Kevin Edward Lucas. 143 N. Moreland Blvd., Apt

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1 Kevin Edward Lucas 143 N. Moreland Blvd., Apt Waukesha, WI Website: kelucas.weebly.com Phone: EDUCATION Ph.D. Political Science,, October Dissertation: Programmatic Political Competition in Latin America: Recognizing the Role Played by Political Parties in Determining the Nature of Party-Voter Linkages. Committee: David Samuels (Chair), Lisa Hilbink, Paul Goren, and Sarah Chambers. Major Fields: Comparative Politics and American Politics. M.A. International Studies, University of Denver, June Thesis: Primary Education in Ecuador s Chota Valley: Reflections on Education and Social Reproduction in the Development Era. B.A. International Studies, Emory University, May ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT Visiting Assistant Professor, Lycoming College, Department of Political Science Lecturer, State University of New York at Geneseo, Department of Political Science and International Relations Graduate Instructor,, Department of Political Science. PUBLICATIONS Lucas, Kevin and David Samuels The Ideological Coherence of the Brazilian Party System, Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2(3): o Portuguese version published as A Coerência Ideológica do Sistema Partidário Brasileiro, In Timothy J. Power and Cesar Zucco, Jr., eds O Congresso por ele mesmo: autopercepções da classe política brasileira. Belo Horizonte: Editora UFMG. CURRENT RESEARCH Programmatic Political Competition in Contemporary Latin America: How Political Parties Determine the Nature of Party-Voter Linkages (book manuscript). Programmatic Political Competition Where We Least Expect It: The Case of El Salvador. The Evolution of Programmatic Party-Voter Linkages in Latin America: Evidence from Fifteen Years of Public Opinion Surveys. Programmatic Labels in Context: An Examination of the Meanings that Party Activists in Costa Rica and El Salvador Associate with the Terms Left and Right. All Politics are Local: The Relative Strength of Presidential and Mayoral Coattails in El Salvador.

2 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS An Examination of the Policies and Actors that Latin American Voters Associate with Ideological Labels. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Parties Role in Generating Programmatic Political Competition: The Case of El Salvador. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (cancelled), 2012, and Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Programmatic Political Competition Where We Least Expect It: Party System Development in El Salvador. Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Mass Understandings of the Terms Left and Right in Contemporary Latin America. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, The Ideological Coherence of the Brazilian Party System, Equal coauthorship with David Samuels. Workshop on Legislator Views of Brazilian Governance, Brazilian Studies Programme, Latin American Centre, University of Oxford, Examining the Distribution of the Costs and Benefits of Official Dollarization: Lessons from Ecuador and El Salvador. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, TEACHING EXPERIENCE Lecturer, SUNY Geneseo, Third World Politics (PLSC 228) (two sections) Civil War and Conflict Resolution (PLSC 227) Human Rights in a Global Perspective (PLSC 342) Democratization (PLSC 221) Government and Politics of South America (PLSC 326) Graduate Instructor,, Political Development (POL 3477) Teaching Assistant,, , Political Development (POL 3477) Repression and Democracy around the World (POL 1054) Politics of Race, Class, and Ethnicity (POL 3739) American Democracy in a Changing World (POL 1001) Comparative Constitutionalism (POL 4403w) Guest Lecturer,, Presented lecture on Immigration: What s the Debate About? to two sections of course on US-Latin American Relations (POL 4410) English Instructor, Universidad Don Bosco (Soyapango, El Salvador), , Co-taught English language and pedagogy courses during three-week workshop for ESL teachers organized by faculty from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. Lucas 2/5

3 English Instructor, Instituto Nacional de La Laguna (La Laguna, El Salvador), Co-taught twice-weekly English classes to 10 th and 11 th grade students. Designed and taught six-week Intensive English course for advanced students. Created course materials and led training sessions for Education Ministry pilot project that made English classes a part of the basic curriculum in 17 elementary schools. English Instructor, Escuela Hernando Táquez (Mascarilla, Ecuador), Designed and taught introductory English classes for students in grades 1 through 6. THESIS ADVISING SUNY Geneseo, Edgar Fellows Program, Honors Capstone Experience (HNR 393) Organ Trafficking and Human Rights in the People s Republic of China, Institute for Global Studies, Senior Thesis Agents of Inaction: Oil Production in a Warming World RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Coder, Social Science Research Center (WZB), Berlin, 2014-present. Coded Brazilian presidential and party manifestoes as part of the Manifesto Research on Political Representation Project. Research Assistant,, Created database containing demographic, economic, and political data for the period , and prepared case studies of political liberalization in Portugal, Mexico, and China; results published in Ben Ansell and David Samuels, Inequality and Democratization: An Elite-Competition Approach (Cambridge University Press, 2014). Proofread and created index for David Samuels and Matthew S. Shugart, Presidents, Parties and Prime Ministers: How the Separation of Powers Affects Party Organization and Behavior (Cambridge University Press, 2010). PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Municipal Development Volunteer, Peace Corps El Salvador, Worked with community members, local government officials, and NGOs to coordinate a variety of development projects, including three infrastructure projects with a combined budget of $166,000, as well as projects designed to protect the environment, promote tourism, combat domestic violence, and improve access to health care and education. Presented training workshops on (1) Leadership, Communication, Teamwork, and Conflict Resolution, (2) Small Business Administration, and (3) Ecotourism Development to various professional and community groups. Lucas 3/5

4 Community Participation Consultant, Federación de Comunidades y Organizaciones Negras de Imbabura y Carchi (FECONIC) and the Consorcio Carchi, Ecuador, Helped organize and promote cultural activities, environmental conservation efforts, and economic development projects in northern Ecuador s Chota Valley. Authored report on public education in the Chota Valley region. GRANTS AND AWARDS Graduate Research Fellowship in Democratization, David and Janis Larson Foundation, ($56,518). Graduate Research Partnership Program Fellowship (with David Samuels), University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts, 2009 ($4,000). Summer Research Fellowships (2),, Department of Political Science, 2008 and 2010 ($9,600). Graduate Research Fellowship in Political Economy, David and Janis Larson Foundation, ($21,000). Conference Travel Grants (2), Geneseo Foundation, 2014 ($1,822). Graduate Student Travel Award,, Council of Graduate Students, 2012 ($850). Conference Travel Grants (4),, Department of Political Science, ($1,050). SERVICE Reviewer: Political Behavior, Latin American Politics and Society, Journal of Politics. Country Expert (El Salvador): Varieties of Democracy Project and Electoral Integrity Project. Discussant, Conflict and Conflict Resolution Track, American Political Science Association Teaching and Learning Conference, Discussant, Comparative Political Behavior, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chair and Discussant, Neoliberal Policies and Economic Development, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Teaching Committee Co-chair,, Department of Political Science Graduate Student Life Committee. First-year Ph.D. Student Mentor,, Department of Political Science. LANGUAGES English: native speaker. Spanish: fluent speaking, reading, and writing. Portuguese: proficient reading, intermediate speaking and writing. Lucas 4/5

5 REFERENCES Dr. David J. Samuels Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Political Science Dr. Lisa Hilbink Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Paul Goren Professor of Political Science and Director of Graduate Studies Dr. Jeffrey Koch Professor of Political Science and International Relations SUNY Geneseo Lucas 5/5