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Dariga Abilova

Title: Lecturer

Department: International Studies

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Georgia State University, 2023
    Major: Political Science
    Specialization: Comparative Politics and International Relations
    Dissertation: Orchestrated Leadership Successions in Personalist Dictatorships: The 2019 Kazakh Experience
  • MA, Georgia State University, 2017
    Major: Political Science
    Dissertation: Perceptions of in-group moral values and attitudes towards petty bribery
  • BA, Nazarbayev University, 2015
    Major: Sociology

Current Scheduled Teaching

INST 4853.001Global Development : Issues and ChallengesSpring 2025
INST 4855.001International Relations and Politics of the Middle EastSpring 2025
INST 4858.001Refugees: Histories and Contemporary IssuesSpring 2025
INST 5515.001Refugees: Histories and Contemporary IssuesSpring 2025
INST 5503.001Human Security in the 21st CenturyFall 2024
INST 4856.001Human TraffickingFall 2024 Syllabus
INST 4850.005International Studies SeminarFall 2024 Syllabus
INST 2100.002Introduction to International StudiesFall 2024 Syllabus

Previous Scheduled Teaching

INST 4853.001Global Development : Issues and ChallengesSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
INST 4850.009International Studies SeminarSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
INST 4850.010International Studies SeminarSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
INST 4850.011International Studies SeminarSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
INST 5500.010International Studies SeminarSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
INST 4850.002International Studies SeminarFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
INST 4850.004International Studies SeminarFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
INST 5500.005International Studies SeminarFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
INST 5500.006International Studies SeminarFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
INST 5500.008International Studies SeminarFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
INST 4858.001Refugees: Histories and Contemporary IssuesFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
INST 5900.003Special ProblemsFall 8W2 2023
INST 4853.001Global Development : Issues and ChallengesSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
INST 4850.003International Studies SeminarSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
INST 4850.004International Studies SeminarSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
INST 4850.005International Studies SeminarSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
INST 5500.005International Studies SeminarSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
INST 5500.007International Studies SeminarSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
INST 5900.005Special ProblemsSpring 2023
INST 4850.002International Studies SeminarFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
INST 4850.003International Studies SeminarFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
INST 4850.004International Studies SeminarFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
INST 5500.004International Studies SeminarFall 2022 SPOT
INST 5500.006International Studies SeminarFall 2022 SPOT
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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
Response Rate

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  • 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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