Christina Cliff
Associate Professor of Political Science, Security Studies
EDUCATION
- B.A. Social Sciences, Washington State University
- Graduate Certificate, Intelligence Analysis, American Military University
- M.A. Political Science, American Military University
- M.A. National Security Studies, American Military University
- Ph.D. Political Science, University of Idaho
COURSES TAUGHT
- Politics & Pop Culture
- Political Violence
- U.S. Government
- Contemporary World Affairs
- Comparative Politics
- American Presidency
- U.S. Foreign Policy
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Global Security and Diplomacy
- Constitutional Law
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND AREAS
- Terrorism
- Genocide
- Radicalization/Extremism
- U.S. Foreign Policy
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Professional Memberships
- Midwest Political Science Association
- International Studies Association
Conferences Attended
- Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting
- International Studies Association-Northeast annual meeting
Service
- Academic Senate, outgoing president, CLASS representative
- Institutional Review Board Member
- New England Center for Civic Life
- Administrative Hearing Board
- Safe Spaces
- President’s Advisory Committee on Student Disability and Accessibility Services
- Chapter Advisor, Political Science Honor Society, Omega Zeta
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Cliff, Christina. "The Coming Genocide? Burundi's Past, Present, and Potentially Deadly Future." Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 41.9 (2018): 722-735. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1057610X.2017.1341825
Time Magazine Online (October 2016) , North Korea's Nuclear Tantrum.
http://time.com/collection-post/4527003/2016-election-north-korea/
COMMENTARY: THE IRAN DEAL: FOR U.S., IT'S JUST ONE MORE BROKEN PROMISE
Albany Times-Union, June 11, 2018.
https://m.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Commentary-The-Iran-deal-For-U-S-it-s-just-12985919.php
TRUMP’S FIRST MEETING WITH KIM MAY BE LITTLE MORE THAN A PHOTO OP
Fortune, June 11, 2018.
http://fortune.com/2018/06/11/donald-trump-meeting-kim-jong-un-singapore/
HOW DIPLOMACY WITH NORTH KOREA COULD BE DOOMED FROM THE START
Fortune, May 8, 2018.
http://fortune.com/2018/05/08/us-north-korea-diplomacy-meeting-nuclear-weapons/
NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM DISTRACTS US FROM KIM JONG UN'S BIGGER THREATS
Newsweek, January 10, 2018.
http://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-nuclear-program-distracts-kim-jong-un-greater-threats-777091
Paper Presentation: “The Coming Genocide? Burundi’s Past, Present, and Potentially Deadly Future.” Cliff, Christina, International Studies Association Northeast annual conference, Baltimore, MD, 2016.
Paper Presentation : “The Impact of Learning about Terrorism on Students’ Political Attitudes.” Cliff, Christina and Brown, Jennie. Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 2016.
Boston Herald Contributor, 2016-2017.
