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Research Interests:
Dr. Heather Ondercin's specializes in U.S. political behavior, specifically men's and women's political behavior. Her research focuses on macro political behavior and the role context plays in shaping political attitudes and behavior. Additionally, she is interested in issues of women's representation in government and the integration of feminist theory into the empirical study of women and politics.
Recent and Notable Publications:
"Gender Gaps in Senate Elections, 1988-2000: The Impact of Campaign-Level and State-Level Factors", with Jeffery Bernstein. Politics and Gender. 2007 3(1): 33-53.
"Women Candidates", with Susan Welch in Women and Elective Office: Past, Present and Future 2nd Ed. Edited by Sue Thomas and Clyde Wilcox. Oxford University Press. 2005.
Contributing author to the Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods. 2003. Michael Lewis-Beck, Alan Bryman, and Tim Futing Liao, eds. Sage Publications. Article Titles: "External Validity", "Efficiency", "Residual", "Unbiased."
Teaching:
4030 Political Attitudes and Public Opinion
4028 Gender and American Politics (Women and Politics)
4030 Political Attitudes & Public Opinion
7930 Seminar in Political Behavior
Introduction to Women's Studies
Grants:
National Science Foundation Dissertation Support Grant, "Doctoral Dissertation.
Research in Political Science: The Changing Social Definitions of Men and Women and Their Effect on the Gender Gap, 1953-2003." July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007. $4,804, Principle Investigator: Suzanna De Boef.
Awards and Honors:
Sophonsiba Breckinridge Prize. The best paper on women and politics presented at the 2006 Midwest Political Science Association Meetings. |
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