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Community Research Institute
Does correlation equal causation? Discover the intricacies of research and polling, working with BW's Community Research Institute. You'll get hands on experience formulating research questions and working with real clients to answer pressing questions that effect the community.
In your capstone class, you'll have the opportunity to do your own research, and discover the reality of the topics that matter most to you.
Center for Women and Politics of Ohio
The Center for Women and Politics of Ohio offers students the opportunity to engage in research on women running for public office. We analyze election returns, get our hands dirty digging through historical archives, and are about to launch a podcast. Students get the skills that employers and grad schools want -- organization, attention to detail, writing, and problem solving – all while discovering the inspiring stories of the diverse women who have represented Ohio.
Independent Experiences
At BW, you'll have the opportunity to work with your professors on projects that you formulate. Whether its gathering data for an upcoming election or publishing a paper on a topic you find interesting, you can do it here.
The expertise of our professors is at your disposal. Use their knowledge to propel you towards your goals.
At BW, you'll embark on a journey to turn passion into policy. Our students thrive in small classrooms with personal connections, engaging and creating the next generation of activists and policy makers.
Engage in high-level discussion and find a spark of interest you never knew you had. Here, you're the main charecter of the story.
Turn your spark into a flame and discover the opportunities that await you. Learn about our professors and discover what's in store for you at Baldwin Wallace.
Chair, Department of Politics and Global Citizenship
Born and raised on the peace-loving island of Puerto Rico, Dr. Javier Morales-Ortiz has walked up and down Latin America listening to the voices of the poor and the oppressed as well as those of the leaders and intellectuals. His classroom tells the world of the dreams and disillusions, the hopes and the failures of the Global South. He is an adventurer with a talent for criticizing world politics with uncompromising ferocity, has a compassionate heart, and a soft sense of humor.
His areas of expertise include foreign policy analysis, international organizations, and Latin American politics. Dr. Morales is bilingual, the advisor of the BW Model UN and Model NATO teams, and the advisor of the BW Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society.
Assistant Director, Community Research Institute
Dr. Lauren Copeland is a self-described "politics and data science nerd," with research activities that lie at the intersection of political communication, political behavior and public opinion, and a current focus on the relationship between digital media use and political participation. She earned both a doctorate and Master of Arts in political science from University of California, Santa Barbara and a Bachelor of Arts from DePaul University in Chicago.
International Studies and National Security
Dr. Jason Keiber teaches courses on international politics and national security. Prior to coming to Baldwin Wallace, Keiber taught at Otterbein University as a visiting professor. His primary interests concern the ways in which technology creates and mitigates global governance and security problems.
His most recent work covers how countries work together to conduct surveillance on individuals suspected of being involved with terrorism. Keiber has been published in "Surveillance & Society," The Washington Post's "The Monkey Cage" and RealClearWorld.com.
Director, Center for Women and Politics of Ohio
Dr. Barbara Palmer is an expert on elections and the success of women candidates. She is professor of political science and the creator and executive director of the Center for Women and Politics of Ohio (CWPO). The CWPO engages students, scholars, media and the public in the sharing of over 100 years of Ohio history and the remarkable stories of women who have run for public office.
Professor Palmer teaches courses on American politics, civil rights and liberties, elections, and women and politics. She serves as the director of the legal studies program and as pre-law advisor for Baldwin Wallace. She is also the creator and advisor for the Baldwin Wallace Legal Studies Honor Society, one of only five honor societies in the nation that recognizes outstanding students in the field of legal studies.
Professor
Dr. Matthew Ward is an assistant professor of the department of politics and global citizenship where he teaches courses in comparative politics. The courses include the politics of the Middle East, democracy and democratic erosion, extremism and radicalization, and research design and methods.
Ward maintains an active research agenda, which is broadly focused on anti-democratic forces and the threats they pose to democracy. Specifically, he investigates the relationships between threat perception and radicalization, political violence and declining support for democratic institutions and norms. Using survey experiments, these problems are investigated through the lenses of intergroup relations and identity politics
Professor
Dr. Mark Mattern is a professor of the department of politics and global citizenship, teaching political theory, political economy, and the politics of arts and culture. He taught for five years at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., prior to coming to BW in 1999.
His publications include "The Trickle-Up Economy: How We Take from the Poor and Middle Class and Give to the Rich" (Lynne Rienner, 2021), "Anarchism and Art: Democracy in the Cracks and on the Margins" (SUNY Press, 2016), "Studying Politics Today: Critical Approaches to Political Science" (Co-Editor, Routledge, 2014), "Doing Democracy: Activist Art and Cultural Politics" (Co-Editor, SUNY Press, 2013), "Putting Ideas to Work: A Practical Introduction to Political Thought" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006), and "Acting in Concert: Music, Community, and Political Action" (Rutgers, 1998). Mattern served as Co-Editor of New Political Science: A Journal of Politics and Culture from 2008-2014, and Reviews Editor from 2002-2008.
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