Hanna Sistek
Graduate Student // Political Science
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Fields of Study
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Political Methodology
Research Area
Disinformation and democratic backsliding. I explore the structural incentives for politicians to manipulate domestic opinions, focusing on democracies.
Teaching Experience
POL 223 - Introduction to Environmental Policy and Politics, 2023 (TA)
POL 130 - Introduction to International Relations, 2019 (TA) 2022, 2023 (Independent Instructor)
POL 327 - Global Green Politics, 2022, 2023 (TA)
POL 141 - Introduction to Comparative Politics (TA)
POL 323 - Comparative Environmental Policy, 2021 (TA)
SCLA 102 - Critical Thinking & Oral Communication II: Modern World, 2020, 2021 (TA)
POL 231 - Introduction to U.S. Foreign Policy, 2020 (TA
Awards
Teaching Assistant of the Year | Pi Sigma Alpha, Purdue University 2023
Promise Grant | Purdue University 2023
Institute for Information Literacy | Purdue University 2022
Graduate School Summer Research Grant | Purdue University Summer 2020
Innovation in Development Reporting Grant | European Journalism Centre 2016
Language Studies Grant | Swedish Journalist Union 2012
Innovation Journalism Fellowship | Stanford University 2008