IR Graduate Research Seminar
Faculty Leader
Christopher Blair
Meeting Day/Time
Tuesdays, 11:50 AM – 1:10 PM
Location
Robertson 001
Papers are due by 12:00 PM on the Friday before each seminar and will be posted shortly afterwards. Members of the department may download them by clicking the presentation title in the table below.
2026–2027 Schedule of Presentations
Fall 2026
| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic(s)/Title(s) | Discussant(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Blair | Welcome & Introduction | N/A | |
| Yueyi Li | "Alignment through Interdependence: Global Value Chains and Geopolitical Swing States" | Job Talk | |
| Charlotte Fitzek | "Anchors of the Alliance: How Advisors Steady Cooperation Among Allies" | Job Talk | |
| Elizabeth Bachman | "Below the Surface: Chinese Influence at the International Seabed Authority" | Job Talk | |
| Christian Baehr | TBA | Job Talk | |
| - | Fall Break | - | |
| Gavin Medina | TBA | Job Talk | |
| Zoë Gorman | TBA | Job Talk | |
| Hiroto Sawada | TBA | Job Talk | |
| Sun Shen | TBA | TBA | |
| - | Thanksgiving Break | - | |
| - | Optional Seminar (TBA) | - | |
| John Hicks | TBA | - |
Spring 2027
| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic(s)/Title(s) | Discussant(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Optional Seminar (TBA) | - | |
| Jingzhi Xu | TBA | Steven Han | |
| Steven Han | TBA | TBA | |
| Hye-Min Yi | TBA | TBA | |
| Quincy Kumfert & Liangyuan Zeng | TBA | TBA | |
| Alley McFarland | TBA | TBA | |
| - | Spring Break | - | |
| TBA | Graduate Student Visit | TBA | |
| Min Byung Chae & Taehwa Hong | TBA | TBA & TBA | |
| Shu-Ting Wu & Holly Carrabbio | TBA | TBA & Liangyuan Zeng | |
| Angela Chen & Paige Maylath | TBA | Min Byung Chae & Alley McFarland | |
| Julia Chatterly & Pao Engelbrecht | TBA | Shu-Ting Wu & Taehwa Hong | |
| 20 April 2027 | Yaxin Deng | TBA | TBA |
| 27 April 2027 | - | Reading Period | - |
| 4 May 2027 | - | Reading Period | - |