
Here is the pdf version of my curriculum vitae.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science (September 2017-present)
The State University of New York at Cortland (SUNY-Cortland), Cortland, NY
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science (September 2015- 2017 August)
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Government (September 2014- 2015 August)
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
Ph.D., Political Science (2014 August)
Exam fields: Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Methodology
MA. Political Science (2011)
Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan
M.A. International Affair (Southeast Asia Studies concentration), 2004
B.A., Business Administration, 2001
DISSERTATION
"Political Participation and Democratic Citizenship in New Democracies — Asia in Comparative Perspective,"
Dissertation Committee: Harold Clarke(Chair), Marianne Stewart, Linda Keith, Euel Elliott, Karl Ho
WORKING PAPERS (Selective)
“Elite Differential Effect on American Presidential Election”
“Anti-establishment and Turnout in American Elections”
“Do Personality Traits Matter? The Endogeneity of political behavior in Voting Models: The Empirical evidence from 20 countries.”
“Media, Nationalism, and Chinese Foreign Policy.”
“The Robustness of Valence Models of Electoral Choice: Taiwan in Comparative Perspective.”
“Mixed Logit Models of Heterogeneous Leader Effects on Electoral Choice: Asia in Comparative Perspective.”
“The Changing Citizens in Southeast Asia: An Empirical Analysis of Political Participation and Democratization in Southeast Asia.”
PRESENTATIONS (Selective)
Chia-Hung Tsai, Dennis Lu-Chung Weng, and Ching-Hsing Wang, 2017. “The Big Five Personality Traits and Tondu Attitude in Taiwan” Accepted for Presentation at the Annual meeting of American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (APSA), San Francisco, CA, September 2017.
Yi-Bin Chang, Dennis Lu-Chung Weng, and Ching-Hsing Wang, 2017. “Personality Traits and the Propensity to Protest: A Cross-National Analysis” Accepted for Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), Chicago, April 2017.
Dennis Lu-Chung Weng and Garrett Dumond, 2017. “More Guns, More Police Fatal Shootings: Why lax gun laws may lead to more police fatal shootings?” Accepted for Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), Chicago, April 2017.
Ching-Hsing Wang, Dennis Lu-Chung Weng and Vincent Wang, 2017. “Does Candidate Nomination in Districts Increase Party Votes of Small Parties? Evidence from the 2016 Taiwan Legislative Elections” Accepted for Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), Chicago, April, 2017.
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
SUNY Cortland 2017 Steven J. Barnes Outstanding Faculty Member Award
SUNY Cortland 2017 Faculty Connection Award
SUNY Cortland Undergraduate Research Assistantship Program Award ($5,000), 2016-2017
Taiwan and Asia Foundation Grant, 2015-2017 ($7,500)
SUNY Cortland Faculty Development Small Grant ($500)
SUNY ASC Program Grant, 2016-2017 ($1,000)
Hayek Conference Grant ($750), 2014
UTD School of EPPS Outstanding Teaching Award, 2013
The Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring, 2013
TEACHING (Course taught)
Introduction to World Politics/International Relation/Comparative Politics/American Politics
Election in Comparative Perspective
Media and Politics
International Relation in Asia
Political Economy of Developing Countries
Chinese/Asian Politics
ADVISING
Model UN Faculty Advisor, 2015-2017
SUNY-Cortland
Undergraduate Student Mentor, 2015-2017
SUNY-Cortland
Senior Thesis Mentor, 2014-2015
Wesleyan University, Government Department
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
University -
Coordinator, China-Taiwan Summer Study Abroad Program, SUNY, 2017
Coordinator, SUNY- Cortland - Taiwan Exchange Program, 2015 - 2017
Member, Faculty Diversity and Inclusive Engagement Committee, 2016 – 2017
Coordinator, – SUNY-Cortland Diversity and Inclusive Climate Survey, 2016 – 2017
College -
Member, Clark Center of International Education Advisory Committee, SUNY Cortland, 2016 - 2017
Member, International Studies Program Advisory Committee, SUNY Cortland, 2016 - 2017
Faculty Adviser, Model New York State Senate, SUNY-Cortland, 2016 - 2017
Faculty Adviser, Model United Nations, SUNY-Cortland, 2015 - 2017
Other -
International Research Fellow, Center of Southeast Asian Studies, National Cheng Chi University, 2015 –