Don Haider-Markel


Donald P. Haider-Markel
  • Professor
  • Chair, Political Science

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Biography

Don Haider-Markel is Professor of political science at the University of Kansas. His research and teaching is focused on the representation of group interests in politics and policy, and the dynamics between public opinion, political behavior, and public policy. He has more than 20 years of experience in survey research, interviews, and in policy studies. He has authored or co-authored more than 80 refereed articles, over a dozen book chapters, and several books in a range of issue areas, including civil rights, race and inequality, religion and the culture wars, criminal justice policy, terrorism and counterterrorism, and environmental policy. His articles have appeared many journals, including The Journal of Politics, Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Psychology, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly, American Politics Quarterly, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, Policy Studies Journal, Social Science Quarterly, and the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. His books include The Remarkable Rise of Transgender Rights (University of Michigan Press), Out and Running: Gay and Lesbian Candidates, Elections, and Policy Representation (Georgetown University Press) Transgender Rights and Politics: Groups, Issue Framing, and Policy Adoption (University of Michigan Press), The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government (Oxford University Press), and Pulled Over: How Police Stops Define Race and Citizenship (University of Chicago Press). He has been recipient or co-recipient of grants from the EPA STAR program, the National Science Foundation, and the American Psychological Foundation. He is the recipient of a number of University-wide teaching awards. In 2013 was awarded a University Scholarly Achievement Award and in 2019 he was awarded the Higuchi Research Award, the Balfour S. Jeffrey Award in the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Kansas.

Research

Public policy, American politics, public opinion, civil rights, criminal justice, and counterterrorism

Research interests:

  • Public policy
  • American politics
  • public opinion
  • civil rights
  • criminal justice
  • counterterrorism

Teaching

Public policy, American politics, public opinion, civil rights, criminal justice, and counterterrorism

Teaching interests:

  • Public policy
  • American politics
  • public opinion
  • civil rights
  • criminal justice
  • counterterrorism

Selected Publications

Haider-Markel, Donald P., ed. Encyclopedia of LGBT Politics and Policy (Vols. 1-3). Books. Oxford University Press, 2021.
Lewis, Daniel, Barry Tadlock, Andrew Flores, Donald Haider-Markel, Patrick Miller, and Jami Taylor. “Public Attitudes on Transgender Military Service: The Role of Gender.” Journal Articles. Armed Forces & Society 47, no. 2 (2021): 276–97. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0095327X19861737.
Miles, Matthew, and Donald Haider-Markel. “Trump, Twitter, and Public Dissuasion: A Natural Experiment in Presidential Rhetoric.” Journal Articles. Presidential Studies Quarterly 50, no. 3 (May 2020): 436–50. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/psq.12615.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., ed. Legislating Morality in America: Debating the Morality of Controversial U.S. Laws and Policies. Books. ABC-CLIO, 2020. https://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOGreenwood/product.aspx?pc=A5160C.
Flores, Andrew, Donald P. Haider-Markel, Daniel Lewis, Patrick Miller, Barry Tadlock, and Jami K. Taylor. “Public Attitudes about Transgender Participation in Sports: The Roles of Gender, Gender Identity Conformity, and Sports Fandom.” Journal Articles. Sex Roles, January 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-019-01114-z.
Middlewood, Alexandra, Mark Joslyn, and Donald Haider-Markel. “Intersectionality in Action: Gun Ownership and Women’s Political Participation.” Journal Articles. Social Science Quarterly 100, no. 6 (2019): 2507–18. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ssqu.12697.
Haider-Markel, Donald, Jami Taylor, Andrew Flores, Daniel Lewis, Patrick Miller, and Barry Tadlock. “Morality Politics and New Research on Transgender Politics and Public Policy.” Journal Articles. The Forum 17, no. 1 (2019): 159–81.
Joslyn, Mark R., and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Perceived Causes of Obesity, Emotions, and Attitudes about Discrimination.” Journal Articles. Social Science & Medicine 223, no. 2019 (2019): 97–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.01.019.
Miles, Matthew R., and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Personality and Genetic Associations with Military Service.” Journal Articles. Armed Forces & Society 45, no. 4 (2019): 637–358. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0095327X18765449.
Taylor, Jami K, Donald P. Haider-Markel, and Benjamin Rogers. “Towards a New Measure of State-Level LGBT Interest Group Strength.” Journal Articles. State Politics and Policy Quarterly, 2019.
Haider-Markel, Donald, and Mark R. Joslyn. “'Nanny State’ Politics: Causal Attributions about Obesity and Support for Regulation.” Journal Articles. American Politics Research 46, no. 2 (January 2018): 199–216. https://doi.org/10.1177/1532673X17691493.
Flores, Andrew, Donald Haider-Markel, Daniel Lewis, Patrick Miller, Barry Tadlock, and Jami K Taylor. “Challenged Expectations: Mere Exposure Effects on Attitudes About Transgender People and Rights.” Journal Articles. Political Psychology 39, no. 1 (January 2018): 197–216. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12402.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Mark R. Joslyn. “Not Threat, But Threatening: Potential Causes and Consequences of Gay Innumeracy.” Journal Articles. Journal of Homosexuality, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2017.1377490.
Taylor, Jami K., Donald P. Haider-Markel, and Daniel C. Lewis. “Tensions over Gay and Transgender Rights between Localities and States  .” Journal Articles. PS: Political Science and Politics 51, no. 1 (January 2018): 35–37. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096517001421.
Taylor, Jami K., Daniel C. Lewis, and Donald P. Haider-Markel. The Remarkable Rise of Transgender Rights. Books. University of Michigan Press, 2018.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Mark R. Joslyn. “Bad Apples? Attributions for Police Treatment of African Americans.” Journal Articles. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy 17, no. 1 (November 2017): 358–78. https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.12146.
Tadlock, Barry, Andrew Flores, Donald P. Haider-Markel, Daniel Lewis, Patrick R. Miller, and Jami Taylor. “Testing Contact Theory and Attitudes on Transgender Ri.” Journal Articles. Public Opinion Quarterly 81, no. 4 (November 2017): 956–72. https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfx021.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Patrick R. Miller. “Equality or Transformation? LGBT Political Attitudes and Priorities and the Implications for the Movement.” Book Chapters. In LGBTQ Politics: A Critical Reader, edited by Marla Brettschneider, Susan Burgess, and Cbristine Keating, 270–94. New York University Press, 2017.
Joslyn, Mark R., Donald P. Haider-Markel, Michael Baggs, and Andrew Bilbo. “Emerging Political Identities? Gun Ownership and Voting in Presidential Elections.” Journal Articles. Social Science Quarterly 98, no. 2 (May 2017): 382–96. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12421.
Joslyn, Mark R., and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Gun Ownership and Self-Serving Attributions for Mass Shooting Tragedies.” Journal Articles. Social Science Quarterly 98, no. 2 (May 2017): 429–42. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12420.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Mark R. Joslyn. “Special Issue Editors’ Introduction: Gun Politics.” Journal Articles. Gun Politics 98, no. 2 (May 2017): 377–81. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12415.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Mark  R. Joslyn, eds. “Special Issue: Gun Politics.” Journal Articles. Social Science Quarterly 98, no. 2 (May 30, 2017): 377–512. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12332.
Joslyn, Mark, and Don Haider-Markel. “Gun Ownership Used to Be Bipartisan. Not Anymore.” Web Publishing (article, blog, etc.). Gun Politics, 9, 2017. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/05/09/gun-owner….
Miller, Patrick, Andrew Flores, Donald Haider-Markel, Daniel Lewis, Barry Tadlock, and Jami Taylor. “Transgender Politics as Body Politics: The Conditional Effects of Authoritarianism and Disgust on Transgender-Related Policy Attitudes.” Journal Articles. Politics, Groups, and Identities 5, no. 1 (April 2017): 4–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/21565503.2016.1260482.
Epp, Charles, Steven Maynard-Moody, and Donald Haider-Markel. “Beyond Profiling: The Institutional Sources of Racial Disparities in Policing.” Journal Articles. Public Administration Review 77, no. 2 (2017): 168–78. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12702.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., Patrick R. Miller, Andrew Flores, Daniel Lewis, Barry Tadlock, and Jami K. Taylor. “Bringing ‘T’ to the Table: Understanding Individual Support of Transgender Candidates for Public Office.” Journal Articles. Politics, Groups, and Identities, January 2017. https://doi.org/10.1080/21565503.2016.1272472.
Lewis, Daniel, Andrew Flores, Donald Haider-Markel, Patrick Miller, Barry Tadlock, and Jami Taylor. “Degrees of Acceptance: Variation in Public Attitudes toward Segments of the LGBT Community.” Journal Articles. Political Research Quarterly 70, no. 4 (2017): 861–75. https://doi.org/10.1177/1065912917717352.
Haider-Markel, Donald. “LGBT Politics in The United States.” Book Chapters. In Oxford Bibliographies in Political Science, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1093/OBO/9780199756223-0188.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Jami Taylor. “Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Slow Forward Dance of LGBT Rights in America.” Book Chapters. In LGBT Rights After Same-Sex Marriage, edited by Carlos Ball, Pp. 42-72. New York University Press , 2016.
Sylvester, Steven M., and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Buzz Kill: State Adoption of DUI Interlock Laws, 2005-2011.” Journal Articles. Policy Studies Journal 44, no. 4 (2016): 491–509. https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12128.
Joslyn, Mark R., and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Genetic Attributions, Immutability and Stereotypical Judgments: An Analysis of Homosexuality.” Journal Articles. Social Science Quarterly 97, no. 2 (2016): 376–90. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12263.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Steven M. Sylvester. “Changing Polices/Changing Hearts and Minds: The Evolution of the LGBT Movement.” Book Chapters. In Interest Group Politics, edited by Burdett Loomis, Allan Cigler, and Anthony Nownes, 68–89. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2015.
Taylor, Jami Kathleen, and Donald P. Haider-Markel, eds. Transgender Rights and Politics: Groups, Issue Framing, and Policy Adoption. Books. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2014.
Longaker, Jacob, and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “What’s in a Name? Transgender Policy in Latin Countries: A Comparative Perspective.” Book Chapters. In Transgender Rights and Politics: Groups, Issue Framing, and Policy Adoption, edited by Jami Kathleen Taylor and Donald P. Haider-Markel. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2014.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., ed. Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government. Books. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
Epp, Charles, Steven Maynard-Moody, and Donald P. Haider-Markel. Pulled Over: How Police Stops Define Race and Citizenship. Books. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Joslyn, Mark, and Donald P Haider-Markel. “Who Knows Best? Education, Partisanship, and Contested Facts.” Journal Articles. Politics & Policy 42, no. 6 (2014): 919–46.
Haider-Markel, Donald, and Mark R. Joslyn. “Politicizing Biology: Social Movements, Parties, and the Case of Homosexuality.” Journal Articles. Social Science Journal 50, no. 4 (October 15, 2013): 603–15.
Miles, Matthew, and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Bully Pulpit or Ham Radio? Receptive Audiences and Presidential Messages.” Journal Articles. Journal of Political Science 41 (2013): 7–33.
Joslyn, Mark R., and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “The Politics of Causes: Mass Shootings and the Cases of the Virginia Tech and Tucson Tragedies.” Journal Articles. Social Science Quarterly 92, no. 2 (2013): 410–23. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6237.2012.00894.x.
Haider-Markel, Donald P. Out and Running: Gay and Lesbian Candidates, Elections, and Policy Representation. Books. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2010.
Doan, Alesha E., and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “The Role of Intersectional Stereotypes on Evaluations of Political Candidates.” Journal Articles. Politics and Gender 6, no. 1 (2010): 63–91.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., ed. Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions. Books. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2009.
Theobald, Nick A., and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Race, Bureaucracy, and Symbolic Representation: Interactions between Citizens and Police.” Journal Articles. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 19, no. 2 (2009): 409–26.
Sharp, Elaine B., and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “At the Invitation of the Court: Eminent Domain Reform in State Legislatures in the Wake of the Kelo Decision.” Journal Articles. Publius 38, no. 3 (2008): 556–75.
Haider-Markel, Donald p., and Andrea Vieux. “Gender and Conditional Support for Torture in the War on Terror.” Journal Articles. Politics & Gender 4, no. 1 (2008): 5–33.
Stoutenborough, James W., and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Public Confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court: A New Look at the Impact of Court Decisions.” Journal Articles. The Social Science Journal 45, no. 1 (2008): 28–47.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Mark Joslyn. “Pulpits versus Ivory Towers: Socializing Agents and Evolution Attitudes.” Journal Articles. Social Science Quarterly 89, no. 3 (2008): 665–83.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Mark Joslyn. “Understanding Beliefs about the Origins of Homosexuality and Subsequent Support for Gay Rights: An Empirical Test of Attribution Theory.” Journal Articles. Public Opinion Quarterly 72, no. 2 (2008): 291–310.
Daley, Dorothy, Donald P. Haider-Markel, and Andrew B. Whitford. “Checks, Balances, and the Cost of Regulation: Evidence from the American States.” Journal Articles. Political Research Quarterly 60, no. 4 (2007): 696–706.
Haider-Markel, Donald P. “Domestic Terrorism.” Book Chapters. In Contemporary Issues. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2007.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., Alana Querze, and Kara Lindaman. “Lose, Win, or Draw? A Reexamination of Direct Democracy and Minority Rights.” Journal Articles. Political Research Quarterly 60, no. 2 (2007): 304–14.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., William Delehanty, and Matthew Beverlin. “Media Framing and Racial Attitudes in the Aftermath of Katrina.” Journal Articles. Policy Studies Journal 35, no. 4 (2007): 587–605.
Haider-Markel, Donald P. “Representation and Backlash: The Positive and Negative Influence of Descriptive Representation.” Journal Articles. Legislative Studies Quarterly 32, no. 1 (2007): 107–34.
Joslyn, Mark, and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Self Versus Sociotropic Concerns and Support for Counterterrorism Policies.” Journal Articles. Social Science Quarterly 88, no. 2 (2007): 306–19.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Carol Carr. “The Political Fallout of Taking a Stand: The President, Congress, and the Schiavo Case.” Journal Articles. Presidential Studies Quarterly 37, no. 3 (2007): 449–67.
Allen, Mahalley D., and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Connecting Supreme Court Decisions, Media Coverage, and Public Opinion: The Case of Lawrence vs. Texas.” Journal Articles. The American Review of Politics 27 (2006): 209–30.
Haider-Markel, Donald P. “Acting as Fire Alarms with Law Enforcement? Interest Groups and Bureaucratic Activity on Hate Crime.” Journal Articles. American Politics Research 34, no. 1 (2006): 95–130.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., Mark Joslyn, and Mohammad Tarek Al-Baghal. “Can We Frame the Terrorist Threat? Issue Frames, the Perception of Threat, and Opinions on Counter-Terrorism Policies.” Journal Articles. Terrorism and Political Violence 18, no. 4 (2006): 545–59.
Stoutenborough, James W., Donald P. Haider-Markel, and Mahalley D. Allen. “Reassessing the Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on Public Opinion: Gay Civil Rights Cases.” Journal Articles. Political Research Quarterly 59, no. 3 (2006): 419–33.
Joslyn, Mark, and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Should We Really ‘Kill’ the Messenger: Framing Physician Assisted Suicide and the Ambiguous Role of Messengers.” Journal Articles. Political Communication 23, no. 1 (2006): 85–103.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., Mahalley D. Allen, and Morgen Johansen. “Understanding Variations in Media Coverage of U.S. Supreme Court Decisions: Comparing Media Outlets in Their Coverage of Lawrence vs. Texas.” Journal Articles. Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics 11, no. 2 (2006): 64–85.
Chamberlain, Robert, and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “‘Lien on Me’: State Policy Innovation in Response to Paper Terrorism.” Journal Articles. Political Research Quarterly 58, no. 3 (2005): 449–60.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Mark Joslyn. “Attributions and the Regulation of Marriage: Considering the Parallels between Race and Homosexuality.” Journal Articles. PS: Political Science and Politics 38, no. 2 (2005): 233–40.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Mark Joslyn. “Just How Important Is the Messenger versus the Message? The Case of Framing Physician-Assisted Suicide.” Journal Articles. Death Studies 28, no. 3 (2004): 243–62.
Allen, Mahalley D., Carrie Pettus, and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Making the National Local: Specifying the Conditions for National Government Influence on State Policymaking.” Journal Articles. State Politics and Policy Quarterly 4, no. 3 (2004): 318–44.
Haider-Markel, Donald P. “Media Coverage of Lawrence vs. Texas: An Analysis of Content, Tone, and Frames in National and Local News Reporting.” Other. New York: The GLAAD Center for the Study of Media and Society, 2004.
Haider-Markel, Donald P. “Perception and Misperception in Urban Criminal Justice Policy: The Case of Hate Crime.” Journal Articles. Urban Affairs Review 39, no. 4 (2004): 491–512.
Roh, Jongho, and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “All Politics Is Not Local: National Forces in State Abortion Initiatives.” Journal Articles. Social Science Quarterly 84, no. 1 (2003): 15–31.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Kenneth J. Meier. “Legislative Victory, Electoral Uncertainty: Explaining Outcomes in the Battles over Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights.” Journal Articles. Review of Policy Research 20, no. 4 (2003): 671–90.
Joslyn, Mark, and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Examining Framing Effects on Personal Opinion and Perception of Public Opinion: The Cases of Physician-Assisted Suicide and Social Security.” Journal Articles. Social Science Quarterly 83, no. 3 (2002): 690–706.
Smith, Raymond A., and Donald P. Haider-Markel. Gay and Lesbian Americans and Political Participation. Books. Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO Publishers, 2002.
Lindaman, Kara, and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Issue Evolution, Political Parties, and the Culture Wars.” Journal Articles. Political Research Quarterly 55, no. 1 (2002): 91–110.
Haider-Markel, Donald P. “Regulating Hate: State and Local Influences on Law Enforcement Actions Related to Hate Crime.” Journal Articles. State Politics and Policy Quarterly 2, no. 2 (2002): 126–60.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Mark R. Joslyn. “Gun Policy, Opinion, Tragedy, and Blame Attribution: The Conditional Influence of Issue Frames.” Journal Articles. The Journal of Politics 63, no. 2 (2001): 520–43.
Haider-Markel, Donald P. “Implementing Controversial Policy: Results from a National Survey of Law Enforcement Department Activity on Hate Crime.” Journal Articles. Justice Research and Policy 3, no. 1 (2001): 29–61.
Haider-Markel, Donald Paul. “Policy Diffusion as a Geographical Expansion of the Scope of Political Conflict: Same-Sex Marriage Bans in the 1990s.” Journal Articles. State Politics and Policy Quarterly 1, no. 1 (2001): 5–26.
Haider-Markel, Donald P. “Shopping for Favorable Venues in the States: Institutional Influences on Legislative Outcomes of Same-Sex Marriage Bills.” Journal Articles. The American Review of Politics 22 (2001): 27–54.
Jeon, Yongjoo, and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Tracing Issue Definition and Policy Change: An Analysis of Disability Issue Images and Policy Response.” Journal Articles. Policy Studies Journal 29, no. 2 (2001): 215–31.
Joslyn, Mark R., and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Guns in the Ballot Box: Information, Groups, and Opinion in Ballot Initiative Campaigns.” Journal Articles. American Politics Quarterly 28, no. 3 (2000): 355–78.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., Mark R. Joslyn, and Chad J. Kniss. “Minority Group Interests and Political Representation: Gay Elected Officials in the Policy Process.” Journal Articles. The Journal of Politics 62, no. 2 (2000): 568–77.
Haider-Markel, Donald P. “AIDS and Gay Civil Rights: Politics and Policy at the Ballot Box.” Journal Articles. The American Review of Politics 20 (1999): 349–75.
Haider-Markel, Donald P. “Morality Policy and Individual-Level Political Behavior: The Case of Legislative Voting on Lesbian and Gay Issues.” Journal Articles. Policy Studies Journal 27, no. 4 (1999): 735–49.
Haider-Markel, Donald P. “Redistributing Values in Congress: Interest Group Influence under Sub-Optimal Conditions.” Journal Articles. Political Research Quarterly 52, no. 1 (1999): 113–44.
O’Brien, Sean P., and Donald P. Haider-Markel. “Fueling the Fire: Social and Political Correlates of Citizen Militia Activity.” Journal Articles. Social Science Quarterly 79, no. 2 (1998): 456–65.
Haider-Markel, Donald P. “The Politics of Social Regulatory Policy: State and Federal Hate Crime Policy and Implementation Effort.” Journal Articles. Political Research Quarterly 51, no. 1 (1998): 69–88.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Sean P. O’Brien. “Creating a ‘Well-Regulated Militia’: Policy Responses to Paramilitary Groups in the American States.” Journal Articles. Political Research Quarterly 50, no. 3 (1997): 551–65.
Haider-Markel, Donald P. “Interest Group Survival: Shared Interests versus Competition for Resources.” Journal Articles. The Journal of Politics 59, no. 3 (1997): 903–12.
Meier, Kenneth J., Donald P. Haider-Markel, Anthony J. Stanislawski, and Deborah R. McFarlane. “The Impact of Post-<I>Webster</i> Restrictions on Abortion.” Journal Articles. Demography 33, no. 3 (1996): 307–12.
Haider-Markel, Donald P., and Kenneth J. Meier. “The Politics of Gay and Lesbian Rights: Expanding the Scope of the Conflict.” Journal Articles. The Journal of Politics 58, no. 2 (1996): 332–49.
Flores, Andrew, Donald P. Haider-Markel, Daniel Lewis, Patrick Miller, and Jami K. Taylor. “Antidiscrimination Interventions, Political Ads on Transgender Rights, and Public Opinion: Results from Two Survey Experiments on Adults in the United States.” Journal Articles. Frontiers in Psychology, Submitted/In Review.

Awards & Honors

Byron A. Alexander Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award
University of Kansas
2016

Grants & Other Funded Activity

Gender Integration in the Special Forces Community: Effects on Unit Cohesion and Task Cohesion. W911NF-11-1-0035. Department of Defense. $93000.00. Submitted 8/1/2013 (8/1/2013 - 3/31/2014). Federal. Status: Funded
Assessing the Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on Public Opinion: Cases Involving Gay Civil Rights. $4020.80. (4/30/2005). University (KU or KUMC). Status: Funded. (FY 2006)
Reconstructing Law on the Street: The Influence of Citizen Characteristics on Traffic Law Enforcement. grant extension and supplemental support, from the National Science Foundation. $14430.00. (3/31/2005). Foundation. Status: Funded. The supplemental grant is a 12-month grant (extended through March 2006).
Survey of Willingness to Pay to Reduce Environmental Health Risks. from the Minnesota Department of Health. $105000.00. (11/30/2004). Other States. Status: Funded. This is a one-year contract.
Shaping Corporate Environmental Behavior and Performance: The Impact of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Tools. Multi-investigator study grant from the STAR Program of the National Center for Environmental Research, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency. $362883.00. (3/1/2001 - 3/31/2004). Federal. Status: Funded. Awarded grant December 2000. This was a three-year grant.
Who Gets a Seat at the Table? The Role of Candidate Sexual Orientation. A Wayne F. Placek Award from the American Psychological Foundation. $29910.00. (10/31/2003). Foundation. Status: Funded. This is a two-year grant.
Media Coverage of the Supreme Court’s Consideration of a Legal Challenge to a Texas Anti-Sodomy Law. a Research Initiative, from the GLAAD Center for the Study of Media and Society. $8000.00. (4/30/2003). Foundation. Status: Funded. The grant was a seven-month grant.
Reconstructing Law on the Street: The Influence of Citizen Characteristics on Traffic Law Enforcement. NSF29720. from the National Science Foundation. $188393.00. (5/31/2002). Foundation. Status: Funded. Multi-investigator study. The grant is a 12-month grant.
Evaluating the Impact of the Kansas Children’s Campaign. Multi-investigator study to evaluate the public opinion impact of a media campaign concerning children’s issues from Kansas Action for Children. $120000.00. (11/30/2001). University (KU or KUMC). Status: Funded. This is a three-year grant.
Policy Change and Learning in the Culture Wars. 2301805. Research Program for New Faculty at the University of Kansas. $9671.00. (1/31/2001). University (KU or KUMC). Status: Funded
Awarded the 1998 Wayne F. Placek Award from the American Psychological Foundation. $24100.00. (9/30/2000). Foundation. Status: Funded. This was a two-year grant to examine the implementation and enforcement of hate crime policy. The grant period ended September 2000.