Edward L. Gibson

| Department of Political Science

Dissertation Advisees

Gustavo Duncan, Ph.D. Northwestern University, 2015.  Dissertation Chair.

Dissertation: “More Than the Bullet or the Bribe: The Political Power of Drug Trafficking.

Post-Dissertation Appointment: Professor, Department of Social Sciences, University of Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.

Juan Cruz Olmeda, Ph.D. Northwestern University, 2014.  Dissertation Chair.

Dissertation: “(Dis)united they stand? The politics of governors' coalition building in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.”

Post-Dissertation Appointment: Assistant Professor, El Colegio de México, Mexico City, Mexico.

Juan’s Website

Mneesha Gellman, Ph.D. Northwestern University, 2014.  Dissertation Chair.

Dissertation: Claiming Culture: Ethnic minority rights mobilizations in Turkey, Mexico, and El Salvador.

Post-Dissertation Appointment: Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics, Emerson College, Boston, MA

Jennifer Cyr, Ph.D. Northwestern University, June 2012. Dissertation Chair.
Dissertation: “From Collapse to Comeback? Explaining the Fates of Political Parties in Latin America”
Post-Dissertation Appointment: Assistant Professor of Political Science and Latin American Studies, University of Arizona
Jennifer’s Website

Julieta Suárez-Cao, Ph.D. Northwestern University, August 2012. Dissertation Chair.
Dissertation: Parties and Party Competition Across Territory: Stability and Change in Federalized Party Systems
Post-Dissertation Appointment: Assistant Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Santiago)
Julieta’s Website

Florencia Guerzovich, Ph.D. Northwestern University, June 2010. Dissertation Advisor.
Dissertation: “Building Accountability: The Politics of Anticorruption”
Current Occupation: Impact and Learning Program Officer, Transparency Accountability Initiative (London)

Irina Alberro, Ph.D. Northwestern University, December 2006. Dissertation Chair.
Dissertation: “Political Competition and the Empowerment of the Poor: An Analysis of the Socio-Economic Composition of the Mexican Electorate, 1994-2000”
Post-Dissertation Appointment: Assistant Professor, Department of International Studies, Colegio de Mexico (Mexico City)
Current Appointment: Professor, Department of International Studies, Colegio de Mexico (Mexico City)

Sylvia Gaylord, Ph.D. Northwestern University, December 2006. Dissertation Advisor.
Dissertation: “The Devil is in the Details: Statutory Content and the Fine Art of Delegation in Brazil”
Post-Dissertation Appointment: Assistant Professor of Political Economy, Colorado School of Mines
Current Appointment: Associate Professor of Political Economy, Colorado School of Mines

Ato Kwamena Onoma, Ph.D. Northwestern University, December 2006. Dissertation Advisor.
Dissertation: “Securing Property Rights in Land: Politics on the Land Frontier in Post-Colonial Africa”
Post-Dissertation Appointment: Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Yale University

Isabella Alcaniz, Ph.D. Northwestern University, 2004. Dissertation Chair.
Dissertation: “Epistemic Communities, and Regional Integration: Splitting the Atom in Argentina and Brazil”
Post-Dissertation Appointment: Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Houston
Current Appointment: Assistant Professor, Department Government and Politics, University of Maryland
Isabella's Website

Scott Greer, Ph.D. Northwestern University, June 2003. Dissertation Chair.
Dissertation:"Self-Government: The Politics of Autonomy in Scotland and Catalonia."
Post-Dissertation Appointment: Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Current Appointment: Associate Professor,  School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Scott's Website

Tyler Colman, Ph.D. Northwestern University, June 2003. Dissertation Chair.
Dissertation: “The Politics of Quality: Institutions and Market Stratification in the Wine Sector”
Current Occupation: Wine critic, industry observer, and host/author of the most successful website on wine picks and politics in the U.S.: www.drvino.com

Tulia Falleti, Ph.D. Northwestern University, 2003. Dissertation Chair.
Dissertation: “Governing Governors: Coalitions and Sequences of Decentralization in Colombia, Argentina and Mexico”
Post-Dissertation Appointment: Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
Current Appointment: Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
Tulia's Website

Teri L. Caraway, Ph.D. Northwestern University, 2002. Dissertation Advisor.
Dissertation: “Engendering Industrialization: The Feminization of Factory Labor in Indonesia”
Post-Dissertation Appointment: Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota
Current Appointment: Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota
Teri's Website

Krista Johnson, Ph.D. Northwestern University, 2002. Dissertation Advisor.
Dissertation: “From Consensual Decision-Making to Conventional Politics: Popular Participation in Contemporary South Africa”
Post-Dissertation Appointment: Assistant Professor, Department of International Studies, DePaul University

Ernesto F. Calvo, Ph.D. Northwestern University, 2001. Dissertation Chair.
Dissertation: "Disconcerted Industrialists: The Politics of Trade Reform in Latin America."
Post-Dissertation Appointment: Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Houston
Current Appointment: Associate Professor, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland
Ernesto's Website

Hector Martinez, Ph.D. University of Michigan, 2000. Dissertation Chair.
Dissertation: “Religion and Politics in Puerto Rico”
Post-Dissertation Appointment: Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Puerto Rico
Current Appointment: Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Puerto Rico

Mark Jones, Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1994. Dissertation advisor.
Dissertation: “Electoral Laws and the Survival of Presidential Democracies”
Post-Dissertation Appointment: Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
Current Appointment:Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Rice University
Mark's Website