State of Florida

Teresa Cornacchione, PhD

Dr. Teresa Cornacchione earned her doctorate in political science from Florida State University in 2018. Prior to pursuing her PhD, Teresa worked as a Florida public high school teacher in Santa Rosa County, FL. 

After completing her PhD, she served as a legislative policy analyst with the Florida Legislature’s Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA). 

 Currently, Dr. Cornacchione serves as the Civic Engagement Coordinator and Political Science Lecturer at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service,at the University of Florida. She currently teaches courses on Women and Politics, Current Controversies in Public Policy, Florida Legislative Politics. 

Her research can be found in Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy, and Political Behavior. 

Selin Ciltas

Selin Ciltas is a third-year student dual majoring in Political Science and Economics with a certificate in Data Analytics at the University of Florida.

Selin's current role is coding data and updating the Florida Agendas Codebook, along with contributing as co-author on several on-going projects. 

She also works actively with the Election Lab at UF to further data collection initiatives on behalf of the Houston Endowment Fund to provide further context to voting patterns in the Houston Metropolitan-State Area. Selin participates with the Bob Graham Center in various ways, specifically through her role as a Bob Graham Center Student Fellow.