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Stefan Wojcik
Lazer Lab
Northeastern University
132 Nightingale Hall
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
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(715) 864-6206
(303) 492-0978
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http://spot.colorado.edu/stwo0664
Education
Ph.D. Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder, dissertation defended, December 2014
Focus: Comparative Politics, Methodology. Advisor: Andy Baker
Dissertation: Networks and Legislative Politics in Brazil: Exploring the Causes and Consequences of Political
Networks for Parties and Legislators
Committee: Andy Baker, David S. Brown, Anand Sokhey, Carew Boulding, Lucio Rennó
M.A. Political Science, University of Colorado, 2012
M.A. Political Science, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 2010
B.A. Political Science, Philosophy, Spanish, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2007
Positions
Postdoctoral Fellow, Northeastern University and Harvard IQSS, January 2015-present
Research Assistant, Lazer Lab, Northeastern University, September 2014-December 2014
Graduate Instructor, Department of Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder, 2013-2014
Research Assistant, The European Center of Excellence, University of Colorado Boulder, 2012-2013
Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder, 2010-2012
Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 2008-2010
Papers Under Review/Working Papers
2014 “Regionalism in the World Polity". (with Joseph Jupille and Brandy Jolliff). Presented at International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA. Under review.
2014 “The Evolution of Interparty Switching in Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies". Presented at the Political Networks Conference 2012, winner of Political Networks Conference poster award. Dissertation
Chapter. Under review.
2014 “Interparty Networks and Party Exit in Brazil". Doctoral qualifying paper. Presented at the
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference 2013. Under review.
2014 “Parties and Personal Traits: Analyzing Network Formation in Brazil". Dissertation chapter.
2014 “Political Networks and Co-voting in the Brazilian Congress: How do Networks Coordinate
Voting Behavior?". Dissertation chapter.
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2014 “Why NA? A Study of Missing Data". Under review.
2014 “Networking in the Brazilian Congress: An Analysis of Gender and Cooperation". (with Shawnna
Mullenax). Uses data from Dissertation. Presented at Midwest Political Science Association Conference
2014. Winner of Best Graduate Student Paper, Department of Political Science, CU-Boulder.
2014 “Tracing the Legislative Process: A Network Approach". (with Anand Sokhey, Josh M. Ryan,
and Gilad Wilkenfeld). Presented at Legislative Networks in a Transatlantic Perspective, Madison, WI.
Preparing for journal submission.
2013 “Cabinet Co-sponsorship Networks in Brazil" (with Lucio Rennó). Presented at ECPR Joint Sessions, Mainz, Germany. Presented at Midwest Political Science Association Conference 2013. Presented
at Legislative Networks in a Transatlantic Perspective, Madison, WI, 2013. Under Review.
2013 “Are Democracies Cheaper? Regime Type, Electoral System, and Consumer Price Levels" (with
Andy Baker and David S. Brown). Preparing for journal submission.
Selected Presentations and Papers-in-progress
2014 “Selection-Imputation: An Alternative Approach to Missing Data Under Nonignorable Selection
Bias”. (with Jeffrey J. Harden).
2013 “The Co-Evolution of Ideology and Switching Behavior in Brazil: Using Longitudinal Network
Models to Reveal the Nexus between Ideological Sorting and Party-Driven Incentives in Brazil".
2013 “Diffusion Networks and Interdependence Are Often in the Error Term: Improving Analyses of
Time-Series Cross-Sectional Data Using Network Analysis ". (with Johannes Karreth).
2011 “The Disappeared and the Remnants: A Competing Risks Approach to Party Exit in Advanced
Democracies" (with Jennifer K. Smith). Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
2010 “Examining the Determinants of Party Electoral Failure in Western Democracies: 1890-2010".
(with Jennifer K. Smith). APSA Annual Conference, Washington D.C.
2010 “When Do Parties Perish? Party Decline in Italy and Britain" Midwest Political Science Association
Conference, Chicago, IL.
2006 “Reconciling Two Faces: Peru’s Trade Challenge" Undergraduate Research Opportunities Project
Showcase University of Minnesota, Duluth.
2006 “Reconciling Two Faces: Peru’s Trade Challenge" Alworth Institute for International Studies University of Minnesota, Duluth.
Grants and Awards
Best Graduate Student Paper (with Shawnna Mullenax), University of Colorado, 2014, total $100
Graduate Summer Fellowship, University of Colorado, 2014, total $6000
Beverly Sears Research Award, University of Colorado, 2014, total $1000
Latin American Research Cluster Grant, University of Colorado 2013, 2014, total $250
Political Science Summer Research Grant, University of Colorado 2012, 2013, 2014, total $1800, $2500,
$2250
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Co-winner of Award for Best Substantive Poster, Political Networks Conference, 2012, total $125
CEUCE Research Assistantship, University of Colorado, 2012-2013
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Colorado, 2010-2012
Foreign Language Area Studies Grant, 2009, 2010, total $6500, $7500
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 2008-2010
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor’s Award, 2008 total $1500
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Project (UROP) award, 2006-2007 total $1200
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Project (UROP) award, 2005-2006 total $1500
VCAA Research Grant, 2005, total $600
Ehlers Book Philosophy Scholarship, 2005, total $200
Statistics/Programming Experience
Programming in R
Statistical Modeling in R
Time Series Analysis
Limited Dependent Variables
Python
Multilevel Modeling
Network Analysis
Exponential Random Graph Modeling
Bayesian Analysis
SQL
Languages
English - Native.
Spanish - Proficient for Professional Purposes.
Portuguese - Proficient for Professional Purposes.
Teaching Experience
Latin American Political Systems. Instructor of record. Fall 2014
Data Analysis II (grad level). TA for Jeffrey J. Harden. Spring 2014
Western European Politics. Instructor of record. Fall 2013
Introduction to International Relations. CU. TA for Moonhawk Kim. Fall 2011
Introduction to Comparative Politics. CU. TA for Andy Baker and Joseph Jupille. Fall 2010, Spring
2011, Spring 2012
Latin American Politics. TA for Natasha Sugiyama UWM. Spring 2010
U.S.-Latin American Relations. TA for Natasha Sugiyama. UWM. Fall 2009
Ethnicity, Religion, and Race in American Politics. TA for Donald Pienkos. UWM. Spring 2009
Introduction to Political Science Research. TA for Steven B. Redd. UWM. Fall 2008
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Service
Mentors of Political Science (MOPS) co-president.
References
Prof. Andy Baker
Dept. of Political Science
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO, USA 80309
Phone: + 1 303 492 1733
Email: [email protected]
Prof. David Brown
Dept. of Political Science
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO, USA 80309
Phone: + 1 303 492 4783
Email: [email protected]
Prof. Anand Sokhey
Dept. of Political Science
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO, USA 80309
Phone: + 1 303 492 6563
Email: [email protected]
Prof. Joseph Jupille
Dept. of Political Science
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO, USA 80309
Phone: + 1 303 492 5445
Email: [email protected]
Last updated: January 14, 2015