Christina Walker Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Utilized the Interagency Conflict Assessment Framework to analyze potential risks in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Assisting a professor with research, data analysis, content editing, and writing.

As a student at Oakland University, I have worked on multiple research projects.The first project I started working on is titled "Religion and Foreign Policy in the U.S. Congress: Examining the Debate over the Iran Nuclear Deal." This project is in collaboration with Dr. Nicole Mathew and Dr. Peter Trumbore analyzing speeches through coding of themes and words from the United States Congress debating the Iran Nuclear Deal. This is still a work in progress but has received the Oakland University Provost Undergraduate Research Grant that is awarded to a student who has an interest in carrying out research and is awarded based on the academic strengths of the student applicant, quality of the proposal, the merit of the learning goals, and the recommendation of the mentor. My next project is an independent project titled "'Not in a Thousand Years:' Rhodesia in International Society." This manuscript is still a work in progress that focuses on economic analysis of trade in Rhodesia under a white minority government. So far this project has been presented at the Pi Sigma Alpha Conference in Washington D.C. in February 2019 and the Oakland University Research Symposium in April 2019 and will also be presented at the International Students Association Midwest Conference in St. Louis Missouri in November 2019. This manuscript has also received a grant from the Oakland University Honors College Undergraduate Research Fund. My latest research, titled "Truth and Reconciliation Committees in Africa: A Comparative Analysis," is co-authored with Dr. Paul Kubicek and concentrates on analyzing if truth commissions are successful in promoting human rights and stabilizing transitional governments based on human rights records and polity scores. This research will be presented at the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa in Washington D.C. in November 2019, and also received a grant from the same organization.

Completed the Foreign Policy Leadership Development Program.In this program, I wrote an op-ed on the United States' competition with China and Tik Tok and heard from scholars on a variety of topics.

I work with a team of other interns to help create policy briefs for USAID regarding the African Union in the 21st century.

Rochester, Michigan

As Associate Chair for External Relations, I am responsible for overseeing a portion of the funding board staff and delegating tasks to each executive board member. In this position, I manage over $500,000 in student organization funding for the over 300 organizations on campus. I have meetings with the upper-administration of our university to represent students and express wishes of the student body. Daily, I send emails to faculty and students of the university looking for funding for their organizations and events. I also plan events for our own organization on campus, like the Active Grizzly Awards events and GrizzHacks to try to get more students involved on campus. I also help read over budget requests from students and decide whether the request is an equitable way to spend student funds. In this position, I have had to learn how to delegate, be an effective leader, and stay organized to make sure that tasks get done in a timely manner.

As Chief Editor of the Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Research Journal, I work with students across the nation to process their manuscripts into our system then organize them to be edited amongst the board. The editorial board and I help to proofread and edit manuscripts and evaluate their validity for being published in the bi-annually published journal. In this position I am the leader, I have to manage over 150 submissions and decide how many manuscripts will be given per week to which groups, and stay in contact with the writers of the manuscripts while practicing confidentiality, keeping the writer's identity anonymous from the rest of the board.

Rochester, Michigan

Lansing, Michigan Area

In this position, I helped plan events and assisted with constituent relations. Events I helped plan include a Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which entailed setting up transportation for guests, booking a location, organizing food and speakers, as well as sending out invitations to relevant constituents. In regards to constituent relations, I helped answer emails and phone calls regarding constituent concerns, sent letters regarding birthdays, and I did research about important events in the district. I also managed research on legislation coming to a vote in the Michigan Senate. I learned more about research and data entry in this position, specifically how to use excel, and gained more customer service skills.

Ph.D., Political Science

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And French Language And Literature, Senior

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Kiwani's, Student Government Secretary