KATE MARIAN KENSKI, PH.D.

kkenski@email.arizona.edu

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).

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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

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*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.

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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

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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 in the election of 2008: The Democratic

revival. In R. E. Denton, Jr. (Ed.), The 2008 presidential campaign: A communication perspective (pp.

244-290). Boulder, CO: Rowman & Littlefield.

Kenski, K. (2009). Gender and the election. In N. Anstead and W. Straw (Eds.), The change we need:

What Britain can learn from Obama’s victory (pp. 13-21, 110-111). London: The Fabian Society.

Kenski, H. C., & Kenski, K. M. (2005). Explaining the vote in a divided country: The presidential

election of 2004. In R. E. Denton, Jr. (Ed.), The 2004 presidential campaign: A communication

perspective (pp. 301-342). Boulder, CO: Rowman & Littlefield.

Kenski, K. M. (2003). The framing of network news coverage during the first three months of the

Clinton-Lewinsky scandal. In R. E. Denton, Jr. & R. L. Holloway (Eds.), Images, scandal, and

communication strategies of the Clinton presidency (pp. 247-269). Westport, CT: Praeger.

Kenski, H. C., Aylor, B., & Kenski, K. (2002). Explaining the vote in a divided country: The

presidential election of 2000. In R. E. Denton, Jr. (Ed.), The 2000 presidential campaign: A

communication perspective (pp. 225-263). Westport, CT: Praeger.

Kenski, K., & Jamieson, K. H. (2000). The gender gap in political knowledge: Are women less

knowledgeable than men about politics?. In K.H. Jamieson, Everything you think you know about

politics…and why you’re wrong (pp. 83-89, 238-241). New York: Basic Books.

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Jamieson, K. H., Kenski, K., Mendoza, M., Waldman, P., & Sherr, S. (2000). Are attack ads necessarily

negative?. In K. H. Jamieson, Everything you think you know about politics…and why you’re wrong (pp.

97-106). New York: Basic Books.

INVITED ARTICLES

Kenski, K. (2012). Strengthening the Field of Communication through Public Policy Research and

Visibility: Kathleen Hall Jamieson and the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Pennsylvania Scholars

Series Journal.

Kenski, K. (2011). The unintended consequences of communication transparency and the redistricting

process. Communication Currents, 6(4).

Kenski, K., & Enriquez, M. (2011). Attitudes toward comprehensive immigration reform: The

complexities of making valid assessments. The Market Research Association’s Alert! Magazine, 51(6),

23-26.

Kenski, K. (2003, August 11). The National Annenberg Election Survey 2000. The Polling Report,

19(15), 1+7-8.

CONFERENCE PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS

Filer, C. R., & Kenski, K. Examining the Gender Gap in Self-reported Opinions of Media Believability.

World Association for Public Opinion Research in Boston, MA. May 14-16, 2013.

Kenski, K. The Gender Gap in GOP Presidential Preference. National Communication Association in

Orlando, FL. November 15-18, 2012.

Springer, S. A., & Kenski, K. Political Ideology and Personal Attraction Online. American Political

Science Association in New Orleans, LA. August 30-September 2, 2012.

Kenski, K., Coe, K., & Rains, S. Patterns and determinants of incivility in online discussions.

Accessing Civility: Arizona Forum on Civil Communication in Tempe, AZ. February 3-4, 2012.

Neumann, R, & Kenski, K. Revisiting the rigidity-of-the-right hypothesis: An assessment of ideological

polarization and news media use in the 2008 U.S. presidential election National Communication

Association in New Orleans. November 17-20, 2011.

Winner of the NCA Political Communication Division Top Four Papers Award

Kenski, K., Muhlberger, P., & Stromer-Galley, J. Gender and group deliberation: Disagreement,

perceptions of disagreement, and consequences. World Association for Public Opinion Research in

Amsterdam, Netherlands. September 21-23, 2011.

Stroud, T. J., & Kenski, K. Need for cognition and selective exposure: A test of moderation of the

partisanship-ideological news consumption relationship. American Political Science Association in

Seattle, WA. September 1-4, 2011.

Kenski, K., & Enriquez, M. Hispanic attitudes toward immigration and the language of the interview.

American Association for Public Opinion Research conference in Phoenix, AZ. May 12-15, 2011.

Kenski, K. AAPOR Author Showcase: The Obama victory: How media, message, and money shaped the

2008 election. American Association for Public Opinion Research conference in Phoenix, AZ. May 12-

15, 2011.

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Enriquez, M., & Kenski, K. Framing a path to citizenship: the implications of question wording on

responses by ethnicity. American Association for Public Opinion Research conference in Phoenix, AZ.

May 12-15, 2011.

Kenski, K., & Wang, D. The moderating effects of age on internet exposure and political efficacy,

knowledge, and participation. International Communication Association in Boston, MA. May 26-30,

2011.

Neumann, R., & Kenski, K. Ideological polarization, news media use, and issue knowledge in the 2008

presidential election. Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research conference in Chicago, IL.

November 19-20, 2010.

Atwell, A. S., & Kenski, K. State competitiveness, media use, and political outcomes: An FS/QCA

Approach to the O-S-R-O-R Model of Communication Effects. National Communication Association in

San Francisco. November 14-17, 2010.

Hardy, B. W., Adasiewicz, C., Kenski, K., & Jamieson, K. H. (2010). Spending Differences and the role

of microtargeting in the 2008 campaign. American Political Science Association conference in

Washington, D.C. September 2-5, 2010.

Kenski, K. The gender gap in political knowledge: Results from the National Annenberg Election

Surveys 2000, 2004, and 2008. American Association for Public Opinion Research conference in

Chicago, IL. May 13-16, 2010.

Kenski, K., & Neumann, R. Blacks and campaign attention in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections.

Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research conference in Chicago, IL. November 20-21, 2009.

Kenski, K. The rolling cross-section: Design and utility for political research. Midwest Association for

Public Opinion Research conference in Chicago, IL. November 21-22, 2008.

Kenski, K. Who overreports absentee and early voting?: A voter validation study. American Political

Science Association conference in Philadelphia, PA. August 31-September 4, 2006.

Pasek, J., Kenski, K., Romer, D., & Jamieson, K. H. 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. International

Communication Association conference in Dresden, Germany. June 19-23, 2006.

Kenski, K. The vote in the 2004 presidential campaign. National Communication Association

conference in Boston, MA. November 17-20, 2005.

Kenski, K. No excuse absentee and early voting during the 2000 and 2004 elections: Results from the

National Annenberg Election Survey. American Political Science Association conference in Washington,

D.C. September 1-4, 2005.

Falk, E., & Kenski, K. Sexism vs. partisanship: A new look at the question of whether America is ready

for a woman president. International Communication Association conference in New York City, NY.

May 26-30, 2005.

Stroud, N. J., & Kenski, K. Media coverage and nonresponse: A time series examination of the 2004

election cycle. American Association for Public Opinion Research conference in Miami Beach, FL. May

12-15, 2005.

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Kenski, K., & Young, D. G. Projection and partisanship: The effects of party identification on opinion

processing. American Association for Public Opinion Research conference in Miami Beach, FL. May

12-15, 2005.

Kenski, K. Nomination campaign dynamics: Candidate viability and electability during the 2004

Democratic primary season. American Political Science Association conference in Chicago, IL.

September 2-5, 2004.

Young, D. G., & Kenski, K. Trends in voter policy preferences during the 2000 presidential election and

issue coverage in media content. American Political Science Association Political Communication

Division pre-conference in Chicago, IL. September 1, 2004.

Kenski, K., & Jomini, N. Panacea or poison for democracy?: Connections between internet use and

political efficacy, knowledge, and participation. International Communication Association conference in

New Orleans, LA. May 27-31, 2004.

Kenski, K., & Young, D. G. Policy-based evaluation or projection?: The formation of public opinion

about presidential candidates during the 2000 party nominating conventions. American Association for

Public Opinion Research conference in Phoenix, AZ. May 13-16, 2004.

Winner of the 2004 AAPOR Seymour Sudman Student Paper Competition

Jomini, N., & Kenski, K. Nonresponse and the 2000 election cycle: Topic salience and efforts to

increase response. American Association for Public Opinion Research conference in Phoenix, AZ. May

13-16, 2004.

Kenski, K., & Jomini, N. The causal relationship between external and internal political efficacy: A look

at panel data from the 2000 U.S. presidential election. World Association for Public Opinion Research

conference in Phoenix, AZ. May 11-13, 2004.

Kenski, K., Romer, D., & Waldman, P. Capturing campaign dynamics: The National Annenberg

Election Survey. American Political Science Association Political Communication Division pre-

conference in Philadelphia, PA. August 27, 2003.

Kenski, K. Voting before election day: Absentee and early voting in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.

New England Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research meeting in Sudbury,

MA. April 4, 2003.

Kenski, K. Political discussion and voting before election day: A comparison of early voters and election

day voters in the 2000 general election. National Communication Association conference in New

Orleans, LA. November 21-24, 2002.

Kenski, K. Gender, knowledge, and time of voting decision: An examination of decision certainty during

the 2000 presidential campaign. American Political Science Association conference in Boston, MA.

August 29-September 1, 2002.

Kenski, K. Gender and political knowledge during the United States 2000 presidential general election:

An examination of knowledge gap in battleground versus non-battleground states. International

Communication Association conference in Seoul, Korea. July 15-19, 2002.

Kenski, K. Using technology to save democracy? An examination of opinions about internet voting from

likely voters in Arizona. National Communication Association conference in Atlanta, GA. November 1-

4, 2001.

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Kenski, K. Explaining the gender gap in political knowledge. National Communication Association

conference in Atlanta, GA. November 1-4, 2001.

Kenski, K., & Nir, L. The interdependencies of political disagreement, information seeking, and

attention: A multiple-indicators study. World Association for Public Opinion Research conference in

Rome, Italy. September 20-22, 2001.

Kenski, K. Gender differences in the predictors of political knowledge: A look at voters in the 1996 and

2000 U.S. general elections. World Association for Public Opinion Research conference in Rome, Italy.

September 20-22, 2001.

Kenski, K., & Wardle, C. Perceived candidate traits and evaluations: Which comes first and for whom?.

American Political Science Association conference in San Francisco, CA. August 30-September 2, 2001.

Kenski, K., & Jamieson, K. H. The 2000 presidential campaign and differential growth in knowledge:

Does the ‘knowledge gap’ hypothesis apply to gender as well as education?. American Political Science

Association conference in San Francisco, CA. August 30-September 2, 2001.

Kenski, K. Evaluating absentee and early voters in the 2000 general election: Are individuals who vote

on election day different from those who vote early?. American Political Science Association conference

in San Francisco, CA. August 30-September 2, 2001.

Kenski, K. The prevalence of absentee and early voting in the 2000 general election: How often are

individuals voting before election day and does it make a difference?. American Association for Public

Opinion Research conference in Montreal, Canada. May 17-20, 2001.

Kenski, H. C., & Kenski, K. Campaign finance reform: The congressional effort to regulate political

advertising. National Communication Association conference in Seattle, WA. November 9-12, 2000.

Kenski, K. Political talk and the early voter: An analysis of the American electorate in the Super

Tuesday states during the 2000 primary season. American Political Science Association conference in

Washington, D.C. August 31-September 3, 2000.

Kenski, K. The framing of network news coverage during the first three months of the Clinton-Lewinsky

scandal. International Communication Association conference in Acapulco, Mexico. June 1-5, 2000.

Gross, R., Kenski, K., & Jamieson, K. H. Inconsistent consensus: A communication perspective on the

valence-issue paradigm. International Communication Association conference in Acapulco, Mexico.

June 1-5, 2000.

Hagen, M. G., Johnston, R., Jamieson, K. H., Dutwin, D., & Kenski, K. Dynamics of the 2000

presidential primaries. American Association for Public Opinion Research conference in Portland, OR.

May 17-19, 2000.

Kenski, K., & Appleyard, J. E. Factors influencing condom use behavior for vaginal sex with regular

partners among injecting drug users. National Communication Association conference in Chicago, IL.

November 4-7, 1999.

Kenski, K. Agenda-setting & framing as components of the media persuasion process. National

Communication Association conference in Chicago, IL. November 4-7, 1999.

Kenski, H. C., Aylor, B., & Kenski, K. Gender differences in candidate evaluation, issue preference, and

vote choice in the 1996 U.S. presidential election: A test of competing theoretical explanations. National

Communication Association conference in Chicago, IL. November 4-7, 1999.

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Kenski, K. Voting intentions, social capital, and the absentee voter: An analysis of absentee voters in

San Francisco. American Political Science Association conference in Atlanta, GA. September 2-5, 1999.

Gross, R., Kenski, K., & Jamieson, K. H. Flaws in the valence-issue paradigm. American Political

Science Association conference in Atlanta, GA. September 2-5, 1999.

Kenski, K. Made in our own image: cloning, technology, & taboo. International Communication

Association conference in San Francisco, CA. May 27-31, 1999.

Kenski, K. The role of gender in public attitudes on allegations of scandal in the Clinton Presidency:

Does Gender Make A Difference In Presidential Support?. National Communication Association

conference in New York City, NY. November 21-24, 1998.

Kenski, H. C., Chang, C., & Kenski, K. Still out of order: Media framing of the 1996 presidential

election. Visual Communication Association conference in Winter Park, CO. June 24-28, 1998.

Kenski, K. Messages of intolerance: An examination of the OCA’s Gay Pride?. Northwest

Communication Association conference in Coeur d’Alene, ID. April 20-22, 1995.

Collins, C., & Kenski, K. Ross Perot and his political gaffes. Speech Communication Association

conference in New Orleans, LA. November 16-20, 1994.

Kenski, K. The rhetoric of governing: A comparative analysis of major presidential speeches during the

first year of the presidencies of Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton. Northwest Communication

Association conference in Coeur d’Alene, ID. April 14-16, 1994.

Winner of 1994 Top Undergraduate Paper Award

ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES & ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Kenski, K. (forthcoming). Political efficacy. In Patricia Moy (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies Online..

Kenski, K. (2008). E-voting. In L. L. Kaid & C. Holtz-Bacha (Eds.), Encyclopedia of political

communication. Los Angeles: Sage. Retrieved March 26, 2009 from, http://www.sage-

ereference.com/politicalcommunication/Article_n191.html

Kenski, K. (2008). Jamieson, Kathleen Hall. In L. L. Kaid & C. Holtz-Bacha (Eds.), Encyclopedia of

political communication. Los Angeles: Sage. Retrieved March 26, 2009 from, http://www.sage-

ereference.com/politicalcommunication/Article_n314.html

Kenski, K. (2008). Knowledge question. In P. J. Lavrakas (Ed.), Encyclopedia of survey research

methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Retrieved March 26, 2009 from, http://sage-

ereference.com/survey/Article_n264.html

Kenski, K. (2006). Voter turnout, gender. In L. J. Sabato & H. R. Ernst (Eds.), Encyclopedia of

American parties and elections (pp. 480-482). New York: Facts on File, Inc.

Kenski, K. (2006). Internet voting. In L. J. Sabato & H. R. Ernst (Eds.), Encyclopedia of American

parties and elections (pp. 187-188). New York: Facts on File, Inc.

Kenski, K. (2006). Early voting. In L. J. Sabato & H. R. Ernst (Eds.), Encyclopedia of American

parties and elections (p. 118). New York: Facts on File, Inc.

Kenski, K. (2006). Absentee voting. In L. J. Sabato & H. R. Ernst (Eds.), Encyclopedia of American

parties and elections (pp. 1-2). New York: Facts on File, Inc.

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SHORT ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES

Kenski, K. M. (2001). In G. W. McDonogh, R. Gregg, & C. H. Wong (Eds.), Encyclopedia of

Contemporary American Culture. New York: Routledge. Entries written on: “Alzheimer’s disease,”

“Bennett, William,” “Berlin,” “Helms, Jesse,” “Hoffman, Dustin,” “Holly, Buddy,” “Jones, James Earl,”

“Kemp, Jack,” “Marshall, Thurgood,” “Milk, Harvey,” “Perot, H. Ross,” “Portland and Salem, OR,”

“Powell, Colin,” and “Uniforms, school.”

BOOK REVIEWS

Kenski, K. (2013). Book review of Gender and the American Presidency. Presidential Studies

Quarterly, 683-685.

*Kenski, K. (2013). Book review of The Candidate: What It Takes to Win–-and Hold–-the White

House by Samuel L. Popkin. Political Communication, 30, 317-319. doi:10.1126/science.290.5495.1304

Kenski, K. (2008). Readings on Political Communication. Rhetoric Review¸27(3), 308-311.

PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLICATIONS

Kenski, H. C., Kenski, M. C., & Kenski, K. (2000). Issue briefs. Project Vote Smart: The reporter’s

source book (pp. 9-106).

Kenski, M. C., & Kenski, K. (1997). Issue briefs. Project Vote Smart: The reporter's source book (pp.

11-110).

NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTIONS

Kenski, K. (2005, Winter). The National Annenberg Election Survey 2004: The largest academic survey

conducted on American political attitudes & behavior. Political Communication Report, 15(1).

EDITORIALS

Kenski, K. (2000, August 2). What the media missed Tuesday night. Retrieved 10/28/01,

http://gop2000.philly.com/annenberg/file/0802media.asp

Sherr, S., & Kenski, K. (2000, July 31). Candidates keep promises despite popular myths: What were

Bush’s promises in the primaries?. Retrieved 10/28/01,

http://gop2000.philly.com/annenberg/file/0731foreign.asp

Kenski, K., & Sherr, S. (2000, July 30). Why the lack of female candidates?: Pundits miss one possible

explanation. Retrieved 10/28/01, http://gop2000.philly.com/annenberg/file/0730women.asp

Stromer-Galley, J., & Kenski, K. (1998, April 28). Gender may hold some answers in tragic wave of school killings. The Philadelphia Inquirer (Commentary, p. A9).

ANNENBERG PUBLIC POLICY CENTER REPORTS/PRESS RELEASES

Kenski, K. Over one in nine citizens have already voted, Annenberg Survey shows. October 29, 2008.

Retrieved March 26, 2009 from,

http://annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/Downloads/Releases/NAES%202008/Early%20Voting.pdf

Kenski, K. American public still has much to learn about presidential candidates’ issue positions as

campaign end draws near, Annenberg Survey shows. October 29, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2009 from,

http://annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/Downloads/Political%20Knowledge%20Round%20II.pdf

Kenski, K., & Jamieson, K. H. American public has much to learn about presidential candidates’ issue

positions, National Annenberg Election Survey shows. September 26, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2009

from,

Kate Kenski, page 11

http://annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/Downloads/Releases/NAES%202008/Political%20Knowledge%2

0final.pdf

Kenski, K. 18- to 29-year-olds more likely to be liberal and less likely to follow presidential campaign

very closely, Annenberg survey shows. July 17, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2009 from,

http://annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/Downloads/Releases/NAES%202008/AgeandIssuePositions_final

.pdf

Winneg, K., & Kenski, K. Internet as political information tool popular, but television still dominates,

Annenberg survey finds. March 28, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2009 from,

http://annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/Downloads/Releases/NAES%202008/NewsConsumptionMARCH

_28_2008.pdf

Kenski, K. Americans following presidential campaign more closely than in 2004, Annenberg data

show. March 24, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2009 from,

http://annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/Downloads/Releases/NAES%202008/CloselyFollowingFINALma

rch242008.pdf

Kenski, K. Gender, age, race, and ethnicity affect who is seen as best choice for Commander in Chief of

military, Annenberg data show. March 12, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2009 from,

http://annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/Downloads/Releases/NAES%202008/CommanderinChiefrelease

March132008.pdf

Kenski, K. Public believes McCain over New York Times Story 2 to 1, Annenberg data show. March 4,

2008. Retrieved March 26, 2009 from,

http://annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/Downloads/Releases/NAES%202008/McCain%20vs%20New%2

0York%20Times%20pressreleasefinal.pdf

Kenski, K. Early voting reaches record levels in 2004, National Annenberg Election Survey shows.

March 24, 2005.

Kenski, K. Early voting already exceeds record levels, National Annenberg Election Survey shows.

October 29, 2004.

Kenski, K., & Stroud, N. J. Voters learned positions on issues since presidential debates; Kerry improves

slightly on traits, Annenberg data show. October 23, 2004.

Kenski, K. Over one-fifth of voters, more than in 2000, plan to vote early, National Annenberg Election

Survey indicates. October 20, 2004.

Kenski, K. Majority of 18 to 29 year olds think Bush Favors reinstating the draft, Annenberg data show.

October 8, 2004.

Kenski, K. Voters have much to learn from debates, National Annenberg Election Survey shows.

September 29, 2004.

Kenski, K. Gender gap in political knowledge persists in 2004, National Annenberg Election Survey

shows. September 17, 2004.

Jamieson, K. H., Johnston, R., Hagen, M. G., Waldman, P., & Kenski, K. Annenberg survey: Gaps

remain in voter knowledge. September 29, 2000.

Jamieson, K. H., Johnston, R., Hagen, M. G., Waldman, P., & Kenski, K. Annenberg survey: The public

learned about Bush and Gore from conventions; half ready to make an informed choice. August 25, 2000.

Kate Kenski, page 12

Jamieson, K. H., Johnston, R., Hagen, M. G., Waldman, P., & Kenski, K. Annenberg survey: Despite

small audience, Republican convention informed the public. August 13, 2000.

Jamieson, K. H., Johnston, R., Hagen, M. G., Waldman, P., & Kenski, K. Annenberg survey: Many

Americans still have much to learn about the presidential candidates. August 1, 2000.

Jamieson, K. H., Johnston, R., Hagen, M. G., Dutwin, D., Kenski, K., Kirn, K., Morse, S., Orr, D.,

Prosper, E., Sillaman, L., & Waldman, P. The 2000 nominating campaign: Endorsements, attacks, and

debates. July 10, 2000.

Jamieson, K. H., Johnston, R., Hagen, M., Dutwin, D., Kenski, K., Kirn, K., Morse, S., Orr, D., Prosper,

E., Sillaman, L., & Waldman, P. The primary campaign: What did the candidates say, what did the public

learn, and did it matter?. March 27, 2000.

Jamieson, K. H., Hagen, M. G., Romer, D., Waldman, P., & Kenski, K. Annenberg survey: Most

Americans still unfamiliar with the presidential candidates. December 20, 1999.

Jamieson, K. H., Hagen, M. G., Romer, D., Waldman, P., & Kenski, K. Annenberg survey: Americans

familiar with some of candidates’ issue stands and backgrounds, fuzzy on others. December 6, 1999.

ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2007-2009 Annenberg Public Policy Center Philadelphia, PA

Consultant to the 2008 National Annenberg Election Survey

2003-2005 Annenberg Public Policy Center Philadelphia, PA

Senior Analyst

2000-2002 Annenberg Summer Institute for Methods and Statistics Philadelphia, PA

Coordinator

1988-1997 Arizona Opinion Tucson, Arizona

Research Specialist (data entry and focus group observation)

SERVICE/OUTREACH Guest lectures & panels

2013 Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Candidate Academy

Candidate Debate Training

2012 College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Moderator and planner for “Voices and Choices: Win, Lose or Draw”

2012 Research Brown Bag series presentation for the University of Arizona Department of Sociology

Invited Lecture: “Investigating Patterns of Incivility in Online Discussions”

2012 Department of Management Information Systems at the University of Arizona

Guest Lecture to Dr. Suzanne Weisband’s MIS411 Class: “Patterns of Incivility in Online

Discussions”

2012 Research Brown Bag series presentation for the University of Arizona School of Information

Resources and Library Science

Invited Lecture: “Patterns of Incivility in Online Discussions”

2012 Tucson League of Women Voters

Kate Kenski, page 13

Panel: “Challenges to the Vote: Elections 2012 and Election Law”

2012 Arizona Public Media Radio Fundraising Drive

On-air Guest (4/26/12)

2012 Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Candidate Academy

Candidate Debate Training

2011 Democratic Party Dove Mountain

Invited Lecture: “Looking Toward 2012: Communication Transparency and Redistricting”

2011 Democratic Party LD26

Invited Lecture: “Looking Toward 2012”

2011 Tucson Festival Book

Live session with colleague Dr. Kevin Coe on “Obama, Politics, and Religion” (aired on C-

SPAN)

2011 The Arizona Women’s Political Caucus Women Making History Luncheon

Keynote Address: “Bridging the Gap: Constraints on Women’s Political Participation”

2011 University of Arizona Civility Week

Panel: “Civility in the 21st Century”

2011 Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Candidate Academy

Candidate Debate Training

2011 Tucson Jewish Community Center

Invited Lecture: “Why Can't We Speak Respectfully To One Another?”

2010 Department of Communication at the University of Arizona

Guest Lecture to Dr. Stephen Rain’s COMM311 Class: “CTs and Politics”

2010 League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson

Panel: “Is Our Democracy at Risk?”

2010 The Public Relations Society of Southern Arizona Luncheon

Invited Lecture: “Political Campaigns: Media, Money, Message”

2010 UA Homecoming 2010 Collegiate and Campus Showcase

Invited Lecture: “The Obama Victory: How Media, Money, and Message Shaped the 2008

Election”

2010 Department of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin

Teleconference Lecture to Dr. Natalie Jomini Stroud’s Graduate Seminar: “The Obama Victory:

How Media, Money, and Message Shaped the 2008 Election”

2010 Tucson Jewish Community Center

Invited Lecture: “Civility and the Media: Why Has Public Discourse Turned 'Foul'?”

2010 Department of Communication at the University of Arizona

Colloquium Presentation: “The Obama Victory: How Media, Money, and Message Shaped the

2008 Election”

Kate Kenski, page 14

2008 Distinguished Lecture in Social Science Tucson, AZ

Invited Lecture: “Campaign Dynamics in the 2008 Presidential Election”

2008 Lecture to Political Candidates Sponsored by Tucson Newspapers

Invited Presentation: “Elements of Campaigning”

2007 UA Business and Professional Women’s Meeting

Invited Lecture: “The Gender Gap in Political Knowledge”

2004 Foulkeways, Philadelphia, PA

Invited Lecture: “News Media Habits in 2004: Selective Exposure and Civic Engagement”

2003 Department of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania

Guest Lecture to Dr. Jessica Fishman’s SOC100 Class: “SPSS Fundamentals”

Community outreach

2012-present Project Vote Smart

Executive Board Member

Academic service

2012-present Public Opinion Quarterly

Associate Editor (Editors Tom Smith and Patricia Moy)

2012 NCA Political Communication Division By-laws Committee

Chair

2012 APSA Political Communication Section Nominating Committee

Member

2012 AAPOR Book Award Committee

Member

2011 NCA Committee on the Agenda

2010- present International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Editor (Editor-in-Chief Claes de Vreese)

2010-present APSA Political Communication Division Secretary/Treasurer

2011-present NCA Nominations Committee

Member

2010-2012 NCA Legislative Assembly

Member

2009-2012 Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research

Board Member

2009-2011 NCA Political Communication Division Program Chair/Vice-Chair/Chair (elected at 2008 meeting)

Kate Kenski, page 15

2009 AAPOR Seymour Sudman Student Paper Competition Award Committee

Member

2006-2008 National Annenberg Election Survey Advisory Board

Member

2006-2007 APSA Political Communication Division Doris Graber Book Award Committee

Chair

2006-2007 NCA Political Communication Division Nominating Committee

Member

2003 APSA Political Communication Division Pre-Conference Planning Committee

Coordinator (with Lilach Nir and Dannagal Goldthwaite Young)

2002-2003 NCA Political Communication Division Nominating Committee Chair

2002 University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Dean Search Committee

Student Representative

University of Arizona committees

2012-2013 University of Arizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Five Year

Review Committee of Communication Department Head Chris Segrin

Member

2012-present University of Arizona Department of Communication Faculty Evaluation Committee

Member

2012 University of Arizona Department of Communication Media Job Search Committee

Member

2011 National Institute for Civil Discourse Development Director Search Committee

Member

2011 University of Arizona Department of Communication Environmental Communication Job Search Committee

Member

2010 University of Arizona Department of Communication Interpersonal Job Search

Committee

Member

2010 University of Arizona Film & Media Studies Major in CLAS Committee

Member

2007-2008 University of Arizona Media, Democracy & Policy Initiative Planning Committee for a Learning Institute Conference on the Latino Vote

Kate Kenski, page 16

Member

2006-2012 University of Arizona Department of Communication Graduate Studies

Committee

Member

2006-2007 University of Arizona Department of Communication Honors Program

Director

2006-2007 Lambda Pi Eta

Advisor

Editorial review board

2013-present Journal of Applied Communication Research

2007-present Rhetoric Review

Reviewer

Conferences

2010-2012 Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research

2006, 2009 International Communication Association, political communication division

2005-2006 National Communication Association, mass communication division

2003-2007, 2010 National Communication Association, political communication division

Journals

2013 Asian Journal of Communication

2012 American Journal of Political Science

2007, 2014 American Political Science Review

2008-2009, 2011-2012 American Politics Research

2012 British Journal of Political Science

2005, 2010 Communication Research

2007, 2010-2013 Electoral Studies

2009, 2011-2012 Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics

2010-2013 Human Communication Research

2013 International Journal of Communication

2009 International Journal of Electronic Governance

Kate Kenski, page 17

2008, 2010-2011 International Journal of Public Opinion Research

2010-2012 Journal of Applied Communication Research

2012 Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

2013 Journal of Children and Media

2010-2014 Journal of Communication

2013 Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

2013 Journal of Information Technology & Politics

2012 Journal of Political Marketing

2006-2007, 2009, Journal of Politics 2011-2013

2012-13 Journal of Women, Politics, & Policy

2012, 2014 Mass Communication & Society

2012 Media Psychology

2013 New Media & Society

2007-2009, 2011-2013 Political Behavior

2006-2011 Political Communication

2011 Political Psychology

2003-2008, 2010-2011, Political Research Quarterly

2014

2010 Political Science Quarterly

2007-2009, 2012-2013 Politics & Gender

2010 Polity

2007-2008, 2010-2012 Public Opinion Quarterly

2008, 2013 Rhetoric Review

2010, 2013 Social Science Computer Review

2013 The Social Science Journal

2003, 2006, 2011 Social Science Quarterly

Kate Kenski, page 18

2010 Southwestern Mass Communication Journal

Books

2011 TAMU

2011 Taylor & Francis

2008 Oxford University Press

2006 Roxbury Publishing Company

Grants

2008 National Science Foundation

MEDIA (SELECTION OF MEDIA INTERVIEWS)

Interviewed by Nathan O’Neal. Presidential campaigns vie for undecided voters. KVOA-TV. October

16, 2012. Retrieved 3/29/13, http://www1.kvoa.com/videos/presidential-campaigns-vie-for-undecided-

voters/

Interviewed by Nathan O’Neal. National conventions very different from how they started out. KVOA-

TV. August 27, 2012. Retrieved 3/29/13, http://www.kvoa.com/videos/national-conventions-very-

different-from-how-they-started-out/

Interviewed by Jonny Dymond. Giffords aide Ron Barber wins Arizona Congress seat. BBC. June 13,

2012. Retrieved 3/29/13, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18421406

Interviewed by Jonny Dymond. After Gabby Giffords: US watches Arizona election. BBC. June 11,

2012. Retrieved 3/29/13, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18376081

Interviewed by Susanna Capelouto. Civility in Arizona's 8th district?. CNN.com. June 11, 2012.

Retrieved 3/29/13, http://cnnradio.cnn.com/2012/06/11/civility-in-arizonas-8th-district/

Interviewed by Susanna Capelouto. Giffords stumps for former aide in rare public appearance.

CNN.com. June 10, 2012. Retrieved 3/29/13, http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/10/us/arizona-giffords-

appearance

Interviewed by Christopher Conover. Political analyst decodes CD8 ads. Arizona Illustrated.

May 29, 2012. Retrieved 3/29/13,

https://ondemand.azpm.org/videoshorts/watch/2012/5/29/1518-political-analyst-decodes-cd8-

ads/

Interviewed by Kristi Tedesco. Local political analyst discusses last night’s GOP debate. KVOA-TV.

February 23, 2012. Retrieved 3/29/13, http://www.kvoa.com/videos/local-political-analyst-discusses-last-

night-s-gop-debate/

Interviewed by Dan Damon. GOP candidates recalibrate strategies after primaries in Alabama and

Mississippi. The Take Away. March 14, 2012. Retreived 3/15/12,

http://www.thetakeaway.org/people/kate-kenski/

Kate Kenski, page 19

Interviewed by Christopher Conover. Crowded primary may hamper effective campaigning. Arizona

Illustrated. March 5, 2012. Retrieved 3/15/12, http://www.azpm.org/politics/story/2012/3/5/1556-

crowded-primary-may-have-political-issues/

Interviewed by Kristi Tedesco. Local political analyst discusses GOP debate. KVOA. Wednesday,

February 22. Retrieved 3/15/12, http://www.kvoa.com/news/local-political-analyst-discusses-last-night-

s-gop-debate/

Interviewed by Christopher Conover and Andrea Kelly. How to read a poll. Arizona Illustrated.

December 8, 2011. Retrieved 1/30/12, http://tv.azpm.org/kuat/video-segment/2011/12/8/1830-how-to-

read-a-poll/

Interviewed by Andrea Kelly. Arizona Illustrated. August 3, 2011. Retrieved 1/30/12,

http://kuat.videoportal-staging.pbs.org/video/2081900852/

Cited by Tom Beal. From horror grows vision of caring for each other. The Arizona Daily Star. January

8, 2012. Retrieved 3/15/12, http://azstarnet.com/news/local/from-horror-grows-vision-of-caring-for-each-

other/article_71d8bd01-8cad-5fd9-9a2f-341ba5e3dbc5.html

Interviewed by Craig Smith. Is Rep. Giffords ready to run for re-election?. KGUN9. August 2, 2011.

Retrieved 3/15/12, http://www.kgun9.com/126649448.html

Interviewed by Andrea Kelly. Scrambling for signatures. Arizona Public Media. May 31, 2011.

Retrieved 6/4/11, http://www.azpm.org/news/story/2011/5/31/60-scrambling-for-signatures/

Interviewed by Michael Chihak. Arizona Week. April 15, 2011. Retrieved 6/5/11,

http://www.azpm.org/news/story/2011/4/15/2030-full-interview-with-kate-kenski/

Interview on Today on Beyond Beijing. Did divisive politics lead to shooting of US congresswoman?

Live on AM846, Beijing; FM88.0, Canberra, Australia; AM880, Hawaii, AM570, North California and

AM1320, Galveston, TX, USA. January 17, 2011. Retrieved 6/5/11,

http://media.iphone.cri.cn/magazine/today/2011/01/110117today1.mp3

Interviewed by Christopher Conover. Newsmaker interview: Kate Kenski. Arizona Illustrated. October

15, 2010. Retrieved 6/5/11, http://www.azpm.org/news/story/2010/10/15/1521-newsmaker-interview/

Interviewed on Political Séance. 88.7FM WRHU. Hoftsra Universirty. September 9, 2010. Retrieved

6/5/11, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti4HBVQgijY

Interviewed by Sheilah Kast. Early voting. Maryland Morning. WYPR 88.1FM. August 20, 2010.

Retrieved 6/5/11, http://mdmorn.wordpress.com/2010/08/20/820101-early-voting/

Interviewed by Bill Buckmaster. The Obama victory. Arizona Illustrated. August 17, 2010. Retrieved

6/5/11, http://www.azpm.org/news/spotlight/2010/8/17/120-the-obama-victory/

Interviewed by Christopher Conover. All politics is local. Arizona Illustrated. June 23, 2010. Retrieved

6/5/11, http://www.azpm.org/news/story/2010/6/23/1535-all-politics-is-local/

Interviewed by Christopher Conover. How to read a poll. KUAT-TV. March 30, 2010. Retrieved

6/5/11, http://tv.azpm.org/kuat/video-segment/2010/3/30/kuat-how-to-read-a-poll/

Cited by Jon Cohen and Kyle Dropp. Early voters breaking records; poll shows 59 percent of ballots

already cast are for Obama. The Washington Post. P. A02. October 30, 2008.

Kate Kenski, page 20

Cited by Jay Bookman. Jay Bookman; Early voters strong for Obama, and possible good news for Jim

Martin. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (online edition). October 15, 2008.

Cited by Eric Krol and Tara Malone. Vote early, and avoid the lines; System makes it easier to cast your

ballot before Election Day. Chicago Daily Herald. February 26, 2006. P. 1.

Cited by Jim VandeHei. Big punches for the closing rounds. The Washington Post. October 10, 2004. P.

A06.

Cited by Charles Osgood. Upcoming first presidential debate. The Osgood File. September 30, 2004.

Cited by Brian Faler and Jonathan Finer. Candidate stands not delivered. The Washington Post.

September 30, 2004. P. A07.

Interviewed by John Tierney. Political points. The New York Times. September 19, 2004. p. 24.

TEACHING

Department of Communication, University of Arizona Tucson, AZ

Undergraduate courses

Argumentation (Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2012)

Film & Propaganda (Summer 2011)

Introduction to Research Methods in Communication (Spring 2006, Summer 2006, Fall 2007, Spring

2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011)

Media and Politics in America (Fall 2005, 2006, Spring 2007, Summer 2008, Fall 2009)

Public Opinion and Communication (Spring 2013)

Struggle for the Presidency (Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012)

Visual Culture (honors seminar co-taught with several professors (Fall 2010, Spring 2011)

Graduate courses

Media and Politics in America (Fall 2006)

Public Opinion and Communication (Spring 2010, Spring 2013)

Research Methodologies I (Spring 2007. Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013)

Struggle for the Presidency (Fall 2012)

College of General Studies, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

Undergraduate course

Basic Communication Research (Summer 2004)

Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

Undergraduate course

Introduction to Political Communication co-taught with Kathleen Hall Jamieson (Fall 2004)

MASTER’S AND PH.D. COMMITTEES AND MENTORING

Ph.D. Advisor

Seth Bradshaw (current advisee)

Bethany Conway (current advisee)

Christine Filer (current advisee)

Nicholle Zarkower (current advisee)

Jessica Wang (Ph.D., 2013)

M.A. Thesis/Comprehensive Exams Advisor

Christine Filer (M.A., 2013)

M.A. Thesis: Character Counts: Traits in Televised Political Campaign Advertisements

Kate Kenski, page 21

Amanda LaCasse (M.A., 2010)

M.A. Comprehensive Exams

Rico Neumann (M.A., 2010)

M.A. Thesis: Revisiting “The Age of Apology”: A Quantitative Assessment of Rhetoric in the Modern

Presidency, 1933-2010

Note. Co-advisor with Kevin Coe

Leah C. Kattau Leahy (M.A. 2006)

M.A. Thesis: Changes in the Frequency of Religious Terms in State of the Union Addresses: 1901 to

2006

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Advisor

Daniel Lefkowtiz (B.A. 2011)

Christine Filer (B.A. 2011)

Elayna Direnfeld (B.A. 2011)

Joanna Guest (B.A. 2010)

Undergraduate Mentoring

The University of Arizona Summer Research Institute Faculty Mentor for Karen Quintana (Summer

2010)

Service on Thesis/Comps and Dissertation Committees Other than as an Advisor

Communication

Corey Pavlich (M.A., work in progress)

Kyle Oman (M.A., 2013)

Caroline Duff (M.A., 2012)

Amy Bauer (M.A., 2011)

Marisa Enriquez (M.A., 2011)

Cody Cassidy (M.A., 2011)

Carmen Stitt (Ph.D., 2008)

Political Science/Government & Public Policy

Jay Wendland (M.A., 2010)

Jay Wendland (Ph.D. comprehensive exams, Spring 2011)

Jay Wendland (Ph.D., 2013)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

American Association for Public Opinion Research

American Political Science Association

International Communication Association

Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research

National Communication Association

World Association for Public Opinion Research