College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Brian Janssen

Doctoral Candidate
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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)