Prior to coming to Baylor, Kudelia held teaching and research positions at George Washington University, University of Toronto, Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, University of Greifswald (Germany), and Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine). He is also a member of the Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS) – a global network of social scientists who conduct policy relevant research on the former Soviet Union.