Eric B. Royer Curriculum Vitae Phone: 314.803.7220 Saint Louis University Email: eric.royer@slu.edu 3750 Lindell Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63108 EMPLOYMENT 2018 - present Visiting Assistant Professor,, Saint Louis University 2016-2018 Adjunct Instructor,, Saint Louis University 2011-2018 Lecturer,, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville EDUCATION PhD, Political Science,, December 2017 Dissertation: Does Truth Promote Peace? Toward a Greater Understanding of Truth Commissions as Transitional Justice Mechanisms in Post-Conflict Countries Committee: J. Martin Rochester (Chair), David Kimball, Dave Robertson, Robert Barnidge (Webster University) Exam fields: Methods (10/14); American Politics (12/14); Policy Process (12/14); International Relations (12/14); International Humanitarian Law (12/14) MA, Political Science,, May 2015 MA, International Relations, Webster University, May 2010 BS, Political Science, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, August 2008 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Primary Instructor POLS 1600: Introduction to International Politics (Spring 2019),, Saint Louis POLS 2820: Introduction to American Foreign Policy (Spring 2019),, Saint Louis POLS 4480/5480: Democratic Erosion (Spring 2019),, Saint Louis POLS 3500: East Asian Political Economy (Fall 2018),, Saint Louis POLS 2600: Introduction to International Political Economy (Fall 2018),, Saint Louis POLS 1000: Introduction to Politics (Fall 2018),, Saint Louis University 1
IS 334: Natural Resources: Issues & Conflicts (Online, Summer 2018), (crosslisted with Department of Geography), Southern Illinois IS 334: Natural Resources: Issues & Conflicts (Online, Spring 2018), (crosslisted with Department of Geography), Southern Illinois POLS 473: United States Foreign Policy (Online, Spring 2018),, Southern Illinois POLS 1600: Introduction to International Politics (Spring 2018),, Saint Louis PS 1800: Introduction to International Relations (Online, Spring 2018),,. POLS 111: Introduction to Political Science (Fall 2017),, Southern Illinois IS 336: Global Issues & Human Survival (Fall 2017), (cross-listed Department of Anthropology), Southern Illinois POLS 1000: Introduction to Politics (Fall 2017),, Saint Louis IS 334: Natural Resources: Issues and Conflicts (Online, Summer 2017), (cross-listed with Department of Geography), Southern Illinois POLS 1000: Introduction to Politics (Spring 2017),, Saint Louis POLS 473: United States Foreign Policy (Spring 2017),, Southern Illinois POLS 1000: Introduction to Politics (Fall 2016),, Saint Louis PSCI 101: Introduction to American Government (Fall 2015), Department of Social Sciences, Maryville PSCI 101: Introduction to American Government (Spring 2015), Department of Social Sciences, Maryville POLS 111: Introduction to Political Science (Spring 2013),, Southern Illinois POLS 111: Introduction to Political Science (Fall 2012),, Southern Illinois POLS 479: Transnational Issues: Topics & Conflicts (Spring 2012),, Southern Illinois POLS 111: Introduction to Political Science (Spring 2012),, Southern Illinois POLS 111: Introduction to Political Science (Fall 2011),, Southern Illinois 2
POLS 370: Introduction to International Relations (Fall 2011),, Southern Illinois Teaching Assistant : Introduction to Policy Research & Analysis (FA14, SP16); Advanced Techniques in Policy Research (MLE) (FA15); Introduction to Political Analysis (FA15); Intermediate Techniques in Policy Research (OLS) (SP15); Introduction to American Politics (FA13; SP14). TEACHING COMPETENCIES International Politics; US Foreign Policy; International Law; International Organizations; Globalization; International Political Economy; International Conflict; Human Rights; Peacebuilding; Transitional Justice; Comparative Politics; American Government; American Political Behavior; Interest Groups; Statistical Analysis; Survey Research; Qualitative Methods. CONFERENCE ACTIVITY Paper: The Truth Be Told: Truth Commissions, Sequencing, and Timing in Post-Conflict Societies, ISA- Midwest Annual Meeting, November 23, 2018. Chair/Discussant: Internationalized Domestic Conflict, ISA-Midwest Annual Meeting, November 23, 2018. Paper: Does Truth Promote Peace? A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Truth Commissions, ISA-Midwest Annual Meeting, November 17, 2017. Paper: Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Did Gacaca Work? ISA-Midwest Annual Meeting, November 19, 2016. Paper: The Invisible Palestinian Minority, ISA-Midwest Annual Meeting, November 7, 2013. Paper: Land for Peace? (with Dr. Denise DeGarmo), ISA-Midwest Annual Meeting, November 2, 2012. Paper: Defying Rules of Conflict Resolution: The Case of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (with Denise DeGarmo), Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 15, 2012. Paper: Defying Rules of Conflict Resolution: The Case of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (with Denise DeGarmo), ISA-Midwest Annual Meeting, November 11, 2011. Paper: Indo-Pak Conflict: Seeds for Conflict Resolution, Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, March 31, 2011. Paper: Indo-Pak Relations: Brinkmanship in the Twenty-First Century, Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 22, 2010. INVITED TALKS Speaker: Mass Justice for Mass Atrocity: The Role of Gacaca in Post-Conflict Rwanda. Department of Political Science, Saint Louis May 8, 2017. Speaker: Brown Bag Speaker Series: The Institutional Review Board Process, Political Science Graduate Student Association,. September 28, 2016. 3
Speaker: Ferguson: What Barriers Still Exist Two Years Later? Democracy Days, St. Charles Community College. September 20, 2016. PROFESSIONAL & UNIVERSITY SERVICE Faculty Member, Curriculum Redesign (Introduction to Politics), Saint Louis University, October 2018 - present. Faculty Member, International Studies Advisory Board, Saint Louis University, August 2018 - present. Adviser, International Studies Program, Saint Louis University, August 2018 - present. Culturally Responsive Teaching Fellow, Saint Louis University, June 2017 - May 2018. Committee Member, Grants & Evaluation Committee, Microfinancing Partners in Africa (St. Louis-based NGO), January 2017 - December 2017. Graduate Fellow, Confluence Scholars Strategy Network, August 2015 - August 2016. Representative of, Graduate Student Leadership Development Program, University of Missouri System, February 2016 - November 2016. Treasurer, Political Science Graduate Student Association,, July 2013 - July 2014. Board Member, Student Activities Budgetary Committee,, January 2014 - May 2014. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Political Science Association International Studies Association Midwest Political Science Association Scholars Strategy Network Pi Sigma Alpha Last updated: 10.4.2018 4
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES J. Martin Rochester, PhD David Kimball, PhD Curators Teaching Professor Professor and Graduate Director rochester@umsl.edu kimballd@umsl.edu David Brian Robertson, PhD Curators Teaching Professor and Chair DaveRobertson@umsl.edu Ellen Carnaghan, PhD Professor and Chair Saint Louis University ellen.carnaghan@slu.edu 5