Professional Summary
Stephen Bryant is a third-year Ph.D. Candidate in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Cincinnati. His subfields are International Relations and Comparative Politics. He is also pursuing a doctoral concentration in Feminist Comparative International Politics.
Stephen’s research interests include the representation of women in conflict settings, religio-political groups, intersections of identity in motivations for engaging in violence, politics of memory, and ISIS activity throughout the Middle East.
Stephen has a Master of Arts in International Relations from American University and a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Development from Lenoir-Rhyne University.
Education
MA: American University Washington, D.C., 2021 (International Relations )
BA: Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, N.C., 2018 (Religious Development)
Research Support
International Studies Association Travel Grant $500 Type:Grant
Taft Graduate Summer Fellowship Award $3,000 Type:Fellowship
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship $2,500 Type:Fellowship
Graduate Student Government Graduate Student Travel Award $600 Type:Grant
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Niven, David, Stephen Bryant, Francesca Gottardi, Yorkow Oppon-Acquah, and Mustafa Sagir (2023. ) Personal Belief Versus Universal Truth: Religion Rhetoric in Death Penalty Policy Debates in the United States .Social Science Journal, ,
Other Publications
(2023. ) Islam and Democracy in South Asia: The Case of Bangladesh .Review , 53 (1 ) ,185 Religion
Book Review - Islam and Democracy in South Asia: The Case of Bangladesh
Additional Publications
Presentations
Paper Presentations
The United Nations Presentation of Yazidi Women: Victims and Survivors, not Activists and Fighters .Quito, Ecuador. Conference.
ISIS and Women’s Agency: Reinterpreting Motherhood in a Violent Insurgency Movement .Quito, Ecuador. Conference.
The United Nations Presentation of Yazidi Women: Victims and Survivors, not Activists and Fighters .Cincinnati, Ohio. UC.