Melinda R. Tarsi

Doctoral Candidate

Research Assistant, UMass Poll
Thompson 422
Office Hours: Spring 2013 - Thurs. 12:30-3:30 and by appointment
Email: mtarsi@polsci.umass.edu

Interests:

My dissertation project - which draws on both archival data and quantitative analysis - focuses on how the development of veterans' benefits (through efforts of political coalition actors) has affected the concurrent development of parallel universal social policies, specifically in the fields of education and healthcare. My other research interests include American civil-military relations; war and American state-building; race, gender, and public opinion; and geographic analyses of public opinion data.

Education:
M.A., 2010, University of Massachusetts Amherst; B.A., 2006, Western Connecticut State University

Courses Taught:
PS 101 Introduction to American Politics, PS 181 Controversies in Public Policy, PS 397WP War and American Political Development