Kaylee Swenson

Kaylee Swenson

Political Science PhD Candidate

University of Missouri

Biography

I am a political science PhD candidate at the Harry S Truman School of Government & Public Affairs at the University of Missouri. I am a proud member of Comanche Nation. My research interests center around American public opinion, NASA and the space industry, bureaucracy, marginalized groups in the United States, and qualitative methods. I also have an interest in representation and diversity within the space industry.

My dissertation currently centers around the relationship between NASA and the public, with an emphasis on the agency’s deliberate engagement of public opinion.

You can download my resume here.

Interests
  • Private and Public Space Industries
  • Marginalized Groups in the US
  • Bureaucracy
  • American Public Opinion
Education

  • PhD in Political Science, 2024 (expected)

    University of Missouri

  • MA in American Studies, 2018

    Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK

  • BA in Visual Communication, 2016

    Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK

Teaching

University of Missouri

Instructor

  • American Government (two lab sections), Spring 2023
  • The Judicial Process, Fall 2022

Teaching Assistant

  • The Judicial Process, William Horner, Spring 2022
  • American Constitutional Democracy, Jennifer Selin, Fall 2021
  • Politics and Hollywood, William Horner, Spring 2021
  • Political Parties and Election Campaigns, James Endersby, Fall 2020
  • Constitutional Rights, Justin Dyer, Spring 2020
  • The American Constitution, Justin Dyer, Fall 2019

Service

  • Coordinating Assistant, APSA Peer-to-Peer Pedagogical Conference (Columbia, MO), August 2022
  • President, Graduate Association of Political Scientists (University of Missouri), 2021-2022
  • Secretary, Graduate Association of Political Scientists (University of Missouri), 2020-2021
  • Archival Research on behalf of D. R. Kiewiet (State Historical Society of Missouri), September 2020

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