Andrew Halterman Email & Phone Number

Ann Arbor, MI, US

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

New York, New York, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge, MA

Washington, DC

Member of Caerus's internal research project on automated extraction of political information from news sources, including securing new source material, building models and visualizations using event data, developing a novel approach to geocoding documents, and improving the data production process. Develop methods for detecting illicit networks and.

Washington, DC

• Assisted in the development, construction, coding, and analysis of a dataset of 396 potential regime transition events from 1989-2010. Conducted hypothesis generation and testing against the dataset.
• Conducted extensive research on aid effectiveness, absorptive capacity, U.S. intervention, and private sector development and investment in fragile areas.
• Edited final drafts for grammar, content, and citations before delivery to the publication department.
• Wrote country-specific memos tracking violence, state fragility, and U.S. interests in Central America and Yemen.

Prishtina, Kosovo

I undertook two related research projects while on my Fulbright:1. Examining international efforts to build social capital through funding local NGOs. I found that the large influx of international money has skewed incentives for local groups, pushing them toward greater formalization and a focus on implementing externally-defined projects to the detriment.

Amherst, MA

I managed an annual budget of $50,000 for purchasing all food for 24 people for two semesters. Because of an increase in the number of members and cuts to the college budget, I had 30% less money to spend per person than the previous year. By estimating food needs more accurately though the semester, shifting purchases to less expensive suppliers, and.

Amherst, MA

I worked on two projects in this position. I found corroborating evidence for inclusion in Prof. Basu's book in progress on Indian nationalist movements by searching through Indian news sources, party platforms, and election results and in academic books and journals. I wrote reports for her or added my findings directly to the text. The second project.

I answered calls from students with tech problems and provided troubleshooting over the phone. I also helped walk-in students in the computer center with network, software, and hardware issues. During my shift, I was responsible for supervising the computer facilities and maintaining printers and public

I accompanied Professor Irvine on a three week research trip to Kosovo (Mitrovica and Pristina), Bosnia, and Serbia during the summer of 2008 for her project on regional women's organizations' cooperation. I took notes during several dozen interviews with politicians and women's activists, helped to organize our records, and discussed preliminary findings.

Phd, Political Science And Government

Ba Magna Cum Laude, Political Science; International Relations

Activities and Societies: Ultimate Frisbee, Glee Club, the Zü.My thesis studied the interdependent and changing relationship between.

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