Welcome!

Ny name is Jennifer Lin. I am a Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of Political Science at Northwestern University. My research interests are in American Politics and International Relations. I study civil-military relations, military professionalism, urban-rural politics, public opinion, social networks and political engagement. My research has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly, Political Science Research and Methods, American Politics Research, and Journal of American Medical Association – Network Open.

Beyond my research, I am passionate about teaching and mentoring students. I am interested and prepared to teach classes in American politics, research design and quantitative methods, including surveys, experiments, and computational methods in R.

I earned my Bachelors of Arts (BA) with Honors in Psychology and Political Science from New College of Florida.