Education:

PhD, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, 2010.

Certificate in Advanced Russian and East European Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 2005.

Teaching:

Interests Public Policy, Comparative Politics, Research Methods, East European Politics, Bulgarian Politics, Russian Politics, Political Parties.

Research:

Interests East European politics, Elite theory, Populism, Civil Service Reform, Democratization, Political Parties, Gender and Politics.

Talks

• Partnering for the Future: the Education-Business Nexus