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 | Faculty & Staff > Kathleen A. Bratton
Kathleen Bratton, Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
208A Stubbs Hall
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-5433
Telephone: (225) 578-2141
Fax: (225) 578-2540
E-mail: bratton@lsu.edu
Website: www.lsu.edu/faculty/bratton
Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests:
Dr. Bratton studies the behavior of state legislative behavior as well as the effects of descriptive representation on policy outcomes. Her current projects include a study of the effect of candidate gender of election outcomes in crowded primary elections.
Notable Activities:
Kate serves on the Executive Council for the State Politics and Policy Section of the American Political Science Association.
Recent and Notable Publications:
Bratton, Kathleen A. and Rorie L. Spill. 2004. “Moving Up the Judicial Ladder: The Nomination of State Supreme Court Justices to the Federal Bench.” Forthcoming, American Politics Research.
Bratton, Kathleen A., and Leonard P. Ray. 2002. “Descriptive Representation, Policy Outcomes, and Municipal Day-Care Coverage in Norway.” American Journal of Political Science 46(2): 428-437.
Bratton, Kathleen A. 2002. “The Effect of Legislative Diversity on Agenda-Setting: Evidence From Six State Legislatures” American Politics Research (formerly American Politics Quarterly) 30(2): 115-142.
Bratton, Kathleen A., and Rorie Spill. 2002. “Existing Diversity and Judicial Selection: The Role of the Appointment Method in Establishing Gender Diversity in State Supreme Courts.” Social Science Quarterly 83(2): 504-518.
Spill, Rorie L. and Kathleen A. Bratton. 2001. “Clinton’s Pattern of Diversifying the Judiciary.” Judicature 84(2): 256-261.
Teaching:
2051-American Government
4000-Special Topics in American Politics
4035-The Legislative Process
7900-Seminar in American Politics
7963-Advanced Research Methods in Social Science |
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