This morning, my UGA Department of International Affairs School of Public & International Affairs | UGA Data Analytics course presented to the State Department as part of the Diplomacy Lab. They conducted a 1,000-person survey experiment and analyzed the data. I'm so proud of them!

My School of Public & International Affairs | UGA UGA Department of International Affairs PhD alumna (and coauthor), Dr. Morgan Barney, and her coauthor Kellan Borror have a new piece on INGOs and peacekeeper misconduct out at International Studies Quarterly. Yay!! academic.oup.com/isq/article/68…

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Interested in applying for an Editor-in-Chief position at an ISA #Journal? Join #Publication Committee Chair, Dr. Amanda Murdie, to learn about the #Editorial process while building your #CV and giving back to your discipline. Register: ow.ly/Noh550RRrqy

Hi, all! Editing a journal was one of the highlights of my career so far. If you are interested in editing an ISA journal, please join me for a discussion this morning (virtually!). I'm happy to help any interested teams and answer any questions you have.

CITS Faculty Fellow Megan Turnbull and co-author Justine Davis have a new study in the journal African Affairs: Nigerian youth engagement in violent electoral environments: Political apathy or ‘Constrained Optimism’? academic.oup.com/afraf/article-… Megan Turnbull African Affairs

A bit over 2 years ago, my friends, Victor Asal & Nazli Avdan, & I worried over social media about the Dobbs decision & what abortion "backsliding" meant for the future of other human rights. Today, we received the final acceptance from APSR on a piece that answers the question.

Do international courts matter? New in International Studies Quarterly, Ryan Powers and I test how the U.S. public responds to decisions from international courts. The answers might be surprising: academic.oup.com/isq/article-ab… 1/

#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Less Human Than Human: Threat, Language, and Relative Dehumanization - cambridge.org/core/journals/… - Shane P. Singh (School of Public & International Affairs | UGA) & Jaroslav Tir (CU Political Science)

Atlanta to Frankfurt flight canceled 😞 4 delays and multiple gate changes first. At least I can get home, though! I've never seen longer lines or more distraught people, some trying to sleep in the underground tunnels. Y2K came 24 years late!

Dr. Ryan Yu-Lin Liou did a victory lap at School of Public & International Affairs | UGA UGA Department of International Affairs yesterday! I got to "hood" him a bit late and see his amazing family. I'm so proud to be his advisor and coauthor.

ISA is looking for two new Editor-in-Chiefs! Editing a journal was my absolute favorite! I learned SOOO much about a discipline that I thought I knew. Please reach out if you are interested in applying; I'm happy to help!!

I had a great time this evening hanging out with my new School of Public & International Affairs | UGA UGA Department of International Affairs colleagues, Drs. Bree Bang-Jensen & Will Acosta (& Jangai Jap!), and some great UGA Department of Political Science award-winning faculty! And the amazing Hairy Dawg!

24 years of marriage, 25 years together. Marrying well was my superpower. Happy anniversary, Avery Murdie!

Yay! Dr. Matthew Rains is our newest School of Public & International Affairs | UGA UGA Department of International Affairs Ph.D.

The Ash Center is excited to welcome Jie (Jason) Lian to the Democracy Visiting Fellows cohort! Jason’s core research focuses on civil resistance, protests, and human security. Learn more about Jason here ⤵️ ash.harvard.edu/people/jie-lia…

My fabulous PhD candidate, LIAN Jie/Jason, taught Data Analytics for International Policy, last year at UGA Department of International Affairs. His students are doing amazing things thanks to Jason's thoughtful and caring instruction. Data/R/stats DOESN'T have to be scary and is a great skill for all!

I'm giving a talk next week to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the UGA Department of International Affairs Center for International Trade & Security (CITS) Richard B. Russell Security Leadership Program. Here are some fun charts I made for the talk illustrating how awesome my department is & how we have grown.