CRYSTAL E.

SHELTON
Faculty Research Assistant, University of Maryland National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) !"" #altimore Avenue, Suite $%" Colle&e 'ar(, M) $"*!$ (+",) !"%-*.!* / ( "!) +$-.,$, http0//terpconnect1umd1edu/2sheltonc/ sheltonc3umd1edu

EDUCATION
'h1)1, 'olitical Science1 'urdue University, 4est 5afayette, 6N1 $",+1 Dissertation Title0 )eadly Connections0 The Role of 678 Mem9ership in State :ulnera9ility to Transnational Terrorism Dissertation Chair0 Aaron ;offman, Associate 'rofessor )epartment of 'olitical Science, 'urdue University Major/Minor Fields0 6nternational Relations, 'u9lic 'olicy, Comparative 'olitics M1A1, 'olitical Science, 'urdue University, 4est 5afayette, 6N1 $""<1 #1A1, 'olitical Science, Christopher Ne=port University, Ne=port Ne=s, :A1 $""%1

PUBLICATIONS
Publications ;offman, Aaron, Crystal Shelton and >ri( Cleven1 ?'ress freedom, pu9licity, and the cross-national incidence of transnational terrorism1@ Forthcoming. Political Research Quarterly. )unn, Crystal1 ?Fi&htin& Terrorism in the Middle >ast0 A Cultural >valuation of the National Strate&y for Com9atin& Terrorism,@ The Pi Sigma Al ha !ndergraduate "ournal o# Politics :ol1 ., No1 , (Sprin& $"".)0 !.-*,1 $or%s in Progress Shelton, Crystal1 ?678 Mem9ership and State :ulnera9ility to Transnational Terrorism1@ To 9e su9mitted for revie=1 Fall $",+1 Shelton, Crystal, and Rachel 4al(er1 ?ConceptualiAin& 4omenBs Self,

Martyrdom1@ To 9e su9mitted for revie=1 Sprin& $",!1

GRANTS AND HONORS

Purdue Research Fello&shi 'rant (C,%,*%") 'urdue Research Foundation, 'urdue University Summer Research 'rant (C$,.$%) 'urdue 7raduate School, 'urdue University Summer Research 'rant (C$,.$%) 'urdue 7raduate School, 'urdue University Purdue Teaching Assistantshi )epartment of 'olitical Science, 'urdue University $",$-$",+ $",, $"," $""*-$",$

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Faculty Research Assistant 4eapons and Tactics )omain Supervisor 7lo9al Terrorism )ata9ase, University of Maryland $",+

Research Assistant $",$-$",+ States and SeD >Euality0 4hy )o 7overnments 'romote 4omenBs Ri&htsF 5aurel 4eldon, 'urdue University Research Consultant #asic 5an&ua&e in R Soft=are Seun& Gim, 'urdue University Research Assistant States and SeD >Euality0 4hy )o 7overnments 'romote 4omenBs Ri&htsF 5aurel 4eldon, 'urdue University $",$

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
(nde endent (nstructor ) Purdue !ni*ersity '85 ,$" 6ntroduction to 'u9lic 'olicy '85 ,+" 6ntroduction to 6nternational Relations Teaching Assistant ) Purdue !ni*ersity '85 $+* Modern 4eapons and 6nternational Relations '85 ,+" 6ntroduction to 6nternational Relations '85 +"" 6ntroduction to 'olitical Analysis '85 $+% 7ap #et=een Rich and 'oor Nations $ Fall $",,-Sprin& $",$ Sprin& $",, Fall $"," Fall $""<-Sprin& $"," Fall $"" -Sprin& $""< Sprin& $""

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PRESENTATIONS
?The 'u9lication 'rocess1@ 'raduate Student Pro#essionali+ation and Teaching $or%sho 1 4est 5afayette, 6N1 April $%, $",+1 ?678 Mem9ership, )emocratic Transitions and Cross-National :ariation in Transnational Terrorism1@ Mid&est Political Science Association Annual Con#erence1 Chica&o, 651 April ,,-April ,!, $",+1 ?ConceptualiAin& 7ender0 Theories of 4omenBs Self-Martyrdom@1 Crystal Shelton and Rachel 4al(er1 Mid&est Political Science Association Annual Con#erence1 Chica&o, 651 April ,,-April ,!, $",+1 ?>Dplainin& Cross-National :ariation in )ivorce 5a=s in the Third 4orld0 The Relationship #et=een Colonialism and 7ender >Euality,@ Mid&est Political Science Association Annual Con#erence1 Chica&o, 651 March +,-April +, $",,1 ?Terrorism and )emocracy0 Another 5oo( at the Relationship,@ Aaron ;offman, >ri( Cleven, and Crystal Shelton1 (nternational Studies Association Annual Con#erence1 Ne= 8rleans, 5A1 Fe91 , $","1 ?)ifferin& :oter Turnout #et=een )evelopin& and )eveloped )emocracies,@ PA(D,A !ndergraduate Research Con#erence1 Ne=port Ne=s, :A1 Sprin& $""!1

WORKSHOPS
Summer 4or(shop on Teachin& a9out Terrorism (S48TT)1 Norman, 8G1 Huly %-Huly ,,, $"" 1 'urdue Center for 6nstructional >Dcellence (C6>) Fall Colle&e Teachin& 4or(shops1 ?Student-Teacher Relationships0 #uildin& Rapport =ith your Students1@ 4est 5afayette, 6N1 Septem9er !, $",$1 'urdue Center for 6nstructional >Dcellence (C6>) Fall Colle&e Teachin& 4or(shops1 ?Creatin& the >n&a&ed Classroom0 )iscussion TechniEues1@ 4est 5afayette, 6N1 8cto9er $+, $",$1

METHODOLOGICAL SKILLS
Quantitati*e Methods Mediation Analysis, Time Series, Ne&ative #inomial, 5o&it/'ro9it Qualitati*e Methods 'rocess Tracin&, Controlled Comparisons

Statistical So#t&are STATA, R, S'SS

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American 'olitical Science Association 6nternational Studies Association