Willamette University
Center for Governance and Public Policy Research
- External Fellows Retreat & Research Forum -
Friday, September 28th
8:00am-8:30am
Breakfast Smörgåsbord
Portland Center, 905 NW 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
8:30am-8:45am
“Welcome and Game Plan”
Tim Johnson
Willamette University
9:00am-10:00am
“Immigrant Visibility, Racial Identity Formation, and Political Integration among Somalis in the US”
Amanda Robinson
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Ohio State University
External Fellow, Center for Governance and Public Policy Research, Willamette University
10:00am-10:15am
Coffee & Snacks
10:15am-11:15am
“Social Media and the Rise of Dark Horse Candidates."
Yotam Shmargad
Assistant Professor, School of Government & Public Policy
University of Arizona
11:15am – 1:00pm
Lunch
1:15pm – 2:15pm
“The Electoral Effect of Stop and Frisk”
Christopher T. Dawes
Associate Professor, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University
External Fellow, Center for Governance and Public Policy Research, Willamette University
2:15pm – 2:30pm
Coffee & Snacks
2:30pm – 3:30pm
“Sorting the News: How Ranking by Popularity Polarizes Our Politics”
Samara Klar
Associate Professor of Political Science, School of Government & Public Policy
University of Arizona
3:30pm – 3:45pm
Coffee & Snacks
3:45pm – 5:00pm
“Coevolution of Cumulative Culture and Network Structure”
Erol Ackay
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania
Saturday, September 29th
8:30am-9:00am
Breakfast Smörgåsbord
Portland Center, 905 NW 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
9:00am-10:00am
“The Loser's Bonus: Political geography and minority party representation”
Jowei Chen
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan
External Fellow, Center for Governance and Public Policy Research, Willamette University
10:00am – 10:15am
Coffee & Snacks
10:15am – 11:15am
“Starting a company from a research idea: LIB Solar”
Nicholai Lidow
Founder & CEO
LIB Solar