Nina Kasniunas

Nina Kasniunas
Born Nina Therese Kasniunas
(1972-02-19) February 19, 1972
Michigan City, Indiana[1]
Alma mater
Spouse(s) Andy Gruver[2]
Scientific career
Fields Political science
Institutions
Thesis Impact of Interest Group Testimony on Lawmaking in Congress (2009)
Doctoral advisor Raymond Tatalovich
Other academic advisors Richard Matland

Nina Therese Kasniunas (born February 19, 1972) is an American political scientist and writer. She is the Arsht Professor in Ethics and Leadership in the Center for People, Politics, & Markets at Goucher College.

Early life and education

Kasniunas was born in 1972.[3][4] She earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University in 1995. She completed a master's degree in 2002 at Loyola University Chicago where she earned a doctorate in political science in 2009.[5] She completed her dissertation titled Impact of Interest Group Testimony on Lawmaking in Congress under doctoral advisor Raymond Tatlovich.[6]

Career

In 2011, Kasniunas began teaching as an assistant professor at Goucher College in the department of political science and international relations.[7] Although not originally from Maryland, she is known for connecting students with the Baltimore City community through fieldwork and research.[7] Kasniunas is the Arsht Professor in Ethics and Leadership in the Center For People, Politics, & Markets at Goucher College.[5]

She has served on the admissions committee and as an adviser in the development in the Goucher College Video App, a new digital format for students to apply for acceptance at the institution.[8][9]

Awards

In 2017, Kasniunas received the All IN Campus Democracy Challenge Champion Award for her efforts to increase student voting rates.[10]

Selected works

Books

  • Kasniunas, Nina; Shea, Daniel M. (2010). Campaign Rules: A 50-State Guide to Campaigns and Elections in America. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. ISBN 1442201770. [11]

Articles

  • Kasniunas, Nina (2009). Impact of Interest Group Testimony on Lawmaking in Congress (PhD thesis). Loyola University Chicago.
  • Tatalovich, Raymond; Daynes, Byron W. (December 15, 2010). "Chapter 3: Gay Rights: Nature or Nurture?". In Kasniunas, Nina; Ellis, Margaret E. Moral Controversies in American Politics. New York: Routledge. pp. 80–109. ISBN 9781317464426. [12]
  • Kasniunas, Nina (2012). "Experiencing Mayoral Elections Through Exit Polling: Any Professor Can Design this Course". APSA 2012 Teaching & Learning Conference Paper. doi:10.2139/ssrn.1997685.
  • Kasniunas, Nina (2014). "Connecting Classrooms for Collaborative Learning". The Common Good: A SUNY Plattsburgh Journal on Teaching and Learning. 2 (1).

References

  1. ↑ Kasniunas, Nina Therese (2009). Impact of Interest Group Testimony on Lawmaking in Congress. Loyola University Chicago. p. 247.
  2. ↑ "Obituary: Jonas Pleirys". Chicago Tribune. September 14, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ West, Paul (2009-08-13). "Town hall draws overflow crowd". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2018-05-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. The Library of Congress. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  5. 1 2 "Nina Kasniunas". Goucher College. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  6. ↑ Therese, Kasniunas, Nina (2009). Impact of Interest Group Testimony on Lawmaking in Congress (Thesis). Loyola University Chicago.
  7. 1 2 Harvey, Christina (2017-05-02). "Profile of Nina Kasniunas: Goucher College". Wingate Wire. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  8. ↑ Nuseibeh, Nuzha. "Your Selfie Video Might Get You Into College". Bustle. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  9. ↑ "Colleges get creative in bid to ease stressful application process". CBS News. 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  10. ↑ "Nina Kasniunas Honored". Goucher College. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  11. ↑ Reviews of Campaign Rules: A 50-State Guide to Campaigns and Elections in America:
    • Jacobs, Jeremy P. (March 2010). "Campaign Rules: A 50-State Guide to Campaigns and Elections in America". Politics. 31 (3): 43.
    • Collins, C.A. (December 2010). "Campaign rules: a 50-state guide to campaigns and elections in America". Choice. 48 (4): 661.
  12. ↑ Reviews of Moral Controversies in American Politics:
    • Robey, J. S. (May 2011). "Moral controversies in American politics". Choice. 48 (9): 1785.
    • Popejoy, Michael W. (Winter 2012). "Review of "Moral Controversies in American Politics", 4th ed". Journal of Public Affairs Education. 18 (1): 239–241.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.