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Academic Appointments

University of Copenhagen Research Affiliate, 2026–present Postdoctoral Researcher, 2023–2026

Education

University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. in Political Science, 2023 M.A. in Political Science, 2020

University of Glasgow M.Sc. in Political Science, 2016

University of Colorado Boulder B.A. in Political Science, 2014

Research Interests

Comparative politics, political behavior, political parties, electoral politics, identity politics

Publications

See the Publications page.

Works in Progress

  • Dinesen, Peter Thisted, Kim Mannemar Sønderskov, Matthias Avina, & Markus Kollberg. “Attitudes Towards Identity Politics: Abstract Support, Concrete Skepticism.” Revise and resubmit.
  • Avina, Matthias, Peter Thisted Dinesen, & Kim Mannemar Sønderskov. “The Identitarian Penalty: Identitarian Policy Stances Reduce Political Support for Democratic Candidates.” Under review.
  • Avina, Matthias. “Under Pressure? Partisan Response to Party Brand Change.”
  • Dinesen, Peter Thisted, Kim Mannemar Sønderskov, & Matthias Avina. “Identitarian Framing of ‘Whataboutism’ and Its Implications for Human Rights Debates.”

Awards & Fellowships

  • Arts and Sciences Graduate Fellowship in Political Science ($12,200), University of Pittsburgh, 2023
  • University of Pittsburgh Summer Research Grant ($3,000), 2022
  • European Studies Center Klinzing Dissertation Grant ($8,400), University of Pittsburgh, 2022
  • Arts and Sciences Graduate Fellowship in Political Science ($24,600), University of Pittsburgh, 2021–2022

Teaching Experience

See the Teaching page.

Conference Papers & Presentations

  • American Political Science Association, 2023, 2026
  • European Political Science Society, 2026
  • Danish Political Science Association, 2025
  • European Political Science Association, 2022, 2023, 2025
  • European Union Studies Association, 2023, 2025
  • Midwest Political Science Association, 2021, 2023

Professional Service

Editorial Assistant Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties, 2019–2020

Reviewer British Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Politics and International Relations, Comparative Political Studies, European Journal of Political Research, Government and Opposition, Journal of Politics, Party Politics, Perspectives on Politics, Research and Politics

Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh Michael MacKenzie (Fall 2019, Fall 2020); Emily West (Spring 2020); B. Guy Peters (Summer 2021); Scott Morgenstern (Summer 2021)

Skills

Statistical software: Stata, R, Python Survey research software: Qualtrics, QuestionPro, SurveyDown Text editing: LaTeX

References

  • Jae-Jae Spoon, Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh — spoonj@pitt.edu
  • Peter Thisted Dinesen, Professor of Political Science, University of Copenhagen — ptd@ifs.ku.dk
  • Pablo Fernandez-Vazquez, Juan de la Cierva Associate Professor of Political Science, Carlos III University — pablo.fernandez.vazquez@uc3m.es