He received a B.A. in History from Washburn University (magna cum laude) in 2007, an M.A. in Political Science from Kansas State University in 2009, and a Ph.D. in Security Studies from Kansas State University in 2014. Dr. Mauslein comes to Mercyhurst after four years as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at Oklahoma State University. During his time at OSU, he taught courses focused on international relations and conflict. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Mauslein was also the Associate Editor of Political Research Quarterly – one of the top-ranked generalist journals in Political Science – from 2014 to 2018.