Associate Professor of political science at @CGUnews; Co-director @CGUIprc; regional inequalities, political economy, institutions of the developing world
Excited to see work w/@EdHeadington & others using new data on party brands since 1938--along w/POTUS approval--to predict the 2024 elexs at POTUS & congressional levels out at @ps_polisci.
Project stemmed from an independent study w/talented @CGUnews students; neat experience!
Very happy to share a blog post of some of our recent research on physical distance as an impediment to voting access for Indigenous Americans in the US, covering travel distance to polling places and inequities in Vote by Mail. @AERIPeconaeripecon.org/blog
Excited to see our article on how federal criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country interacts with draconian felon disenfranchisement laws for Native Americans in the US West out in the Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy! nowpublishers.com/article/De…
🎉 Congratulations to @MelissaZRogers Associate Professor in the Division of Politics and Economics at Claremont Graduate University, on her nomination to the American Political Science Association (APSA) Council! This position places her on council for the top organization in the discipline of political science.
Read more about the APSA 2024 Council nominations: politicalsciencenow.com/anno…#CarryTheFlame 🔥
Excited to see our paper in @StudiesAPD! We trace the origins of felon disenfranchisement laws from the colonial period through Reconstruction. Most states had laws before the Civil War, and most Southern states included them in constitutions adopted during Radical Reconstruction
As they say, I have some professional news:
I have been promoted to Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington. 🥳🤩
I am incredibly happy and grateful to everyone who believed in my work and supported me throughout this journey. 🥰
Excited to be awarded a grant from the New Perspectives in American Governance to study the federal role in felon disenfranchisement of Native Americans with my co-authors Joe Dietrich and Jean Schroedel! Thank you @au_ccps!
Congrats to Prof @MelissaZRogers Prof Joseph Dietrich & Prof Jean Schroedel for winning a New Perspectives in American Governance research grant for their project "The Federal Government’s Role in High Rates of Felon Disenfranchisement Among Native Americans"
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Happy to see our article on voting rights following the Brnovich decision in @SSQ_Online! We study efforts by Shoshone and Paiute leaders and Native activists in Nevada to provide voting access on the Duck Valley Reservation. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Thrilled to be one of the grantees for @PublicAgenda Democracy Renewal Project! My project with Joseph Dietrich (Towson), Jean Schroedel (CGU), and @TessaProvins quantifies voter equity at the local level in US elections. Very excited for the next stage of the project!
.@PublicAgenda is very excited to announce the grantees for the inaugural cycle of our Democracy Renewal Project. We're funding 10 important research initiatives across the country to boost trust and access to #elections.
Learn more here: publicagenda.org/news/drp-gr…
Thank you for the opportunity to host SoCal PIPE, @jaj7d! We had a great day of presentations, discussions, and conversations. Thank you to all participants and our wonderful staff and students @CGUnews
Great SoCal PIPE Conference @CGUnews yesterday. Our hosts, @MelissaZRogers and her staff and students, did a great job with setup, logistics, and food! Personally, I got to walk around the Claremont colleges for the first time — very cool area!
Our last speaker @NicholasNapolio presenting a new paper reconciling theories of separation of powers and party-centered Congress at SoCal PIPE @CGUnews! Next up discussion by my colleague @algaraca
After a wonderful graduate symposium, we have USC's John Matsusaka on trends in direct democracy in the US states at the SoCal PIPE Conference @CGUnews!
Next up at SoCal PIPE: Sebastian Saiegh @UCSDPoliSci presenting excellent research on Firm-Level Lobby and Policy Uncertainty. I will provide comments shortly!
Next up we have my colleague @tanu_kumar1 presenting new research "Democratizing Bureaucracy: Citizen Voice and Local Government Responsiveness in Rural India." Discussion by @MerollaJenn!
Great turnout for the Southern California Political Institutions and Political Economy Conference @CGUnews! We are excited for a day of great research presentations.
Exciting day today at the SoCal PIPE Conference at @CGUnews! We are kicking off with @uscpoir Brian Palmer Rubin's "Accountability in Time," discussed by @shahbano_ijaz!