Group Membership and Support for the Supreme Court: Evidence from Evangelical Protestants Dr. Joseph Smith (The University of Alabama) Co-authored with Dr. Chris Kromphardt and Dr. Anderson Starling Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, December 11, 2019 Abstract: Research on the determinants of the U.S. Supreme Court’s institutional support among the public focuses on
Dr. Allen Linken received an Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award!
Dr. Allen Linken received an Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award Dr. Linken was chosen as a Distinguished Teaching Fellow of the College of Arts & Science for 2019. He currently serves as the faculty advisor and coach to the Mock Trial Assoc. as well as a faculty advisor for the Pre-Law Student Assoc. Congratulations Dr.
Congratulations to Tiara Pennington, Miss Alabama 2019! Political Science Majors do great things!
Congratulations to Tiara Pennington, Miss Alabama 2019! Political Science Majors do great things! Full Story: Click Here **Photo not ours. Taken by Joe Songer**
Express Advising Session
Express advising will be held in room 346 in ten Hoor from 12:00pm-1:30pm. This express advising is open to International and Political Science students. We look forward to having you join us!
Allen Linken and Gracie Smith, “Plenty of service members are likely to sympathize with #TakeAKnee .” Blog Post
Allen Linken (University of Alabama) and Gracie Smith (University of Alabama) Washington Post (Published October 6th 2017) Abstract Is kneeling during the national anthem disrespectful to the American flag, and by extension, to the U.S. military? That’s the charge President Trump recently leveled at NFL players who began “taking a knee,” to use the athletes’
Congratulations to UA PhD Student Kathryn Robison
Congratulations to UA PhD Student Kathryn Robison, whose paper “Funding Science: Searching for a New Measure of Public Opinion on Space” has been selected by NASA for presentation at the 68th International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia. Ms. Robison’s trip will be funded by NASA. Way to go!
Political Science PhD Student Cameryn Blackmore Named 2017-2018 APSA Minority Fellow
Congratulations to Political Science PhD student Cameryn Blackmore, who was named a 2017-2018 APSA Minority Fellow. You can read more about this here.
Congratulations to Dr. Brandon Davis!
The Department of Political Science would like to congratulate Dr. Brandon Davis for successfully defending his dissertation!
Dr. Yanna Krupnikov Will Be Visiting the UA Political Science Department
Dr. Yanna Krupnikov will be visiting the University of Alabama Political Science Department on Friday, January 27th to give a talk entitled “Does Ambiguous Rhetoric Benefit All Candidates?” from 12-1 pm in ten Hoor 346. You can read more about Dr. Krupnikov here.
Five Myths About Sen. Jeff Sessions by Dr. Richard Fording
Dr. Richard Fording recently had a piece published in The Washington Post entitled “Five Myths About Senator Jeff Sessions.”