Christina Cliff

Associate Professor of Political Science, Security Studies

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EDUCATION

• B.A. Social Sciences, Washington State University
• Graduate Certificate, Intelligence Analysis, American Military University
• M.A. Political Science, American Military University
• M.A. National Security Studies, American Military University
• Ph.D. Political Science, University of Idaho

ACADEMIC PROGRAM(S)

• Intelligence and Security Studies
• Political Science

COURSES TAUGHT

• Politics & Pop Culture
• Political Violence
• U.S. Government
• State & Local Government
• International Relations
• Comparative Politics
• American Presidency
• U.S. Foreign Policy
• Weapons of Mass Destruction
• Global Security and Diplomacy
• Constitutional Law
• Psychology of Terrorism
• Disinformation & Propaganda
  
  

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND AREAS

• Political Violence
• Genocide
• Terrorism
• Extremism
• International Relations\
• US Foreign Policy
• Extremism
• Disinformation
• Genocide
• Terrorism
• Weapons of Mass Destruction

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Professional Memberships

• American Political Science Association (APSA)
• Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA)
• International Studies Association (ISA)

Conferences Attended

• Invited Speaker, “Far-Right Extremism in the Northeast,” Brotherhood Breakfast at Congregation Beth Elohim in Acton, Massachusetts,
  September 18, 2022.
• Keynote speaker, “Preventing the Path to Extremism and Hate,” 2021 Candy Brown Holocaust & Human Rights Educator Conference, Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, July 30, 2021.
• Paper Presentation: “Trends in White Nationalist Rhetoric,” Cliff, C.K. & Criezis, M. Midwest Political Science Association annual conference (virtual), Chicago, Illinois, April 14-18, 2021.
• Paper Presentation: “The global alt-right? Intersections and divisions in white nationalist and populist movements,” Cliff, C.K. Midwest Political Science Association annual conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 4-7, 2019.
• Paper Presentation: “The Coming Genocide? Burundi’s Past, Present, and Potentially Deadly Future.” Cliff, Christina, International Studies Association Northeast annual conference, Baltimore, MD, 2016.
• Paper Presentation : “The Impact of Learning about Terrorism on Students’ Political Attitudes.” Cliff, Christina and Brown, Jennie. Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 2016.

Service

• Academic Senate, outgoing president, CLASS representative
• Institutional Review Board Member
• New England Center for Civic Life
• Administrative Hearing Board
• Safe Spaces
• President’s Advisory Committee on Student Disability and Accessibility Services
• Chapter Advisor, Political Science Honor Society, Omega Zeta

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Student Government Association Faculty Recognition Award, 2019

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Cliff, Christina (July 17, 2021). “Teaching the Cold War: North Korea as a Case Study.” H-Diplo Teaching Roundtable on the Cold War in IR, July 2021, available at: https://networks.h-net.org/node/28443/discussions/7914119/h-diplo-teaching-roundtable-xxii-50-cold-war-ir.

Cliff, Christina (January 2022). Review of Understanding Peacekeeping, 3rd Edition.  Strategy Bridge. Available at: 
https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2021/1/12/reviewing-understanding-peacekeeping-3rd-edition.

Cliff, Christina (January 2021).  Discussion Guide for Hate in the Homeland by Cynthia Miller-Idriss.  Created for Western States Center and Dr. Miller-Idriss as ancillary material for Western States Center’s confronting white nationalism in schools toolkit.  
Available at: https://www.westernstatescenter.org/HateInTheHomeland.

Cliff, Christina & Velto, Bill (2020).  “The Boogaloo Ballad of Henry Graves Education Guide.”  Produced as part of a collaboration with the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) in the Center for University Excellence (CUE) at American University and the Bertelsmann Foundation.  Available at: https://www.american.edu/centers/university-excellence/upload/boogaloo-ballad-education-guide-2.pdf.

Cliff, Christina. "The Coming Genocide? Burundi's Past, Present, and Potentially Deadly Future." Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 41.9 (2018): 722-735. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1057610X.2017.1341825

Op-Ed: Teaching the Active Shooter Generation. New England Board of Higher Education, April 13, 2021. 
https://nebhe.org/journal/teaching-the-active-shooter-generation/.

Op-Ed: Trump, Iran, and the Remaining Threat. Boston Globe, January 8, 2021. 
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/08/opinion/trump-iran-remaining-threat/.

Op-Ed: Should Donald Trump Remain in the Intelligence Loop? Concord Monitor, January 7, 2021.

Commentary: The Iran Deal: For U.S., It's Just One More Broken Promise
Albany Times-Union, June 11, 2018.
https://m.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Commentary-The-Iran-deal-For-U-S-it-s-just-12985919.php

Op-Ed: Trump's First Meeting With Kim May Be Little More Than A Photo Op
Fortune, June 11, 2018.
http://fortune.com/2018/06/11/donald-trump-meeting-kim-jong-un-singapore/

Op-Ed: How Diplomacy With North Korea Could Be Doomed From The Start
Fortune, May 8, 2018.
http://fortune.com/2018/05/08/us-north-korea-diplomacy-meeting-nuclear-weapons/

Op-Ed: North Korea's Nuclear Program Distracts Us From Kim Jong Un's Bigger Threats
Newsweek, January 10, 2018.
http://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-nuclear-program-distracts-kim-jong-un-greater-threats-777091

Op-Ed: North Korea's Nuclear Tantrum. Time Magazine Online (October 2016).
http://time.com/collection-post/4527003/2016-election-north-korea/

Boston Herald Contributor, 2016-2020.