Nate Roundy

159 King’s College University of Cambridge

King’s Parade nlr27@cam.ac.uk
Cambridge, CB2 1ST nateroundy.weebly.com
United Kingdom

Education
University of Cambridge, King’s College (U.K.) 2019-Current

Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD), Politics and International Studies

Cambridge International and King’s College Scholarship
Projected completion May 2023

Dissertation Title: Queering Survey Research: Dimensions of LGBTQ+ political

identity, opinion, and behavior in British politics
Dissertation Committee: Dr. Roberto Foa (Primary), Dr. Jude Browne (Advisor)

Master of Philosophy (MPhil), International Relations and Politics.

Pass with Merit, awarded October 2020.

Dissertation Title: A mixed-method comparative case study examining the effects of

changing LGBT laws on public opinion in Italy and Poland.
Dissertation Supervisor: Dr. Giovanni Mantilla

Utah Valley University, (Orem, UT) 2016-2019

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science; Minor in Humanities; Minor in Philosophy

Summa Cum Laude, awarded May 2019
Honors Program Graduate
University High Distinction in Leadership; University Distinction in Leadership
University Distinction in Global and Intercultural Competency
Language Proficiency: Mandarin Chinese

Honors Senior Thesis: Gays for Trump: Understanding Gay Conservatism

Committee: Dr. Steven Sylvester (Chair), Dr. Jay DeSart, Dr. John Goshert
Outstanding Thesis or Project Award, UVU Honors Program

Pembroke-King’s Summer Program at the University of Cambridge (U.K.), 2018.

 Dissertation: Give up the Trump Card: An argument against the Queer embrace of
conservative politics (First)
Dissertation Supervisor: Dr. Zeynep Kaya

Academic Employment
University College of London, Department of Political Science (U.K.)
Senior Post-Graduate Teaching Assistant in Research Methods 2022-current
Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods
Science, Scientific Discovery, and Statistics

University of Cambridge, Department of Politics and International Studies (U.K.)

Supervisor 2021-current
Statistics and Methods in Political Science
Comparative Politics: U.S. & U.K. Political Economy
Invigilator for King’s College June 2022

Utah Valley University, (Orem, UT)

Presidential Intern, UVU Office of the President 2018-2019
Student Researcher, UVU Department of History and Political Science 2018
Policy Office Research Intern, UVU Policy Office 2017-2018
Research Assistant, UVU Department of Philosophy and Humanities 2017-2018
Teaching Assistant, Ethics and Values—PHIL205G 2017-2018

Publications
Under Review Roundy, N. Survey Measures, Cis-heteronormativity, and Queer Methods: Focus Group
Interviews with LGBTQ+ people in Britain to evaluate SOGI measure construction.
American Political Science Review.
In preparation for submission:
Do Laws Affect Attitudes? Analysis from changing LGBTQ+ laws and attitudes toward
homosexuality in Europe.
Are you gay or just not straight? Evaluating SOGI measure construction through survey
experiments in the U.K.

 Homo- and Heterogeneity among British LGBTQ+ Political Attitudes: Analyzing a population
survey.

Honors and Awards

Cambridge International and King’s College Scholarship, Cambridge Trust and King’s College,
Cambridge. Full tuition, living stipend, and NHS surcharge. October 2020-2023.
APSA Travel Grant. $150. September 2022.
Travel and Participation Award, Society for Political Methodology. $1,350. July 2022.
Outstanding Thesis or Project Award, UVU Honors Program. $500. April 2019.
Dean’s Choice Award, UVU College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Wolverine Achievement
Awards. $250. April 2019
Community Engaged Student, UVU Center for Social Impact. $500. April 2019.
UVU Exemplary Scholarship. Full Tuition. Fall 2016-Spring 2019.
Global and Intercultural Distinction, UVU Office of Intercultural and Global Engagement. May
2019.
High Distinction in Leadership, UVU Center for the Advancement of Leadership. May 2018
Second Place, Mary Clegg Memorial Speech Competition. $350. April 2018.
Distinction in Leadership, UVU Center for the Advancement of Leadership. May 2017.
Housing Scholarship, UVU Center for the Advancement of Leadership. Fall 2016-Spring 2018.
UVU Dean’s List. Fall 2016; Spring 2017; Summer 2017; Fall 2017; Spring 2018; Fall 2018; Spring
2019.

Conferences
“Analyzing experimental survey data of new measures of sexuality and gender identity in the United
Kingdom.” Annual Meeting of the Society for Political Methodology. Washington University
in St. Louis, Missouri. July 2022.
“British LGBTQ+ Perspectives on Surveys: Data from focus group interviews on gender identity
and sexuality measures.” European Consortium for Political Research Joint Sessions,
University of Edinburgh. April 2022.
“Assessing the efficacy of gender identity and sexuality measures through focus group interviews
with LGBTQ+ people in Britain.” Midwestern Political Science Association Annual
Conference, Chicago, IL. April 2022.
“Gays and Trump: Connections between sexism, racism, and support for Trump among gay men.”
National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Kennesaw State University, Atlanta, GA.
April 2019.

 “Not Homo, but Hetero politics: Defining the heterogeneity of LGBTQ+ political sensibilities
through survey analysis.” Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Conference,
poster session, Chicago, IL. April 2019.
“Gays for Trump: Understanding Gay Conservatism.” Western Regional Honors Council
Conference, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. March 2019.
“Gays for Trump: Understanding Gay Conservatism.” Utah Conference for Undergraduate
Research, Weber State University, Ogden, UT. February 2019.
“Sexuality as an Influence in Male Political Behavior.” Midwestern Political Science Association
Annual Conference, poster session, Chicago, IL. April 2018.
“mormon(s) and gay(s): moving from Queerness to mormonism and beyond.” UVU Undergraduate
Philosophy Conference, Orem, UT. April 2018.
“Pardon My Covfefe: Loving and Listening.” UVU Ethics Awareness Week, Orem, UT. September
2017.

Research Grants
King’s College Post-Graduate Fund, £1,450. October 2020-2023.
Department of Politics and International Studies Post-Graduate Fund, £500. October 2020-2023.
UVU Undergraduate Research Scholarly and Creative Activities (URSCA), $1,000. March 2019.
Travel Grant, UVU Honors Program, Cost of Western Regional Honors Conference Attendance.
March 2019.
Travel Grant, UVU College of Humanities and Social Sciences. March 2019
UVU Undergraduate Research Summer Institute Grant (URSIG), $10,963. May 2018.
Travel Grant, UVU Honors Program, $1,100. May 2018.
UVU Undergraduate Research Scholarly and Creative Activities (URSCA), $1,000. March 2018.
UVU Undergraduate Research Scholarly and Creative Activities (URSCA), $2,000. November 2017.
Research Award, UVU Honors Program, $400. November 2017.
Research Award, UVU Department of Philosophy and Humanities, $500. November 2017.
Research Award, UVU Department of History and Political Science, $250. November 2017.

Service
President, King’s College Graduate Society (KCGS), January 2021-December 2021.
LGBTQ+ Officer, King’s College Graduate Society, July 2020-January 2021.

 Student Representative for the MPhil in Politics and International Relations, Department of Politics
and International Studies, University of Cambridge. October 2019-October 2020.
UVU Delegation to the United Nations International Mountain Forum, Council on the Status of
Women, New York City, NY. March 2019.
Cofounder and Co-chair, UVU Homelessness TaskForce. April 2017-July 2019.
Cofounder and Co-President, UVU Cares Club: A student response to homelessness. April 2017-
July 2019.
Member, UVU Transgender TaskForce. September 2017-May 2018.
Project Lead—Diversity Team, Wolverine Ambassador, UVU Prospective Student Services. August
2017-May 2018.
Project Lead—Events Team, Wolverine Ambassador, UVU Prospective Student Services. August
2016-May 2017.
Volunteer Teacher, Dixon Middle School, Provo, UT (teaching English reading and writing skills).
August 2016-May 2017.
Volunteer, UVU English Conversation Club (teaching and practicing English skills with non-native
students at UVU). January 2017-May 2017.
Social Media Coordinator, UVU Service Council. Fall 2016 Semester.

Professional Memberships
Member of the American Political Science Association
Member of the European Consortium for Politics Research
Member of the Society for Political Methodology
Member of the Pembroke College Circle, University of Cambridge
Member of the Midwestern Political Science Association
Alumni of the Wolverine Ambassadors, Utah Valley University
Alumni of the UVU LEAD Program, Utah Valley University
Alumni of the UVU Honors Program, Utah Valley University
Alumni of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Alumni of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society