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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
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
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 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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