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Professor Chris Lucas Awarded Methodology, Measurement, and Statics Program Grant

7.26.21

Congratulations to Professor Chris Lucas and his collaborator, Dean Knox (UPenn), for being awarded a grant through the Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics Program for their project, "Computational Methods for Speech Analysis."

Prof. Betsy Sinclair named as a Fellow of the Society for Political Methodology

7.19.21

Betsy Sinclair has been named as a Fellow of the Society for Political Methodology! The position of Fellow “honors individuals who have made outstanding scholarly contributions to the development of political methodology, and whose methodological work has had a major international impact on subsequent scholarship in the field, in the discipline more broadly, and where appropriate in other areas.”

Professor Andrew Reeves Published in Legislative Studies Quarterly

6.16.21

Professor Andrew Reeves and co-author Jon Rogowski published their article, "Unilateral Inaction: Congressional Gridlock, Interbranch Conflict, and Public Evaluations of Executive Power" in Legislative Studies Quarterly.

Professor Andrew Reeves and Former PhD Student David Miller Published in The Conversation

6.16.21

Professor Andrew Reeves and 2020 PhD Graduate, David Miller, published an article about how a public commission on the Supreme Court will affect public opinion in The Conversation.

Professor Jacob Montgomery Published in PNAS

6.2.21

Professor Jacob Montgomery and co-authors published their article, "Overconfidence in news judgments is associated with false news susceptibility," in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS).

Professor Matt Gabel Researches How the Widening Political Rift in the U.S. Impacts Medical Research

3.30.21

Professor Matt Gabel along with John C Morris & Catherine M. Roe have been researching to find why some people were more inclined to participate in medical research than others. Their study finds conservatives are less willing than liberals to participate in research.

Professor Deniz Aksoy's Paper Accepted for Publication at Journal of Peace Research

3.16.21

Congratulations to Professor Deniz Aksoy and her co-author, David Carlson, on their paper "Electoral Support and Militants' Targeting Strategies" being accepted for publication at Journal of Peace Research.

Professor Chris Lucas Published in American Political Science Review

3.10.21

Congratulations to Professor Chris Lucas for publishing his article "A Dynamic Model of Speech for the Social Sciences" with co-author, Dean Knox, in American Political Science Review.

Professor David Carter's Paper Accepted at International Studies Quarterly

2.9.21

Professor David Carter's paper, "The Varieties of Coup d’état: Introducing the Colpus Dataset" was accepted at International Studies Quarterly. The paper is co-authored by John Chin (Carnegie Mellon University) and Joe Wright (Penn State University).

Professor Michael Bechtel to be Published in American Political Science Review

1.8.21

Professor Michael Bechtel and his co-authors', Kirk Bansak and Yotam Margalit, article "Why Austerity? The Mass Politics of a Contested Policy“ has been accepted at American Political Science Review.

Professors Margit Tavits and Deniz Aksoy and PhD Candidate William O’Brochta Publish in British Journal of Political Science

8.17.20

Congratulations to Professors Margit Tavits and Deniz Aksoy and PhD Candidate William O’Brochta! Their article “Western Political Rhetoric and Radicalization” is now forthcoming in the British Journal of Political Science.

Professor Hayward Publishes in the Journal of Politics

4.24.20

Congratulations to Professor Clarissa Rile Hayward for publishing her article, " Disruption: What Is It Good For?", in the Journal of Politics.