Brian Janssen

Doctoral Candidate

Email:

brian-janssen@uiowa.edu

Research Areas

American Politics

Public Policy

Methodology

Formal Theory

About

Brian received his BA in political science from Buena Vista University and his MA in political science from Iowa State University. Currently, his fields of study are American politics, quantitative methodology, and formal theory. His current research interests include American institutions, legislatures, bureaucracy, regulation policy, interest groups & rent-seeking, and public choice methods.

Education

Iowa State University, MA, 2013

Buena Vista University, BA, 2011

Awards

Helen Fairall Scholarship: 2014-present
Institute for Humane Studies Fellowship: 2012-present
Mercatus Bastiat Fellowship: 2016-2017

Presentations

American Political Science Association (APSA): 2016
Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA): 2013, 2016

Publications

“Determinants of Salary Dispersion among Political Science Faculty: The Differential Effects of Where You Work (Institutional Characteristics) and What You Do (Negotiate and Publish).” PS: Political Science & Politics 50, no. 1 (2017): 146-156. (with Vicki Hesli Claypool, Dongkyu Kim, and Sara McLaughlin Mitchell)

Dissertation Title

Dynamic Discretion: How Political Competition Affects Bureaucratic Autonomy

Dissertation Chair

Fred J. Boehmke

Dissertation Committee

Cary Covington, Douglas Dion, Caroline Tolbert, Robert McGrath (George Mason University)