Curriculum Vita
ADRIANA BOERSNER
University of Missouri B: [email protected] Department of Political Science : adrianaboersner
208 Professional Building T: (573) 882-7268
Columbia, MO 65211-6030 °: www.linkedin.com/in/aboersner
Education
2013-2018- Ph.D., Political Science, University of Missouri.
(expected) A. Cooper Drury (Chair)
Fields:International Relations; Comparative Politics
2009 M.A., Political Science(with honors), Universidad Simón Bolívar (Caracas, Venezuela) Advisor:Makram Haluani
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Fields:Comparative Politics; International Relations
2006 B.A., International Studies,Universidad Central de Venezuela (Caracas, Venezuela)
Research and Teaching interests
• Research: The psychology of leaders and its effects in foreign policy decision making; comparative foreign policy of authoritarian regimes; gender differences and decision mak-ing; Latin American politics.
• Teaching: Authoritarianism; Comparative Foreign Policy; Foreign Policy Analysis; Intro-duction to International Relations; Political Psychology and International Relations.
Publications
Publications in Spanish
1. Boersner Herrera, Adriana and Haluani, Makram (2013). Convergencias y Divergencias en la asociación estratégica ruso-venezolana y sus implicaciones hemisféricas. Cuaderno del CENDES, 30: 67-107, Caracas, Venezuela: Universidad Central de Venezuela.
2. Boersner Herrera, Adriana and Hernández, Tomás (2013). Los aliados (y principales) acree-dores extraterritoriales de Venezuela: Rusia y China. In González Urrutia, Edmundo Democ-racia, paz y desarrollo. Temas de Política Internacional. Caracas, Venezuela: La Hoja del Norte. Pp: 193-206.
3. Boersner Herrera, Adriana (2010). ¿Liberalización Política o Democratización Política en el Mundo Árabe? Argumentos de Incompatibilidad entre la Democracia y el Islam.Cuadernos del CENDES, 73: 81-105. Caracas, Venezuela: Universidad Central de Venezuela.
4. Boersner Herrera, Adriana (2010). El límite de la Obediencia de intelectuales rusos durante la era estalinista (1923-1953). Revista Argos, 27: 33-61. Caracas, Venezuela: Universidad Simón Bolívar.
5. Boersner Herrera, Adriana (2009). Reformas en el Sistema Electoral Egipcio bajo el go-bierno de Hosni Mubarak. ¿Consagración de un sistema electoral democrático o Dinastía Sucesoral? Revista Facultad de Derecho, 64: 173-206, Caracas, Venezuela: Universidad Católica Andrés Bello.
6. Boersner Herrera, Adriana (2009). La Violencia Política en la Rusia de Putin. Qué ocurrió con los opositores políticos de Vladimir Putin? Revista Análisis Político. 67: 131-155. Colombia: Instituto de Estudios Políticos y Relaciones Internacionales.
7. Boersner Herrera, Adriana (2009). Sobre la Representación Política y Parlamentarismo So-cial de Calle en Venezuela. Revista Politeia, 32: 1-30, Caracas, Venezuela: Instituto de Estudios Políticos-Universidad Central de Venezuela.
Non-Peer Review Publications
1. As consequências do governo Chávez para o comércio exterior venezuelano (2014)Revista Pontes. Informações e análises sobre comércio e desenvolvimento sustentável, 10 (5): 16-19. 2. 13 años de diplomacia a espalda de los venezolanos (2013) Venepolicy, Diploos Política
Exterior Venezolana. Pp. 13-21.
3. Moscú en el Orinoco: Variables Estructurales e Implicaciones Hemisféricas de la Alianza Ruso-Venezolana, 1999-2011 (2011)Nueva Sociedad. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Fundación Friedrich Ebert. (with Makram Haluani)
On-going Projects
• "Leaders and The Use of Force" (with Bryce Reeder)
• "Leadership Style in Foreign Policy of Latin American Presidents." • "Gender and Leadership Style in Foreign Policy Decision Making."
• "The Origins of Compulsory Voting in Latin America. The cases of Venezuela and Chile." • "Compulsory Voting and Turnout" (with James Endersby and Jonathan Krieckhaus).
Professional Membership and Associations
• American Political Science Association (APSA). Member-Section: Foreign Policy Analysis. • International Studies Association (ISA). Member- Section: Foreign Policy Analysis.
• International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP).
• Latin American Studies Association (LASA). Member- Section: Venezuelan Studies.
Conference Presentations
2017 (1.) International Studies Association, Annual Convention, Baltimore.
2016 (1.) International Studies Association, Annual Meeting of the Midwest, St Louis;
(2.) American Political Science Association, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia;(3.)
Latin American Studies Association, Annual International Congress, New York;
(4.) International Studies Association, Annual Convention, Atlanta.
2015 (1.) International Studies Association, Annual Meeting of the Midwest, St Louis;
(2.) Southern Political Science Association, Annual Conference, New Orleans.
Teaching and Research Experience
Graduate Instructor
Spring 2016 University of Missouri, Department of Political Science. (
Course:Introduction to International Relations, 50 students.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Fall 2016 University of Missouri, Department of Political Science.
Course:Introduction to International Relations. Prof. Bryce Reeder. Spring 2015 University of Missouri, Department of Psychology.
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Course:General Psychology. Prof. Ines Segert. Fall 2015 University of Missouri, Department of Psychology.
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Course:General Psychology (Honors). Prof. Laura King.
University of Missouri, Department of Psychology. (
2009 Universidad Simón Bolívar, Department of Social Science. (
Courses:Venezuelan Political and Economic System. Prof. Diana Arismendi. 2007-2008 Universidad Simón Bolívar, Department of Social Science.
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Courses:Venezuelan Political and Economic System. Prof. Juan C. Pérez Toribio.
Graduate Research Assistant
Sum 2016 University of Missouri, Prof. Moises Arce.
Fall 2008 Instituto de Altos Estudios para América Latina, USB. Prof. Makram Haluani. 2004 Universidad Central de Venezuela, Prof. Seny Hernández.
Assistant Professor
2010-2013 Universidad Metropolitana
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Courses:Theory of International Relations and Qualitative Methodology. 2010-2012 Universidad Central de Venezuela
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Courses:International Politics and Geopolitics in Middle East and North Africa. 2010 Universidad Simón Bolívar
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Courses:Venezuelan Political System and Venezuelan Economic System.
Fellowships, Grants, and Awards
Fellowships
2013-2015 Fulbright Scholarship, PhD Program in Political Science, University of Missouri. Sum 2011 Fundación Carolina, X Jóvenes Líderes Iberoamericanos.
2009 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Scholarship. Witzenhausen, Germany. 2008 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Scholarship. University of Kassel.
Grants
2016-2017 Travel Grant awarded by the Department of Political Science, University of Missouri. 2016 Travel Grant awarded by the American Political Science Association.
2016 Travel Grant awarded by the Graduate Professional Council, University of Missouri. 2015 Travel Grant awarded by the International Society of Political Psychology.
Awards
2016 Margaret Hermann Award. International Studies Association, Midwest. 2015-2016 Graduate Assistantship, University of Missouri, Department of Psychology.
Professional Service
2016-2017 Graduate Student Representative at the Graduate Student Association. University of Missouri.
2016-2017 Officer-at-Large, Foreign Policy Analysis Section. International Studies Association. 2015 Member, Graduate Studies Experience Task Force, University of Missouri.
2015-2016 Vice President-Graduate Association of Political Science. University of Missouri. 2011-2013 Department of Liberal Studies, Universidad Metropolitana. Serve on 12 BA committees.
Advisor of 7.
2011 Coordinator: Summer Courses, Faculty of Legal and Political Studies, UNIMET.
Additional Training
Spring 2017 Diversity 101 Course. University of Missouri.
Fall 2016 ESL Writing Workshop. Campus Writing Program. University of Missouri. 2015 Summer Academy: International Society of Political Psychology. San Diego, CA. Fall 2013 Intensive English Program. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. 2010 Course: “Interamerican Relations: A Vision Towards the Future”. The Center for Latin
American Studies at Georgetown University and Universidad Simón Bolívar. 2009 Seminar: “Poverty and Social Inequality in Education and the impact in Sustainable
Development". Witzenhausen, Germany.
2007 Professional Development Program: Effective Teaching and Active Learning. Dirección de Desarrollo Profesoral, Universidad Simón Bolívar.
Additional Skills
Softwares STATA, LATEX, Profiler Plus.
Languages Spanish:Native Speaker;English:Fluent (Reading, Speaking, Writing);French:
Fluent (Reading), Basic (Speaking and Writing);German:Basic (Reading, Spea-king, Writing)
