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Amanda Bennett

Title: Teaching Fellow

Department: Political Science

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of North Texas,
    Major: Political Science (PhD expected 2020)
    Specialization: Comparative Politics and International Relations
    Dissertation: Risky Business: A Sub-National Analysis of Organized Crime and Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico
  • MIA, Texas A&M University (Bush School), 2010
    Major: International Affairs
    Specialization: International Relations & International Political Economy
    Dissertation: Estimating the Economic Cost of Espionage
  • BA, University of Texas at Austin, 2005
    Major: Government
    Specialization: Latin American Studies

Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PSCI 3810.001International RelationsSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Service

  • Hawley, J.M. (Co-Principal), Wood, P.C. (Principal), "Globalizing the Educational Experience:The College of Merchandising, Hospitality, and Tourism," sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, FED, Funded. (2020 - 2022).

    • Grant - Teaching

  • Wood, P.C. (Co-Principal), Bennett, A. (Co-Principal), Zettler, H.R. (Co-Principal), Craig, J.M. (Co-Principal), "International Crime and Justice in the Netherlands (ICJ-Netherlands)," sponsored by Texas International Education Consortium, State, $6000 Funded. (2023 - 2025).
  • , P. (Principal), Hawley (Co-Principal), Bennett, A. (Co-Principal), Williams, K. (Supporting), Pookulangara, S.A. (Supporting), Jestratijevic, I. (Supporting), Leung, X. (Supporting), Mhlanga, L.A. (Supporting), Kim, J. (Supporting), Shenberger, A. (Supporting), Augustin, S., "Globalizing the Educational Experience: The College of Merchandising, Hospitality, and Tourism," sponsored by Department of Education, Federal, $180371 Funded. (2020 - 2023).
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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