Ian Pajer-Rogers hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is a junior in the UNH political science program. An avid writer, he is also pursuing a minor in English. In the summer of 2004, Ian received a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) award. His Inquiry article is the (indirect) result of that research. When he learned that Inquiry was recruiting a student editorial board, Ian seized the opportunity, knowing that it would be a valuable way to improve his own writing skills. Though undecided about his future, Ian wants to take some time off from studies to write fiction and songs, as he is also a skilled guitar and piano player. In the meantime, he enjoys hiking, reading, and cheering for the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team.
Ian’s mentor, Mary Fran T. Malone, Ph.D., is a lecturer in the Department of Political Science where she specializes in comparative politics with an emphasis on Latin America. She has mentored students at Chatham College and the University of Pittsburgh, as well as at UNH, since her arrival here in 2003. “It is always difficult,” she says, “to explain research design to newer students, as it involves creatively structuring one’s own research inquiry.”
Read Ian Pajer-Rogers' research article, The Politics of Survival: Indian and European Collaboration in Colonial North America >>
