CLAIRE C.

LEAVITT
CONTACT INFORMATION Work: Department of Political Science, Boston University 232 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 Home: 97 Chester Street, Apt. S-1 Allston, MA 02134 Phone: (646) 244-9926 Email: cleavitt@bu.edu / claire.leavitt@gmail.com RESEARCH INTERESTS American Politics: Political behavior (Congressional, bureaucratic and electoral); bureaucratic and institutional development; public opinion; political networks (particularly in Congress); quantitative methodology International Relations: Comparative institutional development in the European Union; transatlantic diplomacy; international relations theory (particularly functionalism and neofunctionalism) EDUCATION Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science (Deans Fellow), 2012-2016 (expected) Specializations in American politics and international relations; relevant coursework in comparative politics, political theory, quantitative and qualitative methodology (including OLS and non-linear regression); European politics; North-Atlantic security The American University of Paris (AUP), Paris, France Master of Arts in International Relations and Public Policy, 2009-2011 Editor-in-chief, Cosmopolite (AUPs graduate academic journal), January 2010-May 2011 Research assistant, Prof. Richard Beardsworth (Director of the AUP Research Center), September 2010-June 2011 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Bachelor of Arts in History, Minor in Philosophy, 2001-2005 Relevant coursework: US and global history; ancient and contemporary political philosophy; creative and expository writing Research and coursework in Vietnamese history, politics and language at the Vietnam National University in Hanoi (Fall 2004) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Department of Political Science, Boston University Amicus Curiae Networks Project (Summer 2013-) Research Assistant to Prof. Dino P. Christenson AUP Research Center, Division of International Politics, Economics and Public Policy American University of Paris (AUP) Research Assistant to Prof. Richard Beardsworth (Fall 2010-Spring 2011) TEACHING EXPERIENCE Department of Political Science, Boston University Teaching Fellow, PO 313: The Politics and Policy of HBOs The Wire (Fall 2013) Graduate Student Assistant/Grader, PO 841: Quantitative Research Methods (Fall 2013)

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD), Berlin, Germany Program Director (August 2011-June 2012) Directed and managed teams of approx. ten people dedicated to organizing policy conferences on the role of cultural diplomacy and soft power in global governance; conducted official interviews with speakers and contributed pieces on diplomacy and international affairs to the ICDs Web site and its annual publication, Cultural Diplomacy Outlook. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), New York, NY Graduate Student Intern, Strategic Communications (June 2011-August 2011) Researched and wrote content on humanitarian aid work and emergency-relief missions for the WHD and OCHA Web sites; drafted press releases and outreach letters to major media outlets; and managed the Departments Twitter feed. Also served as member of a three-person organizational team for World Humanitarian Day 2011. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris, France Trainee, Directorate for Education (October 2010-June 2011) Wrote and edited working papers, press releases, brochures, website content and official correspondence related to the Assessment of Higher Education Learning Opportunities (AHELO) project, a cross-national evaluation of higher education. Also conducted research and briefed my superiors on market trends affecting fund-raising activities. Office of Rep. John F. Tierney (D-MA), US House of Representatives, Washington, DC Legislative Correspondent (December 2008-August 2009) Wrote and edited responses to queries from constituents and interest groups that explained and analyzed Rep. Tierneys positions. Managed the offices mail system; regularly briefed Rep. Tierney on constituents opinions and conducted intensive research on human and animal rights issues for the offices Legislative Director. Congressional Quarterly, Washington, DC Legislative Researcher and Assistant Documents Editor (December 2007-December 2008) Tracked legislative action on the House and Senate floor in real time for the BillTrack section of CQ.com; attended committee markups and summarized amendments and government documents for CQ.com. Also contributed regularly to CQ HealthBeat; CQ Politics; CQ Bill Analysis; and Profiles in America, for which I interviewed sitting members of Congress. AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS American Political Science Association (2012-) American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy (2012-) SKILLS Languages: English; French; German (intermediate) Programs: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Adobe InDesign; WordPress; HTML; LaTeX Statistical Software: R; Stata; SPSS; Excel