Welcome to StephenElk.com!  This is my personal website for information about my professional research and personal information.  I am a PhD Candidate at the University of California, Riverside, studying political science.  My research primarily focuses on the politics of race, immigration, and ethnicity through the lenses of behavioral and comparative politics.  More specifically, my existing and continued work evaluates discrimination, public policy, and political psychology.  My research is primarily inspired and driven by my experiences as a bi-racial, first-generation Arab-American.
​Education
  • Ph.D. Political Science, University of California, Riverside​ (expected 2020)
    • Political Mass Behavior, Comparative Politics, and Political Methodology
  • M.A. Political Science, University of California, Riverside (2018)
    • Political Mass Behavior, Comparative Politics, and Political Methodology
  • ​M.A. Social Science and Globalization Studies, California State University, San Bernardino (2015)
    • ​Security Studies
  • ​B.A. Social Science, California State University, San Bernardino (2013)
    • ​Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Political Science, and Anthropology
  • ​B.A. Arabic Language, Literature, and Culture, California State University, San Bernardino (2013)