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Kate Kenski's CV KATE MARIAN KENSKI, PH.D. [email protected] http://www.dingo.sbs.arizona.edu/~kkenski EDUCATION 2006 Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania Major Field: Communication Dissertation: The Gender Gap in Political Knowledge: Do Women Know Less Than Men About Politics? Advisor: Kathleen Hall Jamieson Committee Members: Joseph N. Cappella, Michael X. Delli Carpini, Martin Fishbein, and Vincent Price 1999 M.A. University of Pennsylvania Major Field: Communication Thesis: The Framing of Networks News Coverage During the First Three Months of the Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal Advisor: Kathleen Hall Jamieson Committee Member: Vincent Price 1995 B.A. Willamette University Major Field: Rhetoric & Media Studies Thesis: Messages of Intolerance: An Examination of the OCA’s Gay Pride? Advisor: Catherine Collins ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2012-present Associate Professor, University of Arizona, Department of Communication and School of Government & Public Policy 2011-2012 Assistant Professor, University of Arizona, School of Government and Public Policy (courtesy appointment) 2006-2012 Assistant Professor, University of Arizona, Department of Communication 2005-2006 Adjunct Instructor, University of Arizona, Department of Communication 2003-2005 Senior Analyst, University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg Public Policy Center 2000-2002 Coordinator, University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg Summer Institute for Methods and Statistics 1997-2003 Research Apprentice, University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School for Communication GRANTS AND CONTRACTS Kenski, K., Coe, K., & Rains, S. (Principal Investigators). Patterns and determinants of civility in online discussions. The National Institute for Civil Discourse, University of Arizona. $7,500 (2011). Kenski, K. (Principal Investigator for University of Arizona subcontract). Mitigating analytical bias through CYCLES of transformative learning in serious games. Primary contractor, University at Albany- SUNY, Grant distributor, IARPA: Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity. $710,874 for Arizona portion of the grant (2011-2015). Kate Kenski, page 2 Honors and Awards 2012 National Communication Association Diamond Anniversary Book Award 2012 National Communication Association Political Communication Division Roderick P. Hart Outstanding Book Award 2011 NCA Political Communication Division Top Four Papers Award 2011 International Communication Association Outstanding Book Award 2010 The PROSE Award for 2010 Best Book in Government and Politics 2004 AAPOR Seymour Sudman Student Paper Competition Winner PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES *denotes ISI-ranked journal publication *Coe, K., Kenski, K., & Rains, S. (forthcoming). Online and uncivil? Patterns and determinants of incivility in newspaper website comments. Journal of Communication. *Conway, B. A., Kenski, K., & Wang, D. (forthcoming). Twitter use by presidential primary candidates during the 2012 campaign. American Behavioral Scientist. Martey, R. M., Kenski, K., Folkestad, J., Gordis, E., Feldman, L., Zhang, H., Kaufman, N., Ravkin, A., Shaw, A., Stromer-Galley, J., Clegg, B., Shaikh, S., & Strzalkowski, T. (forthcoming). Five Approaches to Measuring Engagement: Comparisons by Video Game Characteristics. Simulation & Gaming: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Theory, Practice and Research. *Kenski, K., & Jamieson, K. H. (2011). Presidential and vice presidential debates in 2008: A profile of audience composition. American Behavioral Scientist, 33(5), 307-324. *Kenski, K. (2010). The Palin effect and vote preference in the 2008 presidential election. American Behavioral Scientist, 54(3), 222-238. Kenski, K., & Jamieson, K. H. (2010). The effects of candidate age in the 2008 presidential election. Presidential Studies Quarterly, 40(3), 449-463. *Stroud, N. J., & Kenski, K. (2007). From agenda setting to refusal setting: Survey nonresponse as a function of media coverage across the 2004 election cycle. Public Opinion Quarterly, 71(4), 539-559. Kenski, K. M. (2007). Gender and time of voting decision: Decision certainty during the 2000 presidential election. Journal of Political Marketing, 6(1), 1-22. *Falk, E., & Kenski, K. (2006). Sexism vs. partisanship: A new look at the question of whether America ready for a woman president. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 54(7/8), 413-428. *Kenski, K., & Stroud, N. J. (2006). Connections between internet use and political efficacy, knowledge, and participation. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 50(2), 173-192. Kenski, K., & Jamieson, K. H. (2006). Issue knowledge and perceptions of agreement in the 2004 presidential general election. Presidential Studies Quarterly, 36(2), 243-259. Kate Kenski, page 3 Kenski, K., & Tisinger, R. (2006). Hispanic voters in the 2000 and 2004 presidential general elections. Presidential Studies Quarterly, 36(2), 189-202. *Pasek, J., Kenski, K., Romer, D., & Jamieson, K. H. (2006). America’s youth and community engagement: How use of mass media is related to civic activity and political awareness in 14- to 22-year- olds. Communication Research, 33(3), 115-135. *Falk, E., & Kenski, K. (2006). Issue saliency and gender stereotypes: Support for women as presidents in times of war and terrorism. Social Science Quarterly, 87(1), 1-18. *Kenski, K., & Stroud, N. J. (2005). Who watches presidential debates?: A comparative analysis of presidential debate viewing in 2000 and 2004. American Behavioral Scientist, 49(2), 213-228. *Winneg, K., Kenski, K., & Jamieson, K. H. (2005). Detecting the effects of deceptive presidential advertisements in the spring of 2004. American Behavioral Scientist, 49(1), 114-129. *Kenski, K., & Fishbein, M. (2005). The predictive benefits of importance: Do issue importance ratings improve the prediction of political attitudes? Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 35(3), 487-507. *Kenski, K. (2005). To i-vote or not to i-vote?: Opinions about internet voting from Arizona voters. Social Science Computer Review, 23(3), 293-303. *Kenski, K., & Falk, E. (2004). Of what is that glass ceiling made?: A study of attitudes about women and the oval office. Women & Politics, 26(2), 57-80. *Kenski, K. (2003). Research note: Testing political knowledge: Should knowledge questions use two response categories or four?. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 15(2), 192-200. *Wardle, C., Kenski, K., Orr, D., & Jamieson, K. H. (2001). The Voter News Service and the 2000 election night calls. American Behavioral Scientist, 44(12), 2306-2313. von Haeften, I., & Kenski, K. (2001). Multi-partnered heterosexuals’ condom use for vaginal sex with their main partner as a function of attitude, subjective norm, partner norm, perceived behavioral control and weighted control beliefs. Psychology, Health, & Medicine, 6(2), 165-177. Kenski, K., Appleyard, J., von Haeften, I., Kasprzyk, D., & Fishbein, M. (2001). Theoretical determinants of condom use intentions for vaginal sex with a regular partner among male and female injecting drug users. Psychology, Health, & Medicine, 6(2), 179-190. *Kenski, K. (2000). Women and political knowledge during the 2000 primaries. The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science, 572, 26-28. *Hagen, M. G., Johnston, R., Jamieson, K. H., Dutwin, D., & Kenski, K. (2000). Dynamics of the 2000 Republican primaries. The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science, 572, 33-49. BOOKS Kenski, K., & Jamieson, K. H. (under contract). The Oxford handbook of political communication. New York: Oxford University Press. Kenski, K., Hardy, B. W., & Jamieson, K. H. (2010). The Obama victory: How media, money, and message shaped the 2008 election. New York: Oxford University Press. Winner of The PROSE Award for 2010 Best Book in Government & Politics Winner of the 2011 International Communication Association Outstanding Book Award Kate Kenski, page 4 Winner of the 2012 National Communication Association Political Communication Division Roderick P. Hart Outstanding Book Award Winner of the 2012 National Communication Association Diamond Anniversary Book Award Romer, D., Kenski, K., Winneg, K., Adasiewicz, C., & Jamieson, K. H. (2006). Capturing campaign dynamics 2000 & 2004: The National Annenberg Election Survey. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. Romer, D., Kenski, K., Waldman, P., Adasiewicz, C., & Jamieson, K. H. (2004). Capturing campaign dynamics: The National Annenberg Election Survey: Design, Method, and Data. New York: Oxford University Press. BOOK CHAPTERS Kenski, H. C., & Kenski, K. M. (2013). Explaining the vote in the election of 2012: Obama’s reelection. In R. E. Denton, Jr., The 2012 Presidential Campaign: A Communication Perspective (pp. 157-192). Boulder, CO: Rowman & Littlefield. Kenski, K., Gottfried, J. A., & Jamieson, K. H. (2011). The rolling cross-section: Design and utility for political research. In E. P. Bucy & R. L. Holbert (Eds.), Sourcebook for political communication research: Methods, measures, and analytical techniques (pp. 34-54). New York: Routledge. Kenski, H. C., & Kenski, K. M. (2010). Identity politics: Evangelical voters in the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. In R. E. Denton, Jr. (Ed.), Studies of identity in the 2008 presidential campaign (pp. 129-154). Lanham: Lexington Books. Kenski, K. M., & Kenski, H. C. (2010). Identity politics: Gender and race in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. In R. E. Denton, Jr. (Ed.), Studies of identity in the 2008 presidential campaign (pp. 81-110). Lanham: Lexington Books. Kenski, H. C., & Kenski, K. M. (2009). Explaining the vote
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