Julie is a Ph.D. candidate originally from Sparta, NC and is studying international relations and comparative politics.  She received her B.A. in politics from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC in 1997.  After leaving Wake Forest, Julie taught U.S. Government, Spanish I, U.S. History, and Algebra I at Oak Hill Academy, a private boarding high school in Mouth of Wilson, VA.

Julie teaches in the Department of Political Science and has taught the following courses for a total of 15 classes to date.

* Introduction to Politics
* Controversies in World Politics
* Introduction to Comparative Politics

* Conduct and Formulation of US Foreign Policy

* Contemporary US Foreign Policy

Additionally, Julie has directed one honors thesis, served as a reader on another, and supervised two independent study courses.

Julie's interests include international conflict, foreign policy, international relations theory, and research methodology.  Her research is focused on explanations of deviant state behavior, foreign policy coherence and consistency over time, legislative-executive relations in the realm of foreign policy, as well as development and microfinance.  Her dissertation involves the explanation of seemingly irrational and aberrant state behavior.  She is utilizing theoretical frameworks from the fields of social psychology and organizational theory and behavior in addition to international relations theory to help create a more unified view of state behavior.

Julie may be reached via email at logginsj@gwm.sc.edu or julieloggins@earthlink.net, and her vita can be viewed here.