I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). I study the politics and policies of the European Union and its member states, and teach courses in the field of comparative politics. Prior to joining UIC, between 2004-2011, I worked at the Center for European Studies at the University of Florida. I received my PhD from Florida State University in 2002, and my BA from the American University in Bulgaria in 1997. My full CV can be found here. 

 ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
Associate Professor, with tenure, Dept. of Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, 8/2019-present 
          Chair, the Committee on Social Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 08/2021-present
            Director for Undergraduate Studies, Political Science, 08/2018-present
          Faculty Fellow, Honors College, 2012-present
            Affiliate Member, CEERES, University of Chicago, 2010-present
Assistant Professor, Dept of Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago 8/2011-8/2019  
Associate Director, Center for European Studies, University of Florida, 08/2008-08/2011
           50% service and administration, 25% research, 25% teaching
Assistant Director, Center for European Studies, University of Florida, 05/2004-08/2008 
           75% service and administration, 25% teTaching
Internship Coordinator, European Union Studies Program, University of Florida, 08/2003-05/2004         
           100% administration
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Florida, 12/2002-05/2004  (part-time)         
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Florida State University, 08/2002-12/2002 (part-time)