Matthew Smoldt

Graduate Teaching Associate,

School of Politics and Global Studies

msmoldt@asu.edu

Mail code: 3902

Campus: Tempe
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Student Information

Graduate Student
Political Science
The College of Lib Arts & Sci

Long Bio

Matthew Smoldt is a PhD candidate in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Southern Methodist University and a Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His areas of emphasis are international relations and comparative politics with a focus on migration and immigration policy. He has written on the rights of immigrants as well as the causes and consequences of migrants' remittances. His dissertation focuses on the determinants and effects of immigration policy enforcement.

Education

PhD Political Science, Arizona State University exp. 2024

MA Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2019

BBA Finance, Southern Methodist University 2015

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

Migration, Immigration Policy, International and Comparative Political Economy

Publications

"U.S. Enforcement Politics and Remittance Dynamics in Mexico" with Dr. Valerie Mueller and Dr. Cameron Thies (conditional acceptance at Journal of Politics)

"Policy Responses to Forced Displacement and Environmental Degradation in Africa" with Dr. Jean-Francois Maystadt, Dr. Ashok Mishra, and Dr. Valerie Mueller (conditional acceptance at Annual Review of Resource Economics)

“Unenforced: The State of Migrants’ Rights” on the ASU Global Human Rights Hub Fellows Program Blog

“Insecure Justice: Migrants’ Right to Due Process” on the ASU Global Human Rights Hub Fellows Program Blog

“The Obrador Government Should Prepare for a Reduction in Remittance Receipts (El gobierno de López Obrador debe prepararse para una disminución en el envío de remesas)” with Dr. Valerie Mueller and Dr. Cameron Thies in El Economista

Courses

2024 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
POS 485	Political Economy

2024 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
POS 485	Political Economy

2023 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
POS 485	Political Economy

Honors / Awards

SPGS Teaching Assistant of the Year

Stephen G. Walker Graduate Support Fellowship

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse Outside Fellow 2021

ASU Global Human Rights Hub Fellow 2020

Expertise Areas

Comparative Politics

Immigration and Migration

Immigration Policy

International Finance

International Relations

Political Economy