CURRICULUM VITAE. 2003, M.S. Criminology, Florida State University Thesis: The Educational Deficiencies of Florida s Juvenile Justice Students

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Xia Wang School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Arizona State University 411 N. Central Ave, Ste. 600 MC: 4420 UCENT Phoenix, AZ Phone: Fax: Education 2008, Ph.D. Criminology, Florida State University Dissertation: Criminal Justice Sentencing in Context: The Effect of Social Environment on Courtroom Decision-Making 2005, M.S. Applied Statistics, Florida State University 2003, M.S. Criminology, Florida State University Thesis: The Educational Deficiencies of Florida s Juvenile Justice Students 2001, B.A. Law, Beijing University, China Professional Experience 2014-present, Associate Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University , Assistant Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University 2010, Statistical Consultant, Crime and Justice Summer Institute: Broadening Perspectives and Participation. Criminal Justice Research Center, Ohio State University and the National Science Foundation , Research Assistant, Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research, Florida State University 1

2 Research Interests Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Criminal Justice Quantitative Methods and Applications in Criminology and Criminal Justice Publications Articles in Refereed Journals (*indicates graduate student) Valadez, Mercedes* and Xia Wang Citizenship, Legal Status, and Federal Sentencing Outcomes: Examining the Moderating Effects of Age, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity. The Sociological Quarterly, 68(4): Tankebe, Justice, Michael D. Reisig, and Xia Wang A Multidimensional Model of Police Legitimacy: A Cross-Cultural Assessment. Law & Human Behavior, 40(1): Wang, Xia and Daniel P. Mears Sentencing and State-Level Racial and Ethnic Contexts. Law & Society Review, 49(4): (Link to the article: Hay, Carter, Xia Wang, Emily Ciaravolo*, and Ryan Meldrum Inside the Black Box: Identifying the Theoretical Variables that Mediate the Effects of a Comprehensive Intervention on Juvenile Delinquency. Crime & Delinquency, 61(2): (Link to the article: Mears, Daniel P., Xia Wang, and William D. Bales Does a Rising Tide Lift All Boats? Labor Market Changes and Their Effects on the Recidivism of Released Prisoners. Justice Quarterly, 31(5): (Link to the article: Wang, Xia, Carter Hay, Natalie Erin Todak*, and William Bales Criminal Propensity, Social Context, and Recidivism: A Multilevel Test of Interactive Relationships. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 41(3): (Link to the article: full.pdf+html) Wang, Xia, Daniel P. Mears, Cassia Spohn, and Lisa Dario* Assessing the Differential Effects of Race and Ethnicity on Sentence Outcomes under Different Sentencing Systems. Crime & Delinquency, 59(1): (Link to the article: 2

3 Wang, Xia Undocumented Immigrants as Perceived Criminal Threat: A Test of the Minority Threat Perspective. Criminology, 50(3): (Link to the article: Wang, Xia and Kristy Holtfreter The Effects of Corporation- and Industry-Level Strain and Opportunity on Corporate Crime. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 49(2): (Link to the article: Orrick, Erin A., John L. Worrall, Robert G. Morris, Alex R. Piquero, William D. Bales, and Xia Wang Testing Social Support Theory: A Multilevel Analysis of Recidivism. Journal of Criminal Justice, 39(6): (Link to the article: cdn.com/s /1-s2.0-s main.pdf?_tid=89d17c12-91c3-11e2-a3d aacb35e&acdnat= _b519540ecaac0f40784c f 737c) Wang, Xia, Daniel P. Mears, and William Bales Race-Specific Employment Contexts and Recidivism. Criminology, 48(4): (Link to the article: Wang, Xia and Daniel P. Mears Examining the Direct and Interactive Effects of Changes in Racial and Ethnic Threat on Sentencing Decisions. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 47(4): (Link to the article: Wang, Xia and Daniel P. Mears A Multilevel Test of Minority Threat Effects on Sentencing. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 26(2): (Link to the article: pdf?auth66= _7d217ce2020c8045a16140bbb257ee22&e xt=.pdf) Mears, Daniel P., Xia Wang, Carter Hay, and William D. Bales Social Ecology and Recidivism: Implications for Prisoner Reentry. Criminology, 46(2): (Link to the article: Reisig, Michael D., William D. Bales, Carter Hay, and Xia Wang The Effect of Racial Inequality on Black Male Recidivism. Justice Quarterly, 24(3): (Link to the article: 3

4 Wang, Xia, Thomas G. Blomberg, and Spencer D. Li Comparison of the Educational Deficiencies of Delinquent and Nondelinquent Students. Evaluation Review, 29(4): (Link to the article: Other Peer-Reviewed Work Wang, Xia and Natalie Erin Todak*. Racial Threat Hypothesis. Accepted at Oxford Bibliographies. Work in Progress Wang, Xia, Justin Ready, and Garth Davies. Race, Ethnicity, and Perceived Police Representation: Examining Perceptions of Criminal Injustice among Los Angeles Residents. 2 nd Revise and Resubmit at Law & Society Review. Kim, Byungbae*, Xia Wang, and Hyunjung Cheon*. Examining the Impact of Ecological Contexts on Gender Disparity in Federal Sentencing. Revise and Resubmit at Justice Quarterly. Khade, Natasha*, Xia Wang, and Scott H. Decker. The Link between Child Physical Abuse and Violent Victimization: The Case of China. Under Review at Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Wang, Xia, Hyunjung Cheon*, and Laura O. Beckman*. Assessing the Violent Offending and Violent Victimization Overlap among a Sample of Chinese Youth and Young Adults. Under Review at Criminal Justice and Behavior. Laura O. Beckman* and Xia Wang. Revisiting the Minority Threat Perspective: Examining the Main and Interactive Effects of Segregation on the Decision to Incarcerate. Under Review at Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. Infante, Arynn A.*, Dustin Pardini, and Xia Wang. Strong Borders and Bad Hombres : The Development and Validation of the Perceived Latino Threat Scale. (Full draft is available) Wallace, Danielle and Xia Wang. A Multi-State Study of Health, Health Needs and Recidivism among Newly Released Parolees. (Full draft is available) Wang, Xia, Danielle Wallace, and Arynn Infante*. Race, Health, and Recidivism: Examining the Effects of Health Status and Health Care Needs on Recidivism for Black and White Ex-offenders. (Full draft is available) 4

5 Decker, Scott H., Xia Wang, Jeffrey Rojek, and Robert J. Fornango. The Dangerous Classes Revisited: Crime, Race and Immigration in Historical Context. Submitted Grant Proposals Internal Principal Investigator (Sponsor PI: Erica Redner-Vera), Examining the Treatment of Native American Defendants in United States Federal Courts. Submitted to the Bureau of Justice Statistics Graduate Research Fellowship Program in June, Funded. Principal Investigator (with Fei Sun and Scott Decker), Examining Bias Crime Victimization among Hispanic and Asian Immigrants in Arizona. Submitted to the National Institute of Justice in April, Not funded. Co-Principal Investigator (PI: Fei Sun), Explaining Maltreatment of Elders with Alzheimer s disease (AD): From a Modified Routine Activities Perspective. Submitted to the National Institute of Justice in April, Not funded. Principal Investigator (with Fei Sun and Scott Decker), Promoting Sense of Belonging among Mexican and Chinese Immigrants in the Southwest. Submitted to University of Texas-El Paso and the Department of Homeland Security in June, Not funded. Co-Principal Investigator (PI: Danielle Wallace), Relating Health to Recidivism: An Analysis of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) Adult Male Sample. Submitted to the National Institute of Justice s Data Resources Program in May, Funded. Principal Investigator (with Justin Ready), Race, Ethnicity, Police Representation, and Perceptions of the Police: Examining Citizen Perceptions of Police Effectiveness and Justice in Los Angeles. Submitted to the National Institute of Justice s W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship Program in May, Not funded. Principal Investigator (with Justin Ready), Perceptions of Police Effectiveness and Justice: Examining the Effects of Race and Ethnicity, Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Police Officers, and Neighborhood Context on Perceptions of the Police in Los Angeles. Submitted to the National Institute of Justice s W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship Program in May, Not funded. Awards, Honors, and Fellowships 2013, Outstanding Publication Award, The National White-Collar Crime Center and The White-Collar Crime Research Consortium. 2013, New Scholar Award, Division on People of Color and Crime, American Society of Criminology. 5

6 2012, Certificate of Completion for Successfully Completing LearningStudio Overview & Boot Camp for Teaching Online, Arizona State University. 2010, In Recognition of Excellence Certificate for Creating Accessible Learning environments for Students at ASU, Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix Campus. 2009, Participant of Crime and Justice Summer Research Institute: Broadening Perspectives and Participation. Criminal Justice Research Center, Ohio State University and the National Science Foundation. 2008, Stipend provided by the National Institute of Justice/Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Summer Program to attend the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) workshop, The University of Michigan. 2007, Florida State University Featured Student ( 2007, Student Star, Florida State University. 2007, Bureau of Justice Statistics/Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Summer Fellowship, Quantitative Analysis of Crime and Criminal Justice Workshop, The University of Michigan , Research Assistantship, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University & 2006, Travel Award, granted by College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University, to attend the Summer Program in Quantitative Analysis at Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, The University of Michigan. 2005, Tuition Waiver, granted by Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research to attend the workshop on Introduction to CrimeStat 3.0, The University of Michigan. Courses Taught Undergraduate Advanced Criminology Theory Statistical Analysis in Criminology and Criminal Justice (Online and in person) Introduction to Research Methods (Online and in person) Graduate Research Methods Statistical Tools for Criminal Justice (Online and in person) Advanced Statistical Analysis 6

7 Advanced Topics in Courts and Sentencing Seminar on Punishment and Society Advanced Quantitative Analysis Professional Development Activities 2017, Workshop on Developing International Proposals and Programs, Arizona State University. 2017, Bridging the Gap: A conference on scholarship and criminal justice reform. Sandra Day O Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Phoenix, AZ 2014, Workshop on Regression Models for Time Series Analysis, San Francisco, CA. 2014, National Science Foundation Proposal Clinic, Arizona State University. 2013, National Science Foundation Day, Arizona State University. 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, Racial Democracy, Crime, and Justice Network Workshop, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. 2012, Strategies for Grant Writing Success, Arizona State University. 2009, Workshop on Survival Analysis in Using Stata, Paul Allison s Statistical Horizons. 2009, Crime and Justice Summer Institute: Broadening Perspectives and Participation. Criminal Justice Research Center, Ohio State University and the National Science Foundation. 2009, Workshop on Missing Data, Paul Allison s Statistical Horizons. 2009, Workshop on Introduction to Spatial Regression, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, The University of Michigan. 2008, The Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) workshop, National Institute of Justice/Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, The University of Michigan. 2007, Workshop on Quantitative Analysis of Crime and Criminal Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics/Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, The University of Michigan. 2006, Hierarchical Regression Models: Advanced Topics, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, The University of Michigan. 2006, Advanced Skills Workshop Sampling and Power Analysis, Southeast Evaluation Association. 7

8 2005, Introduction to CrimeStat 3.0, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, The University of Michigan. 2005, Summer Program in Quantitative Analysis, Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, The University of Michigan. 2005, Program for Instructional Excellence, Florida State University. Technical Reports I contributed to the writing of the Annual Report to the Florida Department of Education. Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of Education. Conference and Invited Presentations Wang, Xia, Gorazd Mesko, and Michael D. Reisig Support for Punitive Criminal Justice Policies: Assessing Three Competing Models and Their Interactions in Slovenia. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia. Valadez, Mercedes* and Xia Wang Citizenship, Legal Status, and Federal Sentencing Outcomes: Examining the Moderating Effects of Age, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia. Cheon, Hyunjung*, Xia Wang, and Charles Katz Ethnic Composition of Neighborhood and Fear of Crime. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia. Wang, Xia, Hyunjung Cheon*, and Laura O. Beckman* Assessing the Violent Offending and Violent Victimization Overlap among a Sample of Chinese Youth and Young Adults. Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden. Vickovic, Samuel G. and Xia Wang Chinese Culture and Parenting: Assessing the Cultural Invariance of Parenting Typologies. The Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Criminology, Vancouver. Wang, Xia, Danielle Wallace, and Arynn Infante* Race, Health, and Recidivism: Examining the Effects of Health Status and Health Care Needs on Recidivism for Black and White Ex-offenders. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, New Orleans. Wallace, Danielle and Xia Wang An Examination of the Direct and Mediating Relationships between Health, Employment and Recidivism. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington DC. 8

9 Welch, Kelly and Xia Wang Middle Easterner Composition, Perceived Terrorism Threat, and Punitiveness. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington DC. Wang, Xia, Hyunjung Cheon*, and Laura O. Beckman* An Appraisal of the Victim-Offender Overlap in China. The Second Annual Conference on Geography of Crime in China, Guangzhou, China. Wang, Xia, Justin Ready, and Natalie Erin Todak Examining the Effects of Perceived Minority Representation of Police Officers on Citizen Perceptions of Criminal Injustice. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA. Wang, Xia and Byungbae Kim Examining the Effects of Religious and Political Contexts on Gender-Based Sentencing Disparity in Federal Courts. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA. Wang, Xia Assessing the Differential Effects of Race and Ethnicity on Sentence Outcomes under Different Sentencing Systems. Invited Presentation, The Law Journal for Social Justice Symposium on Just/Justice: Valuing Fairness and Efficiency in the Criminal Justice System. Sandra Day O Conner College of Law, Arizona State University. Wang, Xia and Laura Owen Minority Threat and Social Control: Examining Punitive Attitudes toward Undocumented Immigrants. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL. Wang, Xia Examining the Effects of Latino Population Growth, Economic Condition, and Social and Economic Concerns on Perceived Criminal Threat from Undocumented Immigrants. Racial Democracy, Crime, and Justice Network Workshop, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Mears, P. Daniel, Xia Wang, and William Bales Changes in Employment Conditions and the Effects on Recidivism. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC. Decker, Scott, Xia Wang, and David Pyrooz Delinquent Behavior and Gang Membership in the Chinese Context. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA. Wang, Xia and Justin Ready Examining the Effects of Race, Ethnicity, and Neighborhood Context on Perceived Injustice. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA. Wang, Xia and Daniel P. Mears Examining the Direct and Interactive Effects of Changes in Racial and Ethnic Threat on Sentencing Decisions. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA. Mears, P. Daniel and Xia Wang Employment Contexts and Recidivism. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA. 9

10 Hay, Carter, Xia Wang, Emily Ciaravolo, and Ryan Meldrum Inside the Black Box: Identifying the Theoretical Variables that Mediate the Effects of a Comprehensive Intervention on Juvenile Delinquency. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA. Wang, Xia Perceived and Objective Structural Circumstances and Perceptions of Undocumented Immigrants. Racial Democracy, Crime, and Justice Network Workshop, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Kane, Robert, Xia Wang, and Scott Decker Who Is Threatened? Factors Associated with Perceptions of Immigrant Threat. The Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA. Wang, Xia A Multilevel Test of Minority Threat Effects on Sentencing. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, MO. Wang, Xia and Carter Hay The Impact of Social Context on the Relationship between Individuals Criminal Propensity and Recidivism. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA. Wang, Xia, Michael D. Reisig, and William D. Bales A Multi-Level Analysis of Black Male Recidivism: An Assessment of Offense Type. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles, CA. Wang, Xia and Kristy Holtfreter Strain, Opportunity, and Corporate Crime: a Multi-Level Analysis. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles, CA. Reisig, Michael D, William D. Bales, Carter Hay, and Xia Wang The Effect of Racial Inequality on Black Male Recidivism. The Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Criminal Justice, Baltimore, MD. Jensen, Elise, Xia Wang, and Thomas G. Blomberg Assessing the National Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act in Juvenile Justice Education Systems. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Toronto, Canada. Bales, William, Xia Wang, and Thomas G. Blomberg The Impact of the Location of Release on Recidivism. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Nashville, TN. Wang, Xia, Thomas G. Blomberg, and Spencer D. Li Comparison of the Educational Deficiencies of Delinquent and Nondelinquent Students. The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Denver, CO. 10

11 Professional Memberships American Society of Criminology Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Association of Chinese Criminology and Criminal Justice Scholars in the U.S. Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice-Network White-Collar Crime Research Consortium Professional Service 2017, Advisory Editor, Sociological Perspectives 2017, Division on People of Color and Crime Award Committee, American Society of Criminology 2017, Sellin-Glueck Award Committee, American Society of Criminology 2015, 2016, 2017, Crime and Justice Summer Institute: Broadening Perspectives and Participation selection committee 2016, Division on People of Color and Crime Award Committee, American Society of Criminology 2016, Chair for the Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality section, Program Committee, American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting 2015, Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice-Network Workshop celebration committee 2015, Outstanding Article Award Committee, American Society of Criminology 2014, Chair for the Fear of Crime and Perceived Risk section, Program Committee, American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting 2014, William M. Simon/Anderson Outstanding Paper Award committee, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences , Treasurer, Association of Chinese Criminology and Criminal Justice Scholars in the U.S. 2018, Reviewer for Crime and Delinquency (1 time), Criminology (1 time) 2017, Reviewer for Criminal Justice and Behavior (2 times), Criminology (2 times), Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (1 time), Justice Quarterly (2 times), Law & Social Inquiry (1 time), Law & Society Review (1 time), Police Practice and Research: An International Journal (1 time), Sociological Perspective (2 times), Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice (2 times) 11

12 2016, Reviewer for Criminal Justice and Behavior (1 time), Criminology (2 times), Demography (1 time), Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences (1 time), Justice Quarterly (1 time), International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (1 time), Law & Society Review (2 times), and The Sociological Quarterly (2 times) 2015, Reviewer for Criminal Justice Review (1 time), Criminal Justice and Behavior (2 times), Criminology (3 times), Demography (1 time), Journal of Crime and Justice (1 time), Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (1 time), Justice Quarterly (1 time), Race and Justice (1 time), Social Problems (1 time), and Sociological Forum (1 time) 2014, Reviewer for Criminal Justice and Behavior (2 times), Crime, Law, and Social Change (1 time), Criminology (1 time), Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (1 time), and Justice Quarterly (2 times) 2013, Reviewer for Criminal Justice and Behavior (1 time), Journal of Quantitative Criminology (1 time), Sociological Quarterly (1 time), Criminology (2 times), Criminology and Public Policy (1 time), Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (1 time), and Justice Quarterly (1 time) 2012, Chair for the Prisoner Reentry section, Program Committee, American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting. 2012, Reviewer for Race and Justice (2 times), Journal of Criminal Justice (1 time), Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (1 time), Journal of Quantitative Criminology (1 time), Criminology (2 times), and Justice Quarterly (1 time) 2011, Reviewer for Criminology (2 times), Social Science Quarterly (1 time), Crime & Delinquency (1 time), and Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (1 time) 2011, Judge for the National Center for the Victims of Crime s Advancing Victim- Centered Knowledge Paper Contest 2008, 2009, 2010, Proposal Reviewer for National Science Foundation (5 times) 2010, Reviewer for American Journal of Sociology (1 time), Crime & Delinquency (1 time), Journal of Quantitative Criminology (1 time), and Justice Quarterly (2 times) 2009, Reviewer for Crime & Delinquency (1 time), Justice Quarterly (1 time), and Police Quarterly (1 time) University Service 2017, Graduate College Fellowship Review Committee, Arizona State University 2017, Graduate College Completion Fellowship Review Committee, Arizona State University 12

13 2015, United Way representative, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University 2014, Ad Hoc Committee member for research professor search, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University 2014, 2015, Comprehensive Exams Committee member, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University 2014, Executive Committee member, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University 2014, Promotion and Tenure Committee member, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, Graduate Committee member, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University 2010, 2011, Obama Scholar Mentor, Arizona State University 2011, Judge, Undergraduate Research Program Poster Competition, College of Public Programs, Arizona State University Community Service 2017, ASU College of Public Service and Community Solutions Fall Day of Service, Phoenix AZ 2017, ASU College of Public Service and Community Solutions Spring Day of Service, Phoenix AZ 2015, ASU College of Public Service and Community Solutions Fall Day of Service, Phoenix AZ 2015, ASU College of Public Service and Community Solutions Spring Day of Service, Phoenix AZ 2014, ASU College of Public Programs Fall Day of Service, Phoenix AZ Graduate Student Committees Honors Thesis Committee Member Alexandra Hewlett (Completed in April, 2012) Megan Mulrooney (Completed in April, 2013) Master s Thesis Committee Chair Wenrui Zhang (Completed in April, 2014) Natasha Khade (Completed in June, 2016) 13

14 Kelsey Kramer Master s Thesis Committee Member Ryan Samuelson (Completed in May, 2009) Brooks Louton (Completed in April, 2011) Megan Mulrooney (Completed in April, 2014) Callie Barstow (Completed in April, 2015) Faith Gifford (Completed in June, 2015) Ana Zuniga (Completed in June, 2015) Victor Mora (Completed in June, 2015) Matthew Gricius (Completed in April, 2016) Logan Somers (Completed in April, 2016) Jason Walker (Completed in June, 2016) Richard Cordova Ph.D. Dissertation Committee Chair Laura O. Beckman (Completed in January, 2018) Erica Redner-Vera Arynn Infante Hyunjung Cheon Ph.D. Dissertation Committee Member Mercedes Valadez (Completed in April, 2013) Clair White (Completed in February, 2015) Weston Morrow (Completed in June, 2015) Byungbae Kim (Completed in July, 2015) Mario Cano (Completed in August, 2015) Ph.D. Supervisory Committee Chair Hyunjung Cheon Weidi Liu Ph.D. Supervisory Committee Member Mario Cano Briana Frenzel Kimberly Kaiser Laura O. Beckman Melanie Taylor Natalie Todak Nicholas Walker Clair White Arynn Infante Ana Zuniga Qingting Hu Natasha Khade Invited Participant 2003, U.S. Foreign Policy Colloquium, Washington D.C. 14