Politics Research Lab

My politics research lab hosts a select group of graduate and undergraduate students each semester who serve as my research assistants, teaching assistants, mentees, or coauthors. We have lab meetings every Friday at 4pm.

The following roster applies to students who participated in Fall 2022 and/or Spring 2023 Research Lab activities.


Graduate Students 

Tim Bynion tbynion@gmu.edu

Tim Bynion

Political Science PhD, 2024
Lab projects: Voter Turnout Experiment, Teaching Assistant, PhD dissertation
Research interests: Congress, partisanship, voting behavior
Personal interests: Playing piano, watching football, playing tennis, and trivia night with other students!

 

 

 

 

 

Christine German
Political Science Ph.D., 2023
Lab Projects: Ph.D. dissertation
Research Interests: extremism, terrorism, gender, authoritarianism

 

Aubrey Grant, agrant12@gmu.edu

Aubrey Grant photo

Public Policy Ph.D. Candidate, 2023
Lab Projects: Ph.D. dissertation writing
Research Interests: immigration, refugee resettlement, networks, gender, public policy
Personal Interests: travel, reading, running, cooking

 

 

 

 

 

Janet Marroquin jmarroq2@gmu.edu
Biodefense Ph.D., 2024
Lab Projects: Ph.D. Dissertation

 

Jason Smith, jsmit28@gmu.edu

Jason Smith

Political Science, Ph.D., 2023
Lab Projects: Ph.D. dissertation
Research Interests: Congress, executive, separation of powers, domestic policy effects on foreign affairs, national security
Personal Interests: biking, reading, movies

 

 

 

 

Aaron Stuvland **ON MARKET**  astuvland.gmu@gmail.com

Aaron Stuvland

Political Science Ph.D., 2021; 2022-2023 APSA Congressional Fellow
Research interests: Populism/extremism, parties/party systems, religion and politics
Personal interests: Distance running, biking, food and wine

 

 

 

 


Undergraduate Students, Fall 2022 and/or Spring 2023

Student Email Degree Program Lab Project Interests
Will Albiston walbisto@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2023 Voter Turnout Experiment (Fall ’22)
Joycelyn Antwi Photo of Joycelyn Antwi jantwi4@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2025 Manuscript support (Fall ’22) Law and public policy, skiing, reading
Ethan Connell econnel8@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2025 Caucus data management (Fall ’22)
Avery Dawson Photo of Avery Dawson adawso2@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2024 Caucus data management (Spring ’23) US elections, polarization, flute, ASL
Peter DerHagopian pderhago@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2025 Caucus data management (Fall ’22)
Daire Donohoe ddonohoe@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2025 Caucus data management (Fall ’22)
Michelle Du Photo of Michelle Du michellecdu04@gmail.com  volunteer Caucus data management (Fall ’22/Spring ’23) political economy, computational social science, travel
Molly Izer Molly Izer photo mizer@gmu.edu  BA, GVIP 2024 Caucus Persistence (Fall ’22/Spring ’23) congressional networks, constitutional law, gardening
Aarush Jambunathan ajambuna@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2025 Manuscript support (Fall ’22)
Safiya Khan skhan206@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2024 Manuscript support (Spring ’23)
Emma Lopez elopez29@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2024 Manuscript support (Fall ’22)
Eleni  Mercer emercer3@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2025 Manuscript support (Fall ’22/Spring ’23)
Nylah Mitchell nmitch2@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2025 Caucus data management (Fall ’22) US elections, media and politics, reading
Olivia Nealon Photo of Olivia Nealon onealon@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2025 Manuscript support (Fall ’22) US politics, horseback riding
Charles Negash cnegash@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2025 Caucus data management (Fall ’22)
Elie Ramos eramos21@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2023 Manuscript support (Spring ’23) history, international relations, DC sports
Andrew Strasberg Andrew Strasberg photo astrasbe@gmu.edu BS, PUAD 2023 R; data visualization (Fall ’22/Spring ’23) Computational social science, populism, soccer
Kate Strickland kstrick8@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2024 Manuscript support (Spring ’23)
Sophia  Thobani Photo of Sophia Thobani sthobani@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2023 Manuscript support (Fall ’22/Spring ’23) Congress, democratic decline, art
Ethan Thomas Photo of Ethan Thomas ethoma9@gmu.edu BA, GVIP 2024 Caucus data management (Fall ’22/Spring ’23) Congress, constitutional law, baseball (Red Sox), gaming

 

 

 

Fall 2021 Victor Lab Participants

Photo of Prof. Victor with students
Clockwise from top-center: Andrew Strasberg, Sandra Tombe, Saarah Baig, Ethan Thomas, Nylah Mitchell, Prof. Victor, Molly Izer, Jason Smith, Tim Bynion. Fall lab participants not pictured: Aubrey Grant, Molly Reed, Sasha Silva, Aaron Stuvland,