James Newburg
Brown University Email: james_newburg@brown.edu
Department of Political Science Website: http://www.jamesnewburg.com
36 Prospect St., Box 1844 • Providence, RI 02912 Phone: (401) 487-7789
Education
2016 (expected) • Ph.D. in Political Science, Brown University
2011 • B.A. in Political Science, San Francisco State University
2004 • A.A. in Liberal Studies, De Anza College
Conference Presentations
2011 • “Race, Space, and the Political Geography of Vote Choice on Growth Control: A Spatial Econometric Analysis of San Francisco’s Proposition L in 2000.” Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
2011 • “Race, Space, and the Political Geography of Vote Choice on Growth Control: A Spatial Econometric Analysis of San Francisco’s Proposition L in 2000.” Paper submitted at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, Las Vegas, NV.
Working Papers
“Perceptual Impact: Building and Testing a Theoretical Model of Environmental Context and Intergroup Attitudes.”
“Race, Space, and the Political Geography of Vote Choice on Growth Control: A Spatial Econometric Analysis of San Francisco’s Proposition L in 2000.”
“Ethnic Identity and Trust in Parliament in a Consensus Democracy: A Case Study of Belgium.”
Teaching Experience
2012-present • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Brown University
Spring 2013 • POLS 0220, City Politics, Prof. James Morone.
Fall 2012 • POLS 0500, Foundations of Political Analysis, Prof. Joseph O’Mahoney.
Mean student evaluation score of 4.2/5.0 (n = 36). Course enrollment of 42 students.
Professional Training
2012 • Program Scholar, ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research
Honors & Awards
2012-present • Teaching Assistantship, Brown University, Department of Political Science
2012 • Best Undergraduate Student Paper Award, Southwestern Political Science Association
2012 • Research Travel Grant, Brown University Graduate School
2012 • Research Methods Training Award, Brown University, Department of Political Science
2011-12 • Brown University Graduate School Fellowship
2011 • Valedictorian, San Francisco State University, Department of Political Science
2010-11 • Matthew F. Stolz Scholarship in Political Science, San Francisco State University, Department of Political Science
Previous Employment
2008-11 • Fundraising Campaign Coordinator (conducted data analysis of fundraising trends). Team In Training Program, Greater San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Professional Memberships
American Political Science Association