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    David B. Sparks is a PhD candidate in political science at Duke University studying under John Aldrich. His research focuses on dimensionality in Congress, partisan structure in online social networks, and racial attitudes' effects on candidate evaluations. He has presented his work at several conferences and universities. At Duke, Sparks has taught courses in American political parties and been a teaching assistant for classes on political inquiry, prisoner's dilemmas, and international conflict. He is a member of several political science associations and has received honors and fellowships from Duke and Vanderbilt University.

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    David B. Sparks is a PhD candidate in political science at Duke University studying under John Aldrich. His research focuses on dimensionality in Congress, partisan structure in online social networks, and racial attitudes' effects on candidate evaluations. He has presented his work at several conferences and universities. At Duke, Sparks has taught courses in American political parties and been a teaching assistant for classes on political inquiry, prisoner's dilemmas, and international conflict. He is a member of several political science associations and has received honors and fellowships from Duke and Vanderbilt University.

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    David B.

    Sparks
    Department of Political Science Phone: (919) 724-4443
    Duke University Office: Old Chem 408A
    Perkins Library, Box 90204 Email: [email protected]
    Durham, NC 27708 Homepage: http://dsparks.wordpress.com

    Education
    Ph.D. Political Science, Duke University, (Projected) 2012.
    Committee: John Aldrich (chair), Scott de Marchi, David Rohde, and George Rabinowitz.
    B.A. Political Science and Economics, Summa Cum Laude, Vanderbilt University, 2006

    Research
    Conference Presentations
    Aldrich, John, Jacob Montgomery, and David Sparks. 2010. “Drawing (Inferences) Outside the Line:
    Dimensionality in Congress.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Asso-
    ciation.
    Sparks, David. 2010. “Regionalization via Network-Constrained Clustering.” Poster shown at the Polit-
    ical Networks Conference.
    Sparks, David. 2010. “Partisan Structure in Online Social Networks.” Presented at the Annual Meeting
    of the Midwest Political Science Association.
    Sparks, David. 2010. “Party Control and Political Agendas.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
    Midwest Political Science Association.
    Aldrich, John and David Sparks. 2010. “Political Figures in a social and cultural context: Dimensionality
    of candidate evaluations.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association.
    Sparks, David and Candis Watts. 2009. “The Obama Effect: Racial Attitudes and Their Effects on
    Candidate Appraisals.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association.

    Invited Talks
    “A Thousand Words: The Visualization of Large-N, Multidimensional Data.” Sep 2010. Presented at
    the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Washington, DC.
    “Racial Attitudes and Their Effects on Candidate Evaluations.” With Candis S. Watts. Nov 2009.
    Presented at the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Gender in the Social Sciences, Duke
    University.

    Teaching
    Duke University
    Introduction to Political Inquiry, Spring 2011, TA for Chris Gelpi.
    American Political Parties, Fall 2010, Instructor.
    Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, Summer 2010, Statistics TA.
    Prisoner’s Dilemma and Distributive Justice, Spring 2010, TA for Geoffrey Brennan.
    Conflict, Collusion and Cooperation, Fall 2009, TA for Emerson Niou.
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    Prisoner’s Dilemma and Distributive Justice, Spring 2010, TA for Michael Munger.

    Professional Activities
    Member, American Political Science Association.
    Member, Midwestern Political Science Association.
    Member, Southern Political Science Association.
    Reviewer for Public Choice, American Politics Research.

    Honors, Awards, & Fellowships


    Summer Research Fellowship, Duke University, 2011.
    PARISS Certificate, Duke University, 2009.
    James B. Duke Fellowship, Duke University, 2006.
    PIPC Fellow, Duke University, 2006.
    Honors in Political Science, Vanderbilt University, 2006.
    Honors in the College of Arts & Science, Vanderbilt University, 2006.
    Phi Beta Kappa, Vanderbilt University, 2006.

    Miscellaneous
    Relevant experiene: Statistical Consultant to the Boston Celtics basketball team.

    Last updated: February 15, 2011

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