The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. Student in Government
International Relations and Political Methodology
Political Economist studying international development and political violence.
Contact:
hillary.corwin [at] utexas.edu
Address:
Department of Government
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station, A1800
Austin, TX 78712
Hillary G. Corwin
PROFILE
Hillary Corwin is a PhD student in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in international relations and political methodology. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Texas at Dallas, and has worked with the United States Agency for International Development on Latin American economic development policy and vulnerable population programs. She joined the University of Texas at Austin as a Ph.D. Student in 2016.
Her research examines economic influence and foreign policy prioritization in the post-colonial period, focusing on the strategic interactions of great and rising powers in the international system. Her dissertation examines the relationships between respect for human rights in developing countries and patterns of development assistance by great and rising powers globally from the Cold War to present.
RESEARCH
Hillary is a political economist who studies economic statecraft in the settings of international development, security, and human rights. Her research investigates how the vulnerability of donors' interests to state violence alters the economic pressures and supportive policies donors use to address political violence problems and to promote peace and development.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Government
In Progress
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Fields: International Relations and Political Methodology
Dissertation Co-Chairs: Terrence L. Chapman and Nathan M. Jensen
Dissertation: Donor Collective Action and Human Rights Promotion in the International System
M.S. in International Political Economy
May 2015
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
Focus in International Business and Public Policy
Area Focus in Latin America
B.S. in International Political Economy
May 2013
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
Focus in Latin American Economic Development
Summa Cum Laude
WORKING PAPERS
Current Working Papers:
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"Alms and Influence: Human rights conditionality in foreign assistance"
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"Protecting Donor Interests, Meeting Recipient Need: Catalytic policies for human rights promotion"
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"Great Power Contestation and Coordination in Human Rights Promotion"
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"Coercive and Catalytic Strategies for Human Rights Promotion"
SKILLS
English - Mother Tongue
Stata
Python
ArcGIS
CSS
Excel
Tableau
Econometrics
Data Visualization
Panel and Multilevel Data Analysis
Bayesian Statistics
Policy Analysis
Survey Experiments
Spanish - Prof. Working Proficiency
R
LaTeX
SQL
HTML
Power BI
HTML
Causal Inference
Network Analysis
Machine Learning
Markov Chain Monte Carlo
Policy Impact Evaluation
Randomized Control Trials