Philpot, Tasha CV

TASHA S. PHILPOT 4.140 Batts Hallu1 University Station A1800uAustin, TX 78712-0119 [email protected]

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, Austin, Texas Department of Government Professor, 2018-present Associate Professor, 2008-2018 Assistant Professor, 2003-2008 Center for African and African-American Studies Faculty Affiliate, 2003-Present Center for Women’s and Gender Studies Faculty Affiliate, 2004-Present

EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, Michigan Department of Political Science Doctor of Philosophy, August 2003 Dissertation: Inclusion or Illusion? Race Cues, Political Symbols, and Party Politics Committee: Michael W. Traugott and Hanes Walton, Jr. (co-chairs), Vincent L. Hutchings, and Nicholas A. Valentino

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Master of Public Policy, December 1998

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Department of Political Science Bachelor of Arts, May 1996

BOOKS:

Philpot, Tasha S. 2017. Conservative but Not Republican: The Paradox of Party Identification and Ideology among African Americans. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Philpot, Tasha S. 2007. Race, Republicans, and the Return of the Party of Lincoln. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. • Winner of the W.E.B. Du Bois Outstanding Book Award.

PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS:

Wallace, Sherri L., Robert C. Smith, Adolphus G. Belk, Jr., Gloria Braxton, Charisse Burden-Stelly, Tasha S. Philpot, and Wendy Smooth. 2020. “Chronicling our legacy of leadership: The task force historical record on the founders of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists.” National Review of Black Politics 1(1): 80-131.

Philpot, Tasha S. and Kenneth Miller. 2020. “A New Face to the Race Card? Campaigns, Racial Cues, and Candidate Credibility.” Social Science Quarterly 101(1): 73-90.

Philpot, Tasha S. 2018. “Race, Gender, and the 2016 Presidential Election.” PS: Political Science & Politics 51(4): 755-761.

Philpot, Tasha S., Daron R. Shaw, and Ernest B. McGowen. 2009. “Winning the Race: Black Voter Turnout in the 2008 Presidential Election.” Public Opinion Quarterly 73(5): 995-1022.

McClerking, Harwood K. and Tasha S. Philpot. 2008. “Struggling to be Noticed: The Civil Rights Movement as an Academic Agenda Setter.” PS: Political Science and Politics 41(4): 813-817.

White, Ismail K., Tasha S. Philpot, Kristin Wylie, and Ernest McGowen. 2007. “Feeling the Pain of My People: Hurricane Katrina, Racial Inequality, and the Psyche of Black America.” Journal of Black Studies 37: 523-538.

Philpot, Tasha S. and Hanes Walton, Jr. 2007. “One of Our Own: Black Female Candidates and the Voters Who Support Them.” American Journal of Political Science 51(1): 49-62. • Winner of the AJPS Best Paper Award. • Reprinted in Philpot, Tasha S., and Ismail K. White, eds. 2010. African-American Political Psychology: Identity, Opinion, and Action in the Post-Civil Rights Era. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Lupia, Arthur and Tasha S. Philpot. 2005. “Views from Inside the Net: How Websites Affect Young Adults’ Political Interest.” Journal of Politics 67(4): 1122-1142.

Philpot, Tasha S. and Hanes Walton, Jr. 2005. “An Historical Election in Context: The 2001 Atlanta Mayoral Election.” National Political Science Review 10: 43-53.

Philpot, Tasha S. 2004. “A Party of a Different Color? Race, Campaign Communication, and Party Politics.” Political Behavior 26(3): 249-270.

Hutchings, Vincent L., Nicholas A. Valentino, Tasha S. Philpot, and Ismail K. White. 2004. “The Compassion Strategy: Race and the Gender Gap in Campaign 2000.” Public Opinion Quarterly 68(4): 512-541.

EDITED VOLUMES:

Philpot, Tasha S., and Ismail K. White, eds. 2010. African-American Political Psychology: Identity, Opinion, and Action in the Post-Civil Rights Era. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

CHAPTERS IN EDITED VOLUMES:

Philpot, Tasha S., and Hanes Walton, Jr. 2014. African-American Political Participation in America. In Oxford Handbook of Racial and Ethnic Politics in the United States, ed. David L. Leal, Taeku Lee, and Mark Sawyer. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199566631.013.001

Philpot, Tasha S., and Ismail K. White. 2010. Introduction: Defining African-American political psychology. In African-American Political Psychology: Identity, Opinion, and Action in the Post-Civil Rights Era, ed. Tasha S. Philpot and Ismail K. White, 1-8. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Philpot, Tasha S., Kyle Endres, and John Iadarola. 2010. A meeting of the minds: Exploring the intersection of psychology, political science, and Black politics. In African- American Political Psychology: Identity, Opinion, and Action in the Post-Civil Rights Era, ed. Tasha S. Philpot and Ismail K. White, 11-19. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Philpot, Tasha S., Ismail K. White, Kristin Wylie, and Ernest B. McGowen. 2010. Feeling different: Racial group-based emotional response to political events. In African- American Political Psychology: Identity, Opinion, and Action in the Post-Civil Rights Era, ed. Tasha S. Philpot and Ismail K. White, 55-70. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Hutchings, Vincent L., Nicholas A. Valentino, Tasha S. Philpot, Ismail K. White. 2006. Racial cues in campaign news: The effects of candidate strategies on group activation and political attentiveness among African Americans. In Feeling Politics: Emotion in Political Information Processing, ed. David Redlawsk, 165-86. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

McDaniel, Eric L. and Tasha S. Philpot. “Opiate or Stimulant? Religious Belief Systems and Political Engagement.”

PAPER PRESENTATIONS:

Philpot, Tasha S., Ernest B. McGowen, and Daron Shaw. “Worlds Apart? Race, Space, and African-American Public Opinion,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2019.

McGowen, Ernest B., Tasha S. Philpot, and Daron Shaw. “Winning the Race Redux: The Effect of Co-Ethnic Population Density on African-American Participation,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2018.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Campaigns, Race Cues, and Candidate Credibility,” paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2017.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Blurring the Lines: Group Membership, Issue Placement, and Uncertainty,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2016.

Philpot, Tasha S. “A New Face to the Race Card? Race Cues and Attitudes toward Equality,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2015.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Constrained Conservatism: Black Group Consciousness as a Moderator of Ideological Self-Identification,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2013.

Philpot, Tasha S. “More than Meets the Eye: The Multidimensional Nature of Black Conservatism,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2012.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Constrained Conservatism: The Impact of Group Consciousness on Black Ideology,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, January 2012.

Philpot, Tasha S. and D. Sunshine Hillygus. “Blurring the Lines: Group Membership, Issue Placement, and Uncertainty,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2011.

Philpot, Tasha S., Daron R. Shaw, and Ernest B. McGowen. “Winning the Race: Black Voter Turnout in the 2008 Presidential Election,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2010.

Philpot, Tasha S., Daron R. Shaw, and Ernest B. McGowen. “Winning the Race: Black Voter Turnout in the 2008 Presidential Election,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2010.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Constrained Conservatism: The Impact of Group Consciousness on Black Ideology,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, July 2009.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Constrained Conservatism: The Impact of Group Consciousness on Black Ideology,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2009.

Philpot, Tasha S., Ismail K. White, Kristin Wylie, and Ernest McGowen, III. “Feeling Different: Racial Group Based Emotional Response to Political Events,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, July 2008.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Multifaceted Ideology: Explaining the Dynamics of African- American Conservatism,” paper presented at the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, March 2008.

Philpot, Tasha S., Ismail K. White, Kristin Wylie, and Ernest McGowen, III. “Feeling Different: Racial Group Based Emotional Response to Political Events,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, January 2008.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Constrained Conservatism: The Impact of Group Consciousness on Black Ideology,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2007.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Constrained Conservatism: The Impact of Group Consciousness on Black Ideology,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2007.

Philpot, Tasha S. and Lauren Davenport. “Somewhere in the Middle: The Racial Attitudes of Multiracial Individuals,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2007.

Philpot, Tasha. S. “Restricted Religion: Black Conservatism and Religious Attitudes,” paper presented to Racialized Religion: A Conference on the Intersection of Race, Religion, and Politics, March 2007.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Not All Americans Are Uncertain about Racial Policies,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, January 2007.

White, Ismail K. and Tasha S. Philpot. “Too Close for Comfort: Race, Media, and Hurricane Katrina,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2006.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Multifaceted Ideology: Explaining the Dynamics of African- American Conservatism,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, January 2006.

Philpot, Tasha S. and Ismail K. White. “Uncensored: Reducing Social Desirability in the Expression of Racial Attitudes,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2005.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Blurring the Lines: Race, Issue Placement, and Uncertainty, “paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2005.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Black Conservatism and Racial Thinking: African American Ideology and Candidate Evaluation,” paper presented at the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, March 2005.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Black Conservatism and Liberal Thinking: Predicting African American Ideology,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, January 2005.

Philpot, Tasha S. Philpot and Ismail K. White. “Releasing the Pressure: Race, Talking Heads, and Reverse Social Desirability,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2004.

Philpot, Tasha S. and Hanes Walton, Jr. “One of Our Own: The Political Impact of Black Female Elected Officials,” paper presented at the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, March 2004.

Philpot, Tasha S. “A New Face to the Race Card? Race Cues and Attitudes toward Equality,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, January 2004.

Hutchings, Vincent L., Nicholas A. Valentino, Tasha S. Philpot and Ismail K. White. “Racial Cues in Campaign News: The Effects of Candidate Strategies on Group Activation and Political Attentiveness among African Americans,” paper presented at the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, March 2003.

Philpot, Tasha S. “The Media's Response/A Mediated Response: Media, Race Cues and Party Politics,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2002.

Lupia, Arthur and Tasha S. Philpot. “More Than Kids’ Stuff: What Political Web Sites Must Do to Mobilize Young Citizens,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2002.

Philpot, Tasha S. “A Party of a Different Color? Strategic Communication, Racial Symbolism, and Predispositions,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2002. • Winner of the Westview Press Award.

Philpot, Tasha S. “A Mediated Response: Media, Race Cues, and Party Politics,” paper presented at the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, March 2002.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Inclusion or Illusion? How the Media Interpreted the 2000 Republican Convention,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Association of Public Opinion Research, November 2001.

Philpot, Tasha S. “All Hands on Deck: The Effects of the Use of Race Cues at the 2000 Republican Convention,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, November 2001.

Philpot, Tasha S. “A Big Tent?: Black Women's Interpretation of Republican Racial Outreach,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2001.

Hutchings, Vincent L., Nicholas A. Valentino, Tasha S. Philpot and Ismail K. White. “The Conditional Importance of Racial and Gender Identities on Vote Choice,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2001.

Valentino, Nicholas A., Vincent L. Hutchings, Tasha S. Philpot and Dmitri Williams. “When Enough is Enough: The Impact of Political Advertising on Internet Information Seeking during Presidential Elections,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2001.

Philpot, Tasha S. “What Happens When Cues Collide?,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2001.

Philpot, Tasha S. “The Colin Powell Effect?,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, March 2001.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Testing the Boundaries of Linked Fate: Can Black Republican Candidates Dealign Black Voters from the Democratic Party,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, November 2000.

Philpot, Tasha S. and Michael Johnson. “Constituency Responsiveness at the Local Level: A Case Study of the Ann Arbor City Council,” poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2000.

Philpot, Tasha S. “In Search of a Black Elephant: Media Coverage of Black Republican Candidates,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, March 2000.

Philpot, Tasha S. “The Media and Presidential Legislative Decisions,” paper presented at the 10th Annual Students of Color of Rackham Conference, February 2000.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS:

Philpot, Tasha S. “Worlds Apart? Race, Space, and African-American Public Opinion,” presented to the Emerging Issues in Political Science Speaker Series, University of Georgia, September 2019.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Worlds Apart? Race, Space, and African-American Public Opinion,” presented to the Research Workshop in American Politics, University of California- Berkeley, January 2019.

Philpot, Tasha S. “What Happened?: National Recap and What We Can Expect,” panel participant, Black Women’s PAC Policy, Politics, and Donor Summit, November 2018.

McDaniel, Eric L. and Tasha S. Philpot. “Opiate or Stimulant? Religious Belief Systems and Political Engagement,” presented to the American Politics Workshop, University of Wisconsin-Madison, October 2017.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Academics Reflect on Black Politics,” presented to the Symposium on Black Politics After Obama, James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference, Emory University, February 2017.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Get in the Way: The Journey of John Lewis Screening and Discussion,” panel participant, Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library, February 2017.

Philpot, Tasha S. “A New Face to the Race Card? Campaigns, Racial Cues, and Candidate Credibility,” presented to the Guest Speaker Series, University of California, Merced, December 2016.

Philpot, Tasha S. “A New Face to the Race Card? Campaigns, Racial Cues, and Candidate Credibility,” presented to the American Politics Workshop, University of Chicago, October 2016.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Race and the Gender Gap in the 2016 Election,” presented to the Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan, October 2016.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Black Conservatism and Racial Consciousness in the Age of Obama,” presented to the Empire Lecture Series, Midwest Political Science Association, April 2015.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Multiple Paths to the Same Place: The Underpinnings of Ideological Self-Identification,” presented to the Project for Equity, Representation, and Governance, Texas A&M University, October 2014.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Peeling Back the Layers: The Multidimensionality of the Liberal- Conservative Continuum,” presented to the Colloquium on Race, Ethnicity and Immigration, University of California at Berkeley, October 2013.

Philpot, Tasha S. “African-American Women and the 2012 Election,” presented to the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, the Political Science Department, the American Studies Program, the African American Alliance student organization, and University Lectures Series, Sewanee: The University of the South, November 2012.

Philpot, Tasha S. “African-American Women and the 2012 Election,” presented to the Pizza Party Politics Series, Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Texas at Austin, September 2012.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Black Conservatism vs. Black Republicanism: And Never the Twain Shall Meet?,” presented to the Hubert M. Blalock Lecture Series, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan, August 2012.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Constrained Conservatism: The Impact of Group Consciousness on Black Ideology,” presented to the Faculty Conversations Series, Center for Women’s and Gender Studies Embrey Women's Human Rights Initiative, the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, and the Warfield Center for African and African American Studies, University of Texas at Austin, November 2011.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Constrained Conservatism: The Impact of Group Consciousness on Black Ideology,” presented to the Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program, Washington University, September 2011.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Ideology, Partisanship, and Group Consciousness,” presented to the Center for Political Studies, Miller Converse Lecture Series, University of Michigan, April 2011.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Constrained Conservatism: The Impact of Group Consciousness on Black Ideology,” presented to the Center for Political Studies, Miller Converse Lecture Series, University of Michigan, April 2011.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Norms, Mentoring, and Networks” and “Balancing Publishing, Teaching and Family/Social Life,” presented to Enhancing Research: A Workshop for Political Scientists from Underrepresented Groups, Duke University, February 2011.

Philpot, Tasha S., Daron R. Shaw, and Ernest B. McGowen. “Winning the Race: Black Voter Turnout in the 2008 Presidential Election,” presented to the DC-AAPOR Workshop on Understanding the 2008 Presidential Election, October 2010.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Perspectives on African American Women in Political Science: Strengths, Struggles, and Opportunities,” presented to the Project for Equity, Representation, and Governance, Texas A&M University, February 2010.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Multifaceted Ideology: Explaining the Dynamics of African- American Conservatism,” presented to the Colloquium on Race, Ethnicity and Immigration, University of California at Berkeley, April 2009.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Honoring Black History Month: African-American Politics,” presented to the Longhorn Links Program, University of Texas at Austin, February 2009.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Multifaceted Ideology: Explaining the Dynamics of African- American Conservatism,” presented to the Political Scientists of Color, University of Michigan, September 2008.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Multifaceted Ideology: Explaining the Dynamics of African- American Conservatism,” presented to the Project for Equity and Representation and Governance, Texas A&M University, February 2008.

Philpot, Tasha S., Ismail K. White, Kristin Wylie, and Ernest McGowen, III. “Feeling Different: Racial Group Based Emotional Response to Political Events,” presented to the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics, Princeton University, May 2007.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Seeing is Believing? Public Response to Compassionate Conservatism,” presented to the Ohio State University Department of Political Science, April 2007.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Constrained Conservatism: The Impact of Group Consciousness on Black Ideology,” presented to the Georgetown University Department of Government, April 2007.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Blurring the Lines: Race, Issue Placement, and Uncertainty,” presented to the Rutgers University American Politics Workshop, February 2007.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Constrained Conservatism: The Impact of Group Consciousness on Black Ideology,” presented to the Washington University Department of Political Science, November 2006.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Based on Service: Black Conservatism and Attitudes toward the Military,” presented to the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics, Princeton University, November 2006.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Seeing is Believing? Public Response to Compassionate Conservatism,” presented to the Pennsylvania State University Department of Political Science, October 2006.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Seeing is Believing? Public Response to Compassionate Conservatism,” presented to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Department of Political Science, September 2006.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Seeing is Believing? Public Response to Compassionate Conservatism,” presented to the Washington University Department of Political Science, February 2006.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Inclusion or Illusion? The Politics and Process of Party Image Change,” presented to the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, Duke University, June 2005.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Inclusion or Illusion? Race Cues, Political Symbols, and Party Politics,” presented to the Emory University Department of Political Science, January 2003.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Inclusion or Illusion? Race Cues, Political Symbols, and Party Politics,” presented to the University of Toronto Department of Political Science, December 2002.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Inclusion or Illusion? Race Cues, Political Symbols, and Party Politics,” presented to the University of Texas at Austin Department of Government, December 2002.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Inclusion or Illusion? Race Cues, Political Symbols, and Party Politics,” presented to the Brown University Department of Political Science, November 2002.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Inclusion or Illusion? Race Cues, Political Symbols, and Party Politics,” presented to the Princeton University Department of Politics, November 2002.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Inclusion or Illusion? Race Cues, Political Symbols, and Party Politics,” presented to the University of Notre Dame Department of Political Science, October 2002.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Inclusion or Illusion? Race Cues, Political Symbols, and Party Politics,” presented to the Yale University Department of Political Science, October 2002.

Philpot, Tasha S. “Inclusion or Illusion? Race Cues, Political Symbols, and Party Politics,” presented to the National Election Study Workshop, University of Michigan, September 2002.

Philpot, Tasha S. “A New Face to the Race Card?,” presented to the National Election Study Workshop, University of Michigan, March 2002.

Philpot, Tasha S. and L. Blake Lynch. “City Income Tax in East Lansing, Michigan: Political Strategy,” paper presented to the East Lansing City Manager, April 1999.

GRANTS:

• National Science Foundation Grant for project titled, “Black Over-sample for the 2008 American National Election Study,” with Daron Shaw, (SES-0840550, 4/15/2008-3/31/2011, $491,054) • University of Texas at Austin Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Grant for project titled, “Courses in Research Methodology for the Social Sciences,” with Ismail White and Corrine McConnaughy, 2005-2006, $100,084 • University of Texas at Austin Research Grant for project titled, “Releasing the Pressure: Race, Talking Heads, and Reverse Social Desirability,” 2004-2005, $6,000

FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, AND HONORS:

• 2019 AAPOR Student-Faculty Diversity Pipeline Award • John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies’ 2018 Faculty Affiliate Teaching Award • Silver Spurs Centennial Teaching Fellowship #1, 2015 • National Conference of Black Political Scientists W.E.B. Du Bois Outstanding Book Award, 2008 • American Journal of Political Science Best Paper Award, 2008 • University of Texas at Austin Graduate School Diversity Mentoring Fellowship, 2008-2009, 2009-2010 • University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts Dean’s Fellowship, 2007 • National Science Foundation Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship (SES-0610267, 9/1/2006-6/30/2008, $120,000) • Princeton University Center for the Study of Democratic Politics Visiting Associate Research Scholar, 2006-2007 • Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar, 2006-2007 (declined) • Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Fellowship, 2006-2007 (declined) • Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship for Minorities, 2006-2007 (declined) • Guest Coach, University of Texas at Austin Women’s Basketball Team, February 8, 2006 • University of Texas at Austin Summer Research Assignment, 2005 • University of Texas at Austin Faculty Travel Award, 2003-2012 • 2003 Westview Press Award for Best Paper Presented by a Graduate Student at the 2002 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting

• Gerald R. Ford Fellowship, 2002 • National Election Study Research Award, 2002 • Howard R. Marsh Endowment Dissertation Research Award, 2001 • APSA Advanced Graduate Student Travel Award, 2001 • Department of Political Science Thesis Award, 2001, 2002 • Outstanding Concentration Advisor, 2001 • Institute for Social Research Minority Social Science Training Award, 2000, 2001 • Student Academic Multicultural Initiatives Award, 2000, 2001 • Rackham Travel Grant, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 • Rackham Discretionary Research Award, 2000, 2001, 2002 • Rackham Collaborative Research Award, 2000, 2001 • Rackham Merit Fellowship, 1996 – 2003 • Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship in Public Policy and International Affairs, 1995 • Pi Sigma Alpha-Political Science Honor Society, 1995

TEACHING AND ADVISING EXPERIENCE:

COURSES TAUGHT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, Austin, Texas Department of Government Undergraduate • The Politics of Title IX (GOV 370L), Spring 2018, Spring 2019 • African-American Politics (GOV 370K/AFR 374D), Fall 2003-Fall 2004, Fall 2005-Spring 2006, Fall 2008, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014-Spring 2019 • Issues and Policies in American Government: Race, Media, and Politics (GOV 312L), Fall 2003-Spring 2006, Fall 2008-Fall 2009, Fall 2010-Spring 2013, Spring 2014-Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018 • African-American Women’s Political Activism (UGS 303), Fall 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017 Graduate • Race and Politics in the U.S. (GOV 381L), Spring 2005 • Framework for Social Science Research (GOV 385), Spring 2009, Spring 2011 • Statistical Analysis in Political Science I (GOV 391J), Fall 2012, Fall 2013

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AS A TEACHING ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, Michigan Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research • Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis I & II, Summer 2002 Department of Political Science • African American Politics (PS 419), Winter 2001 • Introduction to American Politics (PS 111), Fall 1999-Fall 2000 • Undergraduate Concentration Advisor, Winter 1999-Winter 2003

Department of Communication Studies • Mass Communications and Public Opinion (COM 485), Winter 1999

ADVISING UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, Austin, Texas Dissertation Committee Chair • Ernest McGowen, Department of Government, Completed 2011 Dissertation Committee Member • Kenneth Miller, Department of Government, Completed 2017 • Danilo Contreras-Martínez, Department of Government, Completed 2015 • Zachary Montz, Department of History, Completed 2013 • L. Matthew Vandenbroek, Department of Government, Completed 2012 • Kris Seago, Department of Government, Completed 2009 • Gracieli Scremin, Department of Advertising, Completed 2007 • Jaesung Ryu, Department of Government, Competed 2006 Master’s Theses Advisor • Deborah Anthony, Department of Government, Completed 2005

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN • University of Texas at Austin Department of Government Undergraduate Teaching Committee, Committee Member, 2018-2019 • University of Texas at Austin Department of Government Annual Review Committee, Committee Member, 2017-2018 • Experimental Political Behavior Laboratory, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin, Director, 2008-Present • University of Texas at Austin Department of Government Graduate Admissions Committee, Committee Member, 2011-2012 • University of Texas at Austin College of Communications Ad Hoc Dean Evaluation Committee, Committee Member, 2010-2011 • University of Texas at Austin Intercollegiate Athletics Council for Women, Faculty Representative, 2010-2014 • University of Texas at Austin Department of Government Executive Committee, Committee Member, 2009-2013, 2016-2017 • Black Homecoming Week Greek Step Show, Judge, University of Texas at Austin, November 2011. • University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts Grant Writing Workshop, Faculty Mentor, Summer 2009 • Epsilon Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Miss Black and Gold Pageant, Judge, University of Texas at Austin, March 2009 • Epsilon Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Annual Non-Greek Stepshow, Judge, University of Texas at Austin, December 2008, December 2010

• University of Texas at Austin Department of Government Junior American Politics Search Committee, Committee Member, 2008 • University of Texas at Austin Department of Government Frank Erwin Chair in American Politics Search Committee, Committee Member, 2008-2009 • University of Texas at Austin, Explore UT, Faculty Representative, 2006 • University of Texas at Austin Research Grant Program, Referee, 2005 • University of Texas at Austin Department of Government Representative at the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute Recruitment Fair, 2005-2012, 2014 • Conference in African-American Political Psychology, Conference Organizer, March 3-5, 2005 • University of Texas at Austin Department of Government Graduate Financial Aid Committee, Committee Member, 2004-2006 • University of Texas at Austin Department of Government Ad Hoc Committee on Minority Graduate Student Recruitment and Retention, Committee Member, 2004-2005, 2008-2012 • University of Texas at Austin Government Department Representative at the Liberal Arts Commencement Ceremony, Fall 2004 • Race and Gender in the 2004 Election: Views from Political Science, Panel Participant, University of Texas at Austin, October 2004. • University of Texas at Austin Department of Government Latino Politics Search Committee, Committee Member, 2003

SERVICE TO SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES Academic Journals • American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, American Politics Research, Politics and Gender, Political Behavior, Political Analysis, Social Science Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly, Political Psychology, American Political Science Review, DuBois Review, Referee • American Journal of Political Science, Editorial Board Member, 2010-2012 • Journal of Politics, Editorial Board Member, 2007-2009 • Social Science Quarterly, Editorial Board Member, 2006-2010 American National Election Studies • Board of Overseers, 2010-2017 Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences • Associate PI, 2009-present • Proposal Reviewer • Graduate Research Assistant, 2002-2003 American Political Science Association • Governing Council, Member, 2014-2016 • Ralph Bunche Summer Institute Working Group, Chair, 2014-2015 • APSA Professional Development and Career Roundtable, Panel Participant, Panel Discussant, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2011 • Candidate Race/Ethnicity and Vote Choice, Panel Discussant, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2008

• Robert E. Lane Book Award Committee, Committee Member, American Political Science Association, 2007 Midwest Political Science Association • American Journal of Political Science Editorial Search Committee, Committee Member, 2018 • Honoring Paula McClain for Outstanding Achievement, Panel Participant, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2017 • Studying Race and Ethnic Politics in the Post-Obama Era: New Assumptions, New Theories, New Models?, Panel Participant, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2016 • Political Science Literature Review, Section Chair, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, 2016 • Pi Sigma Alpha Award Committee, Committee Member, Midwest Political Science Association, 2015-2016 • Public Opinion toward Current Issues in American Politics, Panel Discussant, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, 2015 • Nominations Committee, Member, Midwest Political Science Association, 2013- 2014 • Annual National Conference, Co-Chair, Midwest Political Science Association, 2014 • Race and Ethnicity in the 2012 Elections, Panel Participant, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2013 • Ideological Constraint, Panel Chair, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, 2011 • Lucius Barker Award Committee, Committee Member, Midwest Political Science Association, 2009-2010 • Post-2008: The Future of Women in the Democratic and Republican Parties, Panel Participant, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2009 • Mass Media and Political Communication, Section Chair, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, 2008 • How to Land Your First Academic Job: Tips for the Academic Job Market, Panel Participant, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2006 • Becoming Faculty: Transition to the First Year, Panel Participant, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2005. • Women's Caucus Outstanding Professional Achievement Award Committee, Committee Member, Midwest Political Science Association, 2005-2006 • Race and Party Politics, Panel Chair and Discussant, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, 2002 Southern Political Science Association • Roundtable on the Status of the APSA Task Force on Political Science in the 21st Century, Panel Participant, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 2014

• SPSA Membership Development Committee: Charting the Future of the SPSA: Challenges and Opportunities, Panel Participant, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 2014 • Race, Ethnicity, and Gender, Section Chair, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 2012 • Malcolm Jewel Award Committee, Committee Member, Southern Political Science Association, 2010 • Gathering Evidence: Utilizing Original and Existing Data Sources on Minority Populations, Panel Chair and Participant, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 2009 • Committee on the Status of African-American Faculty in the South, Committee Chair, Southern Political Science Association, 2008-2010, 2012-2015 • Race, Ethnicity, and Political Participation, Panel Discussant, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 2006 • Meet the Author: Karen Kaufmann and The Urban Voter: Group Conflict and Mayoral Voting Behavior in American Cities (University of Michigan Press 2004), Panel Participant, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 2006 • Committee on the Status of African-American Faculty in the South, Committee Member, Southern Political Science Association, 2005-2007 National Conference of Black Political Scientists • NCOBPS Task Force on the Contributions of Black Political Scientists to the Political Science Discipline, Committee Member, National Conference of Black Political Scientists, 2018-2019 • W.E.B DuBois Book Award Committee, Committee Member, National Conference of Black Political Scientists, 2007 • Political Methodology, Section Chair, National Conference of Black Political Scientists, 2005 • 20 Years and Counting: A Retrospective on Hanes Walton, Jr.’s, Invisible Politics, Panel Chair, National Conference of Black Political Scientists, 2005 • Exploring New Ways to Study Black Politics: Measurement, Estimation, and Data Collection, Panel Chair and Discussant, National Conference of Black Political Scientists, 2005 • Expanding the Scope of African American Public Opinion, Panel Chair, Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, 2002 • Unpacking Intersections: Black Folks, Gender, and Political Participation, Panel Discussant, Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, 2001 International Society of Political Psychology • Markwell Media Award Committee, Committee Member, International Society of Political Psychology, 2012 • Governing Council, International Society of Political Psychology, 2009-2012 • Gender and Political Representation, Panel Chair, Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, 2009

• Race, Politics, and Society, Panel Chair, Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, 2008 Southwestern Political Science Association • Ted Robinson Memorial Award Committee, Committee Member, Southwestern Political Science Association, 2005-2006 Elections, Public Opinion, & Voting Behavior of the American Political Science Association • Executive Council, 2014-2016 • Best Paper Award, 2015 University Of Michigan • Dismantling Race: Four Perspectives on Identity, Panel Moderator, Students of Color of Rackham 12th Annual National Graduate and Professional Student Conference, 2002 • University of Michigan Department of Political Science American Political Development Search Committee, Student Representative, 2001-2002 • University of Michigan Political Scientists of Color (PSOC), President, 2000– 2001 • University of Michigan Department of Political Science Graduate Affairs Committee, Student Representative, 2000-2002 • Students of Color of Rackham Conference, Committee Member, 2000–2002 • University of Michigan Political Science Department Representative at the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute Recruitment Fair, 2000, 2002, 2003 • Shaping the Future of African Americans in the Next Century, Panel Participant, University of Michigan, February 1999 • University of Michigan Students of Color of Public Policy, Co-Chair, 1997–1998 Other Institutions • Jackie Robinson Foundation Student Advisory Committee, Committee Member and Mentor, 2007-present • Summer Institute on Tenure and Professional Advancement, Duke University, Mentor, 2017-2018 • Outlook on Life and Political Engagement Study, University of California, Irvine, Advisory Board, 2012-present • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Graduate Advisory Committee and Mentor, University of Texas at Austin, Huston-Tillotson University, and Southwestern University, 2009-present • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Delta Chapter, Miss Black and Gold Pageant, Judge, Huston-Tillotson University, December 2011, January 2014 • Looking Your Best on the Road to Success, Workshop Presenter, Huston- Tillotson University, October 2011 • National Science Foundation, Proposal Reviewer • The Legacy of the Act, Panel Discussant, Lessons from the Past, Prospects for the Future: Honoring the 40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Yale University, April 2005

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

• American Political Science Association • Midwest Political Science Association • Southern Political Science Association • National Conference of Black Political Scientists • International Society of Political Psychology

REFERENCES:

Prof. Vincent Hutchings 734-764-6591 [email protected] University of Michigan Department of Political Science 426 Thompson Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104–2321

Prof. Nicholas Valentino 734-647-4302 [email protected] University of Michigan Department of Political Science 426 Thompson Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104–2321

Prof. Arthur Lupia 734-647-7549 [email protected] University of Michigan Department of Political Science 426 Thompson Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104–2321