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ABOUT ME

Hello! My name is James C. Stewart, III, but I generally go by Jay. I am currently a Ph.D. Candidate at Florida State University! During my studies, I've expanded my research agenda to include climate change public opinion, and the impact of authoritarianism on environmental attitudes. I earned my Master of Science degree in Political Science in the fall of 2022, and I am continuing my studies pursuing my Ph.D.

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In 2016, I moved to Germany and learned German at iOR Language School in Lörrach and Freiburg. Learning German was life-changing on many levels. First, I met many refugees while learning German. Second, I witnessed firsthand how authoritarian populist backlash brought a far-right party into the German Bundestag. In 2017, I earned a TELC B2 level certification in German.

 

In 2018, I moved back to the US to continue my studies at New College of Florida. Most of my work at New College dealt with refugee policy, integration, and right-wing extremism in Germany.

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I started graduate school in 2021, and have since published in Oxford Bibliographies, I won my Department's Best Practicum Award, I am the department representative for GAU, and I am the Vice President of the PSGSA (Political Science Graduate Student Association).

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EDUCATION

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Causal Inference using Observational Data

As researchers, we often can't randomly assign the independent variable, making causal inference more difficult. Fortunately, the causal inference revolution has given researcher more and more tools for design based inference.

Migration, Integration, and Refugees

How have Turkish guest workers (Gastarbeiter), and their children integrated into German society? Is what it means to be German (Deutschtum) changing? How is the recent Syrian refugee crisis impacting the attitudes towards assimilation of both in and out groups?

Right-Wing Extremism

Considering that the right-wing AfD gained seats in the Bundestag, is this a temporary aberration, or has right-wing extremism reentered German mainstream politics?

2016 - 2017

iOR Sprachschule

TELC B2 level certificate: German

2018 - 2020

New College of Florida

Political Science & German Literature and Language

2021 - Present

Florida State University

Political Science PhD Student

Climate Change Public Opinion

Considering the existential threat that climate change poses to humankind, and the scientific community's strong agreement on the deleterious effects of climate change, why is public opinion on climate change so mixed?

Random Fun Facts About me

  • I've had KFC on three continents

  • In 4th grade, I placed 8th in the Florida State National Geographic Geography Bee

  • I was a National Merit Scholar

  • I ran the 2018 Dreiländerlauf, a half-marathon that goes through Switzerland, France, and Germany

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