Constantine Boussalis

Curriculum Vitae

Education 

Ph.D. Political Science, Claremont Graduate University, 2011. 
	Dissertation: 
	"Political, Economic and Social Determinants of Vulnerability to Natural Disasters" 
	Committee: 
	Jacek Kugler (advisor and chair), Hal Nelson, Mark Abdollahian, Jean-Paul Ampuero 
	(external reviewer, California Institute of Technology) 
	Fields: 
	World Politics and Comparative Politics 

M.A. International Studies, Claremont Graduate University, 2007. 

B.A. Political Science (cum laude), California State University–Los Angeles, 2005. 


Employment 

Empirical Research Fellow, Harvard Law School, August 2011-present. 
	Methodological support for faculty, students, and staff of Harvard Law School. 

Lecturer, Loyola Marymount University, August 2010-May 2011. 

Lecturer, La Sierra University, August 2009-December 2009. 

Teaching Assistant, Claremont Graduate University, 2007-2009. 

Research Assistant, Claremont Graduate University, 2007-2009. 


Publications 

Journal Articles 

"Towards Comprehensive Malaria Planning: The Effect of Government Capacity, Health Policy, and 
Land Use Variables on Malaria Incidence in India." (with Hal Nelson and Siddharth Swaminathan) 
Social Science & Medicine 75(7), 1213–1221. (October 2012) 

"Health, Need and Politics: the Determinants of Bilateral HIV/AIDS Assistance." (with Caryn Peiffer) 
Journal of Development Studies 47(12), 1798–1825. (December 2011) 

"Foreign Assistance and the Struggle against HIV/AIDS in the Developing World." (with Caryn Peiffer) 
Journal of Development Studies 46(3), 556–573. (March 2010) 

Book Chapters 

"Provincial Politics and the Attraction of FDI in India and China" (with Travis Coan and Tadeusz 
Kugler) in The Performance of Nations. Rowman & Littlefield. (Forthcoming September 2012) 

"Political Capacity as a Moderator of International Migration" (with Travis Coan and Tadeusz Kugler) 
in The Performance of Nations. Rowman & Littlefield. (Forthcoming September 2012) 


Current Work 

Identity and Public Support for North American Integration" (with Jennifer Merolla and Caryn Peiffer). Under 
Review. 

"Social Capital, Democracy and International Trade" (with Hal Nelson and Peter Noordijk) 

"Doing a Good Turn Daily: Boy and Girl Scouts as a Proxy for Cross-National Social Capital" (with 
Hal Nelson and Travis Coan) 

"Love Thy Neighbor: Social Identity and Public Support for Humanitarian Aid" (with Linda Alvarez, 
Jennifer Merolla and Caryn Peiffer) 

"'Balance as Bias' Revisited: Harnessing the Power of Text-Mining to Understand Media Coverage of Climate Change" (with Travis Coan) 

"Corruption and Electoral Behavior in Greece" (with Caryn Peiffer) 


Selected Research Presentations 

"Social Capital, Democracy and International Trade" (with Hal Nelson and Peter Noordijk) Presented 
at the 53rd Annual International Studies Association Convention, 1-4 April 2012. San Diego, CA. 

"The Political Consequences of Natural Disaster." (with Travis Coan and Parina Patel) Presented at the 
52nd Annual International Studies Association Convention, 16-19 March 2011. Montreal, Canada. 

"Love Thy Neighbor: Social Identity and Public Support for Humanitarian Aid." (with Linda Alvarez, 
Jennifer Merolla and Caryn Peiffer) Presented at the 52nd Annual International Studies Association 
Convention, 16-19 March 2011. Montreal, Canada. 

"The Force of Migrations: An Empirical Test of Economics, Policy, and Capacity." (with Travis Coan 
and Tadeusz Kugler). Poster presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 
2-5 September 2010. Washington, DC. 

"Identity and Public Support for North American Integration." (with Jennifer Merolla and Caryn Peiffer) 
Presented at the ’Institutions in Context: The Design and Impact of Political Institutions during and after 
the Cold War’ Summer School, 31 May -6 June 2010. University of Tampere, Finland. Also presented 
at the 2010 Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 1-3 April 2010. San Francisco, CA. 

"The Impact of Sub-National Climate Adaptive Capacity on Environmentally-Induced Demographic 
Outcomes." (with Hal Nelson and Siddharth Swaminathan) Presented at the 51st Annual International 
Studies Association Convention, 17-20 February 2010. New Orleans, LA. 

"Health, Need and Politics: the Determinants of Bilateral HIV/AIDS Assistance." (with Caryn Peiffer) 
Presented at the 51st Annual International Studies Association Convention, 17-20 February 2010. New 
Orleans, LA. 

"Civic Capacity: Theory and Measurement." (with Hal Nelson). Presented at the 2010 TransPacific 
Research Consortium workshop, 22-23 January 2010. Claremont, CA. 

"Multiparty Elections and Africa’s Hybrid Regimes." (with Caryn Peiffer) Presented at the 52nd annual 
African Studies Association meeting, 19-22 November 2009. New Orleans, LA. 

"Capable and Willing: Assessing the Impact of Bureaucratic Quality on the Effectiveness of HIV/AIDS 
Policy." (with Caryn Peiffer) Presented at the 50th Annual International Studies Association Convention, 
15-18 February 2009. New York, NY. 

"Iranian Security Policy (1948-1992): A Game-Theoretic Analysis." (with David Dickey and Linda Alvarez)
 Presented at the ELIAMEP Halki International Seminar, 12-17 September 2007. Rhodes, Greece. 


Professional Activity 

Research Associate, TransResearch Consortium, 2007-present. 

Reviewer, World Development 

Methodological Reviewer, Harvard Business Law Review, Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, 
	Environmental Law Review, Human Rights Journal, Harvard International Law Journal, Journal of 
	Law & Gender, Journal of Law and Public Policy, Journal of Law and Technology, Journal on Legislation, 
	Latino Law Review, Harvard Law & Policy Review, Negotiation Law Review, Unbound: Harvard Journal 
	of the Legal Left, Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law, National Security Journal. 

Invited Talks:

"Social Capital and International Trade." Department of Political Science, University of Rhode Island. 
Kingston, Rhode Island. April 23, 2012. 

"Social Psychology Applications in International Political Economy." School of Politics and Economics, 
Claremont Graduate University. Claremont, California. March 29, 2011. 

Guest Lectures:

Readings in the Multivariate Analysis of CEO Turnover in the WRDS S&P 500
and S&P Mid-Cap Data Sets (Reinier Kraakman), Harvard Law School. Cambridge, MA. Fall 2012.
Empirical Studies in Comparative Governance (Reinier Kraakman), Harvard Law School. Cambridge, MA. Spring 2012.
Political Economy of Development (Lisa Mueller), Seaver College, Social Science Division, Pepperdine University. Malibu, CA. Fall 2010.
Statistics for Politics and International Relations (Pierre Englebert), Politics Department, Pomona College. 
Claremont, CA. Spring 2010.
Political Economy of Development (Pierre Englebert), Politics Department, Pomona College. Claremont, CA. Fall 2009. 

Intern, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nicosia, Cyprus. Summer 2004. 


Associational Memberships: 

American Political Science Association
International Studies Association
International Political Economy Society
Society for Political Methodology.

Awards and Honors 

Harvard University ($30,500) Co-investigator of research grant awarded by the Harvard University 
Library Lab for monitoring and evaluating patron book usage through the use of smartphone technology. 
Claremont Graduate University, Tuition fellowship, 2005-2008. 
U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Dwight David Eisenhower Fellowship, 2001, 2002. 

Travel Grants
2007-2011 Claremont Graduate University Travel Grants 
2010 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. 
2010 University of Tampere Summer School, Tampere, Finland 
2007 Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) Halki International Seminar, 
Rhodes, Greece. 


Relevant Skills 

Languages:  English (Native), Greek (Fluent), French (Basic), Spanish (Basic) 

Computing knowledge:  Stata, R, Python, SPSS, SAS, Matlab, Sigmaplot, ArcGIS, Excel, LaTeX, Word, PowerPoint