To the Profession
Editorial Board member, Annals of the University of Bucharest. Political Science, Fall 2014 - present
ASEEES Program Committee member – 2017 Convention, Spring 2017
APSA Comparative Democratization Section: Best Fieldwork Award Committee member, Spring 2017
Midwest Political Science Association Women’s Caucus Mentor, Spring 2014 - present
Editorial Board Member, APSA Comparative Democratization Section Newsletter, 2010-2014
Ad hoc Reviewer for: American Journal of Political Science; American Political Science Review; British Journal of Political Science; Comparative Political Studies, Europe-Asia Studies; East European Politics and Societies; European Journal of Political Research; European Political Science Review; European Union Politics; Hart Publishing; International Journal of Communication; International Journal of Press/Politics; International Studies Review; Intersections. East European Journal of Society and Politics; Journal of Common Market Studies; Journal of Media and Communication Studies; Media Studies; Political Studies Review; Politics and Policy; Polity Press.
My Publons page is available here.
Expert-interviewee for the following databases
Populism and Political Parties Expert Survey (POPPA), Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 2018
Populist Parties in Europe: Attitudes, Organizational Features and Competitive Strategies, University of Florence (2018)
Bright Line Watch quarterly survey (2017-)
Expert Survey on Ethnonationalism in Party Competition (EPAC), University of Konstanz and University of Bern (2017)
Robert Elgie’s Semipresidentialism index (2015)
Electoral Integrity Project, University of Sidney, Australia (2014)
Voter Facilitation, University of Helsinki, Finland (2013 and 2015)
Chapel Hill Expert Survey on party positioning on European integration, ideology and policy issues for national parties in a variety of European countries (2010 & 2014)
Discussant and/or chair: American Political Science Association Conference, 2018; 2009
Discussant and/or chair: Midwest Political Science Association Conference, 2018, 2015, 2008; 2007
Discussant and/or chair: European Union Studies Association Conference, 2017
Discussant and/or chair: International Conference of Europeanists, 2017
Discussant and/or chair: Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Conference, 2017
Discussant and/or chair: Southern Political Science Association Conference, 2004
Discussant and/or chair: Florida Political Science Association Conference, 2004
Discussant and/or chair: International Studies Association Southern Region, 2004
To the University of Illinois at Chicago
Fulbright preparatory interviews, committee member, Fall 2016; Fall 2017
Carnegie Junior Research Fellows preparatory interviews, committee member, Office of Special Scholarship and Programs, Fall 2015
Riddle Prize for Outstanding Senior, committee member, Fall 2015
National Security Education Program scholarship review panel, member, Spring 2013
Honors College admissions interviews, Spring 2012
Advisor, Honors College, 2012 – present
Marshall Scholarships, committee member, Fall 2011
To the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago
Education Policy Committee – elected member, social sciences, Fall 2018-Spring 2021
To the Department of Political Science, University of Illinois, Chicago
Director of Undergraduate Studies, AY 2018-2019
American Politics Search Committee, Fall 2018
Advisory Committee, AY 2016-2017; AY 2017-2018
Graduate Committee, AY 2011-2012; AY 2017-2019
Speaker Series Committee, AY 2011-2012; AY 2014-2015
Awards Committee: Rakove and Echols, 2012; Echols, Spring 2015, Spring 2018
Undergraduate Committee, Spring 2014
American Politics Search Committee, Fall 2011
Comparative Politics Field Exam Committee, Spring 2018; Fall 2017; Spring 2017; Fall 2016; Spring 2016; Spring 2015; Spring 2014; Fall 2013; Fall 2012; Spring 2012
To the University of Florida
Member, Scholarship Review Committee, International Center, 2007-2008
Faculty Adviser, Bulgarian Student Club, 2007-2008
Reviewer for Research Opportunity Incentive Seed Fund, Research and Graduate Programs, Spring 2005
Faculty Adviser, ADRIA, Southeast Europe Student Organization, 2005-2007
Faculty Adviser, University Scholar Program, 2005 and 2010
Member, C4 Campus Committee, 2004–2009
To the Center for European Studies and the University of Florida
Member, Polish Studies Faculty Search Committee, 2010-2011
Member, FLAS Awards Committee, 2010-2011
Member, CES Graduate Teaching Competition Committee, 2007-2011
Chair, CES Strategic Planning Committee, 2010
Member, CES Travel Awards Committee, 2010
Chair, Modern European Studies Faculty Search, 2009
Chair, FLAS Awards Committee, 2006-2008
Member, CES Scheduling Committee, 2008
Member, CES Travel Awards Committee, 2007
Member, Turkish Studies Search Committee (two separate searches), 2007-2008
Chair, CES Course Development and Enhancement Awards Committee, 2007
Member, CES Speakers Committee, 2006-2007
Member, CES Social Science Bread and Butter Course Committee, 2006
Member, CES Scheduling Committee, 2006
Member, CES By-laws Committee, 2006
Member, CES Travel Awards Committee, 2006
Chair, CES Course Development and Enhancement Awards Committee, 2006
To the community
Judge, Euro-challenge High School Competition, March 23, 2018; Illini Center, Chicago, IL
Advisory Board member Rose K. Goedert Early Childhood Education Center, Dominican University, River Forest, IL, AY 2014-15 and AY 2016-17
Managing Board Member, American Research Center in Sofia, 2008-2010
Editorial Board member, Annals of the University of Bucharest. Political Science, Fall 2014 - present
ASEEES Program Committee member – 2017 Convention, Spring 2017
APSA Comparative Democratization Section: Best Fieldwork Award Committee member, Spring 2017
Midwest Political Science Association Women’s Caucus Mentor, Spring 2014 - present
Editorial Board Member, APSA Comparative Democratization Section Newsletter, 2010-2014
Ad hoc Reviewer for: American Journal of Political Science; American Political Science Review; British Journal of Political Science; Comparative Political Studies, Europe-Asia Studies; East European Politics and Societies; European Journal of Political Research; European Political Science Review; European Union Politics; Hart Publishing; International Journal of Communication; International Journal of Press/Politics; International Studies Review; Intersections. East European Journal of Society and Politics; Journal of Common Market Studies; Journal of Media and Communication Studies; Media Studies; Political Studies Review; Politics and Policy; Polity Press.
My Publons page is available here.
Expert-interviewee for the following databases
Populism and Political Parties Expert Survey (POPPA), Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 2018
Populist Parties in Europe: Attitudes, Organizational Features and Competitive Strategies, University of Florence (2018)
Bright Line Watch quarterly survey (2017-)
Expert Survey on Ethnonationalism in Party Competition (EPAC), University of Konstanz and University of Bern (2017)
Robert Elgie’s Semipresidentialism index (2015)
Electoral Integrity Project, University of Sidney, Australia (2014)
Voter Facilitation, University of Helsinki, Finland (2013 and 2015)
Chapel Hill Expert Survey on party positioning on European integration, ideology and policy issues for national parties in a variety of European countries (2010 & 2014)
Discussant and/or chair: American Political Science Association Conference, 2018; 2009
Discussant and/or chair: Midwest Political Science Association Conference, 2018, 2015, 2008; 2007
Discussant and/or chair: European Union Studies Association Conference, 2017
Discussant and/or chair: International Conference of Europeanists, 2017
Discussant and/or chair: Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Conference, 2017
Discussant and/or chair: Southern Political Science Association Conference, 2004
Discussant and/or chair: Florida Political Science Association Conference, 2004
Discussant and/or chair: International Studies Association Southern Region, 2004
To the University of Illinois at Chicago
Fulbright preparatory interviews, committee member, Fall 2016; Fall 2017
Carnegie Junior Research Fellows preparatory interviews, committee member, Office of Special Scholarship and Programs, Fall 2015
Riddle Prize for Outstanding Senior, committee member, Fall 2015
National Security Education Program scholarship review panel, member, Spring 2013
Honors College admissions interviews, Spring 2012
Advisor, Honors College, 2012 – present
Marshall Scholarships, committee member, Fall 2011
To the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago
Education Policy Committee – elected member, social sciences, Fall 2018-Spring 2021
To the Department of Political Science, University of Illinois, Chicago
Director of Undergraduate Studies, AY 2018-2019
American Politics Search Committee, Fall 2018
Advisory Committee, AY 2016-2017; AY 2017-2018
Graduate Committee, AY 2011-2012; AY 2017-2019
Speaker Series Committee, AY 2011-2012; AY 2014-2015
Awards Committee: Rakove and Echols, 2012; Echols, Spring 2015, Spring 2018
Undergraduate Committee, Spring 2014
American Politics Search Committee, Fall 2011
Comparative Politics Field Exam Committee, Spring 2018; Fall 2017; Spring 2017; Fall 2016; Spring 2016; Spring 2015; Spring 2014; Fall 2013; Fall 2012; Spring 2012
To the University of Florida
Member, Scholarship Review Committee, International Center, 2007-2008
Faculty Adviser, Bulgarian Student Club, 2007-2008
Reviewer for Research Opportunity Incentive Seed Fund, Research and Graduate Programs, Spring 2005
Faculty Adviser, ADRIA, Southeast Europe Student Organization, 2005-2007
Faculty Adviser, University Scholar Program, 2005 and 2010
Member, C4 Campus Committee, 2004–2009
To the Center for European Studies and the University of Florida
Member, Polish Studies Faculty Search Committee, 2010-2011
Member, FLAS Awards Committee, 2010-2011
Member, CES Graduate Teaching Competition Committee, 2007-2011
Chair, CES Strategic Planning Committee, 2010
Member, CES Travel Awards Committee, 2010
Chair, Modern European Studies Faculty Search, 2009
Chair, FLAS Awards Committee, 2006-2008
Member, CES Scheduling Committee, 2008
Member, CES Travel Awards Committee, 2007
Member, Turkish Studies Search Committee (two separate searches), 2007-2008
Chair, CES Course Development and Enhancement Awards Committee, 2007
Member, CES Speakers Committee, 2006-2007
Member, CES Social Science Bread and Butter Course Committee, 2006
Member, CES Scheduling Committee, 2006
Member, CES By-laws Committee, 2006
Member, CES Travel Awards Committee, 2006
Chair, CES Course Development and Enhancement Awards Committee, 2006
To the community
Judge, Euro-challenge High School Competition, March 23, 2018; Illini Center, Chicago, IL
Advisory Board member Rose K. Goedert Early Childhood Education Center, Dominican University, River Forest, IL, AY 2014-15 and AY 2016-17
Managing Board Member, American Research Center in Sofia, 2008-2010