Resume

• 2011

  The Association for Canadian Studies in the U.S.

  American Political Science Association

• 2010

  U.S. Census Bureau

  Lecturer

  Santa Barbara

  California Area

  UC Santa Barbara

  Los Angeles

  Visiting Assistant Professor

  Loyola Marymount University

  Enumerator

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  U.S. Census Bureau

  Norco

  CA

  Associate Professor

  Norco College

  Inglewood

  CA

  University of Children

  Montessori School

  Scripps College

  Claremont

  CA

  Visiting Assistant Professor

  Bridgewater

  MA

  Assistant Professor

  Bridgewater State University

  Norco

  CA

  Assistant Professor

  Norco College

  Midwest Political Science Association

  Young Scholars and Experts Delegation to Taiwan

  R.O.C.

  R.O.C. Government Grant

  Service in Faculty Development Award

• 2005

  International Studies Association

• 2001

  University of California

  Political Science Departmental Fellowship 2008

  ICPSR Research Grant

  ICPSR Summer Program Workshop

  Multivariate Models for Social Scientists and Policy Analysts: Choices

  Interventions

  Dynamics

  \n

  BSU

  Canadian Parliament Student Mobility Grant

  Canadian Parliament Student Mobility Grant: \n\t\t\t\t \n\nGrant title

  “Exploring our Similarities

  Differences

  and Interconnectedness”\n

  Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

  Ottawa

  Learning-Centered Teaching: Focusing on Learning Grant

  Office of Teaching and Learning: Summer Institute Grant

  BSU

• 1998

  University of California

  Santa Barbara

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  My research lies at the intersection of International Relations

  Comparative Politics and Economic Development. \n\nResearch interests include: the causes and consequences of civil and separatist war; state failure; the prevention of armed conflict; international peace-making and peace-building

  the politics of identity

  democratization

  the role of religion in politics; and transnational problems in international security.\n\nMethodological Coursework Completed at UCSB:\n\nNature of Political Inquiry; Research Design and Data Collection; Measurement and Data Analysis; Advanced Political Research Methods; Survey Research Methods; Comparative Politics Methods.

  International Relations; Comparative Politics

  Master’s Degree

  International Relations

  Bachelor’s Degree

  Political Science

  Loyola Marymount University

• 2

  LMU students represent every U.S. state and dozens of countries around the world. We enroll 9

  295 students (6

  162 undergraduates

  099 graduates and 1

  034 law) with an average student-to-factuly ratio of 11 to 1. 85% of our undergraduate students and 88% of our graduate students received financial aid in 2015-16.

  Department of Political Science

  LMU

  Bridgewater State University

  Bridgewater State University offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate

  graduate

  and evening degree programs. Centrally located in Southeastern Massachusetts and widely respected

  Bridgewater is committed to making a challenging

  high quality education accessible and achievable for students in the region and beyond.

  Bridgewater State University

  Grant Writing

  Community Outreach

  Public Speaking

  Microsoft Office

  SPSS

  Research

  Social Media

  Qualitative Research

  University Teaching

  Fundraising

  Policy Analysis

  Higher Education

  \"Globalization

  Natural Resources

  and Separatist Wars\"

  \"Globalization

  Natural Resources

  and Separatist Wars\"

  “Conflict and In/Security in Global Life

  ” in Encounters with World Affairs

  “Global Governance

  ” in Encounters with World Affairs

  “Local Dimensions of War and Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  ” Book Review of The Trouble with the Congo: Local Violence and the Failure of International Peacekeeping

  ” by Severine Autesserre

  Dr. Sandra Popiden's research interests lie at the intersection of international relations and comparative politics

  focusing on the causes and consequences of conflict. They include globalization

  natural resource management and secessionism

  civil war and terrorism

  piracy

  illicit trafficking

  cyber attacks and other threats to international security. Dr. Popiden recently contributed two chapters on \"Global Governance\" and \"Conflict and In/Security in the 21st Century\" to the book Encounters with World Affairs (2015). She also published a review of the internationalized civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo titled \"Local Dimensions of War and Peace in the DRC

  \" in the International Studies Review.\n\nShe has extensive training in multivariate regression and maximum likelihood estimation. Knowledge of statistical programs STATA

  CLARIFY

  SPSS

  and Excel and proficiency using learning platforms such as Moodle

  Blackboard

  and Sakai.\n\nTeaching Interests:\n\nIR: World Politics; U.S. Defense and Security Policy; International Security; U.S. Foreign Policy; Globalization and Global Governance; Theoretical Issues in International Relations; Global Political Ideologies; America and the Global Political Economy; The United Nations; International Peacemaking and Peace Building; Political Violence; Human Rights; Political Psychology; International Diplomacy and Cooperation.\n\nCP: Introduction to Comparative Politics; Political Theory; Political Systems; Nationalism and Identity Politics; Preventing and Resolving Civil Wars; Revolutions; State Failure; Poverty from a Comparative Perspective; Politics of Economic Development; Democratization and Democratic Consolidation; Politics of the European Union; Politics of the Middle East; Politics of Africa; 20th Century Europe; Globalization and Social Movements. \n\nAmerican Government: Introduction to American Politics; California Politics; The Politics of Los Angeles; Local Government\n

  Sandra

  Popiden

  Bridgewater State University

  Loyola Marymount University

  Norco College

  University of Children

  Montessori School

  Scripps College

  UC Santa Barbara

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