Nina Kasniunas | |
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Born | Nina Therese Kasniunas February 19, 1972 |
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Spouse(s) | Andy Gruver [2] |
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Fields | Political science |
Institutions | |
Thesis | Impact of Interest Group Testimony on Lawmaking in Congress (2009) |
Doctoral advisor | Raymond Tatalovich |
Other academic advisors | Richard Matland |
Nina Therese Kasniunas (born February 19, 1972) is an American political scientist and writer. She is the Arsht Professor in Ethics and Leadership in the Center for People, Politics, & Markets at Goucher College.
Kasniunas was born in 1972. [3] [4] She earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University Bloomington in 1995. She completed a master's degree in 2002 at Loyola University Chicago where she earned a doctorate in political science in 2009. [5] She completed her dissertation titled Impact of Interest Group Testimony on Lawmaking in Congress under doctoral advisor Raymond Tatlovich. [6]
In 2011, Kasniunas began teaching as an assistant professor at Goucher College in the department of political science and international relations. [7] Although not originally from Maryland, she is known for connecting students with the Baltimore City community through fieldwork and research. [7] Kasniunas is the Arsht Professor in Ethics and Leadership in the Center For People, Politics, & Markets at Goucher College. [5]
She has served on the admissions committee and as an adviser in the development in the Goucher College Video App, a new digital format for students to apply for acceptance at the institution. [8] [9]
In 2017, Kasniunas received the All IN Campus Democracy Challenge Champion Award for her efforts to increase student voting rates. [10]
Nina Kasniunas.[11]
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