Curriculum Vitae

ERIKA MORENO

Department of Political Science and International Studies Office: 325 Eppley Bldg.
Creighton University Phone: 402-280-2388
2500 California Plaza Fax: 402-280-4731
Omaha, NE 68178 erikamoreno@creighton.edu

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Education
§ 1998-2001. PhD., Political Science, University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona. Dissertation:
“Small Parties in Latin America”, Advisor: Brian F. Crisp.
§ 1996-1998. M.A., Political Science, University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona.
§ 1990-1994. B.A. Political Science, San José State University. San José, California.

Areas of Concentration
§ Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics, Political Institutions, Electoral Systems and
Representation.
§ Quantitative and Qualitative Skills: Linear and Non-linear regression, Count models, Time
series, Elite interviews.
§ Language skills: Spanish (native fluency); Portuguese (beginning)

Experience
§ Chair, Creighton University, Department of Political Science and International
Relations. July 2019-present.
§ Associate Professor, Creighton University, Department of Political Science and
International Relations. May 2012-present.
§ Assistant Professor, Creighton University, Department of Political Science and
International Relations. August 2007-May 2012.
§ Resident Assistant Professor, Creighton University, Department of Political Science and
International Relations. August 2006- 2007.
§ Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, Department of Political Science. August 2001- June
2006.
§ Instructor, University of Arizona, Department of Political Science. Summer 2000, Summer
1999, Spring 1999.
§ Editorial Assistant, Political Research Quarterly. University of Arizona. August 1998-June
2000.
§ Graduate Associate, University of Arizona, Department of Political Science. August 1998-
June 2001.
§ Graduate Assistant, University of Arizona, Department of Political Science. August 1996-
June 1998.

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Memberships
§ American Political Science Association (APSA). Member, 1997-present.
§ Latin American Studies Association (LASA). Member, 1997-present.
o Latin American Political Institutions Section (LASA). Member, 1998-present
§ Midwestern Political Science Association (MWPSA). Member, 2001- present.

SCHOLARSHIP

Publications
Books
§ Forthcoming (May 2020). From Justitieombudsman to Defensor del Pueblo:
Human Rights Ombudsmen in Latin America. Undergoing final copyediting at
Cambria Press.
§ 2019. Tropical Thaw: New Pathways and Policy Choices for the Cuba-America Bilateral
Relationship. (With Mike Kelly and Richard C. Witmer, II). New York, NY: Oxford
University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-cuba-us-bilateral-
relationship-9780190687366?cc=us&lang=en&#

Contributions to peer reviewed books and edited volumes:

§ “Introduction” 2019. Tropical Thaw: New Pathways and Policy Choices for the Cuba-
America Bilateral Relationship. (With Mike Kelly and Richard C. Witmer, II). New
York, NY: Oxford University Press.
§ “Succession versus Transition.” 2019. Tropical Thaw: New Pathways and Policy Choices
for the Cuba-America Bilateral Relationship. (With Mike Kelly and Richard C. Witmer,
II). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
§ “US Property Claims in Cuba” 2019. Tropical Thaw: New Pathways and Policy Choices
for the Cuba-America Bilateral Relationship. (With Mike Kelly and Richard C. Witmer,
II). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
§ “Conclusion” 2019. Tropical Thaw: New Pathways and Policy Choices for the Cuba-
America Bilateral Relationship. (With Mike Kelly and Richard C. Witmer, II). New
York, NY: Oxford University Press.
§ “Colombia: The Detrimental Effects of Violence.” 2011. In Daniel Levine and Jose
Molina (eds) The Quality of Democracy in Latin America: Theory and Cases. Denver, Co: Lynne
Reinner Press.
§ “Mejor Solo que Mal Acompañado: Political Entrepreneurs in Colombia” (With Maria
Escobar-Lemmon) In Peter Siavelis and Scott Morgenstern, eds. Pathways to Power: Political
Recruitment and Democracy in Latin America. 2008. Pennsylvania State Press.
§ “Deepening Democracy by Renovating Political Practices: The Struggle for Electoral
Reform in Colombia” 2007. (With Matthew Soberg Shugart and Luis Eduardo Fajardo) in
Scott Mainwaring and Christopher Welna, eds. Peace, Democracy and Human Rights in
Colombia. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press.
§ Report on the Resolution of Outstanding Property Claims Between Cuba and the United States.
(With Patrick J. Borchers, Michael J. Kelly, Richard C. Witmer, Arthur Pearlstein, and
James Wunsch). 2007. Creighton University Press.
§ “Spectral Analysis.” 2004. In Lewis-Beck, Alan E. Bryman and Tim Futing Liao.
Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

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 § “The Accountability Deficit in Latin America.” 2003. (With Brian F. Crisp and Matthew
Soberg Shugart) in Scott Mainwaring and Christopher Welna eds. Democratic Accountability
in Latin America. 2003. Oxford U.K.: Oxford University Press.

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications:

§ February 2017. “The Defensoria del Pueblo: Public Advocate for Human Rights in the
Americas.” Panoramas. (https://panoramas.secure.pitt.edu/tags/human-rights )
§ “Improving the Democratic Brand through Institution Building” Ombudsmen and
Corruption in Latin America, 2000-2011.” 2016. Latin American Policy. 7(1): 126-146.
§ “The Contributions of the Ombudsman to Human Rights in Latin America, 1982-2011”
2016. Latin American Politics and Society. 58(1): 98-120.
§ “The Power of the Pen: Human Rights Offices Improve Human Rights Provisions in Latin
America?” (with Richard C. Witmer, II). 2015. Human Rights Review. 17(2):143-164.
§ “Where Capacity and Incentives Meet: Presidential Authority and Property Rights in Latin
America.” (with Richard C. Witmer, II). 2015. Politics and Policy.43(3):315-346.
§ “Policy Mandates and Re-Election among Single Issue Parties” 2013. Social Science Journal.
50(2): 189-194.
§ “Election Note: Colombia’s 2010 Presidential and Legislative Elections.” 2011. Electoral
Studies. 30(3): 571-575.
§ “Squeaky Wheels and Unequal Policy: Executive Authority and Education Reform.” 2008.
(with Clayton Thyne.) Comparative Political Studies, 41 (7): 921-946.
§ “Executive Summary: Report on the Resolution of Outstanding Property Claims Between
Cuba and the United States.” 2008. (With Patrick Borchers, M. Kelly, R, Witmer, J.
Wunsch, and A. Pearlstein.) Creighton Law Review, 41 (2): 207-218.
§ “A Proposed Property Claims Settlement Mechanism for the United States and Cuba.”
2007. (With Richard C. Witmer, II, Patrick J. Borchers, and Michael Kelly). Cuban Affairs
Journal, 2(4).
§ “Whither the Colombian Two-Party System: An Assessment of Electoral Reforms and
Their Limits.” 2005. Electoral Studies, 24 (3): 485-509.
§ “Subnational Determinants of National Multipartism.” 2003. Legislative Studies Quarterly,
28 (2): 179-201.
§ “The 1992 Coup Attempts in Venezuela: Causes and Failure.” (With Baburkin, Sergei,
Andrew C. Danopoulos, and Rita Giacalone) 1999. Journal of Political and Military Sociology.
27 (1): 141-154.

Reviews:
§ “A Review of A.M. Bejarano’s Precarious Democracies.” 2013. Latin American Politics and
Society. 55(3): 182-184.
§ “Review: Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in Radical Social Democracy”. 2011.
Bulletin of Latin American Research, 30 (3): 373-374.
§ “Review: Voting Amid Violence: Electoral Democracy in Colombia”. 2010. Comparative
Political Studies, 43 (3): 411-414.

Other scholarly publications:

• Forthcoming. “Government and Politics: Colombia.” Handbook of Latin
American Studies. Volume 74. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press.
• Moreno. 2018. “Government and Politics: Colombia.” Handbook of Latin American
Studies. Volume 73. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press.

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External Grants
§ APSA (American Political Science Association) Research Grant. March 2014.
§ Grupo 1898/ Praedium Law Firm (Barcelona, Spain). [Co-Principal Investigator] Resolution
of Property Rights in Cuba for Spanish Citizens. $100,000 (Summer-Fall 2011).
§ US AID. [Co-Principal Investigator] Property Rights in Cuba. USAID $750,000
(September 2005-June 2007).
§ Tinker Foundation Research Grant. Summer 1999. To conduct dissertation research on
the roles of small parties in Colombia. Data on bill initiation was collected to determine
what roles small parties played in the Colombian Congress between 1986-1998. Electoral
data was also collected.
§ Fulbright Student Grant. July 1994-July 1995. To conduct pre-doctoral research in Bogotá,
Colombia, S.A.

Internal Grants and Awards

§ Faculty Research Fund. CURAS. Creighton University. 2020 (Proposal Title: “A
Tangled Web: Do Institutions Shape Support for Democracy?”) Funds to conduct
research on the role of accountability offices on diffuse trust of democratic regimes.
Funds will hire two undergraduate research assistants to code, enter, and analyze data.
Total funding: $2,000. Funds dispersed between May 1, 2020 and April 2021.)
§ Teaching and Learning Center Grant. Creighton University. 2018. (Proposal Title:
Engagement through Dialogue? A Proposal to Study the Effectiveness of Deliberative
Dialogues (DD) to Foster Civic Education and Engagement.) Funds to conduct a series
of deliberative dialogues in the Fall of 2018, collect data on their effectiveness, and
produce scholarship on teaching and learning. Total Funding: $2500. Funds dispersed
between Fall 2018 and Spring 2019.)
§ Haddix Faculty Research Grant. Creighton University. (Proposal Title: An Effective
Instrument or Mere Window Dressing: An Examination of the Ombudsman Office in
Latin America.) Funding dispersed between February 2013- February 2014.
§ Academic Affairs Research Initiative Grant. Creighton University. (Proposal Title: Regimes
and the Protection of Property Rights: An Empirical Examination). To conduct additional
data collection and research into the links between economics (property rights) and
democratic institutions. Total funding: $10,000 dispersed over the 2008-2009 academic
year (With Richard C. Witmer,II)
§ Old Gold Fellowship. University of Iowa. Summer 2002. To conduct field research and
analysis on Nontraditional Political Parties in Colombia.
§ International Programs Travel Grant. University of Iowa. Salamanca, Spain. July 9-11,
2002.
§ Language across the curriculum. Granted .25 HTE for academic year 2002-2003. Funds
used to hire a teaching assistant for a Spanish language component for Political Science
145 (Political Parties in Latin America).
§ nTITLE Grant recipient. 2003. University of Iowa.

Invited Lectures or Conference Participation

§ “The ‘Fourth Estate’ and Diffuse Trust Across the Americas, 2000-2018.” Paper
prepared for the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Washington,
D.C. August 29-September 1, 2019.

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 § “Naming, Shaming and Public Perception: The Defensoria del Pueblo and Human Rights in
the Americas.” Paper prepared for the Midwestern Political Science Association Annual
Conference. Chicago, IL. April 5-8, 2018.
§ “Diversity in the Academy.” Presentation given at the American Political Science
Association Annual Meeting. August 30-Sept.3, 2017. San Francisco, CA.
§ “Property Claims Resolution and the US - Cuban Relationship”. (with Michael Kelly and Richard C.
Witmer) Paper prepared for the Southern Political Science Association Meeting. San Juan,
Puerto Rico. January 7-9, 2016.
§ “The Missing Link? Citizens and the Ombudsman in Bolivia, Colombia, and
Ecuador” (with Bianca Mejia-Jinete.) Paper prepared for the Southern Political Science
Association Meeting. New Orleans, LA. January 14-17, 2015.
§ “Where there is will there is an Agency: Corruption and the Ombudsman in Latin
America.” Paper prepared for the Midwestern Political Science Association Meeting.
Chicago, IL. April 3-6, 2014.
§ “From Justitieombudsman to Defensor del Pueblo: Institutional Design in the Human
Rights Ombudsman Office Across Latin America.” Paper prepared for the Midwestern
Political Science Association Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 12-14, 2013.
§ “Human Rights Ombudsman in Latin America: Variations in Institutional Design as
Cause and Effect.” Presented by invitation at the University of New Mexico. May 16, 2012.
§ “Human Rights Ombudsmen in Latin America: Institutional Sources of Independence (or
lack thereof), 1950-2011.” Paper prepared for the Midwestern Political Science Association
Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 12-14, 2012.
§ Attendee. Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities Honors Conference. Fordham
University. Bronx, NY. February 14-16, 2012.
§ “Mere Window Dressing? Human Rights Ombudsmen and Personal Integrity Violations in
Latin America, 1982-2006.” (With Richard Witmer, II) Paper prepared for the
Southwestern Social Science Association Conference. Las Vegas, NV. March 16-19, 2011.
§ “Mere Window Dressing? Human Rights Ombudsmen and Personal Integrity Violations in
Latin America, 1982-2006.” ”. Paper prepared for the 67th Annual Midwest Political
Science Association Conference. Chicago, IL. March 31- April 3, 2011.
§ “Report on the Resolution of Outstanding Property Claims Between Cuba and the United
States.” to Praedium Law Firm and La Caixa Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain. December 13-15,
2010. (Co-Presented with Michael Kelly (Creighton Law School) and Richard Witmer
(Department of Political Science, Creighton University).
§ “Blame the President: The Role of Presidential Power on Democratic Accountability.”
(With Kathleen Pitts.) Paper prepared for the 67th Annual Midwest Political Science
Association Conference. Chicago, IL. April 2-5, 2009.
§ Discussant. “Interbranch Relations” The 67th Annual Midwest Political Science
Association Conference. Chicago, IL. April 2-5, 2009.
§ Discussant. “Comparative Politics Poster Session.” The 67th Annual Midwest Political
Science Association Conference. Chicago, IL. April 2-5, 2009.
§ Invited presentation “El Quien Manda: Executive Authority and Property Rights in Latin
America.” (With Richard Witmer, II )Department of Political Science Comparative
Politics Colloquium Series. Texas A & M University, College Station, TX. March 2009.
§ “Property Right and Democracy: An Institutional Perspective.” Paper prepared for the 66th
Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference. Chicago, IL. April 3-6, 2008.
§ Invited presentation. “Report on the Resolution of Outstanding Property Claims Between
Cuba and the United States” Inter-American Dialogue. Washington D.C July 2008.

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 § “Platforms, Policy and the Bottom Line: What do ‘New’ Parties Value in Colombia and
Venezuela?” Latin American Studies Association International Congress. San Juan, Puerto
Rico. March 15-18, 2006.
§ “Institutional Determinants of Identity Politics in Colombia and Ecuador” (with Karleen
Jones) American Political Science Association Meeting. Washington D.C. September 1-4,
2005
§ “Squeaky Wheels and Uneven Reform: Education Policy in the Americas, 1980-2000”
(With Clayton Thyne). Midwest Political Science Association Meeting. Chicago, IL April
7-10, 2005.
§ “What’s in a Name? Quality Candidates in Colombia.” (With Maria Escobar-Lemmon).
Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting. Chicago, IL April 7-10,
2005.
§ “What’s in a Name? Quality Candidates in Colombia.” (With Maria Escobar-Lemmon).
Presented at the American Political Science Association Meeting. Chicago, IL September
2-5 , 2004.
§ “Coup Behavior Across the Americas” (With Michael Lewis-Beck and Jacque Amoureux).
Presented at the American Political Science Association Meeting. Chicago, IL September
2-5 , 2004.
§ “Measuring Latin American Coups: Beyond the Military ‘Classic’”(With Michael Lewis-
Beck and Jacque Amoureux). Presented at the Latin American Studies Association
International Congress. Las Vegas Nevada. October 5-8, 2004.
§ “Mejor Solo Que Mal Acompanado: Political Entrepreneurs in Colombia” (With Maria
Escobar-Lemmon). Presented at the Latin American Studies Association International
Congress. Las Vegas Nevada. October 5-8, 2004.
§ “Political Entrepreneurs in Colombia.” (With Maria Escobar-Lemmon) Presented at the
Pathways to Power Conference (hosted by Scott Morgenstern and Peter Siavelis). Wake
Forest, NC April 4-6, 2004.
§ “The Effects of Political and Electoral Reforms on the Colombian and Venezuelan Party
Systems” Presented at the American Political Science Association Meeting. Philadelphia,
PA. August 27-31, 2003.
§ “Principals, Agents, Checks and Balances in Latin American Democracies”(With Brian F.
Crisp and Matthew Soberg Shugart) Presented at the American Political Science
Association Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. August 27-31, 2003.
§ “Quality Challengers in Colombia and Venezuela”(with Maria Escobar-Lemmon)
Presented at the Latin American Studies Association International Congress. Dallas, Texas.
March 27-27, 2003.
§ “Representation and Colombia’s “New” Parties: The Effects of Political Reform on the
Colombian Party System” Presented at the American Political Science Association Meeting.
Boston, MA. August 29- September 1, 2002.
§ “Representation and Non-traditional Parties in the Colombian Congress” Presented at the
First Latin American Political Science Conference. Salamanca, Spain. July 9-11, 2002.
§ “Sub-National Candidates Quality and Institutional Incentives in Colombia and
Venezuela, 1989-2000” (With Maria Escobar-Lemmon) Presented at the Midwest Political
Science Association Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 25-28, 2002.
§ “Reforming Democracy in Latin America” Presented at Western Hemispheric Integration,
Democracy and the Rule of Law: A critical discussion of the proposed Free Trade Area of
the Americas (FTAA). University of Iowa. April 5-7, 2002. (Invited)
§ “Deepening Democracy by Renovating Political Practices: The Struggle for Electoral
Reform in Colombia” (With Matthew Soberg Shugart and Luis Eduardo Fajardo).

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 Presented at the Conference on Democracy, Human Rights, and Peace in Colombia:
Understanding the Crisis, Developing New Policies, and Sustaining Civil Society. (Sponsored by
the Kroc Institute for International Studies, Center for Civil and Human Rights,
Colombian Commission of Jurists, and the Inter-American Dialogue) Notre Dame,
Indiana. March 26-27, 2001.
§ “The Representation Gap and Small Party Legislators in Colombia” Presented at the
Western Political Science Association Meeting. Las Vegas, NV. March 15-17, 2001
§ “Electoral Arrangements and Multipartism.” Presented at the American Political Science
Association Meeting. Washington D.C. August 31- September 3, 2000.
§ “The Accountability Deficit in Latin America.” (With Matthew Soberg Shugart and Brian
F. Crisp). Presented at the University of Notre Dame’s Conference on Institutions,
Accountability, and Democratic Governance in Latin America. Kellogg Institute for
International Studies, Notre Dame, Indiana. May 8-9, 2000.
§ “Bolivarian vs. Consensual Modes of Constitutional Replacement in Latin America in the
1990’s” (With Brian F. Crisp and Matthew Soberg Shugart). Presented at the Latin
American Studies Association International Congress. Miami, Florida. March 16-18, 2000.
§ “An Empirical Examination of Gubernatorial Elections.” Presented at the Latin American
Studies Association International Congress. Miami, Florida. March 16-18, 2000.
§ “Can Subnational Reform Harm New Parties? Electoral Arrangements and Multipartism:
Evidence from Colombia.” Presented at the American Political Science Association
Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia. September 2-5, 1999.
§ “Explaining Turnout in Established Democracies.” Presented at the Western Political
Science Association Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington. March 25-27, 1999.
§ “The Subnational Determinants of National Multipartism.” Presented at the Latin
American Studies Association International Congress. Chicago, Illinois. September 24-28,
1998.

Works Under Review/ In Progress:

§ “The ‘Fourth Estate’ and Diffuse Trust Across the Americas, 2000-2018.” In progress.
§ “Causes and Manifestations of Democratic Decline: An Empirical Analysis.” (With Mariya
Nikerschest). In progress.
§ “Diffuse Support for Accountability Institutions: The Judge versus the Ombudsman.” In
Progress.
§ “Explaining Coups across Latin America.” (With Michael Lewis-Beck and Andrew Janusz.)
Under revision.

Other Research Activities

• “A Tangled Web: Do Institutions Shape Support for Democracy?” Faculty Research
Fund CURAS grant. May 2020-April 2021.
• “Engagement through Dialogue? A Proposal to Study the Effectiveness of Deliberative
Dialogues (DD) to Foster Civic Education and Engagement.” Funds to conduct a series
of deliberative dialogues in the Fall of 2018. Findings to be presented at the TLC mini-
conference April 25, 2019 (Creighton University.)
• Contributing Editor. Government and Politics: Colombia. Handbook of Latin
American Studies. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. (http://www.loc.gov/hlas/)
August 2017-present.
§ Reviewer for National Science Foundation. Spring 2012; Spring 2011; Spring 2010; Fall
2009; Fall 2008.

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 § Peer reviewer for University of New England Press.
§ Peer Reviewer for: Human Rights Review, Party Politics, Comparative Political Studies,
Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Politics, American Journal of
Political Science, and Legislative Studies Quarterly, Bulletin of Latin American Research,
Journal of Politics in Latin America, Latin American Politics and Society, Revista Civilizar
(Colombia).

*NOTE: Works in bold type indicate new additions or items that have changed status (published, revised,
submitted for publication, or recent conference participation) during this year.

TEACHING

Teaching Assignments
§ Courses taught at Creighton University.
Semester and Course Number Course Taught
Year
Fall 2006 PLS 215 Comparative Politics
Fall 2006 PLS 317 Latin American Government
Fall 2006 PLS 410 Seminar in Comparative Politics: Cuba After
the Transition
Spring 2007 PLS 310 Research Methods
Spring 2007 PLS 440 Inter-American Relations
Fall 2007 PLS 215 Comparative Politics
Spring 2008 PLS 310 Research Methods
Spring 2008 PLS 317 Latin American Government and Politics
Fall 2008 PLS 105 Introduction to World Politics
Fall 2008 PLS 407 Revolutions
Fall 2008 PLS 591 Senior Research Seminar
Spring 2009 PLS 105 Introduction to World Politics
Spring 2009 PLS 410 Seminar in Comparative Politics:
Countervailing Ambitions
Spring 2009 PLS 493 Directed Independent Readings
Spring 2009 PLS 497 Directed Independent Research
Fall 2009 RSP 101 Introduction to Collegiate Life
Fall 2009 PLS 310 Research Methods
Fall 2009 PLS 340 International Politics
Spring 2010 PLS 105 Introduction to World Politics
Spring 2010 PLS 410 Seminar in Comparative Politics: Classics of
Comparative Politics
Spring 2010 PLS 317 Latin American Government and Politics
Fall 2010 PLS 215 Comparative Politics
Fall 2010 PLS 340 International Politics
Fall 2010 PLS 472 Conflict
Spring 2011 PLS 310 Research Methods
Spring 2011 PLS 490/ Advanced Statistics
RDA 530
Fall 2011 PLS 215 Comparative Politics
Fall 2011 PLS 340 International Politics

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 Fall 2011 PLS 410 Seminar in Comparative Politics: Classics of
Comparative Politics
Fall 2011 INR 797 Directed Independent Research: Event History
models in political science
Fall 2011 INR 799 Thesis
Spring 2012 PLS 310 Research Methods (lecture and labs)
Spring 2012 RDA/PLS 530 Advanced Statistics
Spring 2012 INR 797 Directed Independent Research: Research
Methods
Fall 2012 PLS 105 Introduction to World Politics
Fall 2012 PLS 340 International Politics
Fall 2012 PLS 317 Latin American Government and Politics
Spring 2013 PLS 410 Seminar in Comparative Politics: Classics in
Comparative Politics
Spring 2013 PLS 472 International Conflict
Spring 2013 RDA/PLS 530 Advanced Statistics
Fall 2013 PLS 310 Political Science Research Methods
Fall 2013 RSP 104 Intro to Collegiate Life (Honors section)
Spring 2014 PLS 410 Seminar in Comparative Politics: InterAmerican
Politics
Spring 2014 PLS 472 International Conflict (with zombies)
Spring 2014 RDA/PLS 530 Advanced Statistics
Fall 2015 PLS 340 International Politics
Fall 2015 PLS 310 Political Science Research Methods
Spring 2016 PLS 105 Intro to World Politics
Spring 2016 PLS 472 International Conflict (with zombies)
Fall 2016 PLS 215 Comparative Politics
Fall 2016 PLS 340 International Relations
Fall 2016 INR 602 Graduate International Politics Proseminar
(hybrid)
Spring 2017 PLS 105 World Politics
Spring 2017 PLS 215 Comparative Politics
Spring 2017 PLS 317 Latin American Politics and Government
Fall 2017 PLS 215 Comparative Politics
Fall 2017 PLS 310 Political Science Research Methods
Spring 2018 PLS 215 Comparative Politics
Spring 2018 PLS 317 Latin American Politics and Government
Spring 2018 PLS 472 International Conflict
Fall 2018 PLS 340 International Relations
Fall 2018 PLS 490 Topics in Comparative Politics: Globalization
and its Discontents
Fall 2018 PLS 591 Senior Research Capstone
(Fall 2018) FLPA Cuba and the US: Revolution and Restitution
(SPN/HIST/PLS Assisted Dr. R. Spangler on the ground in Havana,
330) Cuba during the inaugural leg of the FLPA course to
Cuba.
Spring 2019 PLS 310 Research Methods
Spring 2019 PLS 490 Advanced Research Practicum

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 Spring 2019 FLPA (PLS 330) Cuba and the US: Revolution and Restitution
Fall 2019 PLS 215 Comparative Politics
Spring 2020 PLS 310 Political Science Research Methods

Tools
§ Blackboard, WebCT, BLUELINE, ZOOM. Extensive use of internet and computer
applications when teaching. Hybrid-online courses.
§ Participated in the design of SPN/HIST/PLS 330 (Cuba FLPA course) offered for
the first time during the 2018-2019 AY.
§ Flipped classroom, PLS 310 Spring 2020.

*NOTE: Items in bold type indicate new additions this year.

SERVICE
Service to the Community
§ Interviewed for Wallethub. “2016’s states with the most and least powerful voters.”
https://wallethub.com/edu/how-much-is-your-vote-worth/7932/#erika-moreno
§ Interviewed for KPTM Omaha. October 2016.
§ Interviewed for NET radio. October 2016.
§ Interviewed for Daily Business Review. March 2016.
http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/id=1202752696972/Running-in-Tandem-USCuba-
ColombiaFARC-Talks-in-Cuba?mcode=1202615581416
§ Interviewed for BBC Mundo. May 25, 2014. “Las dos elites se disputan el poder en Colombia.”
http://www.24horas.cl/noticiasbbc/las-dos-elites-que-se-disputan-el-poder-en-colombia-
1246301
§ Member, Millard Public Schools Scholarship Committee. August 2013-present.
§ Volunteer, Girl Scouts of America. Spirit of Nebraska Chapter. August 2013-present.
§ Invited participation. The Latino Perspective. CTI Channel 22. April 2009.
§ Op-ed for KIOS FM (local NPR affiliate) “Chavez: What’s the Fuss?” Taped February 14,
2007.

Service to the College and Department

§ Chair, Department of Political Science and International Relations. July 1, 2019-
present.
§ Member, Dominican Republic Academic Strategic Planning Group. Spring 2020-
present.
§ Faculty Mentor, CULSA (Creighton University Latino Students Association.) Fall 2019-
present.
§ Faculty Mentor, PLS Bookclub. Fall 2019-present.
§ Assistance in planning and design of SPN/ HIST/ PLS 300 (Cuba and the US: Revolution
and Restitution) during 2018. This included a trip to address the logistics associated with
student service for the course (August 2018 & October 2018.)
§ Committee Member. CCAS Service Award Selection Committee. December 2018.
§ Committee Member. Diversity and Inclusion Workgroup. Strategic Planning Process.
February 2017-present.

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 § Committee Member. Global Partnerships Implementation Workgroup. Strategic Planning
Process. December 2017- present.
§ Chair, Search Committee for CU’s inaugural Vice Provost for Institutional Diversity and
Inclusion. March 2017-January 2018.
§ Member. Deterrence and Assurance Conference organizing working group. August 2016-
March 2017. (Conference was held at Creighton March 9-10, 2017)
§ CLAS Curriculum Committee member. October 2015-May 2017.
§ CLAS Curriculum Task Force Committee member. October 2016-present.
§ Assisted in coordination for International & Comparative Law and Policy Speaker. Invited
Dr. Mohamed Arafa. “Democracy, Terrorism, and Radicalization After the Arab Spring:
Lessons from Egypt.” April 6, 2017.
§ Creighton Global Initiative Committee member. January 2017-April 2017.
§ Faculty representative, AJCU Honors Conference. Held at Gonzaga University, February
2016. (Accompanied by two honors students).
§ Interim Program Director, International Relations M.A. program. August 2015-present.
§ Member, Latin American Studies Initiative. May 2015-present.
o Participation in planning the Fall Semester Spanish Film Series. October-
November 2015.
§ Faculty Presenter, “60 Second Lecture” Series. CU Honors Student Programming Board.
November 19, 2015.
§ Member, Honors Executive Board. August 2014- present.
§ Member, Faculty Senate. August 2014-2016.
§ Faculty Reviewer, Quest Magazine. Creighton University’s Undergraduate Journal. 2014.
§ Representative for Creighton University. Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Honors Conference. February 14-16, 2012. Fordham University. Bronx, NY.
§ Faculty Mentor. Democracy Matters (CU recognized student organization.) Spring 2012-Fall
2013.
§ Assistant Director, Honors Program. Creighton University. July 2011-December 2011.
§ Member, Honors Advisory Board. Creighton University, July 2011-present.
§ Faculty presenter. “Human Trafficking” Kenefick Film Series. Fall 2010.
§ Faculty Preceptor, June 2008- May 2009. Ratio Studiorum Program.
§ Undergraduate major advising, August 2006- present.
§ Departmental Assessment Coordinator. August 2007- present.
§ Students Supervised (graduate and undergraduate). See chart.

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 Students Supervised
Degree Objective Student Year of Outcome
Degree
Graduate Students supervised Danielle Pressler 2008 Completed.
(US AID Grant-related M.A. earned.
work, Fall 2006)
Nancy McGauvran 2007 Completed.
(US AID grant-related
work, Fall 2006)
Jessica Lynch 2006 Completed. M.A.
(US AID Grant-related earned
work, Fall 2006)
Graduate Students for whom I am Dan Santella - Completed. MA
currently serving as thesis advisor earned

Tara Whitley - In Progress.

Graduate Students for whom I Tiffany Siebert 2007 Completed. M.A.
have served as thesis reader earned

Karly Hermanson 2012 Completed.

M.A. earned

Crysta Price 2015 Completed. MA

earned.
Jonathan Proctor 2015 Completed. MA
earned.
Francesca Fogarty 2017 Completed. MA
earned.

Graduate Students with whom I Andrew Janusz (UCSD) - In progress

am conducting research with
(non- CU)
Julie Borchers 2007 Completed.
Undergraduate students I have John Gervich 2008 Completed.
supervised (US AID Grant-related B.A. earned
work, Fall 2006)
Kathleen Pitts 2009 Completed.
(Undergraduate research B.A. earned.
assistant)
Jessica May 2009 Completed.
(Independent readings B.A. earned.
and research)
Michael Horvath 2009 Completed.
(Independent readings B.A. earned.
and research)
Kathleen McGlynn 2012 Completed.
(undergraduate research B.A. earned
grant- Summer 2011)

Bianca Mejia-Jinete 2014 Completed.

Undergraduate Honor students NA - -

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Service to the Profession

§ Committee Member. 2018- present. American Political Science Association’s Electoral
Systems and Representation Longley Award Committee. [Committee reviews and awards
the Longley prize to the best example of published work in the field in the past year.]
(http://www.apsanet.org/section8)
§ Contributing Editor. Government and Politics: Colombia. Handbook of Latin
American Studies. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. August 2017- present.
§ Section Head. Latin America and Caribbean Politics. 86th Annual Southern Political
Science Association Meeting. (January 14-17, 2015).
§ Section Head. Comparative Politics: Political Institutions. 68th Annual Midwestern Political
Science Association Conference. (April 22-25, 2010.)
§ Reviewer for National Science Foundation. Spring 2012; Spring 2011; Spring 2010; Fall
2009; Fall 2008.
§ Peer reviewer for University of New England Press.
§ Peer Reviewer for: Human Rights Review, Party Politics, Comparative Political Studies,
Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Politics, American Journal of
Political Science, and Legislative Studies Quarterly, Bulletin of Latin American Research,
Journal of Politics in Latin America, Latin American Politics and Society.

Consulting
§ V-Dem project. 2019. University of Notre Dame. South Bend, IN. Provided
expert assessment of Colombian democratic development.
§ V-Dem project. 2018. University of Notre Dame. South Bend, IN. Provided expert
assessment of Colombian democratic development.
§ In-Country Expert Assessment on Bolivia prepared for Irvine Thanvi Natas Solicitors. 5340
Stratford, London, UK E15 4EA. Completed 1/6/17. www.itnsolicitors.com
§ V-Dem project. 2017. University of Notre Dame. South Bend, IN. Provided expert
assessment of Colombian democratic development.
§ V-Dem project. 2016. University of Notre Dame. South Bend, IN. Provided expert
assessment of Colombian democratic development.
§ V-Dem project. 2015. University of Notre Dame. South Bend, IN. Provided
expert assessment of Venezuelan democratic development.
§ V-Dem project. 2014. University of Notre Dame. South Bend, IN. Provided
expert assessment of Venezuelan democratic development.
§ Electoral Integrity Project: Why Elections fail and what we can do about it. 2014.
Harvard University/ University of Sydney (Pippa Norris, PI). Provided expert
assessment of the 2014 Colombian presidential elections (2nd round).
§ V-Dem project. 2013. University of Notre Dame. South Bend, IN. Provided
expert assessment of Venezuelan democratic development.
§ Praedium/ 1898 (Barcelona Spain). 2011. Member of an interdisciplinary team
analyzing property rights issues in Cuba.

*NOTE: Items in bold type indicate new additions for this year.

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