American University
School of International Service
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington DC, 20016-8071
EMPLOYMENT
Doctoral Student,
Dean’s Fellowship
Research and Teaching
Assistant
American University
School of International Service
(202) 885 2497 kate.tennis@american.edu
2010 - Present
EDUCATION
PhD American University
• PhD in International Relations
(Expected date of completion • 2016)
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Dissertation title • Outsourcing Exclusion: The Politics of Migration
Management in Migrant Sending States
MA Leiden University • MA in International Relations and Diplomacy
Taught jointly with Clingendael, the Netherlands Institute of International Relations
Leiden and the Hague, the Netherlands
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Graduated cum laude
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Thesis title • Euro-skepticism or Europeanization? The Scottish National
Party’s Evolution since Devolution
BA McGill University
• BA in International Development Studies
Minors in Economics and Religious Studies
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Graduated With Great Distinction
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Capstone title • Health Care Policy for Asylum Seekers in Canada
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Dr. Rachel Robinson •
American University
, School of International Service • Washington, DC
2011 - Present
Dr. Jordan Tama • American University , School of International Service • Washington, DC
2010 - 2011
Dr. Anton Hemerijck •
Free University of Amsterdam • Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2009 - 2010
Dr. Anton Hemerijck • Scientific Council for Government Policy , Netherlands Ministry of
Internal Affairs • The Hague, the Netherlands

2009
Dr. Maria Spirova • Leiden University • Leiden, the Netherlands
2009
Dr. Madeleine Hosli •
Leiden University • Leiden, the Netherlands
2009
Dr. Kristin Bakke •
Leiden University • Leiden, the Netherlands
2008
CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
Presenter
International Studies Association
AU International Relations Research Workshop Colloquium
International Studies Association
Discussant
April 2013
September 2012
April 2012
American University Undergraduate Research Symposium April 2012
CONFERENCE PAPERS
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Katherine Tennis. 2013. Migration Policing in Sending States: A Two-Level Political
Analysis. International Studies Association Conference Paper.
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Katherine Tennis. 2012. When Nationalism Undermines National Security: EU-Libyan
Relations and National Security. International Studies Association Conference Paper.
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Madeleine O. Hosli, Evelyn van Kampen, Frits Meijerink, and Katherine Tennis. 2010.
Voting Cohesion in the United Nations General Assembly: the Case of the European
Union. ECPR conference paper.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Primary Instructor
University College World Politics Undergraduate Learning Community
American University
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SIS 105 – University College Research Semester
National Student Leadership Council, Berkeley, California
American University
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SIS 102 – Global Public Health
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SIS 102 – Engineering Environmental Sustainability
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SIS 102 – Mastering Leadership
Teaching Assistant
School of International Service
American University
Spring 2013
Summer 2012
Fall 2011 –
Spring 2013

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SIS 600 – International Affairs: Statistics and Methods (MA level)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
American Political Science Association
International Studies Association
LANGUAGES
Advanced French
Advanced Dutch
Intermediate German