Cheryl Hege, M.A.

cherhege@gmail.com

linkedin.com/in/cheryl-h-88bb53121/ I orcid.org/0000-0002-2897-5403 

Academic Positions

Undisclosed University
Introduction to Political Science Fall 2024, Winter 2025

Fake News Spring 2025

United States History Spring 2025
College Writing and Critical Analysis Fall 2024
Fundamentals of Communication Fall 2024

Stony Brook University, State University of New York 

Instructor (SUNY)
GLI 212.30: Global Data Analysis
Winter 2024, 2025
Developed the entire course curriculum
GLI 212.21: Terrorism and Global Security
Summer 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Developed the entire course curriculum 

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Stony Brook University (SUNY)
POL 102: Intro to American Government
Fall 2023, Spring 2024

POL 103: Intro to Comparative Politics
Spring 2022
GLI 330: Global Political and Economic Issues
Fall 2021

Education

Stony Brook University (SBU) - State University of New York 2021 - 2024
Focus: American Politics and Political Psychology
Research advisor: Andrew "Drew" Engelhardt

Master of Arts in Political Science 2021 - 2022

Thesis advisor: Dr. Joseph A. Vitriol
White Replacement Theory in the United States of America August 2022

Hunter College - City University of New York (CUNY) 2019 - 2021

Bachelor of Arts in German Language and Literature 

Distinctions: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List

Minors: Human Rights Minor and Political Science Minor

Queens College - CUNY 2019

German Major (Dean’s List)

French Minor

Goethe-Institut Bonn Sprachschule Deutschkurse 2015 - 2016

Georgia State University 2011 - 2013

Associate of Arts, Fine Arts in Foreign Language Communications

Internship

PEN America 2020 - 2021

Eurasia department under Director Dr. Polina Sadovskaya

Continuing Education and Workforce Program (CEWP) 2020

Edward T. Rogowsky Internship Program in Government and Public Affairs 2020

Publication Contributions (chronological order)

Hege, Cheryl. ‘White Replacement Theory in the United States of America.’ ResearchGate. August 2022. dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.29604.76165. 

Vilk, Viktorya, et al. “No Excuse for Abuse. What Social Media Companies Can Do Now to Combat Online Harassment and Empower Users” PEN America, Digital Safety and Free Expression. August 2, 2021. pen.org/report/no-excuse-for-abuse/. 

Deutsch Karlekar, Karin, et al. “Freedom to Write Index 2020.” PEN America. March 24, 2021. pen.org/report/freedom-to-write-index-2020/. 

“Writers at Risk Database.” PEN America, John Templeton Foundation, PEN International Secretariat, and the Writers in Prison Committee. June 3, 2020. bit.ly/3vciW1u.  

“Covid-19 Free Expression Information Center - Ukraine.” PEN America. July 16, 2021. pen.org/covid-19-free-expression-information-center-ukraine-en/. 

“PEN America’s Online Harassment Field Manual.” PEN America, New York Community Trust, and Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Apr. 8, 2021. onlineharassmentfieldmanual.pen.org/.

Hege, Cheryl, et al. “2+2 Policy Plan.” Roosevelt House for Public Policy Institute: Global Pandemic Impact Preparing for the Future. July 21, 2020. 

Conferences Attended
American Political Science Association
Democracy: Retrenchment, Renovation, & Reimagination 2024

American Sociological Association
The Educative Power of Sociology 2023

Meetings Attended
New York Area Political Psychology Fall 2023

Certification and Scholarship Awards
Stony Brook University:
CELT (Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching) 2022
Teaching Assistant Teaching and Learning Certificate

CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) 2022
Human Research Subjects Training Certificate
Conflict of Interest Certificate
Responsible Conduct of Research Certificate

John Quincy Adams Society
Foreign Policy Leadership Development Program 2021

PEN America
Free Speech Advocacy Institute Certificate Summer 2021
Certificate of Professional Achievement 2021
Free Speech Advocacy Institute Certificate Winter 2021 

Johns Hopkins
COVID-19 Contact Tracing 2020

Hunter College and CUNY:
Ottendorfer Major Prize 2021
(Best overall GPA in the German major’s 2021 graduating class)
The Scholarship and Welfare Fund of the Alumni Association of Hunter College 2021
Ernst Fedor Hoffmann Memorial Award 2020
CUNY SIPP (Summer Intensive for Public Policy) 2020
EHS COVID-19 General Training 2020

Goethe Language Institute:
B2 (Advanced) Proficiency Certificate 2016

Mentoring Experiences

CUNY (City University of New York)

CUNY Cultural Corps Ambassador 2021 - Present

CUNY Cultural Corps 2020 - 2021

Hunter College

UniBuddy 2021 - Present

Organizational Affiliations

Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) 2023 - Present
American Sociological Association (ASA) 2022 - Present

American Political Science Association (APSA) 2022 - Present

SBU Graduate Student Organization (GSO) 2021 - 2022

John Quincy Adams Society 2021 - Present

PEN America Student Alumni 2021 - Present

CUNY Cultural Corps Alumni 2021 - Present

Hunter College Alumni UniBuddy 2021 - Present

National German Honor Society 2021 - Present

Languages

English (native), German (fluent), French (intermediate), Sign Language (beginner)

Computer Skills

Content Building

Blackboard, Brightspace, WordPress, LaTeX, Clipchamp, Canva

Programming and Statistical Analysis

Qualtrics, R, RStudio, Linguistic Inquiry Word Count (LIWC)

Microsoft Office Suite

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access 

Database and Applications

Global Terrorism Database (GTD), EverNote, iOS, Breadcrumb-POS

Miscellaneous

Google Workspace, Zoom, Slack, GroupMe, Discord

Research Interests

Political Psychology, Moral Judgment, Political Motivations, Concepts of Terrorism, Counterinsurgency, Globalization, Immigration Issues, In-Group/Out-Group Dynamics, Immigration Policy, Counterterrorism, International Human Rights, Genocide, Human Rights, Cultural Analysis, Digital Communication, Global Issues, Data Privacy, and Global Politics