Education
Indiana University: Doctor of Philosophy: Department of Political Science. Bloomington, IN (USA)
- Comparative Politics:Political Behavior, Political Communication, Public Opinion, the EU
- Methodology:Quantitative Methods, Survey Methodology, Behavioral Modeling, MLE, Econometrics
- Dissertation:“The Mediated Transition: Mass Media and Political Socialization in Central and Eastern Europe”
University of Memphis: Master of Arts: Department of Political Science. Memphis, TN (USA); June 2000
Auburn University: Bachelor of Science: Business Admin.: Marketing. Auburn, AL (USA); May 1993
Previous Positions
Jean Monnet Fellow: Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute: Fiesole (Italy)
- Research Associate: Center for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom
Associate Professor in Comparative Politics: The University of Kent: School of Politics and International Relations: Canterbury (UK)
Visiting Research Fellow: University of Oxford. St. Antony’s College: Oxford (UK)
Assistant Professor: The University of Mississippi. Department of Political Science: Oxford, MS (USA)
- Joint appointment with the Croft Institute of International Studies
Nuffield Fellow: University of Oxford: Dept of Politics & International Relations: Oxford (UK)
- Research Associate - Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Visiting Professor: Georgetown University: Edmund A Walsh School of Foreign Service: Washington, D.C. (USA)
Adjunct Faculty: George Washington University. Elliott School of International Affairs: Washington, D.C. (USA)
Scholar in Residence: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: Washington, D.C. (USA)
Researcher: Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung: Mannheim (Germany)
Visiting Research Fellow: University of Debrecen
Professional Activities
Reviewer for American Political Science Review; Journal of Politics; British Journal of Political Science; Comparative Political Studies; American Journal of Political Science; Journal of Comparative Politics; Political Behavior; Political Studies; Political Research Quarterly; European Journal ofPolitical Research; International Journal of Public Opinion Research; Europe-Asia Studies; Socio-Economic Review; Electoral Studies; European Sociological Review; International Journal of Press/Politics; International Interactions; European Union Politics; Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties; Journal of European Integration; Acta Politica; International Journal of Communications; Central European Journal of Communication; Journal of Common Market Studies; Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica; Review of International Organizations; Journal of Human Development and Capabilities Books: Oxford University Press; Austrian Academy of Sciences
