Danielle K. Scherer
[email protected] http://sites.temple.edu/daniellescherer/ Temple University 431 Gladfelter Hall 1115 Polett Walk Philadelphia, PA 19122 Current Position Temple UniversityAssistant Director of Global Studies, 2015 - Present
Education
Temple University, Philadelphia Pennsylvania PhD in Political Science (Expected 2015) MA in Political Science, 2010
Dissertation Title: Return to the First Image: A Place for Peoples in International Relations Dissertation Committee: Professors Mark Pollack (Chair), Orfeo Fioretos, and Jane Gordon Exam Fields: International Relations and Political Theory
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
BA in Political Science and Philosophy with a Minor in Theology, 2007 Magna Cum Laude
Conference Papers and Presentations
“Variations in Identity and Institutional Negotiation: the Case of the Palestinians”
Presented at the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, Philadelphia, March 20-21, 2015 Presented at Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 16-19, 2015
“From Acceptable Loss to Unacceptable Harm: How Norm Entrepreneurs Co-opted the Human Rights Discourse”
Co-Authored with Taylor Benjamin-Britton
Presented at Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 16-19, 2015 Presented at Temple University, April 28, 2015
“Game of Drones: the Consequences of Technological Proliferation and the Changing Nature of Conflict” Co-Authored with Arnold Kim
Presented at International Studies Association in New Orleans, February 18-21, 2015
Presented at the Strategic Studies Symposium at the National Defense University’s College of International Security Affairs, Fort Bragg, May 14-15, 2015
Precarious Labor and the Academy
Panel Participant at Critical Geography Conference, Temple University, November 7-9, 2014 “Identity and Institutional Negotiation in Europe: the Case of the Roma”
Presented at Temple University, May 6, 2014
Presented at International Studies Association in Toronto, March 26-29, 2014 Presented at European Studies Conference, October 3-5, 2013
“Palestinian Identity Transformation: A Study in International Law and Identity Negotiation”
Politics of “Deviant” Sexuality
Chairperson/Moderator for Women, Gender, and Sexualities Conference at Temple University, April 27, 2013
“Recognition and Negotiation in Eritrea: An Exploration of Identity and Sovereignty Negotiation Between a People and International Institutions”
Presented at Temple University, April 19, 2013
Presented at the Pennsylvania Political Science Association in Harrisburg, PA, April 5-6, 2013 Presented at the Center for Humanities at Temple at Temple University, April 2, 2013
“On Recognition”
Presented at Temple University March 30, 2012 “Competitive Legal Statuses in a Fragmented (Legal) World”
Presented at the Southern Political Science Association in New Orleans, January 12-14, 2012
Organized and sat on panel: International and Domestic Dimensions of Legalizations in Human Rights Regimes
“The Power of Recognition: International Law and Identity (Re)formation”
Presented at the International Studies Association North East in Providence, Rhode Island, November 4-5, 2011
“Recognition and Identity (Re)formation in International Law” Presented at Temple University, May 3, 2011
A Critique of Elizabeth Cohen’s ‘Sovereignty of Time in Citizenship’
Discussant at Temple University’s Political Theory Workshop, November 17, 2010 “The Newness and Constraints of Serial Bilateralism”
Presented at Global Temple Conference at Temple University, November 16, 2010
Fellowships, Recognitions, and Awards
Teaching
William Allen Jones Award for Excellence in Teaching, Spring 2015
Graduate Teaching Fellow with Temple University’s Teaching and Learning Center, 2011-14 Research
Lynn Miller Writing Grant from the Department of Political Science at Temple University Spring 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2015
Senior Scholar Fellow with the Center for Humanities at Temple University, 2013 Research Award from the Center for Humanities at Temple University, 2013
Research Award from the Department of Political Science at Temple University, 2013 Travel
Travel Award from Temple University College of Liberal Arts, Fall 2011 and Spring 2015 Professional Development Travel Award from International Studies Association, Spring 2014 Travel Award from the Department of Political Science at Temple University
Summer 2013, Fall 2014, and Spring 2014 Other
Research Experience
Summer 2015 Research Assistant to Professor Mark Pollack Summer 2014 Research Assistant to Professor Hillel Soifer
Fall 2013 – Present Project & Research Assistant to Professor Orfeo Fioretos
Editorial Assistant for International Institutions and Politics in Time (Forthcoming from Oxford University Press)
Editorial Assistant for The Oxford Handbook of Historical Institutionalism (Forthcoming 2015)
Organized Contemporary Politics and Historical Legacies: a Conference on Historical Institutionalism in Political Science at Temple University and University of Pennsylvania, October 25-26, 2013
Spring 2011 – 12 Project & Research Assistant to Professor Mark Pollack
Organized Jean Monnet Workshop on the US, the EU, and International Law at Temple University, June 1, 2012
Organized Jean Monnet Workshop on Transatlantic Relations under Obama: A Research Workshop at Temple University, May 18, 2012
Organized Jean Monnet Workshop on Antidiscrimination Law and Policy in the European Union at Temple University, April 13, 2012
Summer 2010 Research Assistant to Professor Robin Kolodny Fall 2008 Research Assistant to Professor Heath Fogg-Davis Spring 2008 Research Assistant to Professor Gary Mucciaroni
Research Assistant to Professor Carol Gould
Summer Schools and Workshops
Pay It Forward: A Workshop of Women Helping Women in International Relations at the International Studies Association, March 25, 2014
Gregynog Ideas Lab II: Summer School in PostInternational Politics
Participant and Presenter at Summer School in Gregynog, Wales, July 15-20, 2013 Planning for Qualitative Research: Design, Analysis and Software Integration
Participant at Research Talk Methods Conference hosted by Temple University, January 16-18, 2013
Working Papers
“Game of Drones: The Consequences of Technological Proliferation and the Changing Nature of Conflict” “Institutionalized Hegemony: A Constructivist Look at IO Socialization”
“From Acceptable Loss to Unacceptable Harm: How Norm Entrepreneurs Co-opted the Human Rights Discourse”
Teaching Experience (at Temple University unless otherwise specified)
Primary Instructor
Summer 2015 War and Peace (Online)
Fall 2012 Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences Summer 2012 Contemporary Politics of Europe
Spring 2012 Comparative Public Policy
Spring 2012 Contemporary Perspectives (Writing Intensive) at Philadelphia University Fall 2011 Introduction to Political Philosophy (Writing Intensive)
Spring 2011 The Making of American Society
Summer 2009 Introduction to Political Philosophy (Writing Intensive) Teaching Assistant
Fall 2010 Quantitative Literacy in the Social Sciences with Professor Kevin Arceneaux Spring 2010 World Affairs with Professor Mark Pollack
Fall 2009 Making of American Society with Professor Robin Kolodny
Fall 2009 Quantitative Literacy in the Social Sciences with Professor Kevin Arceneaux Fall 2008 Introduction to International Politics with Professor John Masker
Spring 2008 Development and Globalization with Professor Alistair Howard Grader
Spring 2011 U.S. Supreme Court with Professor Conrad Weiler Spring 2010 Latin American Politics with Professor Hillel Soifer
Spring 2009 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties with Professor Conrad Weiler
Professional Memberships
Member, American Political Science Association Member, International Studies Association Member, Midwest Political Science Association
Member, Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics
University Service
Swarthmore College
External Honors Examiner, Department of Political Science, Spring 2013 Philadelphia University
Member of Selection Committee for Pfaltzgraff Paper Prize, Spring 2012 Temple University
International Relations Search Committee, Member Fall 2014 Center for Humanities at Temple
Co-Organized CHAT Conference on The Future of Knowledge, April 17, 2013 Internship Coordinator for the Political Science, Summer 2011
Graduate Committee Member for the Political Science Department, 2010-12 Member of the Political Science Graduate Student Association, 2008-Present
President, 2009-11
Staff Organizer, 2012-2015 Co-President, 2011-12
Steward for Political Science Department, 2009-10 The Teaching and Learning Center
Facilitator for New Teaching Assistant Orientation
Facilitating Meaningful Discussion in the Classroom, August 2011-14 Inclusive Teaching Strategies, August 2010
Facilitator for Instructor Workshop Series
Acknowledging and Overcoming Language Barriers in the Classroom, March 2012 Engaging with and Accommodating ESL Students, February 2012
Textual Engagement – Getting Your Students to Read, October 2011
Constructive Learning Models for Teaching through Discussion, October 2011 Increasing Student Engagement in the Classroom, September 2011
Skills
Statistical Analysis Stata, SPSS, R Qualitative Analysis AtlasTi, NVivo
Online Teaching Wimba, Blackboard Collaborative, Voicethread
References
Dr. Mark Pollack Temple University
Department of Political Science Professor Jean Monnet Chair
215-204-7782
[email protected] Dr. Orfeo Fioretos
Temple University
Department of Political Science
Undergraduate Chair and Associate Professor 215-204-8919
Dr. Kevin Arceneaux Temple University
Department of Political Science
Graduate Chair and Associate Professor 215-204-6950
[email protected] Dr. Robin Kolodny
Temple University
Department of Political Science Professor
215-204-7709
