Faculty Leader
LaFleur Stephens-Dougan
Meeting Day/Time
Mondays 11:50 AM - 1:10 PM
Location
127 Corwin
Papers are posted the Friday afternoon before each presentation. 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 | Title/Paper | Discussant(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/14/2026 | Introductory Meeting | ||
| 9/21/2026 | Haodi Dong | Partners or Antagonists? Judicial Review and Agency Policymaking Under Uncertainty (Pratice Job Talk) | |
| 9/28/2026 | Adrian Pietrzak | Zoning for Votes: How Local Politicians Use Land-Use Regulations for Political Gain (Urban Politics) (Job Talk) | |
| 10/05/2026 | Gavin Medina | Switching Sides: Choice Structure, Race, and American Support for Foreign Aid (Political Behavior/Public Opinion/REP) (Job Talk) | |
| 10/12/2026 | Ren Mueller | The electoral consequences of effective lawmaking (Political institutions) (Dissertation Chapter) | Hye Young You |
| 10/19/2026 | Fall Recess - No Seminar | ||
| 10/26/2026 | Ke Liang | Strategic Precedent Development (Dissertation Chapter) | Paul Frymer |
| 11/02/2026 | Jeron Fenton | Religion/Political Behavior/REP (Job Talk) | |
| 11/09/2026 | Zhen Huang | Political Behavior/poli comm (Prospectus) | Andy Guess |
| 11/16/2026 | Luchuan Deng | Politician-connected Nonprofits and Campaign Contribution/Political Institutions (Prospectus) | Jonathan Mummolo |
| 11/23/2026 | Ilana Keusch | Judicial Politics/Political Institutions (Prospectus) | Nolan McCarty |
| 11/30/2026 | Alisson Ramos | Pol Behavior/Media Politics/REP (Prospectus) | LaFleur Stephens-Dougan |
| 12/07/2026 | Nia Atkins | APD/REP (Prospectus) | Ismail White |
SPRING 2026
| Date | Presenter | Title/Paper | Discussant(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/25/2027 | Cynthia Huo | Political institutions (Prospectus) | John Kastellec |
| 2/01/2027 | Yun Choi | Multi-Attribute Stimulus Sampling / Public opinion (Dissertation Chapter) | Markus Prior |
| 2/08/2027 | Ayse Eldes | Corporate leaders and political interventions (institutions) (Dissertation Chapter) | Andy Guess |
| 2/15/2027 | Joohyun Lee & Zachary Yiannias | 591 (APSA panel format) | LaFleur Stephens-Dougan
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| 2/22/2027 | Lucas Ophoff | Political behavior (Dissertation Chapter) | John Kastellec |
| 3/01/2027 | Darius Cozart | American Political Development (Dissertation Chapter) | Hye Young You |
| 3/08/2027 | Spring Recess - No Seminar | ||
| 3/15/2027 | Admitted Graduate Student Visit (Presenter & Location TBD) | ||
| 3/22/2027 | Amy Jeon | Institutions (Dissertation) | Nolan McCarty |
| 3/29/2027 | Benji Gold & Jayce Pollard | Political Parties & APD (591) | |
| 4/05/2027 | Joshua Limpert | Political Collusion (Dissertation Chapter) | Charles Cameron |
| 4/12/2027 | Rebekah Jones | Local Politics, Crime Policy | |
| 4/19/2027 |