{"id":380,"date":"2021-12-17T19:17:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T19:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jvictor.gmu.edu\/?page_id=380"},"modified":"2025-10-04T19:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T19:02:22","slug":"politics-research-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jvictor.schar.gmu.edu\/index.php\/politics-research-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Politics Research Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

The following roster applies to students in the Fall 2025 Research Lab<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Graduate Students<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Christine German<\/strong><\/span>
\nPolitical Science Ph.D., 2026<\/em>
\nLab Projects:<\/strong> Ph.D. dissertation
\nResearch Interests:<\/strong> extremism, terrorism, gender, authoritarianism<\/span><\/p>\n

Oakley Hill<\/strong><\/span>
\nPeace & Conflict Resolution, Ph.D. 2026<\/em>
\nLab Projects:<\/strong> Ph.D. dissertation<\/p>\n

John Sheehan<\/strong><\/span>
\nHistory, Ph.D. 2026<\/em>
\nLab Projects:<\/strong> Ph.D. dissertation<\/p>\n

Mathew Ha<\/strong> mha3@gmu.edu<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nPolitical Science, Ph.D. 2028<\/em>
\nLab Projects:<\/strong> Teaching Assistant<\/p>\n

Janet Marroquin<\/strong> jmarroq2@gmu.edu<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nBiodefense Ph.D., 2026<\/em>
\nLab Projects:<\/strong> Ph.D. Dissertation<\/p>\n

Tanzia Haq<\/strong> thaq@gmu.edu<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nPolitical Science, MA 2026<\/em>
\nLab Projects:<\/strong> Teaching Assistant<\/p>\n

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Undergraduate Students, Fall 2025<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Student<\/strong><\/td>\nDegree Program<\/strong><\/td>\nLab Project<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ariel Mehmeti<\/td>\nGVIP, 2028<\/td>\nCaucus Explorer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charles Ritter<\/td>\nGVIP, 2026<\/td>\nData Viz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Christine Cieri<\/td>\nGVIP, 2028<\/td>\nData Viz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emma Schaible<\/td>\nGVIP, 2028<\/td>\nBook manuscript support<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grace Miller<\/td>\nGVIP, 2028<\/td>\nBook manuscript support<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maya Tichoc<\/td>\nGVIP, 2025<\/td>\nData Viz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Oluwatamilore Adejumo<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
GVIP, 2028<\/td>\nBoox manuscript support<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peter Weiss<\/td>\nGVIP, 2028<\/td>\nTeaching Assistant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reece Knowles<\/td>\nGVIP, 2026<\/td>\nBook manuscript support<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sierra Hill<\/td>\nGVIP, 2028<\/td>\nTeaching Assistant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Research Lab Alumni<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tim Bynion,\u00a0<\/strong>tbynion@gmu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Political Science Ph.D., 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

Dissertation:\u00a0<\/strong>Party Foul: Ideology, Electoral Incentives, and Party Disloyalty in the House of Representatives<\/p>\n

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Aubrey Grant<\/strong>, agrant12@gmu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Aubrey<\/p>\n

Public Policy Ph.D., 2024<\/em>
\nDissertation: <\/b>Networks and Policy Outcomes: The Case of Refugee Integration<\/a><\/p>\n

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Jason Smith<\/strong>, jsmit28@gmu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Jason<\/p>\n

Political Science, Ph.D., 2023<\/em>
\nDissertation:\u00a0<\/strong>Delegate or Abdicate: How Public Opinion Influences Congressional and Executive Behavior<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lab Photo September 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Students<\/a>
From left: Reece Knowles, Charlie Ritter, Peter Weiss, Grace Miller, Oluwatamilore Adejumo, Janet Marroquin (on screen), Sierra Hill, Prof. Victor, Charlie (dog), Emma Schaible, Christine Cieri, Maya Tichoc, Ariel Mehmeti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lab Photo May 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BACK ROW (from left): Liam Wright, Anna Garren, Prof. Victor, Anastasia Rea, Tim Bynion, Jacob Pritchard, Ariel Mehmeti; FRONT ROW: Maya Tichoc, Janet Marroquin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Lab Photo December 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Students<\/a>
Commonwealth Brewery, December 2024; Counterclockwise from lower left: Charlie Ritter, Maggie Reier, Lojain Soheim, Maya Tichot, Anna Garren, Jacob Pritchard, Tim Bynion, Prof. Victor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Lab Photo August 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Clockwise from top left, ON ZOOM Molly Izer, Christine German, Andrew Strasberg, Jason Smith, Janet Marroquin; IN THE ROOM Stuart Loomis, Ethan Thomas, Daksha Magesh, Jena Musmar, Maaz Abbasi, Ysabella Aromas, Gabriella Grabovska, Anna Garren, Jennifer Victor, Tim Bynion. Not pictured: CJ Walker, Ashutosh Pathak, Aubrey Grant, Zona Khan, Eleni Mercer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Fall 2021 Victor Lab Participants<\/strong><\/p>\n

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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,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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