JAMIE ELIZABETH SCALERA, Ph. D. Statesboro, Georgia 30460-8101 jscalera@georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-4204 (Office) 912-478-5348 (Fax) PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor,, Fall 2012-present Director, Honors Program in Political Science, Fall 2014-present EDUCATION Ph.D. 2012. Political Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Fields of Study: International Relations (major), International Institutions/International Political Economy (specialization), Comparative Politics (minor) Dissertation: The Politics of Accession to International Organizations Committee: Xinyuan Dai (chair), William Bernhard, Robert Pahre, Todd Allee M.A. 2007. Political Science-International Relations. University of Florida. Fields of Study: International Relations (major), Comparative Politics (minor) Masters Thesis: Challenging the Sovereign: Investigating Financial Globalization s Challenges to the State Committee: M. Leann Brown (chair), Ido Oren, Richard Nolan B.A. 2005. International Studies, summa cum laude. Stetson University. RESEARCH Peer Reviewed Publications 2014 Are There Cracks in the Democratic Peace? (with James Farmer, Undergraduate Student, ); Forthcoming at Papers & Publications: Interdisciplinary Journal of Undergraduate Research 2012 The Divergent Effects of Joining International Organizations: Trade Gains and the Rigors of WTO Accession (with Todd Allee) International Organization 66(2): 243-276. Conference Participation 2014 Euroskeptic Voting in European and National Elections: A Coalition Theory of European Voting (with Robert Pahre, Professor, University of Illinois and Elizabeth Radziszewski, Assistant Professor, Lehigh University) Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Washington, DC. Scalera CV 1
2014 The Challenges of Migration and Enlargement in the European Union. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association Junior Scholar Symposia. Toronto, Canada. The 2008 Global Financial Crisis and the Survival of Independent Central Banks. (with Melissa Crosby Dixon) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association. Toronto, Canada. 2013 The 2008 Global Financial Crisis and the Survival of Independent Central Banks. (with Melissa Crosby) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Georgia Political Science Association. 14-16 November. Savannah, Georgia. The Democratizing Effects of Joining the World Trade Organization. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association. San Francisco, CA. Immigration and Enlargement: The Challenges of Promising a Free Movement of People. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association. 3-6 April. San Francisco, CA. The Domestic Political Implications of Accession to the WTO. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association. 2-5 January. Orlando, FL. 2012 The Domestic Political Implications of Accession to the WTO. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, Illinois. 2011 Demands Now or Disputes Later: WTO Accession Negotiations as a Substitute for Dispute Settlement. (with Todd Allee) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Seattle, WA. The Domestic Political Implications of Accession to the WTO. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Seattle, WA. We Never Make the Same Deal Twice: The Politics of Negotiating Accession to International Organizations. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL. 2010 A Beneficial Club, But Only If You Pay Your Dues: The Impact of GATT/WTO Accession on Trade. (with Todd Allee) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Political Economy Society, Cambridge, MA. Getting What You Want and Avoiding What You Don t: The Politics of Negotiating Membership in the WTO. Paper presented at the International Studies Association Midwest Conference. St. Louis, Missouri. Scalera CV 2
2009 An Exclusive Club, But Only If You Pay Your Dues: The Impact of GATT/WTO Accession on Trade. (with Todd Allee) Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL. Ongoing Research Projects The Politics of Accession to International Organizations, book manuscript The 2008 Global Financial Crisis and the Survival of Independent Central Banks (with Melissa Crosby Dixon, Undergraduate Student, ); Under Review February 2014 Crisis of Confidence: The 2008 Global Financial Crisis and Public Trust in the European Central Bank (with Melissa Crosby Dixon, Undergraduate Student, Georgia Southern University); Under Review February 2014 "Enlargement and Immigration in the European Union: The promises and challenges of the free movement of peoples" Euroskeptic Voting in European and National Elections: A Coalition Theory of European Voting (with Robert Pahre, Professor, University of Illinois and Elizabeth Radziszewski, Assistant Professor, Lehigh University) The Democratizing Effects of Joining the World Trade Organization The Domestic Political Implications of Accession to the WTO Demands Now or Disputes Later: WTO Accession Negotiations as a Substitute for Dispute Settlement (with Todd Allee, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland) HONORS AND AWARDS 2014 Travel Grant, Paying It Forward Pre-Conference Workshop ($100) International Studies Association 2014 Travel Grant, 2014 Conference ($300) International Studies Association 2013 CLASS Research and Writing Workshop ($500) College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, 2013 Faculty Summer Course Development Competition (not awarded) Faculty Development Committee, 2013 Faculty Development Professional Travel Award ($843.60) Faculty Development Committee, Scalera CV 3
2012 Center for Online Learning Grant ($3,000) Center for Online Learning, 2011/2012 Dissertation Completion Fellowship ($20,000) Graduate College, University of Illinois 2011 Belden Fields Award for Excellence as a Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois 2010 Rita and Leonard Ogren Award for Academic Excellence, University of Illinois 2007-2009 List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by Their Students University of Illinois 2007 Best Graduate Student Paper in Political Science, University of Florida 2005 Senior of Distinction in International Studies Stetson University 2004 Phi Beta Kappa Stetson University TEACHING EXPERIENCE Undergraduate Courses Taught () 2014 POLS 4133 International Political Economy, Fall 2014 POLS 4135 International Organizations, Fall 2014 UHON 4191 Honors Research Seminar Political Science, Fall 2014 POLS 3236 International Relations online (30), Spring 2014 POLS 4136 Comparative Politics of Industrialized Nations (30), Spring 2014 POLS 4890 Research in European Politics, Independent Study (1), Spring 2014 POLS 4890 Independent Study in Political Science (1), Spring 2014 2013 POLS 4135 International Organizations (27), Fall 2013 POLS 3236 International Relations online (30), Fall 2013 POLS 3234 Introduction to the European Union (18), Fall 2013 POLS 2101 Introduction to Political Science (30), Spring 2013 POLS/INTS 3236 International Relations (40), Spring 2013 POLS 4133 International Political Economy (17), Spring 2013 Scalera CV 4
2012 POLS/INTS 3234 Introduction to the European Union (25), Fall 2012 INTS 2130 Introduction to International Studies (26), Fall 2012 Undergraduate Courses Taught (Summer Study Abroad Programs) 2015 POLS 2101 Introduction to Political Science, European Council London Program POLS 3236 International Relations, European Council London Program 2014 POLS 2101 Introduction to Political Science, European Council Paris Program POLS 3234 Introduction to the European Union, European Council Paris Program Undergraduate Courses Taught (University of Illinois) 2011 Introduction to International Relations Online, Summer 2011 Teaching Experience as a Teaching Assistant (University of Illinois) 2010 Senior Honors Thesis Seminar Statistics Instructor, Dr. Paul Diehl International Organizations Grader and Guest Lecturer, Dr. Ryan Hendrickson 2009 Governing Globalization, Dr. Mark Schrad 2008 Introduction to International Security, Dr. Derrick Frazier 2007 Introduction to International Relations, Dr. Ryan Hendrickson Additional Pedagogical and Professional Training 2013 Representative Council on Undergraduate Research Institute, 2012/2013 Reading Roundtable Participant, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship 2012 Center for Online Learning: Course Development for International Relations, Fall 2012 2009 Writing Across the Curriculum Seminar Participant University of Illinois, Fall 2009 2008 Graduate Teaching Certificate, Center for Teaching Excellence University of Illinois, Spring 2008 2007 Graduate Academy Training, Center for Teaching Excellence University of Illinois, Fall 2007 Scalera CV 5
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE Service to the Profession 2014 Discussant Preferential Trade Agreements. American Political Science Association Conference. Washington, DC. Chair/Discussant. Political Economy of the European Union. International Studies Association Conference. Toronto, Canada. Discussant. Trade and Contestation in International Institutions. International Studies Association Conference. Toronto, Canada. 2013 Chair. Constructing Multilateralism: Incentives and Identities. American Political Science Association Conference. Chicago, IL. Chair. Perspectives on Institutional Change. International Studies Association Conference. San Francisco, CA. Chair. Trade and Security International Studies Association Conference. San Francisco, CA. Chair/Discussant. The Politics of International Trade Southern Political Science Association Conference. Orlando, FL Discussant. Global Governance and Domestic Consequences. Southern Political Science Association Conference. Orlando, FL. 2012 Chair/Discussant. International Organizations and Conflict Management International Studies Association Midwest Conference. St. Louis, MO 2011-14 Journal Reviewer International Interactions International Studies Quarterly Department, College, and University Service () 2014 Chair, Department Assessment Committee 2014 Department Representative, Assessment Workshop 2014 Faculty Participant, Spring 2014 Commencement Ceremony Scalera CV 6
2013/14 Member, Comparative Politics Search Committee 2013/2014 Honors Thesis Advisor, James Farmer Honors Program, 2013/2014 Member, Department Curriculum Committee 2013 Member, 1906 Scholarship Committee and Southern Scholar s Showcase University Honor s Program, 2013 Member, Fulbright Campus Committee 2013 Teaching Peer Reviewer, Dr. Krista Wiegand and Dr. Karen McCurdy 2013 Faculty Participant, Fall 2013 Commencement Ceremony 2013 Member, Department Assessment Committee 2013 Student Advising (10 hours Spring) 2012-14 Political Science Department Representative, College Curriculum Committee College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, 2012/2013 Honors Thesis Advisor, Sydney Robinson Honors Program, 2012/2013 Political Science Department Representative, College Curriculum Committee College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, 2012/2013 Faculty Advisor, Phi Sigma Pi 2012 Faculty Participant, Fall 2012 Commencement Ceremony 2012 Participant, GSU Majors Fair Scalera CV 7
2012 Student Advising (13.25 hours) Invited Presentations and Workshops 2013 France and the European Union: Cornerstone or Stumbling Block? Guest Presenter, French Week Celebration, 2013 The Role of International Organizations in a Global World Guest Presenter, Middle School Model United Nations Conference,. 2013 International Political Economy and European Union Integration: Wherefore Albania Guest Presenter, Albanian Student Delegation Visit, Georgia Southern University. 2012 The Economics of International Politics Guest Presenter, Middle School Model United Nations Conference,. 2010 Getting What You Want and Avoiding What You Don t: The Politics of Negotiating Membership in the WTO. Paper presented at the 2010 Journeys in World Politics Workshop. Iowa City, Iowa. Professional Memberships American Political Science Association International Studies Association Midwest Political Science Association Southern Political Science Association Georgia Political Science Association Women in Conflict Studies OTHER RELEVANT SKILLS Languages French (proficient) DELF 1 Study Abroad, L université d Avignon, France, Spring 2004 Spanish (proficient) Study Abroad, La Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, Spring 2003 Computing Skills R, STATA, SPSS, Excel Scalera CV 8
Methods Training Quantitative Methods (Probability, OLS, MLE, Spatial Econometrics, Causal Inference) Formal Modeling (Introduction to Game Theory) Qualitative Methods Research Design PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES Barry J. Balleck Richard Pacelle Associate Professor and Chair Professor PO Box 8101 PO Box 8101 Statesboro, Georgia 30460 Statesboro, Georgia 30460 bballeck [at] georgiasouthern.edu rpacelle [at] georgiasouthern.edu William T. Bernhard Paul F. Diehl Professor and Head Henning Larsen Professor University of Illinois University of Illinois 1407 W. Gregory Drive, 420 DKH 1407 W. Gregory Drive, 420 DKH Urbana, Illinois 61801 Urbana, Illinois 61801 bernhard [at] illinois.edu pdiehl [at] illinois.edu Scalera CV 9