Amanda Fidalgo
214 Pond Lab
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 19802
(386)299-4513
[email protected]
http://sites.psu.edu/fidalgo/
EDUCATION
PhD Candidate in Political Science, Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, PA Expected 2018
• Dissertation: Incomplete Democracy: Subnational (Un)Democratic Regimes
and their Consequences
• Committee: Vineeta Yadav(Chair), Sona Golder, Eric Plutzer, Mark Anner
M.A. Political Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, May,
2014
• Thesis: Partisanship, Public Opinion, and the Federal Balance of Power in
Brazil
• Committee: Vineeta Yadav(Chair), Sona Golder, David Myers, Michael Berkman
B.S. with honor Political Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, May
2012
• Research Intensive Bachelors Certificate in Political Science
• Senior Honors Thesis: Federalism and Human Rights: A Comparative Analysis
B.A. International Affairs, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, May 2012
ADDITIONAL
TRAINING
Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, University Park, Pennsylvania
Course in College Teaching, Fall 2015
ICPSR Summer Program, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Applied Multilevel Models, Session II, 2014
University of Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Intensive Spanish Summer Program, June-July 2013
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Federalism and Decentralization; Subnational Authoritarianism; Comparative Political Institutions; Latin American Politics; Public Opinion
HONORS AND
FELLOWSHIPS
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, Fall 2012-present
RGSO Dissertation Support Competition Winner, Spring 2016
FSU Honors Program, 2008-2012
PUBLICATIONS “When a Null Pocketbook Effect is the Artifact: Strategically Understated Income
and the Attenuation of Egotropic Economic Voting.” Quarterly Journal of Political
Science: Vol. 11: No. 3, pp 339-361. http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/100.00015172
(with Elizabeth Carlson)
WORKS IN
PROGRESS
“Does Partisanship Matter in a Weak Party Federal System?: Analyzing the Federalist Theory of Representation in Brazil.”
“Clean Competition: How Competitive Elections Clean-up the Air in Mexican Municipalities.” with Xun Cao and Anthony Pezzola
“Federalism and Democracy: Subnational (Un)Democratic Regimes and Economic
Growth.”
“Party structures and elite opinions about democracy: a study of developing democracies” with Vineeta Yadav
CONFERENCE
PRESENTATIONS
Federalism and Democracy: Subnational (Un)Democratic Regimes and Economic
Growth. Panel Presentation, American Political Science Association Conference,
September 1-4 2016, Philadelphia PA
Partisanship, Public Opinion, and the Federal Balance of Power in Brazil. Panel
Presentation, Latin American Studies Association Congress , May 28-31, 2015, San
Juan, Puerto Rico
Partisanship, Public Opinion, and the Federal Balance of Power in Brazil. Panel
Presentation, Midwest Political Science Association Conference, April 16-19, 2015,
Chicago IL
Does Federalism Improve a Countrys Ability to Protect Human Rights?, Poster Presentation, Midwest Political Science Association Conference, April 12 - 15 2012,
Chicago Il
Does Federalism Improve a Countrys Ability to Protect Human Rights?, Panel Presentation, Southern Political Science Association annual meeting, January 12-14 2012,
New Orleans, LA
Federalism and Human Rights: A Comparative Analysis, panel Presentation, Southern Political Science Association annual meeting, January 5-8 2011, New Orleans,
LA
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
Instructor
PL SC 309 Quantitative Political Analysis (Spring 2016)
Graduate Methods Preceptor
PL SC 502 Statistical Methods for Political Research (Fall 2015)
PL SC 504 Advanced Topics in Political Methodology (Fall 2015)
RESEARCH
EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant with Dr. Sona Golder
Research Assistant, January 2013-July 2013
Research Assistant with Dr. Vineeta Yadav
Research Assistant, August 2012- December 2012
Research Intensive Bachelors Certificate Internship with Dr. Christopher
Reenock
Research Assistant, August 2011-May 2012
National Human Rights Initiative Report Project with Dr. William Moore
Research Assistant,August 2011- July 2012
http://nhridata.weebly.com/index.html
Southern Political Science Association Presidential Address of Dr. Carol
Weissert, New Orleans, LA
Research Assistant,July-October 2010
SERVICE
Department of Political Science Climate Committee
Member, Fall 2015- Spring 2016
Newsletter for APSA’s comparative politics section
Member of the Editorial Team, 2014-current
http://comparativenewsletter.com/editorial_team
Graduate Association of Political Science, Penn State University
Secretary, Summer 2013-Spring 2014
LANGUAGE
SKILLS
Portuguese- Advanced oral and written skills
Spanish- Intermediate oral and written skills
REFERENCES
Dr. Vineeta Yadav ([email protected])
Dr. Sona Golder([email protected])
Dr. Eric Plutzer ([email protected])