S.N. Nyeck

Biography:

S.N. Nyeck is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California in the department of political science. She specializes in public-private partnerships and government contracting in developing countries. Her particular focus is on theorizing and modeling the intersection of law, politics, and human agency in the public sector. S.N. Nyeck is a fellow with the Institute for Humane Studies and the co-editor of Sexual Diversity in Africa: Theory, Politics, and Citizenship (McGill-Queen’s University Press 2013).

Degrees:

Ph.D. candidate: University of California Los Angeles (political science) 2011
M.A.: University of California Los Angeles (political Science) 2009
B.A.: Swarthmore college, Swarthmore (political science) 2007
B.A.: Swarthmore college, Swarthmore (comparative literature) 2007
A.A. LaGuardia Community College, New York City (international relations) 2005

CV/VITAE: Nyeck's Vitae

Classes Taught:

Govt 2301 American and Texas politics

Joined UTB/TSC:

2012

Area of Specialty and REsponsibility:

Comparative development, international regulatory institutions, political theory (gender, sexuality, and politics), law and public administration reform, entrepreneurship in the public sector, Africa

Blog: www.apperi.org

Previous Experience:

2008-2012 Teaching assistant, University of California Los Angeles