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.

Website: www.apsanet.org/~elections

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

2009 - 2010 Officers

President:
William G. Jacoby
Michigan State University
Political Science
303 South Kedzie Hall
East Lansing MI 48824-1032
jacoby@msu.edu

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

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:
Jon Hurwitz, University of Pittsburgh
Mark Peffley, University of Kentucky

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

2010 APSA Convention Section Organizers on:
Elections andVoting Behavior
Scott D. McClurg
Southern Illinois University
Political Science
Mailcode 4501
Carbondale IL 62901-4501
mcclurg@siu.edu

Public Opinion
David A. M. Peterson
Texas A&M University
Political Science
4348 TAMU
College Station TX 77843-4348
dave@polisci.tamu.edu

Executive Council:
Adam Berinsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cindy D. Kam, Vanderbilt University
Stephen P. Nicholson, University of California, Merced
Matt Barreto, University of Washington
Claudine Gay, Harvard University
Karen Kaufmann, University of Maryland

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 February 1, 2010.

Award Committee Chair:
Peter Enns, Cornell University
pe52@cornell.edu

Award Committee Members:
Christopher Anderson, Cornell University
christopher.anderson@cornell.edu

Marc Hetherington, Vanderbilt University
marc.j.hetherington@vanderbilt.edu

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 February 1, 2010.

Award Committee Chair:
Peter Enns, Cornell University
pe52@cornell.edu

Award Committee Members:
Christopher Anderson, Cornell University
christopher.anderson@cornell.edu

Marc Hetherington, Vanderbilt University
marc.j.hetherington@vanderbilt.edu

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 February 1, 2010.

Award Committee Chair:
James A. Stimson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
jstimson@email.unc.edu

Award Committee Members:
Patricia Hurley, Texas A&M University
pat-hurley@tamu.edu

Casey A. Klofstad, University of Miami
klofstad@gmail.com

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 February 1, 2009.

Award Committee Chair:
Helmut Norpoth, SUNY Stony Brook
helmut.norpoth@sunysb.edu

Award Committee Members:
R. Michael Alvarez, California Institute of Technology
rma@hss.caltech.edu

Cherie Maestas, Florida State University
cherie.maestas@fas.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. Nomination should be received by February 1, 2010.

Award Committee Members:
Michael S. Lewis-Beck, University of Iowa
michael-lewis-beck@uiowa.edu

Paul Goren, University of Minnesota
pgoren@umn.edu

Thomas Rudolph, University of Illinois
rudolph@illinois.edu

Nominations for the Section President, Vice President, and three members of the Section Executive Council should be submitted to:

Nominations Committee Members:
Kim Q. Hill, Texas A&M University
E339KQ@politics.tamu.edu

Kim Fridkin, Arizona State University
fridkin@asu.edu

Jennifer Wolak, University of Colorado
jennifer.wolak@colorado.edu