Anna Brigevich Curriculum Vitae

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1 Anna Brigevich Curriculum Vitae Department of Political Science North Carolina Central University 1801 Fayetteville Street Durham, NC Work Phone: (919) Personal Phone: (919) EDUCATION PhD in Political Science. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, August 2012 Fields: Comparative Politics and Methodology Dissertation: Territorial Identity Configurations in the EU: The Impact of Regional Identity on Support for Europe, (Chair: Liesbet Hooghe). MA in Political Science. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May Thesis: The Post- Cold War Wave of Democratization: Regime Transitions in Sub- Saharan Africa and Postcommunist States Compared, (Chair: Milada Vachudova). BA in Political Science and History. University of Florida, Summa Cum Laude, May Honors Thesis: National Minorities and European Integration, (Chair: Amie Kreppel). RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Comparative Politics, Multilevel Governance, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Political Parties, Identity Politics, Minority Nationalism, Regionalism, Democratization Theory, Postcommunist States, Sub- Saharan African Politics, Research Methodology. COURSES TAUGHT AND/OR TEACHING American Government, Behavioral Research Methods in Political Science, Comparative Politics, Foreign Policy of Major African Nations, European Government, and Scope, Method, and Writing. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE North Carolina Central University Assistant Professor of Political Science (August 2013 present) Primary Duties teaching, service, and research Model UN Faculty Advisor Chair of Department s Student Professional Development Committee University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Center for European Studies 1

2 International Education Program Coordinator, Center for European Studies, (August 2012 July 2013) Director of Outreach for K- 12 Educators in North Carolina Wrote grant reports and assessments for the Center s Title VI Grant and the European Centers of Excellence Grant Advised students on Masters Thesis projects for the TransAtlantic Master Program Helped organize the weekly Friday Lecture Series on European Studies Published biweekly online newsletter of the Center s upcoming events Developed an on- line teaching module on European Identity for K- 14 educators Elon University Adjunct Instructor (Spring 2012) Taught a course on Introduction to Comparative Politics University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Instructor (Fall 2009 Spring 2012) Taught Introduction to Comparative Politics (Fall 2010, Spring 2011, and Spring 2012) Taught Introduction to European Government through Carolina Courses Online (Fall 2009, Spring 2010, and Summer 2011) Research Assistant, Chapel Hill Expert Survey of European Parties (Fall 2006 Spring 2008) Created, managed, and analyzed the dataset of European political party positions on European integration Located and corresponded with party experts at higher education institutions in the U.S. and abroad Administered and managed the survey online PUBLICATIONS Peeling Back the Layers: Territorial Identity and EU Support in Spain (2012), Regional and Federal Studies 22(2). Reliability and Validity of the 2002 and 2006 Chapel Hill Expert Surveys on Party Positioning (2010), European Journal of Political Science Research, co- authored with Liesbet Hooghe, Ryan Bakker, Catherine De Vries, Erica Edwards, Gary Marks, Jan Rovny, Marco Steenbergen, and Milada Vachudova. WORKS IN PROGRESS New Regionalism Rising: The Negative Impact of Regional Identity on Support for Integration. Under review. Brigevich 2

3 In with the New but not Out with the Old: Regional Identity and Public Support for Integration in France. Under review. Why Don t You Like us? : The Impact of Exclusionary Attitudes on European identity Construction and Support for Integration Civic or Ethnic? Comparing Flemish and Walloon Identities to those of Basque Country and Catalonia. Manuscript in progress, draft available upon request. The Democratizing Power of Founding Elections: Regime Transitions in Sub- Saharan Africa and Post- Communist States Compared. Manuscript in progress, draft available upon request. CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Paper Presentations Why Don t You Like us? : The Impact of Exclusionary Attitudes on European identity Construction and Support for Integration, Paper presented at the 2014 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, April 3 6. Pairing Up or Pairing Down?: Exploring Regional Identity Combinations in the EU, Paper presented at the 2012 Council of European Studies Conference in Boston, March Regional Identity and Support for European Integration: A Cross- National Analysis, Paper presented at the 2011 European Consortium for Political Research 6 th General Conference in Reykjavik, Iceland, August Identity, Attachment to Europe, and Decentralization in the French Regions, Paper presented at the 2011 European Union Studies Association Conference in Boston, MA, March 3-5. Peeling Back the Layers: Fitting Together Territorial Identity in Spain, Paper presented at the 68 th annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April Patterns of Democratization in Sub- Saharan Africa: Demystifying the Africa Dummy Variable, Paper presented at the 65 th annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April Other Conference Participation Panel Chair and Discussant: Panel on Religion and Politics in Europe for the 2014 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, April 3 6. Discussant: Panel on Decentralisation, Elections, and Civil Society in Multilevel Systems for the 2012 Council for European Studies Conference in Boston, MA, March Brigevich 3

4 Panel Organizer: Panel on Policy, Authority, and Identity in the EU Regions for the 2011 European Union Studies Association Conference in Boston, MA, March 3-5. Speaking Engagements Moderator: Panel on International Civic and Community Engagement for the Dr. Jeffrey Elliot Lecture Series, Department of Political Science at NCCU. Invited Lecturer: Feeling European Today: The Aims and Challenges of Creating a European Identity amongst EU Citizens, World View Regional Seminar on Europe, March Workshop Presenter: Panel on A Teacher s Hand- on Guide to the European Union for the 2012 National Council for the Social Sciences Conference (Seattle, WA) and the 2013 North Carolina Council for the Social Studies Conference (Greensboro, NC). SERVICE Steering Committee Member of the North Carolina Consortium for International and Intercultural Education (NCCIIE), Secretary (March 2014 present) Reviewer: Comparative Politics: Integrating Theories, Methods, and Cases, Oxford University Press, 2012 Occasional reviewer for Political Behavior and Contemporary European Politics FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS UNC European Union Center for Excellence, Travel Grant, Reykjavik, August European Research Council, Summer Research Fellowship, Spain and France, Summer Hagan Award for Best Graduate Student Instructor, Department of Political Science, UNC- Chapel Hill for academic year. European Research Council, Travel Grant, EUSA Conference in Boston, March Thomas Uhlman Graduate Fund, Department of Political Science, UNC- Chapel Hill, Travel Grant, MPSA, April Brigevich 4

5 UNC European Union Center for Excellence, Summer Research Grant, Paris, France, Summer Foreign Language & Area Studies Award, intensive Hungarian language training taken at the Debreceni Nyari Egyetem, Budapest, Hungary, Summer Foreign Language & Area Studies Year- Long Award (Beginning Hungarian), UNC- Chapel Hill, Fall Spring UNC Graduate School Conference Travel Award for paper presented at the 65 th annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April LANGUAGES Russian: fluent French: fluent Hungarian: intermediate Italian: intermediate Spanish: working knowledge PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Political Science Association Council for European Studies Research Network on Territorial Politics and Federalism European Consortium for Political Research European Union Studies Association Midwest Political Science Association Brigevich 5