Department of Political Science
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The Political Science Department at Stony Brook has a long tradition of placing students in positions at the finest research and liberal arts schools in the country. For a list of jobs our former students now hold, go to Job Placements.
This year's candidates are no exception to the legacy of excellence political scientists have come to expect from Stony Brook.
Here are this year's candidates:
Gizem Arikan
Interests: Political Culture; Values; Electoral Behavior; Comparative Political Institutions
Tony E. Carey, Jr. 
Major/Minor: Political Psychology / American Politics
Interests: Racial Politics; Political Behavior; Political Identity
Degrees: B.A., Vanderbilt University
Cengiz Erisen
Major/Minor: Political Psychology / Political Economy
Interests: Political Behavior; Affect; Emotions; Information Processing;
Campaign Advertising and Media
Degrees: M.A., Stony Brook University
B.A., Marmara University
Mary-Kate Lizotte
Major/Minor: Political Psychology / American Politics
Interests: Gender, Public Opinion, Emotions
Maxwell Mak
Interests: Judicial and Congressional Politics
M. Eser Sekercioglu
Interests: Quantitative Research Methods; Parties; Electoral Systems
