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CHRISTOPHER P. MUSTE November 2012 University of Montana Phone CHRISTOPHER P. MUSTE November 2012 University of Montana Phone: (406) 243-4829 Political Science Department Fax: (406) 243-4076 350 Liberal Arts [email protected] Missoula MT 59812 Education and Theses Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Department of Political Science, May 2001. Examination Fields: American Politics, Political Behavior, Research Methods. Dissertation: “Perceptions of Social Group Influence in the United States: Sources and Consequences for Political Legitimacy and Participation.” Jack Citrin (Chair), Laura Stoker, Bruce E. Cain, and Martin Sanchez-Jankowski. M.A. University of California, Berkeley, Political Science, 1989. Thesis: “Ideological Identification and Its Absence: Profiles, Issue Consistency and Issue Dimensions in the 1984 National Election Study.” B.A. Haverford College, Political Science, 1979. Thesis: “Organized Labor Power in an Institutional Vacuum: Alaska Teamsters Local 959 and Alaska State Politics.” Current and Recent Positions Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, University of Montana, August 2006 to present. Adjunct Assistant Professor, January 2005 – July 2006. Senior Polling Analyst and Staff Writer, The Washington Post, July to December 2004. Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, Political Science Department, May 2001 to May 2004; Adjunct Assistant Professor August 1999 to May 2001. Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles “Bringing Culture Back in: Social Group Polarization and the ‘Culture Wars’ in the U.S.” 2012. The International Journal of Humanities and Social Science 2:20. “The Dynamics of Immigration Opinion Change in the U.S., 1992-2010." Forthcoming in Public Opinion Quarterly. Multiculturalism in American Public Opinion.” 2001. Jack Citrin, David O. Sears, Christopher Muste, and Cara Wong. British Journal of Political Science 31:2. “Public Opinion Toward Immigration Reform: The Role of Economic Motivations.” 1997. Jack Citrin, Donald Philip Green, Christopher Muste, & Cara Wong. Journal of Politics 59:3. “Is American Nationalism Changing? Implications for Foreign Policy.” 1994. Jack Citrin, Ernst Haas, Christopher Muste, and Beth Reingold, International Studies Quarterly 38:1. Muste, p. 2 Chapters in Edited Volumes “Political Trust and System Support.” 1999. Jack Citrin and Christopher Muste, in John P. Robinson, ed., Measures of Political and Social Attitudes. San Diego: Academic Press. “Electioneering in the United States.” Jody Foster and Christopher Muste, in David Butler and Austin Ranney, eds., Electioneering: A Comparative Study of Continuity and Change. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. Journal Articles In Revision “Survey Modes and Methods: Mitigating Mayhem in Measuring Social Group Closeness.” invitation to revise and resubmit to Public Opinion Quarterly. “Reframing Polarization: Social Groups and ‘Culture Wars.’” Invitation to revise and resubmit to PS: Political Science and Politics. Journal Articles Under Review “Reframing Polarization: Social Groups and ‘Culture Wars.’” Under review at PS: Political Science and Politics, manuscript submitted 8/31/12. “Public Opinion about Social Groups: Social Desirability and Question Order Quandaries.” Under review at SAGE Open, manuscript 8/13/12. Journal Articles in Progress “Changing Attitudes about Immigration: The Influence of Individual Receptivity and Media Content.” Revising manuscript for submission. “The Sources of Opinion Change on Immigration Policy: The Role of Structural and Political Influences.” Revising manuscript for submission. Other Professional Publications “New Hope? Obama Held Out Hand to Republicans,” MF-DNES (Czech national-circulation newspaper, published in Prague), 1/27/2011. “National Tides in the Land of Mountains,” The Hill Congress Blog, 10/29/2010. “Hidden in Plain Sight: Polling Data Shows Moral Values Aren't a New Factor.” Christopher Muste. The Washington Post. 12/12/2004. Outlook Section, p. B4. “56 Percent in Survey Say Iraq War Was a Mistake: Poll Also Finds Slight Majority Favoring Rumsfeld's Exit.” John F. Harris and Christopher Muste. The Washington Post. 12/21/2004. Page A4. “Poll: Kerry Gains On Bush.” Richard Morin and Christopher Muste. The Washington Post Online. 10/720/04. “Bush Has 5-Point Lead in New Poll.” Richard Morin and Christopher Muste. The Washington Post. 10/5/2004. Page A6. Muste, p. 3 Other Professional Publications (continued) “Poll Shows Bush Leading On Enthusiasm.” Richard Morin and Christopher Muste, The Washington Post Online. 10/1/2004. “Kerry Loses Edge On Issues Of Security.” The Washington Post. Richard Morin and Christopher Muste. 8/31/2004. Page A1. “Younger Voters Rapidly Deserting Bush.” Richard Morin and Christopher Muste. The Washington Post. 8/15/2004. Page A5. Research Awards and Grants Awarded University of Montana Faculty Research Grant, 2012-13, to develop a statewide public opinion survey on political issues, amount $5,000 (maximum award). Awarded University of Montana Faculty Research Grant, 2009-10 to examine political polarization of social groups defined by race, sex, and class, in terms of individuals’ identities and emotion. Awarded University of Montana Vice President for Research International Travel Grant, 2008, to deliver paper on “Assessing Question Order Effects in Opinion Measurement: Issues in Randomization and Rotation” at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Political Psychology, Paris, France, 7/9/2008. Awarded American Political Science Association Small Research Grant, May 2006-April 2007, to complete a content analysis of newspapers in 41 cities to assess the impact of local news content on opinion change regarding immigration. Awarded travel Grant from UM College of Arts and Sciences, 2006, to present “Social Groups and Social Desirability: Measuring Question Order Effects in a Survey Experiment” at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago 4/23/2006. Won Special Competition for survey experiment to measure social desirability in public opinion about social groups. Survey questions were included in a representative national public opinion survey conducted by NSF-funded Time-Sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS), 2004-05. Louisiana State University (LSU) Faculty Research Travel Grant, 2004, to present “The Puzzle of Immigration Policy Attitudes: Opinion Structure and the Sources of Opinion Change” at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, 4/18/2004. LSU Junior Faculty Travel Grant, 2003, to present “Attitude Change in Support for Immigration: The Sources and Uses of Political Information” at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, 8/29/2003. LSU Council on Research (COR) Summer Research Stipend, 2002, to investigate political polarization among social groups defined by race, sex, and class. UC Berkeley Social Science Research Fellowship for dissertation research, 1997-98. UC Berkeley Vice Chancellor for Research Dissertation Fellowship, 1995-97. Muste, p. 4 Research Awards and Grants (continued) Pi Sigma Alpha Award for best paper at the 1995 Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, co-author, “The Economy, the Personal Economy, and Public Attitudes Toward Immigration.” Henry Robert Braden Graduate Fellowship in Political Science, University of California- Berkeley, 1988-1989. Haverford College Academic Scholarship, 1975-1979. Conference Papers “Survey Modes and Methods: Mitigating Mayhem in Measuring Social Group Closeness.” Paper presented to Panel at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Political Psychology, Chicago, July 9, 2012. “The Dynamics of Attitude Change on Immigration: Contextual and Individual-Level Influences on Opposition to Immigration.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Francisco, April 1, 2010. “Assessing Question Order Effects in Opinion Measurement: Issues in Randomization and Rotation.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, August 21-24, 2008 “Assessing Question Order Effects in Opinion Measurement: Issues in Randomization and Rotation.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Political Psychology, Paris, France, July 9-12, 2008 “Contextual and Attitudinal Influences in Political Persuasion: The Role of Information, Local Conditions, and Individual Predispositions.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, Aug. 30 - Sept 2, 2007 “Social Desirability in Attitudes Toward Social Groups: A Survey Experiment Assessment of Question Order Effects.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Political Psychology, Portland, OR, July 5-7, 2007 “Sources of Changing Opinion on Immigration Policy: Individual Attributes and Information Context in Attitude Change.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia PA, Aug. 31 - Sept. 3, 2006. “Social Groups and Social Desirability: Measuring Question Order Effects in a Survey Experiment.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago IL April 20-23, 2006. “Disentangling the Sources of Changing Attitudes Toward Immigration: Media Coverage, EconomicEvaluations, and Political Leadership.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 1-4, 2005. “The Puzzle of Immigration Policy Attitudes:
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