
- Amanda Driscoll received her B.A. in Spanish and Latin American Studies from Gonzaga University in 2003, and her Master's Degree in Political Science from the University of Arizona in 2006. She is currently a second year graduate student in the Department of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. Her research focuses on Latin American political institutions, with an emphasis on Supreme Courts and inter-branch relations in comparative perspective.
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- Xun Pang received her B.A. in Economics and Political Science at Peking University, China, and her Master's degree in Political Science from Peking University and Washington University in St. Louis. She is currently an ABD student in the department of political science at Washington University. Her research focuses on Bayesian Statistics, Political Methodology, Categorical Time-Series Cross-Sectional Analysis, International Relations, and Political Economy.
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- Morgan Hazelton received her B.A.s cum laude in English and German from the University of New Mexico in 1997 and her J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001. She is currently a second year graduate student in political science. Her research focuses on judicial politics.
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- Rachael Hinkle received her B.A. summa cum laude in History from Huntington University in 2000 and her J.D. with high distinction from Ohio Northern University in 2003. After clerking for Judge Robert C. Broomfield (United States District Court, District of Arizona) and Judge David W. McKeague (United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit), she completed her Master's Degree in Political Science at the University of Toledo. She is currently a second year graduate student in political science with a research focus on judicial politics.
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- Anthony Stenger received his B.A. summa cum laude in Political Science from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1998 and his J.D. from the University of Virginia in 2001. He currently is a third year graduate student in political science with a focus on the politics of judicial institutions and legal development.
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Ryan Black (2006-2009 GSA)
Ryan Black received his B.A. in political science from the University of Minnesota in 2004, an A.M. in political science from Washington University in 2006, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Washington University in Saint Louis.
In summer 2009 Ryan became an Assistant Professor of Political Science at University at Michigan State.
Christina Boyd (2006-2009 GSA)
Christina received her B.A. with honors in political science from the University of Florida in 2001, her J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2004, and her Ph.D. in Political Science from Washington University in Saint Louis.
Christina studies judicial politics with a particular focus on decision making in lower federal courts.
Her work on the Administrative Office's Terminations Database was recently highlighted on the Empirical Legal Studies Blog, and her research on IFP certiorari petitions was featured on SCOTUSblog.
In summer 2009 Christina became an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University at Buffalo, SUNY.
Delia Bailey (2007-2008 Fellow)
Delia Bailey received her Ph.D. in Social Science from the California Institute of Techology in 2007. Her substantive area of expertise is political methodology, voting behavior, and elections. At Cal Tech she was involved in the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, and on an amicus brief for the United States Supreme Court in Crawford v. Marion County (No. 07-21). After serving for two years as a post-doctoral fellow at CERL, Delia joined YouGov/Polimetrix (http://www.polimetrix.com) as a research scientist.
Ryan Owens (2006-2008 GSA)
CERL Graduate Student Associate and Political Science graduate student Ryan Owens became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Harvard University in Fall 2008.
A student of American politics, Ryan's research focuses on the politics of judicial decision making. His dissertation examined whether Justices respond strategically to constraints emanating from the separation of powers built into the Constitution.
He worked under the direction of Professors James Spriggs, Andrew Martin, and Steve Smith.
Anton Westveld (2006-2007 Fellow)
Anton received a M.A. in Applied Statistics from the University of Michigan in 1999, and in 2006 received his Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Washington. Anton's main research interests include: Bayesian statistics, general applied statistics, relational data, and longitudinal data.
In 2007, Anton accepted an Assistant Professorship in statistics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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