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UT Tyler Department of Political Science

Rachel  Bzostek, Ph.D.

Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Political Science
Building: BUS 231
Email: rbzostek@uttyler.edu
Phone: 903.566.7410

Degrees

Ph.D. Louisiana State University, 2005
Major field: International Relations
Second field: American Politics

M.A. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, 2001
Israeli Politics and Society

B.A. Tulane University, 1998
Political Science and Jewish Studies

Biography

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Courses at University of Texas at Tyler
International Relations
Introductory American Government
Model United Nations
Special Topics: Middle East Politics

Undergraduate Courses at California State University, Bakersfield:American Foreign Policy
American Defense Policy
American Government
Congress
Directed Research
Global Security Issues
Government and Politics of Israel
Government and Politics of the Middle East
Intelligence Careers
Political Inquiry
Political Science Laboratory
Politics of International Terrorism
“South Park” and American Politics
The Presidency

Undergraduate Courses at University of Missouri-Columbia:
American Foreign Policy
International Organizations
Introduction to International Relations
Politics and War

Undergraduate Courses at Louisiana State University:
American Government
Introduction to International Relations

Curriculum Vitae