Education
- PhD, Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 2019 – current
- MA, Political Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 2019
- B.A., Political Science (Minor: Middle Eastern Studies), cum laude with honors, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 2017
- B.A., History, cum laude, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 2017
- A.A., with honors, Florida State College, Jacksonville, FL, 2014
Publications
- Taraleigh Davis. “A Tale of Two Courts: State Courts of Last Resort and Civil Rights Adjudication” in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in America: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO. Forthcoming.
Select Work in Progress
- Order in the Court: Assessing the Impact of Judicial Independence on the Onset of Ethnic Conflict
- Appropriate Adjective: Executive Authority and the Classification of Enemy Combatants
- Reliable Sources? Correcting Misinformation in Polarized Media Environments, with Nicholas R. Davis, Amanda Heideman, Patrick Kraft, Jason T. Neumeyer, and Shin Young Park
Select Conference Presentations
- Taraleigh Davis with Erin Kaheny and John Szmer “Organizational Advantages vs. Attorney Expertise in Supreme Court Representation,” Law and Society Annual Meeting May 2020, Denver Colorado.*
- Taraleigh Davis, “Appropriate Adjective: Executive Authority and the Classification of Enemy Combatants,” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 2020, Chicago, Illinois.*
- Taraleigh Davis, “Political Stability in the Post-Soviet Region,” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 2019, Chicago, Illinois.
- Taraleigh Davis, “Order in the Court: Assessing Political Stability in Post-Soviet States,” Florida Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 2019, Tampa, Florida.
- Taraleigh Davis, “Emergency Powers after 9/11,” Southwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, October 2018, Orlando, Florida.
- Taraleigh Davis, “Leftovers of a Dissolved Empire: Assessing the Political Stability of the Former Soviet Republics of Kazakhstan, Georgia, and the Ukraine,” Florida Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 2016, Lakeland, Florida.
(* Canceled due to COVID-19)
Teaching Assistant (PhD Level)
- POL 417 The Supreme Court (Prof. Sara Benesh)
- POL 412 Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties (Prof. Sara Benesh)
- POL 316 International Law (Prof. Robert Beck)
- POL 104 Introduction to American Government and Politics (Prof. Kathy Dolan)
Service
- Political Science Student Association Coordinator, 2020-2021
Scholarships and Awards
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Graduate Student Excellence Fellowship, Fall 2019
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor’s Graduate Student Award, Fall 2019
- University of Central Florida Graduate Presentation Fellowship, Fall 2018
- University of Central Florida Scholars Award, Fall 2017
- University of Central Florida Scholars Award, Spring 2017
- University of Central Florida Scholars Award, Fall 2016
- University of Central Florida Scholars Award, Spring 2016
Skilled with Software Programs
- Stata, R, Excel, LaTex, NVivo
Professional Memberships
- Southwest Political Science Association
- Midwest Political Science Association
- Florida Political Science Association
- Law and Society