Congratulations to 2015 Political Science alumni, Scott LaCombe, on the recent publication of his article, "Information and Policy Innovation in U.S. States," in Political Research Quarterly. Scott earned his PhD from the University of Iowa in 2020 and is an Assistant Professor of Government and of Statistical & Data Sciences at Smith College. To read the full … [Read more...] about Scott LaCombe on State Policy Innovation

A career update from 2011 alumni, Jordan Overstreet. Like so many alumni, I came to Missouri State from a small town of 4,500, or roughly 25 percent of the student population. I made the decision to attend based on location, its strong support of the Holt V. Spicer Debate Forum, and a campus that immediately felt like home. For some, being a needle in a haystack is not … [Read more...] about An Update from Jordan Overstreet

Congratulations to our former colleague, Dr. Cigdem Cidam, on the publication of her book, In the Street, with Oxford University Press. Cigdem is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Union College in Schenectady, NY. … [Read more...] about Dr. Cigdem Cidam In the Street