Political scientist at Baylor University. I study comparative legislatures and democratic accountability. Also looking at how democracies adapt to climate change https://bsky.app/profile/ihamerly.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihamerly.bsky.social/post/3misgujwm2c2yAssignments requiring weekly alumni conversations, LinkedIn/resume practice, and informational interviews meaningfully increase students’ experience with real networking tasks and improves how comfortable they feel networking. Small interventions can bring a big payoff for career readiness. https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/HSS8NAUBSMSZPQHIG5IA/full?target=10.1080/15512169.2026.264775906 Apr 2026 04:36 +0000at://did:plc:pd37di7iru6hbvrepgk3bhpl/app.bsky.feed.post/3misgujwm2c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihamerly.bsky.social/post/3lq47osqeq22eThis article is giving me hope. I'm going to assign it next semester in Comparative Government. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2025 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:pd37di7iru6hbvrepgk3bhpl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq47osqeq22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ihamerly.bsky.social/post/3lotahl5x722dI call this work "Wishing I Was at a Park, Instead of Proctoring an Exam"10 May 2025 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:pd37di7iru6hbvrepgk3bhpl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lotahl5x722dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihamerly.bsky.social/post/3liio24yxuk2x"Many of the people terminated on Tuesday work as program managers and experts who make decisions about funding by aligning research proposals with the right program and matching those proposals to the most qualified reviewers to assess them and make recommendations." https://www.wired.com/story/national-science-foundation-february-2025-firings/19 Feb 2025 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:pd37di7iru6hbvrepgk3bhpl/app.bsky.feed.post/3liio24yxuk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihamerly.bsky.social/post/3liilx5drjc2nThe headline makes it sound like the scientists are the ones sneaking around the termite colonies. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-found-the-perfect-disguise-to-sneak-into-a-termite-colony19 Feb 2025 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:pd37di7iru6hbvrepgk3bhpl/app.bsky.feed.post/3liilx5drjc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihamerly.bsky.social/post/3lgilli3o5c2pTwo professors at Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute, they titled a research paper “Nitric Oxide and inflammation: The answer is blowing in the wind” (Predictably, it was about flatulence). https://americansongwriter.com/for-17-years-swedish-scientists-were-sneaking-bob-dylan-song-titles-into-their-research-papers-as-part-of-a-bet/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIAf_pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcbfgeyRig1pQmZl-l0PvCiPn-t8Vi5fCK7MHftvKrmxfehoP4F2eGIkKA_aem_2SCMlptG2MN94Nvl60k4CA24 Jan 2025 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:pd37di7iru6hbvrepgk3bhpl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgilli3o5c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ihamerly.bsky.social/post/3leamvpnuic2sI've really enjoyed these 15 minute watercolor lessons. The compositions are really different than my usual style, but I love them.26 Dec 2024 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:pd37di7iru6hbvrepgk3bhpl/app.bsky.feed.post/3leamvpnuic2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ihamerly.bsky.social/post/3lbkyc4mjix2gI'm about to teach an EU Politics course for the first time. I welcome recommendations for readings, news sources, learning activities, etc.22 Nov 2024 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:pd37di7iru6hbvrepgk3bhpl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkyc4mjix2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ihamerly.bsky.social/post/3kdkpnh7fhm2lI sign every email to students the same way and I do this about 20 times a day. Despite this, Microsoft Outlook guesses wrong about how I want to close my email every.single.time.07 Nov 2023 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:pd37di7iru6hbvrepgk3bhpl/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdkpnh7fhm2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihamerly.bsky.social/post/3kdhwoprbai2rI just got Maya Kornberg's book and congressional committees as a birthday gift. 🎉🎉🎉05 Nov 2023 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:pd37di7iru6hbvrepgk3bhpl/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdhwoprbai2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ihamerly.bsky.social/post/3kcrocp4jbx2iReally enjoyed the Women in Legislative Studies conference. Every conference should be this interesting, friendly, and well organized.28 Oct 2023 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:pd37di7iru6hbvrepgk3bhpl/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcrocp4jbx2i