Dr. Cigdem V. Sirin is an assistant professor in the political science department. She received her B.A. from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey, and her doctoral degree from Texas A&M University.

• Next Generation Project Texas Fellow - The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin (01/01/2014-01/31/2014)
• The University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award (UTROTA) - The University of Texas System Regents (08/01/2013-08/31/2013)
• Grant Proposal Preparation Program (GPPP) - College of Liberal Arts (06/01/2013-06/30/2013)
• University Research Institute (URI) Grant - University of Texas at El Paso (01/31/2012)
• College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Dissertation Research Award - Texas A&M University (01/01/2007)
• Prestage-Cook Travel Award - Southern Political Science Association (01/01/2007)
• Travel Grant - Texas A&M University, College of Liberal Arts (01/01/2006)

• Ph D in International Relations, Texas A&M University (2009)
• Ph D in Political Science, Texas A&M University (2009)
• BA in Political Science and International Relations, Bogazici University (2003)

• Beyond Borders: Employing Empathic Global Citizenship as a Framework for Enhancing Critical Community Engagement Springer (2022), Jose D. Villalobos, Azuri L. Gonzalez, Guillermina Nunez-Mchiri, Cigdem Sirin Villalobos.
• Seeing Us in Them: Social Divisions and the Politics of Group Empathy Cambridge University Press (2021), Cigdem V. Sirin, Nicholas A. Valentino, Jose D. Villalobos.
• The Study of Discrete Emotions in Politics Oxford University Press (2021), Cigdem Sirin Villalobos, Jose D. Villalobos.

• Applying the Empathic Global Citizenship Framework to Community-Engaged Student Leadership and Learning (2023), Volume Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, Jose D. Villalobos, Cigdem Sirin Villalobos.
• Building a better curriculum through inclusive and equitable teaching practices (2022), Volume El Paso, TX, Jeffrey T. Olimpo, Toni L. Blum, Cigdem Sirin.
• Outgroup Empathy and Opposition to Electorally Restrictive Voting Laws (2022), Volume Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, Cigdem Sirin Villalobos, Nicholas Valentino, Jose D. Villalobos.
• Group Empathy in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021), Volume Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA, Cigdem Sirin Villalobos, Nicholas Valentino, Jose D. Villalobos.
• Group Empathy, Brexit, and Public Opinion in the UK (2021), Volume Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, Cigdem Sirin Villalobos, Nicholas Valentino, Jose D. Villalobos.
• Group Empathy in the Era of the Trump Administration: From Family Separation to Black Lives Matter (2019), Volume Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, Cigdem Sirin Villalobos, Nicholas Valentino, Jose D. Villalobos.

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