Caleb Griffin, M.S. caleb4@illinois.edu
I am working on a PhD in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My focus is on how different aspects of our cognition (i.e. categorization, social identity formation) affect our political attitudes. I am also interested in the application of social psychological research in public policy.
Education
- PhD, Political Science \(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\) University of Illinois
- 2019-current
- Reviewer for Critique Magazine
- Visits Committee, 2020 & 2021
- Peer Mentor, 2020 & 2021
- TA: The U.S. Constitution, Politics and Media
- Instructor: Intro to Political Science
- MS, Applied Community Development \(~~~~~~~~~~~\)Illinois State University
- 2015-2017
- BA, Political Science\(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\) Brigham Young University
- 2009-2014
Publications
Conference Presentations
ISU Political Science Student Conference:
Helping Strangers: How Language Acquisition Makes Individuals More Willing to Help Outgroup Members (2016)ISU Graduate Research Symposium:
Blowing the Language Whistle: Using Referees to Test the Effects of Shared Identity (2016)
Awards and Fellowships
- Samuel K. Gove Fellowship (2020)
- James L. Fisher Outstanding Thesis Nominee (2018)
- Golden Key Honor Society Inductee (2009)
Languages
Programming & Markup: R, \(\LaTeX\), Markdown
Human: Español, الدارجة
Other Professional Experience
- Writing Instructor\(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\) The University of Utah
- 2019
I taught academic writing for the U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water. My work included lecturing, grading, editing, curriculum-development, and other activities designed to help graduate engineering students complete excellent master’s theses. I also designed and taught academic writing workshops for students and faculty, which I carried out in Mehran University in Pakistan.
- Research Assistant \(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\) Social Research Institute
- 2019
My role included database management, program evaluation, statistical analysis, and conducting literature reviews for three non-profits that contracted with the Social Research Institute (a research branch of the University of Utah College of Social Work).
- Youth Development Specialist\(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\) United States Peace Corps
- 2016-2018
I served in the community of Imouzzer Kandar, working with the Greenside Development Foundation, an NGO which helps young people and women in Morocco obtain the skills necessary to find stable employment. My work included grant writing, project design, teaching, and many other activities. I also taught English at the Women’s Empowerment Center in Imouzzer.
- Legislative Research Assistant \(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\) Utah State Legislature
- 2016
Assisted policy analysts and state legislators in various capacities. This included creating presentations for interim committees, preparing reports and memos, and conducting research.
- Research Coordinator \(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\) Teens Act
- 2014-2015
Directed evaluation projects including conducting, compiling, and analyzing survey data for students and mentors. Created quarterly and annual reports for school administrators and the board of directors. Maintained a student database and carried out several large research projects. Drafted partnership proposals for Utah Valley University and the BYU Psychology department. Collaborated on a cohort project with the BYU Sociology department. Managed three interns and directed research assignments for them.
- Congressional Intern\(~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\) U.S. House of Representatives
- 2013
Interned in Washington D.C. for the Arizona 8th District. My work included constituent relations, proofreading, research, and clerical work.