I had some students from technical disciplines in my office hours. They were struggling to get through all the readings on the syllabus. I get it. This is a graduate IR seminar averaging 300pp a week. Here is what I told them: 🧵

Could Russia use a nuclear weapon against Ukraine? Yes. While the risk is still low, it's rising. [THREAD]

I am honored to receive this fellowship together with my amazing friend and cohort mate @willowkreutzer Excited to continue working on my dissertation on digital media use in authoritarian states 🤩 #phdlife #academictwitter #gradschool

4 years ago when I was a Master's student at ISU, I created maps of spatial representation of damages caused by the war in Eastern Ukraine. I mostly concentrated on the Donetsk region where I am from #30DayMapChallenge #russiaisateroriststate #StandWithUkraine️ 🧵 1/

Had the chance to catch up with a former student (Chase LaSpisa) during the ISA Midwest conference this morning. So sad that I'm missing out on his panel (our peacekeeping panel is the same time), but here's his paper for those who want to check it out!

Our Quincy Wright Distinguished Scholar Kelly Kadera or University of Iowa is remarkable for both her intuitive formal models and her ability to draw inspiration from literally anywhere and her devotion to mentorship. Pictured w/ her student @willowkreutzer, winner of the Lynne Rienner Award

Our first workshop of 2023 will be next Tuesday (3pm EST) featuring @willowkreutzer and her paper on Convention for Elimination of Discrimination Against Women withdrawals. The paper was sent via email to the listserv! Can't wait to see you all there!

Did you know there is still time to get your ISA Midwest award nominations in? The deadline is Jan 31 this year. Nominations for the Quincy Wright award can be made at forms.gle/3FshS4hAr8CC3b…. Nominations for all other awards at forms.gle/tHdQwhhE1WX3kR… -tell your friends!

The job search continues! IR & comparative with a minor in methods. My research focuses on conventional deterrence and armed conflict. 9 conference presentations,I have taught my own course 3x with high evals, and have received a teaching award. CV & more: addisonhuygens.weebly.com

Spring break was very excitingly capped off with my first R&R for a solo-authored article! This paper has been a work-in-progress for a year and I'm so happy I can move it forward!

Twitter friends going to #ISA2024 and working on #UNPeaceOperations: Join my and Sky Kunkel (they/them)’s panel, submitted through Peace Science Society (International)! Theme: new directions in UN peace operations research. Have new data, methods, conceptualizations, or impacts? DM us a title+abstract!

Students, contingent faculty, and junior folks, have you applied for an ISA Midwest travel grant yet? Here's the link if not forms.gle/ZauYqujuW17DuQ…

Chase LaSpisa from Iowa Political Science will be teaching a 'Data Visualization Using Stata' on Nov. 2 from 2:30PM to 3:45PM in Schaeffer Hall. Basic familiarity with Stata is preferred, but example code will be provided. More information here: ppc.uiowa.edu/events/2023/11…

It's here! I am so excited that my first solo-author paper is published in International Interactions! I find that states are less likely to engage in MIDs when they're embedded in IOs with more (on-average) gender-equal members.

Congrats to Chase LaSpisa for successfully defending his dissertation proposal today!! He is studying the relationship between offshore oil/gas and maritime conflicts using cool spatial data/methods.

I'm excited to announce that I'm joining University of Canterbury University of Canterbury as Lecturer in School of Language, Social and Political Sciences UCArts in January 2024! Looking forward to working with amazing colleagues, continuing my work on digital repression, and teaching quant.

This past week I got an R&R for my first solo authored paper and received notice that I am a semi-finalist for a 2024-2025 Fulbright grant. What a way to start the year and semester!

Do oil and water mix? Chase LaSpisa explores how the discovery and production of offshore fossil-fuel resources influence maritime diplomatic conflicts. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🚨 New article🚨 Why do democracies experience more maritime conflicts? LaSpisa & Mitchell’s 2025 study examines how domestic interests, executive constraints, and weaker territorial norms contribute to this pattern. Chase LaSpisa Sara Mitchell academic.oup.com/fpa/article/21…

It's that time of the year to discuss our fabulous candidates on the academic job market from the Department of Political Science at the University of Iowa! Iowa Political Science /1