Political Science Graduate Students

Our graduate students come to the Maxwell School with varied backgrounds, including coming directly from undergraduate and master’s programs or with work experiences ranging from law, to military service, to the Foreign Service.

26%

of domestic students are students of color

41%

of our doctoral students are international

58%

of political science Ph.D. students are women

Whitney Baillie

Contact Information:

whbailli@syr.edu

Whitney Baillie

Ph. D. Student, Political Science Department

Bio

Whitney Baillie is a Ph.D. candidate majoring in international relations and public policy. Prior to finishing her doctoral coursework, she completed a master of public administration focusing on security studies at the Maxwell School. She is currently working full-time as a program analyst for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) while also completing her dissertation.

Her primary research interest is how partisan polarization in the United States impacts foreign policymaking. Her dissertation explores the role of asymmetric and affective partisan polarization on the treaty advice and consent process in the U.S. Senate.