Nina Kasniunas
Nina Kasniunas | |
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| Born | Nina Therese Kasniunas February 19, 1972 |
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| Spouse | Andy Gruver[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political science |
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| Thesis | Impact of Interest Group Testimony on Lawmaking in Congress (2009) |
| Doctoral advisor | Raymond Tatalovich |
| Other academic advisors | Richard Matland |
Nina Therese Kasniunas (born February 19, 1972) is an American political scientist and writer. She is the Arsht Professor in Ethics and Leadership in the Center for People, Politics, & Markets at Goucher College.
Early life and education
[edit]Kasniunas was born in 1972.[3][4] She earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University Bloomington in 1995. She completed a master's degree in 2002 at Loyola University Chicago where she earned a doctorate in political science in 2009.[5] She completed her dissertation titled Impact of Interest Group Testimony on Lawmaking in Congress under doctoral advisor Raymond Tatlovich.[6]
Career
[edit]In 2011, Kasniunas began teaching as an assistant professor at Goucher College in the department of political science and international relations.[7] Although not originally from Maryland, she is known for connecting students with the Baltimore City community through fieldwork and research.[7] Kasniunas is the Arsht Professor in Ethics and Leadership in the Center For People, Politics, & Markets at Goucher College.[5]
She has served on the admissions committee and as an adviser in the development in the Goucher College Video App, a new digital format for students to apply for acceptance at the institution.[8][9]
Awards
[edit]In 2017, Kasniunas received the All IN Campus Democracy Challenge Champion Award for her efforts to increase student voting rates.[10]
Selected works
[edit]Books
[edit]- Kasniunas, Nina; Shea, Daniel M. (2010). Campaign Rules: A 50-State Guide to Campaigns and Elections in America. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. ISBN 978-1442201774.
Nina Kasniunas.
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Articles
[edit]- Kasniunas, Nina (2009). Impact of Interest Group Testimony on Lawmaking in Congress (PhD thesis). Loyola University Chicago.
- Tatalovich, Raymond; Daynes, Byron W. (December 15, 2010). "Chapter 3: Gay Rights: Nature or Nurture?". In Kasniunas, Nina; Ellis, Margaret E. (eds.). Moral Controversies in American Politics. New York: Routledge. pp. 80–109. ISBN 9781317464426.[12]
- Kasniunas, Nina (2012). "Experiencing Mayoral Elections Through Exit Polling: Any Professor Can Design this Course". APSA 2012 Teaching & Learning Conference Paper. doi:10.2139/ssrn.1997685.
- Kasniunas, Nina (2014). "Connecting Classrooms for Collaborative Learning". The Common Good: A SUNY Plattsburgh Journal on Teaching and Learning. 2 (1).
References
[edit]- ^ Kasniunas, Nina Therese (2009). Impact of Interest Group Testimony on Lawmaking in Congress. Loyola University Chicago. p. 247.
- ^ "Obituary: Jonas Pleirys". Chicago Tribune. September 14, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ West, Paul (August 13, 2009). "Town hall draws overflow crowd". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. The Library of Congress. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b "Nina Kasniunas". Goucher College. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ Therese, Kasniunas, Nina (2009). Impact of Interest Group Testimony on Lawmaking in Congress (Thesis). Loyola University Chicago.
{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Harvey, Christina (May 2, 2017). "Profile of Nina Kasniunas: Goucher College". Wingate Wire. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ Nuseibeh, Nuzha. "Your Selfie Video Might Get You Into College". Bustle. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ "Colleges get creative in bid to ease stressful application process". CBS News. April 9, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ "Nina Kasniunas Honored". Goucher College. October 19, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ Reviews of Campaign Rules: A 50-State Guide to Campaigns and Elections in America:
- Jacobs, Jeremy P. (March 2010). "Campaign Rules: A 50-State Guide to Campaigns and Elections in America". Politics. 31 (3): 43.
- Collins, C.A. (December 2010). "Campaign rules: a 50-state guide to campaigns and elections in America". Choice. 48 (4): 661.
- ^ Reviews of Moral Controversies in American Politics:
- Robey, J. S. (May 2011). "Moral controversies in American politics". Choice. 48 (9): 1785.
- Popejoy, Michael W. (Winter 2012). "Review of "Moral Controversies in American Politics", 4th ed". Journal of Public Affairs Education. 18 (1): 239–241. doi:10.1080/15236803.2012.12001680. JSTOR 23272616. S2CID 158999869.
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- People from Michigan City, Indiana
- American women political scientists
- American political scientists
- Women political writers
- Indiana University Bloomington alumni
- Loyola University Chicago alumni
- Goucher College faculty and staff
- American people of Lithuanian descent
- American women academics