KATHLEEN CLARK

1657 Patterson Office Tower| Department of Political Science | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY 40506 | kjcl222@g.uky.edu

Website: kathleenjclark.weebly.com/

Education 2017 Ph.D. in Political Science, Comparative Politics (Expected)

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Minor Field of Study: International Relations

Committee: Emily Beaulieu (Co-Chair), Clayton Thyne (Co-Chair), Tiffany Barnes, Dan Morey, and Claire Renzetti

2015 Masters in Political Science, Comparative Politics Expected in May

2012 B.S. in Political Science, University of Louisville, 2012

Cumma Sum Laude Political Science Honors

Awards and Grants 2014-2015 Graduate Research Fellowship, Office for Policy Studies on Violence

Against Women, August 2014 – May 2015 ($18,000) 2013 Summer Travel Grant, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies,

Dominican Republic, August 2013 ($2000) Working Papers

“The Consequences of Sexual Violence during Civil Conflicts for Democratization” Nominated for Best Graduate Paper, KPSA Annual Meeting 2014 “Women’s Ministries in a Populist Regime: Ecuador & Women’s Rights”

“Wartime Sexual Violence: An Origin of Conflict Recurrence?”

“Violence Against Women Policy Adoption: The Role of Caucuses and Executive Ministries”

Last updated March 2015

Conference Presentations 2015 “The Consequences of Sexual Violence of Sexual Violence During Civil

Conflicts for Democratization.” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference. Chicago, IL. April 2015, upcoming.

2014 “The Long-Term Social, Economic and Political Consequences of Sexual

Violence during Civil Conflicts.” Kentucky Political Science Association Annual Conference, Morehead State University, March 2014.

Nominated for Best Graduate Paper Fieldwork Louisville, Kentucky, Summer 2015 Refugee interviews, ongoing Dominican Republic, Summer 2013 With Dr. Abby Córdova Expert Interviews, survey design and arrangement Research Interests: Sexual Violence in Conflicts Political Violence

Women’s Rights and Polices Minority Group Policy Adoption

Comparative Political Institutions Social Capital and Interpersonal Trust Research Assistantships

Summer – Fall 2014 University of Kentucky Research Assistant to Dr. Tiffany Barnes and Dr. Emily Beaulieu

Visions in Methodology Conference Comparative Politics Course Development

Spring 2014 University of Kentucky Research Assistant to Dr. Tiffany Barnes

Why and When Women Collaborate: A Theory of Collaborative Representation

Summer 2013 University of Kentucky Research Assistant to Dr. Abby Córdova

Last updated March 2015

Social Capital and Attitudes toward Minorities in the Dominican Republic

Fall 2012 University of Kentucky Research Assistant to Dr. Emily Beaulieu

Electoral Protest and Democracy in the Developing World Teaching 2013 Primary Instructor- PS- 210: Introduction to Comparative Political Science, Fall

2013 2014 Teaching Assistant- PS 210- Introduction to Comparative Political Science,

Spring 2014 for Dr. Tiffany Barnes

2013 Teaching Assistant- PS 210- Introduction to Comparative Political Science, Spring 2013

for Dr. Emily Beaulieu 2012 Teaching Assistant- PS 210- Introduction to Comparative Political Science, Fall

2012 for Dr. Emily Beaulieu

University Service and Professional Service Visions in Methodology Conference, Spring 2015 Provided conference organization and planning assistance to Drs. Emily Beaulieu

and Tiffany Barnes. Department Representative and Speaker at the Bourbon County Judge Executive Election

Debate, October 2014 Graduate Teaching Assistant Microteaching Mentor, August 2014 Served as a mentor and microteaching leader for new graduate school teaching

assistants during TA Orientation Legislative Intern for Kentucky State Representative Terry Mills, Spring 2014 Languages Spanish proficiency (written and spoken) Computer Skills STATA

Last updated March 2015

SPSS (training ongoing) SQL (training ongoing)

Last updated March 2015