Dr. Bozena Welborne
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
1446 N. Virginia Street
Mack Social Science, Room 232
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
bwelborne@unr.edu
(775) 338-2943
August 2014
Assistant Professor
Department of Government
Smith College
January 2014-present
Contributing Scholar
Women and Human Rights in the Middle East Program
Rice University
August 2011-present
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
University of Nevada at Reno
EDUCATION
August 2011
Ph.D., Department of Political Science
University of Colorado, Boulder
2004 - 2006
M.A., Department of Political Science
University of Colorado, Boulder
1998 - 2002
B.A. with honors, International Political Economy/German
Colorado College
PUBLICATIONS
Book Review of Shirin K. Burki. The Politics of State Intervention: Gender Politics in Pakistan,
Afghanistan, and Iran. Forthcoming in Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy (2014).
“Piety and Redistributive Preferences in the Muslim World,” (with Thomas Pepinsky) Political
Research Quarterly, 64, 3 (August 2011).
“The Strategic Use of Gender Quotas in the Arab World,” Policy Report published by
International Foundation for Electoral Systems (January 2011).
WORKS-IN-PROGRESS
“War-makers or Peacekeepers? Exploring the Impact of Private Military Companies on Civil
Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa,” revise and resubmit at Conflict Management and Peace
Sciences.
“The Impact of Women's Rights on HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 1990-2005: A Global Analysis,”
with Dr. Robert Ostergard and Dr. Shawna Sweeney under review at Social Forces.
“The Complexity of Covering: The Religious, Social and Political Dynamics of Islamic
Practice in the United States,” Co-authored paper with Dr. Aubrey Westfall, Dr.
Sarah Tobin, and Dr. Ozge Celik under review at Social Forces.
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“Security in Numbers: Exploring the Relationship between Women’s Political Representation
and Personal Security in the Middle East and North Africa,” solo-authored paper
(drafted and to be sent for review to Politics and Gender).
“De Jure vs. De Facto: The Complex Impact of Foreign Capital on Women’s Rights in the
Arab World,” solo-authored paper (drafted and to be sent for review to International
Studies Quarterly).
“Smart Economics: Exploring the Impact of Foreign Capital on Gender Quotas in the Middle
East and North Africa,” solo-authored paper (drafted and to be sent for review to
Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy).
“Follow the Money: Exploring the Impact of Remittances on Changes in Human Rights
Policy Across the Middle East and North Africa,” with Dr. Aubrey Westfall (drafted
and to be sent for review to Social Science Quarterly).
“The Islamic Headcovering and the Politics of Citizen (Dis)-Engagement in the United
States,” Co-authored paper with Dr. Aubrey Westfall, Dr. Sarah Tobin, and Dr. Ozge
Celik (drafted and to be sent for review to Political Research Quarterly).
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“Women’s Political Agency in the Arab World,” Book manuscript (drafted and to be sent for
review to Oxford University Press’ Gender and International Relations Series).
“The Covergirl Next Door: Exploring the Connection between the Headcovering and
Political Practice Among Muslim-American Women,” Co-authored book manuscript
with Dr. Aubrey Westfall, Dr. Sarah Tobin, and Dr. Ozge Celik (drafted and to be
sent for review at Oxford University Press’ Religion in America Series).
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Junior Scholars Book Development Workshop, Yale
University, 2014.
College of Liberal Arts Scholarly and Creative Activities Award. University of Nevada at Reno, 2013.
College of Liberal Arts Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant, University of Nevada at Reno, 2012,
2013.
History Club Research Stipend. Reno, Nevada 2010-2011.
Department of Political Science Teaching Fellowship, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2004 - 2010.
The Hybl Democracy Studies Fellowship, International Foundation for Electoral Systems,
Washington, D.C., summer 2010.
Fulbright Fellowship for Jordan, 2008 – 2009.
NSEP/Boren Fellowship for Bahrain and Morocco (seven months), 2009.
Critical Language Enhancement Award for Jordan (declined), Qasid Institute, 2008.
Robert Vernon Stover Fellowship, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2008 - 2009.
Dorothy Martin Doctoral Student Award, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2008. !
Beverly Seers Grant, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2008.
Department of Political Science Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, University of Colorado at Boulder,
summer 2008 for Arabic language training in Morocco.
Foreign Language and Area Studies Summer Award, University of Colorado at Boulder, summer
2008 for Arabic language training at the Arabic Language Institute in Fes, Morocco.
Department of Political Science Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, University of Colorado at Boulder,
summer 2007 for Arabic language training in Yemen.
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Department of Political Science Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, University of Colorado at Boulder,
summer 2006 for classes in statistical methodology at the Interuniversity Consortium
for Political and Social Research.
SELECTED CONFERENCES AND PAPER PRESENTATIONS
“Arab Women as Emerging Veto-Players in the Middle East and North Africa,” to be
presented at Conference on Gender and Human Rights in the Middle East, Rice
University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, Houston, TX, April 2014.
“Description vs. Ascription: Exploring Muslim Women’s Attitudes towards Veiling in the
United States,” presented with Dr. Aubrey Westfall, Dr. Sarah Tobin, and Dr. Ozge
Celik, at the Midwest Political Science Association’s Annual Conference, Chicago, ILL,
April 2013 and at the American Political Science Association’s Annual Conference,
Chicago, IL, September 2013.
“Security in Numbers: Exploring the Relationship between Women’s Political Representation
and Personal Security in the Middle East and North Africa,” presented at the Middle
East Studies Association’s Annual Conference, Denver, CO, December 2012 and at the
American Political Science Association’s Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, September
2013.
“Women's Rights and the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic, 1990-2007" with Dr. Robert
Ostergard, and Dr. Shawna Sweeney at the International Studies Association’s Annual
Conference, San Diego; British International Studies Association’s Annual Conference,
Edinburgh; American Political Science Association’s Annual Conference, New Orleans,
LA, September 2012.
“Follow the Money: Exploring the Connection Between Arab Emigrant Diasporas and Social
Policy Change in the Middle East,” presented with Dr. Aubrey Westfall at the Midwest
Political Science Association’s Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, April 2012.
“Smart Economics: Exploring Quotas as a Tool for Women's Political Empowerment in the
Arab World,” presented at the Middle East Studies Association’s Annual Conference,
Washington, D.C., December 2011.
“De Jure vs. De Facto: Exploring the Impact of Foreign Capital on Women’s Rights in the
Arab World,” presented at the American Political Science Association’s Annual
Conference, Seattle, WA, September 2011.
“An A for Cosmetics and a C for Substance: Assessing Gender Quotas in the Middle East and
North Africa, ” presented at the American Political Science Association’s Annual
Conference, Washington, D.C., September 2010.
“Jordanian National Committee for Women’s Qualitative Methods Conference,” Organized
and presented at JNCW headquarters in Amman, Jordan, March 2009.
“Islam and Redistribution,” presented with Dr. Thomas Pepinsky at the Midwest Political
Science Association’s Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, April 2008.
“The Path to Modernity: Women’s Tertiary Education and Incentives for Political
Incorporation in the Middle East,” presented at the American Political Science
Association’s Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, August - September 2007.
“The Future of Freedom: How the Tertiary Education of Women Liberalizes the Middle
East,” Midwest Political Science Association’s Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, April
2007.
“Blood for Money: The Subcontracting of Defense in the Developing World,” presented at
the American Political Science Association’s Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA,
August - September 2006.
“Debt for Peace: Multilateral Debt and its Role in Demilitarizing the Developing World,”
presented at the Midwest Political Science Association’s Annual Conference, Chicago,
IL, April 2006.
“The New Butter: Multilateral Debt and its Role in Demilitarizing the Developing World
presented at the International Studies Association’s Annual Conference, San Diego,
CA, March 2006.
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INVITED LECTURES AND TALKS
“Description vs. Ascription: Exploring Muslim Women’s Motivations for Veiling in the
United States,”— Guest Lecture for University of California, Berkeley, CA, November
2013.
“The Impact of Women's Rights on HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 1990-2005: A Global Analysis”,
with Dr. Robert Ostergard and Dr. Shawna Sweeney,” — Presentation at Columbia
University’s Human Rights Seminar, New York City, NY, October 2013.
“Exploring Gender Quotas in Jordan,”— Guest Lecture for Wheaton College, Boston, MA,
October 2012.
“Beyond Numbers. Exploring the Substance of Women's Political Inclusion Across Three
Representative Arab Countries: Bahrain, Morocco, and Jordan" — Guest Lecture at
History Club, Reno, NV, April 2012.
“Syrian Water Politics and the Water Thief” — Guest Lecture at the Nevada Museum of Art,
Reno, NV, January 2012.
“Arab-Israeli Conflicts in Retrospect and the Legacy of the 2011 Egyptian Protests,” — Guest
Lecture at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, February
2011.
“An Exploration of Gender Quotas in the Middle East and North Africa,” — Guest Lecture
at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, Washington, D.C., July 2010.
“Conducting ‘Elite’ Interviews” — Guest lecture in PSCI 7116 Contextual Research Methods
Seminar, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, February 2010.
“Women and the Media in the Arab Context” — Guest lecture at Institut Supérieur de
l'Information et de la Communication, Rabat, Morocco, December 2009.
“Conducting Interviews” — Lecturer at Jordanian National Committee for Women’s
Qualitative Methods Conference, Amman, Jordan, March 2009.
“Clash of Civilizations? The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina” — Guest lecture in IAFS 1000
Global Issues and International Affairs, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, fall 2006.
“Yugoslavia: The Collapse” — Guest lecture in PSCI 4092 The Emerging Democracies of Central
and Eastern Europe, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, spring 2006, summer 2007.
LANGUAGES AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Modern Standard Arabic (Advanced-mid), Jordanian Dialect (Intermediate), Moroccan
Dialect (Beginner), Serbo-Croatian (Fluent), German (Advanced), Italian
(Intermediate-Advanced), Russian (Intermediate), French (Advanced Beginner)
Arabic Programs
MSA (level Advanced/300), Monterey Institute of International Studies
MSA (levels 4, 5), Qalam wa Lawh Center for Arabic Studies, Rabat
Jordanian Colloquial, Institut Francais de Jordanie, Amman
MSA (levels 3, 4), Qasid Institute, Amman
MSA (level 2), Arabic Language Institute in Fes (ALIF), Fes
!MSA (level 1), Yemen Language Center (YLC), Sana'a
Peace Corps Arabic Language Training (intermediate-low), Amman
Political Methodology Programs
Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
Time Series (Dr. Genie Baker)
Complex Adaptive Systems/ Agent-based Modeling
(Dr. Scott Page and Dr. Ken Kollman)
Data Analysis for Development, University of Denver (GSIS)
summer 2012
summer - fall 2009
spring 2009
2008 - 2009
summer 2008
summer 2007
summer 2002
summer 2006
spring 2002
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, University of Nevada at Reno
Politics and Women, spring 2014.
The Middle East in World Affairs, fall 2013.
Qualitative Methods (graduate level), fall 2013.
Political Systems of Russia and Eastern Europe, spring 2013.
Politics and Problems in Development, fall 2012.
Politics of the Middle East, spring 2012.
Comparative Politics and Government, fall 2011, 2012; spring 2012, 2013.
Global Political Economy, fall 2011, spring 2014.
Instructor, University of Colorado at Boulder
The Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa (online), spring, summer, fall 2011.
Global Development, fall 2010.
International Political Economy, summer 2010.
Special Topics: Islam and Development, spring 2010.
Introduction to Comparative Politics, Maymester 2008.
Peace Corps TEFL Volunteer (Jordan), summer - fall 2002 (evacuated).
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Middle East Studies Association
American Political Science Association
Midwest Political Science Association
Women’s Caucus for Political Science
American Institute of Maghrebi Studies
Women in Security Studies
Reviewer for Politics and Gender, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Women, Politics, and
Policy, and Democracy and Security.
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