Kristen Traynor
Department of Political Science, Kent State University
302 Bowman Hall Kent, OH 44242
Email: ktraynor@kent.edu
Phone: 419-496-2280
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Political Science, Kent State University
Expected May 2016
Major Field: American Politics and Policy
Minor Field: Transnational and Comparative Politics and Policy
Dissertation: Capturing Influence: Elite and Media Framing of Prisoner Treatment at Guantánamo Bay
Committee: Julie Mazzei (Chair), Michael Ensley, Patrick Coy, and Paul Haridakis
M.A., Political Science, Kent State University
December 2011
B.S., Broadcast Journalism with a Political Science minor, Kent State University,
Magna cum laude (Transferred from the Ohio State University-Mansfield)
May 2009
HONORS AND AWARDS
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University Fellowship, Division of Graduate Studies,
Kent State University
Graduate Student Senate Research Award, Kent State University ($960)
Teaching Fellowship for Graduate Student Orientation (GSO),
Division of Graduate Studies, Kent State University
Teaching Fellowship and Graduate Appointment,
Department of Political Science, Kent State University
First Place Broadcast Education Association Award
Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society
Ralph W. and Betty Smith Memorial Award
2015
2014
2014-present
2011-present
2010
2008
2008
PUBLICATIONS
Traynor, K. A. 2012. "Book Review: Nonviolent Revolutions: Civil Resistance in the Late 20th Century. 2011.
By Sharon Erickson Nepstad." Peace Studies Journal 5.2 (May): 130-33.
Traynor, K. A., O. Roy, and J. G. Rumsey. “Partisan Bias: Selective Exposure and Its Effect on Casualty
Perception in the Iraq War.” (Revise and resubmit)
COURSES TAUGHT
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Politics and the Mass Media, Kent State University Fall 2015
Introduction to Comparative Politics, Kent State University Spring 2015
Introduction to Comparative Politics, Kent State University Fall 2014
Introduction to Comparative Politics, Kent State University Spring 2013
Traynor CV 2
GUEST LECTURES
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“Recoding Variables and Creating Additive Indices,” Political Methods, Feb. 11, 2015.
WORKSHOPS TAUGHT
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“Best Practices for New Teaching Assistants,” Graduate Professional and Academic Development
Workshop, Division of Graduate Studies, Feb. 2014, Kent State University.
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“Syllabus and Scheduling,” Graduate Professional and Academic Development Workshop, Division
of Graduate Studies, Oct. 2014, Kent State University.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Teaching Assistant
• Julie Mazzei, The New Pangaea, Kent State University
• Michael Ensley, Policy Methods II (Graduate), Kent State University
• Michael Ensley, Political Methods, Kent State University
Fall 2013
Spring 2012
Fall 2011
Research Assistant
• Julie Mazzei, Department of Political Science, Kent State University
• Julie Mazzei, Department of Political Science, Kent State University
• Mark Cassell, Department of Political Science, Kent State University
• Michael Ensley, Department of Political Science, Kent State University
Fall 2013-Spring 2014
Fall 2012
Spring 2012
Fall 2011-Spring 2012
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“Controlling the Conversation: Framing of Prisoner Treatment during the 2005-2006 Hunger Strike at
Guantánamo Bay,” paper delivered at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Apr.
2015, Chicago, Illinois.
• Previous version presented at:
o Graduate Research Symposium, Apr. 2014, Kent State University
“Focused on Growth: A Case Study of the Hydraulic Fracturing Business in Youngstown,” paper delivered at
the Graduate Research Symposium, Apr. 2014, Kent State University.
• Previous versions presented at:
o The Ohio Association of Economics and Political Science Conference,
Oct. 2012, Ohio Northern University.
o The Political Science Graduate Student Association Colloquium, Oct. 2012,
Kent State University.
“Reporting Bias: The Effects of News Media on Impressions of Iraq War Casualties,” paper delivered at the
Ohio Association of Economics and Political Science Conference, Oct. 2013, Kent State University.
“Respondents' Lack of Knowledge or Loyal Cue-Taking Tendencies?: Revisiting the Homer Gets a Tax Cut
Debate,” paper delivered at the Graduate Research Symposium, Apr. 2013, Kent State University.
Traynor CV 3
“Tell Us What We Want to Hear: Selective Exposure to Value Reinforcing Media Product in the Context of
the Iraq War,” presented at the International Studies Association Conference, Apr. 2012,
San Diego, California.
• Previous version presented at:
o The Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Apr. 2011,
Chicago, Illinois.
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
Panel discussant, “American Politics,” Ohio Association of Economics and Political Science Conference,
Oct. 2013, Kent State University.
Panel discussant, “Regional/Community Development,” Ohio Association of Economics and Political
Science Conference, Oct. 2012, Ohio Northern University.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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American Political Science Association
Midwest Political Science Association
Ohio Association of Economics and Political Science
International Studies Association
2012-present
2011-present
2012-present
2012
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE
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Committee Member, Domestic Travel Award Committee,
Graduate Student Senate, Kent State University
Graduate Student Representative, Student Academic Complaint
Committee, Department of Political Science, Kent State University
Vice President, Political Science Graduate Student Association,
Department of Political Science, Kent State University
President, Political Science Graduate Student Association,
Department of Political Science, Kent State University
2015
2014-present
2013-2014
2012-2013
NON-ACADEMIC WORK
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Master Control Operator at TeleProductions, Kent State University
Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Anchor, and Reporter
TV-2 News Kent State University Student Media
Runner for MSNBC’s Republican National Convention Coverage
Reporter for Dan Rather Reports Election Night 2008 Coverage
Intern/Weekend Assignment Editor at WFMJ TV-21 News
Intern at the Richland County Prosecutor’s Office
2007-2011
2008-2009
2008
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2006