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Cassy Dorff

  • Assistant Professor
  • Political Science

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Assistant Professor Cassy Dorff received an appointment in the Department of Political Science at The University of New Mexico in 2016. Her research broadly centers around issues of political conflict, with primary areas of research including war-time victimization, civilian mobilization, crisis-reporting, political resilience, and network science. Currently, her focus is on understanding the role of civilians in armed conflict and creating new tools for network analysis in political science. Using Mexico as a case of interest, Dorff has authored and co-authored the following policy reports: “Criminal Networks and Human Security in Mexico” (2016), “The Mexican Criminal Conflict: The Government’s Response to an Evolving Crisis” (2016), and “Civilian Opinion and Nonviolent Resistance: Survey Evidence from Mexico” (2015). For the Journal of Peace Research, she is writing "Violence, Kinship Networks, and Political Resilience: Evidence from Mexico" (forthcoming). 


Education

  • PhD in Political Science, Duke University (2015)
  • BA in Government, University of Texas (2010)

Research Areas

  • International Relations
  • Methodology
  • Civil Conflict And Political Violence
  • Civilian Agency
  • Victimization
  • Criminal Conflicts
  • Network Science Approaches


Latin American Studies Courses

  • POLS 512 Civilians in Civil Conflict

*Latin America-related courses offered during the past three years*