American Politics
American Politics courses use historical and contemporary examples to understand the political system the founders established, and the ways it has shaped politics. We examine institutions, parties, voting, protest, the media, social values, policy processes, law, inequality and group diversity — as well as how these interact to create the dynamics of American politics today.
FACULTY RESEARCH
Our American Politics faculty’s research interests include political institutions, political behavior and communication, campaigns and elections, legislative behavior, and judicial politics. Their work has been published in the discipline’s leading journals and book presses and has been supported by prestigious funding agencies, including the National Science Foundation and Fulbright. The American Politics faculty routinely serve as invited commentators on state and national election coverage shows, and their scholarship has been cited in leading media outlets.
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Faculty Members
Toby Bolsen
Assistant ProfessorPolitical behavior, public opinion, political communication, experimental methods, U.S. energy policy and climate change.
Lakeyta Bonnette
Assistant ProfessorAfrican American Politics, Public Opinion, Gender and Politics, Political Behavior, Political Attitudes, Culture, and Politics.
Michael Fix
Assistant ProfessorPublic Law/Judicial Politics and Research Methodology.
Sarah Allen Gershon
Associate ProfessorAmerican Politics, Political Behavior, Gender, Race and Ethnicity.
Robert Howard
ProfessorCourts as institutions and Judicial politics, Public policy, Constitutional Law.
Jeffrey Lazarus
Associate ProfessorCandidate Decision-Making in Elections, Congressional Procedure, and Legislative Procedure More Broadly.
Sean Richey
Associate ProfessorVoting and elections, political communication and political behavior.
