RYAN J. VANDER WIELEN - Assistant Professor, Temple University

Introduction

I am an Assistant Professor in political science at Temple University. My teaching and research interests are in the fields of American Political Institutions, Political Methodology, and Formal Theory. I received undergraduate degrees in government and music performance (classical guitar) from Lawrence University. I began my graduate studies in political science at Michigan State University where I was a fellow in the Political Institutions and Public Choice (PIPC) program. I received my Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, where I was a fellow in the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy. I am currently researching questions related to congressional conference committees, elections, political parties, and strategic decision-making.