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Jacqueline H. Demeritt

Title: Professor

Department: Political Science

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, Florida State University, 2009
    Major: Political Science
  • MS, The Florida State University, 2005
    Major: Political Science
  • BA, Binghamton University (SUNY), 2003
    Major: Political Science

Current Scheduled Teaching

PSCI 4900.714Special ProblemsSpring 2025
PSCI 6850.001Human RightsFall 2024
PSCI 5320.002Quantitative Political Research MethodsFall 2024
PSCI 5320.602Quantitative Political Research MethodsFall 2024
PSCI 4900.727Special ProblemsFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PSCI 5940.001Graduate InternshipSpring 2024
PSCI 3910.001PracticumSpring 2024 SPOT
PSCI 5900.735Special ProblemsSpring 2024
PSCI 6900.702Special ProblemsSpring 2024
PSCI 5320.002Quantitative Political Research MethodsFall 2023 SPOT
PSCI 5320.602Quantitative Political Research MethodsFall 2023 SPOT
PSCI 4900.727Special ProblemsFall 2023
PSCI 6900.725Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2023
PSCI 4820.002Contemporary International ProblemsSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 5900.734Special ProblemsSpring 2023
PSCI 2306.230US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSpring 8W2 2023
PSCI 2306.231US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSpring 8W2 2023 Syllabus
PSCI 6850.001Human RightsFall 2022 SPOT
PSCI 5320.602Quantitative Political Research MethodsFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 5900.001Special ProblemsFall 2022
PSCI 6900.011Special ProblemsFall 2022
PSCI 4900.001Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2022
PSCI 6900.725Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2022
PSCI 2306.202US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSummer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 6350.001Game Theory for Political ScienceSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 4520.001International Human RightsFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 5320.002Quantitative Political Research MethodsFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 5320.602Quantitative Political Research MethodsFall 2021 SPOT
PSCI 6900.709Special ProblemsFall 2021
PSCI 2306.001US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSummer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 2306.801US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSummer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 6900.722Special ProblemsSpring 2021
PSCI 2306.011US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 2306.701US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSpring SDC 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 2306.801US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSpring 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 6850.001Human RightsFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 5320.602Quantitative Political Research MethodsFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 6900.709Special ProblemsFall 2020
PSCI 4300.001Topics in Political Research MethodologyFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 2306.001US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSummer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 2306.801US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSummer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 6350.001Game Theory for Political ScienceSpring 2020 Syllabus
PSCI 4951.002Honors College Capstone ThesisSpring 2020
PSCI 3996.001Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceFall 2019
PSCI 4520.001International Human RightsFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 2306.001US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSummer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 2306.801US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSummer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 4820.002Contemporary International ProblemsSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 4520.001International Human RightsSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 6900.722Special ProblemsSpring 2019
PSCI 5850.001Human RightsFall 2018 SPOT
PSCI 3810.001International RelationsFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 2306.001US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSummer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 2306.801US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSummer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 6350.001Game Theory for Political ScienceSpring 2018 SPOT
PSCI 2306.006US and Texas Constitutions and InstitutionsSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 3810.002International RelationsFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 6900.709Special ProblemsFall 2017
PSCI 1040.001American Government: Laws and InstitutionsSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 4520.001International Human RightsSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 6350.001Game Theory for Political ScienceSpring 2016 SPOT
PSCI 6930.717Individual ResearchSpring 2016
PSCI 1040.009American Government: Laws and InstitutionsFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 3810.003International RelationsFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
PSCI 6900.709Special ProblemsFall 2015
PSCI 4820.001Contemporary International ProblemsSpring 2015 Syllabus
PSCI 4520.001International Human RightsSpring 2015 Syllabus
PSCI 6900.722Special ProblemsSpring 2015
PSCI 5850.001Human RightsFall 2014
PSCI 5850.791Human RightsFall 2014
PSCI 3810.002International RelationsFall 2014 Syllabus
PSCI 4900.709Special ProblemsFall 2014
PSCI 6350.001Game Theory for Political ScienceSpring 2014
PSCI 4951.002Honors College Capstone ThesisSpring 2014
PSCI 4520.001International Human RightsSpring 2014 Syllabus
PSCI 3810.001International RelationsFall 2013 Syllabus
PSCI 3810.002International RelationsFall 2013 Syllabus
PSCI 4820.002Contemporary International ProblemsSpring 2013 Syllabus
PSCI 4520.001International Human RightsSpring 2013 Syllabus
PSCI 5820.001Seminar in International RelationsFall 2012
PSCI 1040.003American Government: Laws and InstitutionsSpring 2012 Syllabus
PSCI 4951.001Honors College Capstone ThesisSpring 2012
PSCI 6000.001Research SeminarSpring 2012
PSCI 6000.791Research SeminarSpring 2012
PSCI 6900.722Special ProblemsSpring 2012
PSCI 4821.001International ConflictFall 2011 Syllabus
PSCI 4520.001International Human RightsFall 2011 Syllabus
PSCI 3810.002International RelationsSpring 2011 Syllabus
PSCI 5820.001Seminar in International RelationsSpring 2011
PSCI 4900.717Special ProblemsSpring 2011
PSCI 6900.722Special ProblemsSpring 2011
PSCI 1040.009American Government: Laws and InstitutionsFall 2010 Syllabus
PSCI 4900.709Special ProblemsFall 2010
PSCI 6900.705Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2010
PSCI 4520.001International Human RightsSpring 2010 Syllabus
PSCI 3810.003International RelationsSpring 2010 Syllabus
PSCI 4900.717Special ProblemsSpring 2010
PSCI 4520.001International Human RightsFall 2009

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Meernik, J.D., DeMeritt, J.H., Uribe, M. (2019). As War Ends. Cambridge, England, Cambridge University Press. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/as-war-ends/4F0036FC105FB585CC63DBE4A910002C
  • Book Chapter

  • DeMeritt, J.H., King, K.L. (2019). Una Tierra Inexplorada: Gendering the Peace Process in Colombia. chapter in As War Ends: What Colombia Can Tell Us about the Sustainability of Peace and Transitional Justice. Cambridge University Press.
  • Meernik, J.D., Demeritt, J.H., Mason, T.D., Pulido Gomez, A. (2019). Land, Violence and the Colombian Peace Process. Cambridge University Press.
  • Demeritt, J.H., , Mitchell, S. (2016). Transitional Justice: Prospects for Post-war Peace and Human Rights. What Do We Know About Civil War?. Rowman & Littlefield.
  • Demeritt, J.H., Conrad, C.R., Lightcap, T., Pfiffner, J. (2014). Unintended Consequences: The Effect of Advocacy to End Torture on Empowerment Rights Violations (with Courtenay R. Conrad). Examining Torture: Empirical Studies of State Repression. Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Introduction to Special Issue

  • DeMeritt, J.H., Conrad, C., Hill, D., Welch, R., Young, J. Will H. Moore's Enduring Contribution to Peace and Conflict Studies. Conflict Management and Peace Science. introduction to special issue, Will H. Moore's Legacy. 36 (6)
  • Journal Article

  • Archibald, A., Hudson, C., Heap, T., Thompson, R., Lin, L., Demeritt, J.H., Lucke, H.R. (2023). A Validation of AI-Enabled Discussion Platform Metrics and Relationships to Student Efforts. TechTrends. 67 (2) 9. Springer. https://www.springer.com/journal/11528
  • Demeritt, J.H., Welch, R., Conrad, C. (2021). Conceptualizing and Measuring Institutional Variation in National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs). Journal of Conflict Resolution. 65 (5) 1010-1033.
  • Demeritt, J.H., Conrad, C.R. (2019). Repression Substitution: Shifting Human Rights Violations in Response to UN Naming and Shaming. Civil Wars. 21 (1) 128-152.
  • Meernik, J.D., Demeritt, J.H., Branton, R.P., Pulido Gomez, A. (2019). Violence, Voting & Peace: Explaining Public Support for the Peace Referendum in Colombia. Electoral Studies. 61 (online) 102067.
  • Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, Justin E. Esarey. (2017). Political Context and the Consequences of Naming and Shaming for Human Rights Abusers. International Interactions. 43 (4) 589-618.
  • Demeritt, J.H. (2016). The Strategic Use of State Repression and Political Violence.
  • William Berry, Jacqueline DeMeritt, and Justin Esarey. (2016). Bias and Overconfidence in Parametric Models of Interactive Processes. American Journal of Political Science. 60 (2) 521-539.
  • Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt. (2015). Delegating Death: Military Intervention and Government Killing. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 59 (3) 346-368.
  • Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, Eliza G. Kelly and Angela D. Nichols. (2015). Female Participation and Civil War Relapse. Civil Wars. 16 (3) 346-368. THIRD LISTING.
  • John Ishiyama, Jacqueline DeMeritt, and Michael Widmeier. (2014). At the Water's Edge: The Decline of Partisan Liberal Internationalism?. Acta Politica. 50 (3) 320-343.
  • Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, Justin Esarey. (2014). Defining and Modeling State-dependent Dynamic Systems. Political Analysis. 22 (1) 61-85.
  • Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, Joseph K. Young (Southern Illinois University). (2013). A Political Economy of Human Rights: Oil, Natural Gas, and State Incentives to Repress. Conflict Management & Peace Science. 30 (2) 99-120.
  • Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, Courtenay Conrad (University of North Carolina - Charlotte). (2013). Constrained by the Bank and the Ballot: Unearned Revenue, Democracy, and State Incentives to Repress. Journal of Peace Research. 50 (1) 105-119.
  • Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt. (2012). International Organizations and Government Killing: Does Naming and Shaming Save Lives?. International Interactions. 38 (5) 597-621.
  • William Berry, Jacqueline DeMeritt, and Justin Esarey. (2010). Testing for Interaction in Binary Logit and Probit Models: Is a Product Term Essential?. American Journal of Political Science. 54 (1) 248-266.
  • Jacqueline H. Rubin (nee DeMeritt) and Will H. Moore. (2007). Risk Factors for Forced Migrant Flight. Conflict Management & Peace Science. 24 (1) 85-104.
  • Special Issue

  • Demeritt, J.H., Conrad, C., Hill, D.W., Young, J., Welch, R. Will H. Moore’s Legacy on the Study of Conflict. Conflict Management and Peace Science. 36 (6)

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Meernik, J.D., Demeritt, J.H., "RAPID: Reducing Violence in Colombia: Interviews with Leaders of Armed Organizations," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $93320 Funded. (2024 - 2025).
  • Demeritt, J.H., King, K.L., Orozco Poveda, D.M. (Co-Principal), "Understanding the Identity of Female (Ex)Combatants During And After War," sponsored by UNT International Affairs, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
  • Sponsored Research

  • King, K.L., Demeritt, J.H., Orozco, D. (Co-Principal), "Identity of women ex-combatants of the FARC, AUC and Military Forces before and after the signing of the peace agreements," sponsored by Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana-UPB, Other, $36833.4 Funded. (2024).
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    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):
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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