Dr. Holzer has a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri, an M.A. from the University of Southern California, another M.A. from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and a B.A. from the University of Denver. He is a five-year veteran of the U.S. Army.
Experience
2019–present
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Westminster College
2004–2009
Intelligence Analyst, US Army
Education
2019
University of Missouri, Ph.D. Political Science
2014
University of Southern California, M.A. Teaching
2013
Monterey Institute of International Studies, M.A. International Policy Studies
2011
University of Denver, B.A. Asian Studies
Publications
2022
The perils of plurality rule in democratic presidential systems: A replication and extension, PLOS ONE
2021
When justice answers to the president: Reexamining the effect of cabinet partisanship on human rights in presidential democracies, The Social Science Journal
2020
The effect of copartisan justice ministers on human rights in presidential democracies, PLOS ONE
2020
The effect of two-round presidential elections on human rights, PLOS ONE
2019
Nationalism and human rights: A replication and extension, PLOS ONE
2019
Reevaluating the presidential runoff rule: Does a provision promote the protection of human rights?, PLOS ONE
2018
Measuring presidential centrism and its effect on repression: does ideology influence whether democratic governments respect human rights?, Political Science
2018
Democratic presidential elections and human rights: does a runoff round reduce repression? , The International Journal of Human Rights
2018
The perils of plurality rule and the major(itarian) effect of cabinet composition on human rights in presidential democracies, Research & Politics