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I am an educator 

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I am a researcher 

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I am a global scholar

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I am a Political Scientist specializing in  international politics and inclusivity related to immigrants, race and ethnicity, women, and other marginalized groups.

Research Interests

Comparative Politics

 

International Relations                 

Immigration Policy

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European Union

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Africa and the Middle East

 

North America

 

Human Rights   

 

Security Studies

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Race, Ethnicity, and Politics 

 

Women and Politics

 

Research Methods

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Integration and Inclusivity

I cover a full range of undergraduate and graduate-level courses. As a Professor, I teach various classes spanning the introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels of political science. I am currently teaching two undergraduate courses, Introduction to International Politics and Women in Politics, and one graduate-level course about Mixed Methods. 

Publications

Publications

Coutts, Anthony, Crystal Brown, and Francesca Bernardi. 2025. "Signals of Inclusion: How Faculty Demographics Impact the Use of Identity Safety Cues in Undergraduate STEM Syllabi." Frontiers in Education.

Brown, Crystal, Stephan M. McCauley, and Rafaello Adler-Abramo. “Inclusivity Overlooked: A Case Study of People with Disabilities’ Inclusion in Climate Resilience Planning in Massachusetts.” Journal of Environmental Justice, June 2024.

Bernardi, Francesca, Crystal Brown, Lindsay Davis, et al. “Cultivating Inclusivity in Introductory Undergraduate STEM Course Syllabi.” Nature: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 11 (2024): 784.

Brown, Crystal H. Review of Property, Institutions, and Social Stratification in Africa, by Franklin Obeng-Odoom. The Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, February 28, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1017/rep.2024.1.

Brown, Crystal. “Sustainable Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation in Africa: Combining Indigenous Knowledge and Modern Technology.” UN Sustainable Development Goals - Science, Technology, and Innovation, June 2023.

Brown, Crystal H. Review of Political Blackness in Multiracial Britain, by Mohan Ambikaipaker. The Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, March 2021. https://doi.org/10.1017/rep.2019.59.

Grants and Scholarships

Awarded Grants as PI or Co-PI Extramural  Funding

 

Neamtu, R. (PI), Brown, C. (co-PI), Boucher, Debra (co-PI). Path to Achieving Success and Sense of Belonging in Computer Science (PASS-CS). S-STEM NSF, $2.5 Million.

 

Brown, C. (Summer 2020, moved to Summer 2021). Russell Sage Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Proposal Development Summer Institute Fellow.

 

Brown. C. (2017-2018). Fulbright Schuman Fellow in Denmark and Sweden.

 

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Awarded Grants as PI or Co-PI Internal WPI Funding

 

Agupusi, P., Sagna, M. (L.), Brown, C., Masiki, T., Ismael, A., & Parks Fontenot Sieczkiewicz, K. (2024). WPI-Lead with Purpose Strategic Planning Grant, $4,000.

 

Brown, C., Vedogbeton, H., Somasse, G., Smith, A., Krueger, R. (2022-2024). Understanding the Black Student Experience. WPI- Strategic Plan Investment Board Award, $376,000.

 

Brown, C., Vedogbeton, H. (2023). Black Student Experience Handbook Resource. WPI-Lead with Purpose Strategic Planning Grant, $10,000.

 

Stoddard, L., Brown, C., Farzin, S., Galante, J., Liang, J., Pfeifer, G., Sakulich, A., Powell, A., Timko, M. (2022–2023).Professional Learning Community (PLC) Grant: Renewable Energy, Just Energy Transitions, and Energy Democracy, WPI ($16,950)         

 

Droessler, H., Brown, C., Telliel, Y., Bernardi, F. (2022). Bridging the Disciplinary Divide with DEIJ Research Interest Groups. WPI DEIJ Planning Seed Grant, $4,000.

 

Vedogbeton, H., Brown, C. (2022). Black Student Experience Undergraduate Research Training. WPI DEIJ Planning Seed Grant, $4,000.

 

Brown, C., Vedogbeton, H., Somasse, G., Smith, A., Krueger, R. (2022). Understanding the Black Student Experience. (2021-2022). WPI- Deans and Department Head Funding, $100,000.

                                                                                                                                                           

Non-PI Awarded Grants

 

Davis, L., Moody, R., Ephraim, M., Brown, C., (2020). Gender Sexuality and Women’s Studies Program Development. WPI WIN Grant, ~$14,000.

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses

International Relations

Migration and Politics

Science, Technology, Policy

Peace and Conflict Studies

Women in Politics


US Public Policy

US Government


 

Graduate Courses

Research Methods

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

100 Institute Road

Worcester, MA 01609

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