Cosette D. Creamer CONTACT University of Minnesota Email: ccreamer@umn.edu INFORMATION Department of Political Science Phone: (612) 624-4144 1414 Social Sciences Building 267 19 th Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55455 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Benjamin E. Lippincott Chair in Political Economy and Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science Affiliated Faculty Member, University of Minnesota Law School August 2016-present Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, July 2015-June 2016 EDUCATION Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (2005-2016) Ph.D., Political Science, May 2016 J.D., 2010 The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (2000-2004) M.A., International Relations, 2004 B.A., International Studies, 2002 JOURNAL ARTICLES The Dynamic Impact of Periodic Review on Women s Rights, 81 LAW AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS (forthcoming 2018) (with Beth A. Simmons). The Job Market for Justice: Screening and Selecting Candidates for the International Court of Justice, 30(4) LEIDEN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW (2017) (with Zuzanna Godzimirska). Deliberative Engagement within the World Trade Organization: A Functional Substitute for Authoritative Interpretations, 48(2) NYU JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW & POLITICS (2016) (with Zuzanna Godzimirska). (De)Legitimation at the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism, 49(1) VANDERBILT JOURNAL OF TRANSNATIONAL LAW (2016) (with Zuzanna Godzimirska). Disaggregating the Human Rights Treaty Regime, 56(2) VIRGINIA JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW (2016) (with Kevin L. Cope).
Ratification, Reporting, and Rights: Quality of Participation in the Convention against Torture, 37(3) HUMAN RIGHTS QUARTERLY (2015) (with Beth A. Simmons). BOOK CHAPTERS Court Performance within the Multilateral Trade Regime, Chapter 2 in The Performance of International Courts and Tribunals, edited by Theresa Squatrito, Oran R. Young, Andreas Føllesdal, and Geir Ulfstein. Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2018 (with Anton Strezhnev). Transparency at Home: How Well Do Governments Share Human Rights Information with Citizens?, Chapter 11 in Transparency in International Law, edited by Andrea Bianchi and Anne Peters. Cambridge University Press, 2013 (with Beth A. Simmons). Socio-Political Upheaval and Current Conditions of the Naqab Bedouin Arabs, in Indigenous (In)Justice, edited by Ismael Abu-Saad, Ahmad Amara and Oren Yiftachel. Harvard University Press, 2012 (with Ismael Abu-Saad). SELECTED WORKING PAPERS Between Law and Politics: Judicial Balancing of Trade Authority in the WTO. Revise and resubmit. Do Self-Reporting Regimes Matter? Evidence from the Convention against Torture. Under review (with Beth A. Simmons). INVITED Making Sense of Trump: The Future of Global Governance, February 2017. TALKS Uppsala Association of International Affairs and University of Uppsala Forum. Dilemmas of Delegation: The Politics of Authority in the WTO, June 2017. Hamburg Lectures on Law and Economics. Institute of Law and Economics, University of Hamburg. Dilemmas of Delegation: The Politics of Authority in the WTO, October 2017. Mershon Center for International Security Studies, University of Ohio. SELECTED American Political Science Association, Annual Meeting, August 2017 ACADEMIC The Political Capital of the WTO Dispute Settlement System PRESENTATIONS Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics Young Scholars in IR Conference, University of Pennsylvania, May 2017 Dilemmas of Delegation: The Politics of Authority in the WTO 2
Trump, Trade & Canada Panel Workshop, World Trade Institute and the University of Ottawa, May 2017 The Political Capital of the WTO Dispute Settlement System Midwest Political Science Association, Annual Meeting, April 2017 Trust in the Court: The Role of the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights (with Zuzanna Godzimirska) American Society of International Law, Mid-Year Meeting Research Forum, November 2016 The Sources of International Courts Legitimacy: A Comparative Study (with Zuzanna Godzimirska) American Society of International Law, International Economic Law Interest Group Biennial Conference, September 2016 The Language of International Economic Law: Promise & Pitfalls of Automated Text Analysis, Panel on Research Methods European Society of International Law Annual Meeting, September 2015 Between the Letter of Law and the Demands of Politics: Judicial Balancing of Trade Authority in the WTO and The Toonen Decision: Domestic and International Impact (with Malcolm Langford) American Political Studies Association Annual Meeting, September 2015 Partners in Compliance: The Political Cover of WTO Rulings and Do Self- Reporting Regimes Matter? The Impact of Dynamic Regulatory Processes in International Human Rights Law (with Beth A. Simmons) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION Workshop: The Judicialization of International Relations, June 2015 Partners in Compliance: The Political Cover of WTO Rulings Duke Law School s Women in International Law Workshop, May 2015 Partners in Compliance: The Political Cover of WTO Rulings International Studies Association Annual Meeting, February 2015 Does Self-Reporting Matter? Evidence from the Convention against Torture (with Beth A. Simmons) International Studies Association Annual Meeting, February 2015 Between the Letter of the Law and the Demands of Politics: The Balancing of Trade Authority by the WTO Dispute Panels 3
American Society of International Law, Mid-Year Meeting Research Forum, November 2014 Between the Letter of the Law and the Demands of Politics: The Balancing of Trade Authority by the WTO Dispute Panels PluriCourts International Sexual and Reproductive Rights Lawfare Conference, Harvard Law School, November 2014 The Toonen Decision: International and Domestic Impact (w/ Malcolm Langford) Princeton University Conference on the Domestic Politics of International Human Rights Agreements, November 2013 Ratification, Reporting and Rights: Information and Socialization in the International Human Rights Regime (w/ Beth A. Simmons) icourts Inaugural Conference, September 2012 The WTO and the ICSID: A Comparison of Investment v. Trade Dispute Settlement PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Legal Intern, The Pre-Trial Chamber, Summer 2009 Sierra Leone Court Monitoring Program, Freetown, Sierra Leone Summer Legal Associate, Summer 2008 TEACHING International Relations Theory, University of Minnesota, 2016-2018 EXPERIENCE International Law and Global Governance, University of Minnesota, Spring 2018 International Law and Regulation, University of Minnesota, Spring 2017 International Law, University of Minnesota, Fall 2016 Comparative Criminal Law: The Police State, Boston University School of Law Visiting Assistant Professor, Spring 2016 Global Governance, Harvard Kennedy School/Harvard Law School Teaching Fellow (for Prof. John Ruggie), Fall 2015 Human Rights Scholars Seminar, Harvard University Instructor, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, & Spring 2013 4
Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University Departmental Teaching Fellow for Government, 2011-2013 Department of Government, Harvard University Honors Thesis Adviser, 2010-2013 Political Institutions and Public Policy: Comparative Politics, Harvard Kennedy School Teaching Fellow (for Prof. Candelaria Garay), Spring 2012, Spring 2013 International Law, Harvard University Head Teaching Fellow (for Prof. Beth Simmons), Fall 2007, Fall 2010, Fall 2012 The Police State: Power, Politics, and Authority, Harvard University Instructor, Fall 2011 Research in International Law and Politics, Harvard University Instructor, Spring 2010 Sophomore Tutorial: International Relations and Comparative Politics, Harvard University Teaching Fellow (for Profs. Timothy Colton and Jeffrey Frieden), Spring 2008 FELLOWSHIPS, Minnesota Human Rights Lab Sponsored Project Grant. 2017-2018 GRANTS, & From Dissemination to Implementation: Responding to PRIZES compliance crises with the Laws of Armed Conflict ($7,820) University of Minnesota McMillan Travel Award ($2,000) 2017 Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, International Travel Grant 2017 ($1,250) United States Agency for International Development, Democracy, 2017 Human Rights, and Governance Research and Innovation Grant, DFG-23-LAQ2-UM ($59,665.26) University of Minnesota Human Rights Initative Fund, Do Self- 2017 Reporting Regimes Matter? ($32,522) Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Dissertation 2014 Completion Fellowship Harvard University Certificate for Distinction in Teaching 2007-2014 icourts: The Danish National Research Foundation s Centre for 2013 5
Excellence for International Courts, Visiting Research Fellowship Derek C. Bok Award for Excellence in Graduate Student 2012 Teaching of Undergraduates Hoopes Prize for Senior Thesis Advising 2011 Harvard Law School Chayes Fellowship for International Law 2009 Harvard Joint J.D. / Ph.D. Academic Fellowship (full tuition) 2007 Raymond Vernon Prize, Department of Government (full tuition) 2005-2007 David L. Boren National Security Education Program Graduate 2003-2004 Research Fellowship (independent research in Cambodia) University of Chicago, Committee on International Relations Program 2002 Scholarship (full tuition) PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & LICENSES American Political Science Association American Society of International Law International Studies Association Massachusetts State Bar Last updated: February 15, 2018 6