CLAIRE C.

LEAVITT
CONTACT INFORMATION Work: Department of Political Science, Boston University (312-D) ! 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), 2016 (expected) Major field: American Politics; Minor Field: International Relations Further coursework in political theory; qualitative and quantitative methodology (including OLS regression, maximum-likelihood estimation and network data analysis); European politics; trans-Atlantic diplomacy and security. The American University of Paris (AUP), Paris, France Master of Arts in International Relations and Public Policy, 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. Core coursework in international relations theory; public policy analysis; comparative politics; econometrics (including OLS and non-linear regression); micro and macro economics. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Bachelor of Arts in History, Minor in Philosophy, 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 Research Assistant Department of Political Science, Boston University Amicus Curiae Networks Project Summer 2013 With Prof. Dino P. Christenson Research Assistant AUP Research Center, Division of International Politics, Economics and Public Policy American University of Paris (AUP) Fall 2010-Spring 2011 With Prof. Richard Beardsworth

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE Department of Political Science, Boston University Teaching Fellow, PO 313: The Politics and Policy of HBOs The Wire (Fall 2013), with Profs. Katharine Levine Einstein and David Glick Course Assistant, PO 841: Quantitative Research Methods (Fall 2013), with Prof. Taylor Boas UNIVERSITY SERVICE Boston University Social Sciences Curriculum Committee, 2013-2014 (appointed) Boston University Graduate Student Organization, 2013- (volunteer) AWARDS AND HONORS Quantitative course assistantship; Department of Political Science, Boston University (Fall 2013) Teaching Fellowship; Department of Political Science, Boston University (2013-2014) Deans/Presidential Fellowship; Department of Political Science, Boston University (2012-2013) AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS American Political Science Association (2012-) Sections: Elections, Public Opinion and Voting Behavior; Political Networks; Legislative Studies; European Politics and Society; Health, Education and Social Policy Midwest Political Science Association (2013-) Northeastern Political Science Association (2012-) Academy of Political Science (2012-) American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy (2012-) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 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;

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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. Gallery Watch, Roll Call, Inc., Washington, DC Congressional Committees Editor (September 2005-January 2007) Reported on committee hearings in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives related to budget, appropriations, commerce, and tax policy for Gallery Watch, the online legislative tracking service of Roll Call, Inc. Articles were posted twice weekly. Also wrote monthly policy briefs on environment and energy-related legislation; maintained a working database of press releases, hearing testimony and bill text; and managed the GW intern program. SKILLS Languages: English; French; German (intermediate) Programs: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Adobe InDesign; WordPress; HTML; LaTeX Statistical Software: R; Stata; Excel REFERENCES Prof. Dino P. Christenson Assistant Professor Department of Political Science Boston University (617) 358-6279 dinopc@bu.edu Prof. Taylor Boas Assistant Professor Department of Political Science Boston University (617) 353-4214 tboas@bu.edu Prof. Douglas Kriner Associate Professor Department of Political Science Boston University (617) 358-4643 dkriner@bu.edu Prof. Richard Beardsworth Professor of International Politics Department of International Politics Aberystwyth University rib17@aber.ac.uk Prof. Susan Perry Associate Professor of International and Comparative Politics Department of International Politics, Economics and Public Policy American University of Paris (AUP) (01) 40-62-05-88 sperry@aup.fr