Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior

Membership

Section List

The purpose of this section is to promote interest in teaching and research on elections, electoral behavior, public opinion, voting turnout, and political participation, both within the United States and in comparative perspective.

Section Journal: Political Behavior
http://www.springer.com/west/home/social+sciences/political+science?SGWID=4-40394-70-35711740-0

2011 - 2012 Officers

President:
Diana C. Mutz
University of Pennsylvania
Political Science and Communication
235 Stiteler Hall
Philadelphia PA 19104-3806
dmutz@asc.upenn.edu

Vice-President:
John G. Geer
Vanderbilt University
Political Science
Box 1817-B
Nashville TN 37235
john.g.geer@vanderbilt.edu

Treasurer:
David E. Campbell
University of Notre Dame
Political Science
217 O'Shaughnessy Hall
Notre Dame IN 46556
dave_campbell@nd.edu

Political Behavior Journal Editors:
Jeffery Mondak
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Political Science
240 CAB
605 E Springfield Ave
Champaign IL 61820
jmondak@illinois.edu

Thomas J. Rudolph
University of Illinois
Political Science
IGPA
1007 W. Nevada St.
Urbana IL 61801
rudolph@illinois.edu

Communications Director:
Corwin D. Smidt
Michigan State University
Political Science
303 South Kedzie Hall
East Lansing MI 48824
smidtc@msu.edu

2012 Program Chairs:

Elections and Voting Behavior:
Michele P. Claibourn
University of Virginia
Political Science
S185 Gibson Hall
P.O. Box 400787
Charlottesville VA 22904
mclaibourn@virginia.edu

Public Opinion:
Deborah Schildkraut
Tufts University
Political Science
Packard Hall
Medford MA 02155
deborah.schildkraut@tufts.edu

Executive Council:
Jennifer Jerit, Florida State University
David A.M. Peterson, Iowa State University
Laura Stoker, University of California, Berkeley
Costas Panagopoulos, Fordham University
Deborah Schildkraut, Tufts University
John Sides, George Washington University

Awards

Previous Award Recipients

The Best Paper Award for the best paper delivered on one of the panels sponsored by the APSA Organized Section on Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior at the previous APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be submitted by April 15, 2012.

Award Committee Chair:
Walter J. Stone
University of California, Davis
Political Science
One Shields Ave
Davis CA 95616-8682
wstone@ucdavis.edu

Award Committee Members:
Zoe M. Oxley
Union College
Political Science
Social Sciences Bldg.
Schenectady NY 12308
oxleyz@union.edu

André Blais
Université de Montréal
Political Science
C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-Ville
Montreal H3C 3J7 Canada
andre.blais@UMontreal.CA

The John Sullivan Award for the best paper by a graduate student on a panel sponsored by the APSA Organized Section on Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior at the previous APSA Annual Meeting. Nominations should be received by April 15, 2012.

Award Committee Chair:
Walter J. Stone
University of California, Davis
Political Science
One Shields Ave
Davis CA 95616-8682
wstone@ucdavis.edu

Award Committee Members:
Zoe M. Oxley
Union College
Political Science
Social Sciences Bldg.
Schenectady NY 12308
oxleyz@union.edu

André Blais
Université de Montréal
Political Science
C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-Ville
Montreal H3C 3J7 Canada
andre.blais@UMontreal.CA

The Philip E. Converse Book Award is awarded to the author or authors of an outstanding book in the field of Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior that was published at least five years ago. Nominations should be submitted by April 15, 2012.

Award Committee Chair:
Christopher Wlezien
Temple University
Political Science
Gladfelter Hall
Philadelphia PA 19122-6089
wlezien@temple.edu

Award Committee Members:
Sunshine Hillygus
Duke University
Political Science
Box 90204
Durham NC 27708
hillygus@duke.edu

Tia Stokes-Brown
Bucknell University
Political Science
257 Coleman Hall
Lewisburg PA 17837
a.stokes-brown@bucknell.edu

The Emerging Scholar Award is awarded to the top scholar in the field of Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior within ten years of his or her Ph.D. Nominations should be submitted by April 15, 2012.

Award Committee Chair:
David P. Redlawsk
Rutgers University
Political Science
Eagleton Institute of Politics
Ryders Ln
New Brunswick NJ 08903
redlawsk@rutgers.edu

Award Committee Members:
Karen M. Kaufmann
University of Maryland
Government & Politics
3140 Tydings Hall
College Park MD 20742-7215
kkaufmann@gvpt.umd.edu

Andrea Louise Campbell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Political Science
77 Massachusetts Ave
Room E53-461
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
acampbel@mit.edu

The Warren E. Miller Prize is awarded every two or three years to an individual for an outstanding career of intellectual accomplishment and service to the profession in the Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior field. Nominations should be submitted by April 15, 2012.

Award Committee Chair:
Elizabeth Theiss-Morse
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Political Science
511 Oldfather Hall
Lincoln NE 68588-0328
etheissmorse1@unl.edu

Award Committee Members:
Michael D. Martinez
University of Florida
Political Science
PO Box 117325
234 Anderson Hall
Gainesville FL 32611-7325
martinez@ufl.edu

Daniel Rubenson
Ryerson University
Politics and Public Administration
350 Victoria Street
Toronto M5B 2K3 Canada
rubenson@politics.ryerson.ca