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Tiffany D. Barnes Department of Political Science

University of Kentucky 1615 Patterson Office Tower

Lexington, KY 40506 Phone: (713) 396-6900

E-mail: tiffanydbarnes@uky.edu Website: tiffanydbarnes.weebly.com

Academic Appointments

• Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Kentucky (2017 – present) o Affiliations: Gender and Women’s Studies; Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

• Director of Undergraduate Studies, Political Science, University of Kentucky (Fall 2017 – present) • Internship Director, Political Science, University of Kentucky (Fall 2017 – present) • Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Kentucky (2012 – 2017)

Visiting Appointments

• Richard E. Greenleaf Scholar-In-Residence, Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University (Spring 2019)

• Visiting Scholar, Quality of Government Institute, University of Gothenburg, Sweden (December 2015) • Visiting Research Fellow, Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame (Fall 2013)

Education

• Ph.D. in Political Science, Rice University (May 2012) • B.A. in Political Science, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX (Winter 2004) • University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico (Summer 2004)

Books

1. Paxton, Pamela, Melanie M. Hughes, and Tiffany Barnes. Forthcoming, March 2020. Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective, 4th Edition. New York: Rowman and Littlefield.

2. Barnes, Tiffany D. 2016. Gendering Legislative Behavior: Institutional Constraints and Collaboration. New York: Cambridge University Press.

o Winner of the Alan Rosenthal Prize from the Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association.

o Reviewed in Perspectives on Politics and Latin American Politics and Society. Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles * Indicates a Paper Coauthored with Graduate Student

1. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Mirya Holman. Forthcoming. “The Effect of Gender Quotas on Legislative Diversity.” Journal of Politics

2. *Barnes, Tiffany D., Victoria Beall, and Mirya Holman. Accepted. “Pink Collar Representation and Policy Outcomes in U.S. States” Legislative Studies Quarterly

3. *Barnes Tiffany D., Victoria Beall, and Erin Cassese. Accepted. “American Party Women Redux.” PS: Political Science and Politics.

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4. *Beal, Victoria and Tiffany D. Barnes. 2020. “Mapping Right-Wing Women’s Policy Priorities in Latin America.” Journal of Women, Politics, & Policy 41(1): 36-65.

5. *Barnes, Tiffany D., Emily Beaulieu, and Gregory W. Saxton. 2020. “Sex and Corruption: How Ideology Shapes Voters’ Responses to Scandals.” Politics Groups and Identities 8(1): 103-121

6. *Barnes, Tiffany and Gregory W. Saxton. 2019. “Working-Class Legislators and Perceptions of Representation in Latin America.” Political Research Quarterly 72(4): 910-928.

7. Barnes, Tiffany D. and Emily Beaulieu. 2019. “Women Politicians, Institutions, and Perceptions of Corruption.” Comparative Political Studies 52(1): 134-167.

8. Cassese, Erin and Tiffany D. Barnes. 2019. “Reconciling Sexism and Women’s Support for Republican Candidates: A Look at Gender, Class, and Whiteness in the 2012 and 2016 Presidential Races.” Political Behavior 41(3): 677-700.

9. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Mirya R. Holman. 2019. “Taking Diverse Backgrounds into Account in Studies of Political Ambition and Representation.” Politics, Groups, and Identities 7(4): 829-841.

10. *Barnes, Tiffany D., Tomas Ciocci, and Debora Loporeite. 2019. “Evaluando la Presencia de Mujeres en Gabinetes Sub-nacionales de Argentina (1992- 2016).” Revista de Ciencia Politica 39(1): 1-23.

11. Cassese, Erin, and Tiffany D. Barnes. 2019. “Intersectional Motherhood: Investigating Public Support for Child Care Subsidies.” Politics Groups and Identities 7(4): 775-793.

12. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Diana O’Brien. 2018. “Defending the Realm: The Appointment of Female Defense Ministers Worldwide.” American Journal of Political Science 62(2), 355-368.

13. *Barnes, Tiffany D., and Gabriela Rangel. 2018. “Subnational Patterns of Participation: Compulsory Voting and the Conditional Impact of Institutional Design.” Political Research Quarterly 71(4): 826–841.

14. *Barnes, Tiffany D., Emily Beaulieu, and Gregory W. Saxton. 2018. “Restoring Trust in the Police: Can Female Officers Reduce Suspicions of Corruption?” Governance 31(1): 143-161.

15. Barnes, Tiffany D. 2018. “Strategies for Improving Gender Diversity the Methods Community: Insights from Political Methodologists and Social Science Research” PS: Political Science & Politics 51(3): 580-587.

16. *Branton, Regina P., Ashley English, Samantha Pettey, and Tiffany D. Barnes. 2018. “The Impact of Gender, Quality Opposition, and Partisanship on the Relative Assessment of Candidate Competency.” Electoral Studies 54 (8): 35-43.

17. Barnes, Tiffany D. 2018. “La colaboración legislativa de las mujeres y las restricciones institucionales: variaciones entre las provincias argentinas.” Revista SAAP 12(1): 11-44.

• This article was adapted from my 2016 book: Gendering Legislative Behavior.

18. *Barnes, Tiffany D., Carolina Tchintian, and Santiago Alles. 2017. “Assessing Ballot Structure and Split Ticket Voting: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment.” Journal of Politics 79(2): 439-456.

19. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Erin C. Cassese. 2017. “American Party Women: A Look at the Gender Gap within Parties.” Political Research Quarterly 70(1): 127-141.

• Winner of the Marian Irish Award, Best paper on women and politics presented at the annual

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meeting of the Southern Political Science Association in 2016.

20. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Emily Beaulieu. 2017. “Engaging Women: Addressing the Gender Gap in Women’s Networking and Productivity.” PS: Political Science & Politics 52(2): 461-466.

21. Barnes, Tiffany D., Regina Branton, and Erin C. Cassese. 2017. “A Re-Examination of Women’s Electoral Success in Open Seat Elections: The Conditioning Effect of Electoral Competition.” Journal of Women, Politics, & Policy 38(3): 298-317.

22. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Abby Córdova. 2016. “Making Space for Women: Explaining Citizen Support for Legislative Gender Quotas in Latin America.” Journal of Politics 78 (3): 670-686.

• Winner of the Sophonisba Breckinridge Award, Best paper on women and politics presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in 2016.

23. *Barnes, Tiffany D., Jinhyeok Jang, and Jeahoo Park. 2016. “Gender Stereotypes and Election Coverage in South Korea: An Exploratory Analysis in Presidential and Seoul Mayoral Elections.” The Review of Korean Studies 19(2): 41-73.

24. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Jinhyeok Jang. 2016. “How the size of governing coalitions shape legislative behavior: A subnational analysis of Argentine legislative chambers, 1992–2009.” International Area Studies Review 19(4): 301-319.

25. Cassese, Erin C., Tiffany D. Barnes, and Regina Branton. 2015. “Racializing Gender: Public Opinion at the Intersection.” Politics & Gender 11 (1): 1-26.

26. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Emily Beaulieu. 2014. “Gender Stereotypes and Corruption: How Candidates Affect Perceptions of Election Fraud.” Politics & Gender 10 (3): 365-391.

27. Barnes, Tiffany D. 2014. “Women’s Representation and Legislative Committee Appointments: The Case of the Argentine Provinces.” Revista Uruguaya de Ciencia Política [Uruguayan Journal of Political Science] 23 (2): 135-163.

28. *Barnes, Tiffany D., and Gabriela Rangel. 2014. “Election Law Reform in Chile: The Implementation of Automatic Registration and Voluntary Voting.” Election Law Journal 13 (4): 570-582.

29. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Stephanie Burchard. 2013. “Engendering Politics: The Impact of Descriptive Representation on Women’s Political Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Comparative Political Studies 47 (7): 767-790.

30. Barnes, Tiffany D. 2012. “Gender and Legislative Preferences: Evidence from the Argentine Provinces.” Politics & Gender 8 (4): 483–507.

31. Johnson, Jesse C., and Tiffany D. Barnes. 2011. “Responsibility and the Diversionary Use of Force.” Conflict Management and Peace Science 28 (5): 478-496).

32. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Timothy O’Neill. 2006. “Learning to Govern: The Texas Experience.” The Journal of Political Science 34: 1-36.

Edited Issues

1. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Constanza Schibber. 2020. “Innovations in Data, Measurement, and Methods for the Study of Legislative Politics.” The Legislative Scholar 4(1): 2-4.

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2. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Justin Esarey. (Guest Editors) 2018. “What is a Political Methodologist?: Introduction to the Symposium: What is a Political Methodologist?” PS: Political Science & Politics 51(3): 1-3.

Book Chapters and Other Short Entries * Indicates a Paper Coauthored with Graduate Student

1. * Barnes, Tiffany D. and Victoria Beall. Forthcoming. “Women in the Plenary: Verbal Participation in the Argentine Congress.” In Women, Power and Political Representation. University of Toronto Press. Eds. Rose de Geus, Peter Loewen, Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, and Erin Tolly.

2. *Barnes, Tiffany D. and Victoria Beall. Forthcoming. “Gender Quotas.” In Voting and Political Representation in America: Issues and Trends. ABC-CLIO. Editor, Mark P. Jones.

3. *Barnes, Tiffany D. and Victoria Beall. Forthcoming. “Descriptive vs. Substantive Representation.” In Voting and Political Representation in America: Issues and Trends. ABC-CLIO. Editor, Mark P. Jones.

4. *Barnes, Tiffany D., Victoria Beall Gregory W. Saxton, and Dakota Thomas. Forthcoming. “Women’s Political Activism and Civic Engagement in Latin America in Latin America.” In Oxford Bibliographies in Political Science. New York: Oxford University Press.

5. *Barnes, Tiffany D., Gregory W. Saxton, and Dakota Thomas. “Los estudios sobre género y política en América Latina” In La política comparada en América Latina. Eds. Simón Pachano and Santiago Basabe.

6. *Barnes, Tiffany D., Gregory W. Saxton, and Dakota Thomas. 2018. “Women’s Representation in Latin America” In Oxford Bibliographies in Political Science. New York: Oxford University Press.

7. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Mark P. Jones. 2018. “Women’s Representation in the Argentine National and Subnational Governments.” In Ed. Leslie Schwindt-Bayer. Women, Representation, and Politics in Latin America. New York: Oxford University Press, 121-139.

8. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Michelle Taylor-Robinson. 2018. “Women Cabinet Ministers and Empowerment of Women: Are the two Related?” In Ed. Amy Alexander, Catherine Bolzendahl, Farida Jalalzai. Measuring Women’s Political Empowerment across the Globe: Strategies, Challenges and Future Research. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 229-255.

9. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Mark P. Jones. 2011. “Latin America.” In Women in Executive Power: A Global Overview, eds. Gretchen Bauer and Manon Tremblay. New York: Routledge, 105-21.

Working Papers

Works Under Review 1. Saxton, Gregory, and Tiffany D. Barnes. “Sex and Ideology: Liberal and Conservative Responses to

Scandal.” Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties.

In Progress 1. Barnes, Tiffany D. and Diana Z. O’Brien. Women as Leaders, Policy-Makers, and Symbols in the Inner

Cabinet (Book Manuscript).

• Supported by the National Science Foundation (grant pending final approval).

2. Barnes, Tiffany D., Yann Kerevel and Gregory W. Saxton. “Class and Unequal Representation in Latin

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America: Linking Descriptive and Symbolic Representation.” (Book Manuscript, Working Title)

3. Barnes, Tiffany D., Carolina Tchintian and Santiago Alles. “How Ballot Structure Influences Roll-off: A Quasi-Experimental Test.”

4. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Carolina Tchintian. “Women’s Electoral Success in Open List PR: The Impact of Ballot Placement.”

5. Barnes, Tiffany D., Carolina Tchintian and Santiago Alles. “Voting Procedures and Women’s Access to Power.”

6. Barnes, Tiffany D., and Constanza F. Schibber. “The Impact of Institutional Design on Women’s Committee Appointments.”

• Winner of Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics, Iowa State, 2015.

Book Reviews 1. Barnes, Tiffany D. 2017. Review: Women, Politics, and Democracy in Latin America (Eds. Tomáš

Došek, Flavia Freidenberg, Mariana Caminotti, and Betilde Muñoz-Pogossin) Gender & Development.

2. Barnes, Tiffany D. 2017. Review: Contagious Representation: Women’s Political Representation in Democracies around the World. (Frank C. Thames and Margaret S. Williams) American Review of Politics.

3. Barnes, Tiffany D. 2015. Review: Gender and Political Recruitment: Theorizing Institutional Change. (Meryl Kenny) Perspectives on Politics 13 (2): 566-567.

Other Publications

1. “Women in the Fight Against Corruption.” In A Snapshot of the Status of Women in Brazil. Brazil Institute, Wilson Center. Editors, Edited by Anna Prusa and Lara Picanço. (April 19, 2019). https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/snapshot-the-status-women-brazil-2019

2. “Four Things You Need to Know about Women Voters.” With Erin C. Cassese and Heather Ondercin. Gender Watch 2018. Barbara Lee Family Foundation and The Center for American Women and Politics. (October 2, 2018). https://www.genderwatch2018.org/four-things-need-know-women-voters/

3. “How ‘hostile sexism’ came to shape our politics.” With Erin C. Cassese and Mirya R. Holman. The Washington Post, Monkey (October 2, 2018). https://wapo.st/2NfFAjk?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.d9dd8ec1c590

4. “Los clivajes que deja la política del aborto.” With Santiago Alles. El Estadista (August 6, 2018). https://www.elestadista.com.ar/?p=14897

5. “¿Apoyarán los ciudadanos argentinos la legislación que busca la paridad de género?” With Abby Córdova. Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento [Center for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth], Novedades. (April 23, 2018). http://oear.cippec.org/novedades/apoyaran-los-ciudadanos-argentinos-la-legislacion-que-busca-la-paridad-de-genero-perspectivas-desde-la-opinion-publica/

6. “Gender Differences in Legislative Behavior: How Keith Poole’s Work Inspired my Research Agenda in Legislative Studies.” The Legislative Scholar 2(2): Fall 2017. http://www.legislativestudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/legislative_scholar_fall_2017.pdf

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7. “Gendering Legislative Behavior: Institutional Constraints and Collaboration in Argentina” CP: The Newsletter for APSAs Comparative Politics Section. Spring 2017. http://comparativenewsletter.com/contributors/spring2017

8. “What Makes Citizens Support Gender Quotas?” MPSA Blogs. With Abby Córdova. (May 31, 2017). https://blog.mpsanet.org/2017/05/31/what-makes-citizens-support-gender-quotas/

9. “¿Qué aprendimos del voto electrónico en las provincias?” El Estadista. With Carolina Tchintian, and Santiago Alles. (October 17, 2016) Available at: http://elestadista.com.ar/?p=11523

10. “La representación de las mujeres en las provincias argentinas.” Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento [Center for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth], Observatorio Electoral Argentino. (August 26, 2016). Available at: http://cippec.org/oear/novedades/la-representacion-de-las-mujeres-en-las-provincias-argentinas/

11. “Can Ivanka Trump lure female voters to her father? Probably not.” The Washington Post, Monkey Cage. (July 25, 2015). With Erin C. Cassese. Available at: http://wpo.st/FJFv1

12. “Can Kate Brown restore Oregonians’ confidence in the governor’s office?” The Washington Post, Monkey Cage. (February 20, 2015). With Emily Beaulieu. Available at: http://wpo.st/57v41

13. “What Patricia Arquette got wrong at the Oscars.” The Washington Post, Monkey Cage. (February 25, 2015). With Erin C. Cassese and Regina Branton. Available at: http://wpo.st/XNv41

14. “The Importance of Mentoring.” Oxford University Press Blog. (November 23, 2014). With Brett Ashley Leeds, Leslie Schwindt-Bayer, and R. Michael Alvarez. Available at: http://blog.oup.com/2014/11/mentorship-academic-career-political-science/

15. “An Assessment of the Visions in Methodology Initiative: Directions for Increasing Women’s Participation.” The Political Methodologist Newsletter (21:2, 2014, pp. 10-16). With Emily Beaulieu and Yanna Krupnikov.

16. “Women’s Representation and Legislative Committee Appointments: The Case of the Argentine Provinces.” Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Working Paper # 397, March 2014.

17. “Constitutional Reform as a Political Agenda Process: A Case Study of Corrientes, Entre Ríos, and Santiago del Estero.” Fundación de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales [Foundation of Social and Economic Research], Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2008.

Grants, Fellowships, & Awards

• National Science Foundation. “Women as Leaders, Policy-Makers, and Symbols in the Inner Cabinet.” Pending Final Approval. $430,000.

• Greenleaf Scholar-In-Residence, Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University in New Orleans, Spring 2019. $40,000.

• National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant in Political Science (Gregory Saxton): “Representation and Political Support in the Face of Inequality.” August 2018-August 2019. $21,897

• Emerging Scholar Award, Legislative Studies Section, American Political Science Association, 2018.

• Internships Change Lives Awards, The WISE/WISE Foundation, in partnership with Washington Intern

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Student Housing (WISH) (received on behalf of The WilDCats at the Capitol, with Christopher J. Crumrine, Clayton Thyne, and Eric King).

• UK Women & Philanthropy Network, “Expanding Career Options for A&S Majors through Summer Internships,” (with Anna Bosh, Jordan Brown, Jeffery Clymer, Melanie Goan, Pearl James, Carol Mason, Janet Stamatel, and Clayton Thyne) 2018. $31,946.

• Best Article Published in Political Research Quarterly in 2017 (with Erin Cassese). $1,000.

• Early Career Award, Midwest Women’s Caucus for Political Science, 2017.

• Alan Rosenthal Prize from the Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association, 2017. $500.

• APSA Centennial Grant for Supplemental Research Support, The Warren E. Miller Fund in Electoral Politics, (Co-PIs Constanza F. Schibber, Carolina Tchintian) 2017. $1,500.

• Sophonisba Breckinridge Award for the pest paper on women and politics presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in 2016 (with Abby Córdova). $500.

• Marian Irish Award for the Best paper on women and politics presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association in 2016 (with Erin Cassese).

• Iowa State University, Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics, (Co-PI Constanza F. Schibber) 2015. $2,000.

• University of Kentucky, John R. Gaines Center for the Humanities, Violence and the Human Condition, (Co-PI Emily Beaulieu) 2015. $5,000.

• University of Kentucky, Vice President for Research, Conference and Workshop Award, (Co-PI Emily Beaulieu) 2015. $1,500.

• University of Kentucky, Office for Policy Studies on Violence Against Women, Research Grant, (Co-PI Abby Córdova) 2014. $14,000.

• University of Kentucky, College of Arts and Sciences, Pilot Data Grant for Gender and Political Corruption, (Co-PI Emily Beaulieu) Fall 2014, $500.

• The Academy of Korean Studies, Competitive Research Funding Korean Studies Grant, 2014. $20,000.

• University of Notre Dame, Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Visiting Research Fellow, Fall 2013. $30,000.

• University of Kentucky, A&S, Fellowship Special Assignment, Fall 2013. $4,000.

• University of Kentucky, A&S, Summer Faculty Research Fellowship, 2013. $3,000.

• Rice University, John W. Gardner Award, Best Dissertation in Humanities and Social Sciences at Rice University, 2012. $1,000.

• Rice University Social Science Research Institute, Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, 2011. $5,000.

• National Science Foundation SES-0921374, Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, 2009. $11,995.

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• Rice University, Ora N. Arnold Fellowship, 2009. $8,000.

• Southwestern University, Mundy Fellowship Research Grant, 2003. $5,000. Travel Grants

• National Science Foundation, Society for Political Methodology Travel Award, 2017.

• National Science Foundation, Resisting Women’s Political Leadership Conference Travel Award, 2017.

• National Science Foundation, Society for Political Methodology Travel Award, 2016.

• National Science Foundation and McMaster University, Visions in Methodology Travel Award, 2014.

• National Science Foundation and Florida State University, Visions in Methodology Travel Award, 2013.

• Midwest Women’s Caucus, Graduate Student Travel Award, 2011.

• American Political Science Association, Annual Meeting Travel Grant, 2010.

• Southern Political Science Association, Prestage-Cook Travel Award, 2009. Internal/Department Grants and Fellowships

• Political Science Graduate Student Research Support Grant, Summer 2015. (University of Kentucky)

• Political Science Graduate Student Research Support Grant, Summer 2014. (University of Kentucky)

• Summer Dissertation Fellowship, Summer 2011. (Rice University)

• Summer Research Fellowship, Summer 2009, 2010, 2012. (Rice University)

• Pre-Dissertation Field Research Grant: Argentina, Summer 2008. (Rice University)

• Language Study and Field Research Fellowship: Argentina, Summer 2007. (Rice University)

• Doctoral Fellowship, 2006-2012. (Rice University) Funded Fieldwork

• Argentina, July – August 2017. Elite Interviews.

• Argentina, August 2016. Archival research.

• Seoul, South Korea, March 2016. Elite Interviews.

• Argentina, June – July 2013. Provinces visited: Mendoza, Salta, Entre Ríos, Capital Federal. Archival research and elite interviews (~30).

• Argentina, April – May 2012. Archival research.

• Argentina, February – June 2010. Provinces Visited: Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Chaco, Chubut, Corrientes, Formosa, Mendoza, Misiones, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Fe.

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Archival research and elite interviews (~75).

• Argentina, August – December 2009. Provinces Visited: Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Catamarca, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Jujuy, Neuquén, Río Negro, Salta, Santa Fe, Tucumán. Archival research and elite interviews (~100).

• Argentina, June – August 2008. Provinces Visited: Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe. Archival research.

• Argentina, May – August 2007. Provinces Visited: Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Mendoza. Archival research.

• Austin Texas, Spring 2004. Elite Interviews with ~20 state legislators.

Invited Talks, Lectures, & Workshops • “Will Any Worker Do? Successes and failures at Representing Workers in Argentina and Mexico.”

University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. March 5, 2020.

• “The Effect of Gender Quotas on Legislative Diversity.” Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. February 24, 2019.

• “Does Descriptive Representation of the Working-Class Foster Political Trust? Evidence from Mexico and Argentina.” University of Texas, Austin, Texas. November 25, 2019.

• “Pink-Collar Representation and Policy Outcomes in the U.S. State Legislatures.” Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. October 31, 2019.

• “Pink-Collar Representation and Policy Outcomes in the U.S. State Legislatures.” EGEN, Waxholm Sweden. Hosted by University of Upsala. July 8-9, 2019.

• “Pink-Collar Representation and Policy Outcomes in the U.S. State Legislatures.” Parliamentary Careers in Comparison Workshop in The Hague, The Netherlands. Hosted by University of Basel, Basel Switzerland. June 26, 2019.

• “Working Class Representation in Argentina: Linking Descriptive Representation, Policy Responsiveness, and Trust in Government.” Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. April 12, 2019.

• “Women in Politics: Navigating the Legislative Arena.” Women in Politics Book Workshop. Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. March 29, 2019.

• “Women’s Electoral Success in Open List PR: The Impact of Ballot Placement.” The Gender and Methods Workshop. Texas A&M University, February 29, 2019.

• “The Effect of Gender Quotas on Legislative Diversity: Evidence from Argentina.” Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas. February 25, 2019.

• “Voting Procedures and Women’s Access to Power: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment in Argentina.” University of Mannheim, Mannheim Germany. February 18, 2019.

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• Annotation for Transparent Inquiry (ATI) Pilot Working Group. Hosted by the Qualitative Data Repository (QDR), a National Science Foundation-funded domain repository, and is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. New York, New York. November 29-30.

• “Voting Procedures and Women’s Access to Power: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment in Argentina.” Martin School, University of Kentucky, Lexington Kentucky. December 7, 2018.

• “WilDCats at the Capital: Internship Opportunities for Kentucky Students.” Deans Circle, College of Arts and Science. University of Kentucky. October 20, 2018.

• “Women in Leadership Worldwide: Challenges, Strategies, and Triumphs.” Leading Women of Tomorrow. University of Kentucky. October 15, 2018.

• “Voting Procedures and Women’s Access to Power: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment in Argentina.” EGEN, Vanderbilt University, Nashville Tennessee. May 4, 2018.

• “Voting Procedures and Women’s Access to Power: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment in Argentina.” Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. April 27, 2018.

• “Voting Procedures and Women’s Access to Power: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment in Argentina.” University of California at Riverside, Riverside, California. March 2, 2018.

• “Why do women collaborate? Evidence of women's marginalization.” Women in Political Leadership Seminar, Newcomb College Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana. February 6, 2018.

• “Voting Procedures and Women’s Access to Power: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment in Argentina.” Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana. February 2, 2018.

• “Gendering Legislative Behavior: Institutional Constraints and Collaboration.” Virtual Research Seminar, Women and Public Policy Graduate Seminar, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. October 31, 2017.

• “She Persisted: Women at the Ballot Box and on the Campaign Trail.” Manship School of Mass Communications, Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs, and the LSU Women’s Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. October 5, 2017.

• “Gendering Legislative Behavior: Institutional Constraints and Collaboration.” Latin American Politics Guest Lecture, Department of Political Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. October 5, 2017.

• “The Impact of Institutional Design on Women’s Committee Appointments.” University of Virginia, Department of Political Science, Charlottesville, Virginia. May 4, 2017.

• “Challenges for Women in Leadership in the Public and Private Sector: Strategies for Advancing your Career.” EMPOWER: Women’s Leadership Program’s Panel of Women. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. April 3, 2017.

• “The Electoral Implications for Ballot Reform in Argentina: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment.” Texas Tech University, Department of Political Science, Lubbock, Texas. February 22, 2017.

• “Understanding Women’s Legislative Collaboration.” Presented at University of Pittsburg, Comparative Political Institutions Seminar, Department of Political Science, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, January 31, 2017.

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• “The Electoral Implications for Ballot Reform in Argentina: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment.” Presented at University of Pittsburg, Center for Latin American Studies, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, January 31, 2017.

• “The Electoral Implications for Ballot Reform in Argentina: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment.” Department of Political Science, Indiana University. September 9, 2016.

• “Defending the Realm: The Appointment of Female Defense Ministers Worldwide.” Institute of Political Science and Center for the Study of Democracy, University of Leuphana, Lüneburg, Germany, June 2, 2016.

• “Unpacking the Link Between Female Politicians and Reduced Suspicions of Corruption.” Gender and Corruption Workshop, The Quality of Government Institute, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, May 24, 2016.

• “Towards a Longitudinal Gender Values Survey” (With Amy C. Alexander and Catherine Bolzendahl). Longitudinal Survey Research: Methodological Challenges, CONSIRT-Cross-national Studies: Interdisciplinary Research and Training Program, The Ohio State University, the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology PAN, Warsaw, Poland, December 18, 2015.

• “Women’s Political Inequality Research: Longitudinal Data” (With Amy C. Alexander and Catherine Bolzendahl). Longitudinal Survey Research: Methodological Challenges, CONSIRT-Cross-national Studies: Interdisciplinary Research and Training program, The Ohio State University, and the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology PAN, Warsaw, Poland, December 18, 2015.

• “Citizen Support for Legislative Gender Quotas in Latin America: The Crucial Impact of Governance Quality.” The Quality of Government Institute, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, December 10, 2015.

• “Female Politicians and Trust: Evidence from Survey Experiments and Survey Data in Argentina.” Virtual Research Seminar, Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas, A.C (CIDE, A.C.), Campus Región Centro, Aguascalientes, Mexico, November 9, 2015.

• “Gendering Legislative Behavior: Institutional Constraints and Collaboration in Argentina.” New Directions in the Study of Diversity and Representation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, September 25, 2015.

• “Women’s Representation in the Argentine National and Subnational Governments.” (With Mark P. Jones). Women and Leadership in Latin America Conference, Rice University, Houston, Texas, April 10, 2015.

• “Why and How Political Scientists Conduct Fieldwork: Archives, Interviews, Surveys, and Participant Observation.” Pi Sigma Alpha, Political Science Honors Society. University of Kentucky, Lexington Kentucky, February 25, 2015.

• “Gender and Development in Latin America.” Diplomacy and Commerce in Latin America Conference, Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, Lexington, Kentucky, October 27, 2014.

• “Women’s Representation and Legislative Committee Appointments: The Case of the Argentine Provinces.” Women in Politics Scholarly Workshop, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, April 11, 2014.

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• “Women’s Representation in Argentina After 30 Years of Democracy.” Democracy in Argentina: Thirty Years After the Transition, Roundtable Discussion, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, December 10, 2013.

• “Women in Politics Across the Globe.” International Teacher Discussion Group, Kellogg Institute, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, November 11, 2013.

• “Cooperation or Constraint: When and Why Women Collaborate.” Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, October 10, 2013.

• “Women’s Legislative Behavior and the Crucial Impact of Electoral Incentives: Evidence from the Argentine Provinces.” Texas A&M University, Department of Political Science, College Station, Texas, February 5, 2012.

• “Fieldwork and Grant Proposals.” Presented at Texas A&M University, Comparative Research Design seminar, Department of Political Science, College Station, Texas, February 5, 2012.

• “El comportamiento legislativo de las mujeres y el impacto de los incentivos electorales: Evidencia de las Provincias Argentinas.” Universidad de la República [University of the Republic], Montevideo, Uruguay, May 3, 2012.

• “Gender Quotas and the Representation of Women: Empowerment, Decision-Making and Public Policy.” Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Igualdad y el Crecimento [Center of Implementation of Public Policies for Equality and Growth] Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 20, 2010.

• “Women in Argentine Politics.” World Affairs Council of Houston Conference on Global issues in Depth: Portrait of Argentina, Houston, Texas, January 23, 2010.

Professional Experience

• Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Igualdad y el Crecimento (CIPPEC), [Center of Implementation of Public Policies for Equality and Growth], Programa de Política y Gestión de Gobierno [Program of Politics and Government Administration].

o Expert Reviewer: “La paridad en los municipios bonaerenses,” May 2018.

o Novedades, Contributor, August 2018.

o Observatorio Electoral Argentino, Contributor, August 2016.

o Associate Researcher, Buenos Aires, Argentina Fall 2009-2012.

§ Worked as an associate researcher conducting fieldwork and provincial level research on women’s representation.

• Fundación de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales [Foundation of Social and Economic Research],

Internship, Buenos Aires, Argentina. o Conducted Research on inter-municipal relations for a project on the development of the Golfo

de San Jorge Region (Provinces of Chubut and Santa Cruz, Argentina). o Summer 2008. o Conducted research on provincial level constitutional reform in the Provinces of Corrientes,

Entre Ríos, Mendoza, and Santiago del Estero. o Summer 2007.

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• Lehman Brothers, Washington Research Group, Research Coordinator, Washington, DC. o January 2005-August 2006.

Teaching Experience • Graduate Seminars

o Comparative Theory and Methods. Fall 2019. (University of Kentucky)

o Fieldwork for Social Science. Spring 2015. (University of Kentucky)

o Comparative Political Institutions. Fall 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2017. (University of Kentucky)

• Undergraduate Seminars and Lectures

o Introduction to Comparative Politics. Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015. (University of Kentucky)

o Gender and Politics Across the Globe. Spring 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2019. (University of Kentucky)

o Latin American Politics. Spring 2011. (Rice University) Spring 2013, Fall 2016, Spring 2017. (University of Kentucky)

o Internships in Political Science. Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Summer 2018. (University of Kentucky)

o Special Topics in Political Science: Professional Development and Working in the Profession. Spring 2018. (University of Kentucky)

Discipline Service • Editorial Services

o Associate Editor, Research & Politics (2018-Present). o Editorial boards:

§ Journal of Politics (2019-2020) § Political Research Quarterly (2018-Present) § Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy (2019-Present) § Legislative Studies Quarterly (2020-2023)

o Editor: The Legislative Scholar, Newsletter of the Legislative Studies Section of APSA. (2019-Present)

o Newsletter Editor: Midwest Women’s Caucus for Political Science 2012-2016. • Elected Post

o President: Midwest Women’s Caucus for Political Science 2018-2019. o President-Elect: Midwest Women’s Caucus for Political Science 2017-2018.

• Award Committees o Comparative Public Policy Paper Award, 2019. o Donna Lee Van Cott Paper Award, 2019. o Chair, Alan Rosenthal Award for the best book by a junior scholar on Legislative Politics

Section of the American Political Science Association, 2018. o Chair, Early Career Award, from the Midwest Women’s Caucus for Political Science, 2018. o Albert Dissertation Award Committee for the best dissertation on Legislative Politics Section of

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the American Political Science Association, 2017. o Best Paper Award, American Political Science Association, Women and Politics Organized

Research Section 2016. o Midwest Women’s Caucus Graduate Student Travel Award 2012-2015. o Midwest Women’s Caucus Early Career Award 2012-2015; 2018. o Midwest Women’s Caucus Outstanding Achievement Award 2012-2015.

• Conference Section Chair o Comparative Politics Section of the Midwest Political Science Association, 2018. o Women and Politics Section of the Southern Political Science Association, 2018. o Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior Section of the American Political Science

Association, 2017. • Workshop Host

o Co-host, Empirical Study of Gender Research Network (EGEN), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 21-22, 2016.

o Co-host, Women/Diversity Welcome Dinner, 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Political Methodology at Rice University in Houston, Texas, July 21-23, 2016.

o Program Co-chair and Local Co-host, Visions in Methodology Conference at University of Kentucky, May 13-15, 2015.

o Program Co-chair and Co-host, Workshop on Political Violence and Issues of Measurement and Methodology, May 13, 2015.

• Reviewer Services: o Journal Referee: Legislative Studies Quarterly, Politics & Gender, Comparative Political

Studies, Journal of Politics, Comparative Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Political Psychology, American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Latin American Politics and Society, Bulletin of Latin American Research, Journal of Women, Politics, & Public Policy, Journal of Legislative Studies, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, Conflict Management and Peace Science, World Politics, Africa Today, World Development, Political Behavior, Politics Groups and Identities, Party Politics, Latin American Research Review, Representation, Perspectives on Politics, PS: Political Science and Politics.

o Book Referee: Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Routledge Press, Peter Lang Publishing.

o Grant Referee: National Science Foundation; APSA Small Research Grant Program; Platform, Für Umfragen, Methoden und Empirische Analysen (PUMA); Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tenológica (CNICT).

Department Service (University of Kentucky)

• Director of Undergraduate Studies, Fall 2017-present. • Internship Director, Fall 2017-present. • Comparative Politics Faculty Search Committee, Fall 2018. • Vandenbosh Award Committee, Spring 2018. • Chair of Undergraduate Program Committee, Fall 2017-present. • Executive Planning Committee, Fall 2014, Fall 2017-present. • Graduate Committee, Fall 2013-Spring 2017. • Undergraduate Program Committee, 2012-2013.

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• Comparative Field Committee, 2012-present. • Teaching Mentor, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring

2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020. University & College Service (University of Kentucky)

• Director and Founder, WilDCats at the Capitol, University of Kentucky, Summer 2017, Fall 2017 o Worked with the president’s office to design a new DC internship program. o Visited Washington D.C. to pitch WilDCats at the Capitol to the Kentucky Congressional

Delegation. o Designed a flexible 12 to 15 hour curriculum for students to stay full-time and on track to

graduation while interning in Washington D.C. o Collaborated with the deputy chief of staff for the president, housing, and financial aid to

contract student housing and arrange for student financial aid and scholarships to supplant the cost of housing.

• Co-Chair, Year of Civics and Civic Engagement: Keys to our Common Future, College of Arts & Sciences, Fall 2017-Spring 2018.

o Collaborated with Provost Office to organized day-long kickoff event. o Facilitated over 30 events in the fall and spring semester. o Distributed over $45K in funds for programing.

• Committee Member: Expanding Career Options for A&S Majors through Summer Internships, College of Arts & Sciences, Fall 2017-Spring 2018.

o Won $32,000 to fund unpaid internships for students in the Social Sciences and Humanities o Worked with committee to develop grant proposal to support summer interns from A&S o Presented proposal on behalf of the College of Arts & Sciences for the UK Women &

Philanthropy Leadership Council. o Served on integral award committee.

• Women's Executive Leadership Development Program (WELD) (Summer and Fall 2018) • Leading Women of Tomorrow, Faculty Advisor (Fall 2018-Present) • Trunzo Award Committee, Spring 2018 • Co-Chair Research Symposium: City and Urbanism in Latin America and the Caribbean, Planning

Committee. Sponsored by Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies (Spring 2016-Fall 2016). • Award Committee: Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies Program, Travel Grants for Research

(Spring 2016, Spring 2017). • Faculty-Mentoring Program, College of Arts and Sciences (2016). • Outside Examiner, Heather Sawyer, Anthropology (2018); Maria del Socorro Moreno Parra,

Anthropology (2014). Advising

• Ph.D. Chair: Gregory Saxton (2019), Victoria Beall (current), Chris Crumrine (current), Dakota Thomas (co-chair; 2019), Sherelle Pierre (current).

• Ph.D. Committee Member: Daniela Osorio Michel (current, Vanderbilt University), Dina Klimkina (current), Gargi Vays (Current), William Bailey (current, computer science), Gabriela Rangel (2017).

• Masters Committee Member: Katie Clark (2015). • Undergraduate Independent Research Supervisor: Patrick Edwards (2019-2020), Elizabeth Zimbalist

(2019, Tulane University), Nile Pierre (2019, Tulane University), Bryana Mattes (2019, Tulane

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University), Brianna Vollman (2018), Fiorella Riveros Salazar (2018), Helen Pedia (Fall 2017), Alexandra Monick Chia (2017), Hajong Yoo (2016-2017), Abbey Bowe (2015), Chloe Atwater (2015), Caitlin Hagan (2014), Samuel Bell (2014), Nicole Schladt (2013).

• Undergraduate Summer Research and Creativity Fellowship Advisor: Nicole Schladt (2013). Conference Presentations

• “Women’s Leadership in Subnational Governments: Evidence from Argentinean Cabinets 1992 and 2016.” (with Tomas Ciocci Pardo and Debora Lopreite) Sociedad Argentina de Análisis Política (SAAP), Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 2-5, 2017. Also presented at European Conference on Politics and Gender, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, June 8-10, 2017. Congreso Latinoamericano de Ciencia Política, Montivedio, Uruguay, July 26-28, 2017.

• “Author Meets Critics: Gendering Legislative Behavior” (with Ernesto Calvo, Julia Pomares, Juan Pablo Micozzi) Sociedad Argentina de Análisis Política (SAAP), Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 2-5, 2017

• “How Ballot Structure Influences Roll-off: A Quasi-Experimental Test.” (with Carolina Tchintian and Santiago Alles.) Sociedad Argentina de Análisis Política (SAAP), Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 2-5, 2017.

• “Class and Unequal Representation in Latin America: Linking Descriptive and Symbolic Representation.” (With Gregory Saxton). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Political Science Association Meeting, Danville, Kentucky, March 3-4, 2017. Also Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 5-8, 2017. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, California, September 1-4, 2017. Sociedad Argentina de Análisis Política (SAAP), Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 2-5, 2017.

• Barnes, Tiffany D., and Constanza F. Schibber. “The Impact of Institutional Design on Women’s Committee Appointments.” Presented at El Grupo de Estudios legislativos (GEL) de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Ciencia Política (ALACIP), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile, Santiago, November 18-19, 2016.

• Barnes, Tiffany D., and Mirya Holman. “The Effect of Gender Quotas on Legislative Diversity.” Empirical Study of Gender Research Network (EGEN), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 21-22, 2016.

• “Voting Procedures and Women’s Access to Power: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment in Argentina.” (With Carolina Tchintian). Presented at the Annual Meeting of American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1-4, 2016.

• “Women’s Representation in the Argentine National and Subnational Governments.” (With Mark P. Jones). Presented at the Annual Meeting of American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1-4, 2016.

• “Women’s Electoral Success in Open List PR: The Impact of Ballot Placement.” (With Carolina Tchintian). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 7-9, 2016.

• “Making Space for Women: Explaining Citizen Support for Legislative Gender Quotas in Latin America.” (With Abby Córdova). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 7-9, 2016.

• “Subnational Patterns of Participation: Compulsory Voting and the Conditional Impact of Institutional Design.” (With Gabriela Rangel). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 23-26, 2016.

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• “Sex and Corruption: How Ideology Shapes Voters’ Responses to Scandals.” (With Emily Beaulieu and Gregory W. Saxton). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Political Science Association Meeting, Somerset, Kentucky, March 4-5, 2015.

• “Women’s Political Power: Leadership Posts, Committee Appointments, and the Impact of Institutional Design.” (With Constanza Schibber). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, California, September 3-6, 2015. Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 16-19, 2015.

• “Defending the Realm: The Appointment of Female Defense Ministers Worldwide.” (With Diana Z. O’Brien). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, California, September 3-6, 2015. Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 16-19, 2015. Also presented at the European Conference on Politics and Gender, Uppsala University, Sweden, June 11-13, 2015.

• “Assessing Voting Procedures and Ballot Splitting: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment.” (With Carolina Tchintian and Santiago Alles). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Argentina Society of Political Analysis [Sociedad Argentina De Analisis Politico], Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina, August 12-15, 2015.

• “Unpacking the Link Between Female Politicians and Reduced Suspicions of Corruption.” (With Emily Beaulieu). Presented at the European Conference on Politics and Gender, Uppsala University, Sweden, June 11-13, 2015.

• “Cooperation or Constraint: When and Why Women Collaborate.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 3-6, 2014.

• “The Devil’s in the Details: How Minor Changes in Ballot Design can affect Electoral Outcomes.” (With Carolina Tchintian and Santiago Alles). Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 3-6, 2014.

• “Gender Stereotypes and Corruption: How Candidates Affect Perceptions of Election Fraud.” (With Emily Beaulieu). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, August 29- September 1, 2013.

• “Divided Government and Personal Vote-Seeking Incentives: How Inter-Branch Relations Shape Legislative Behavior.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, August 29- September 1, 2013. Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Political Science Association, Lexington, Kentucky, March 1-2, 2013.

• “From Compulsory to Voluntary Voting: When and How District Efficacy Impacts Electoral Participation.” (With Gabriela Rangel). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Argentina Society of Political Analysis [Sociedad Argentina De Analisis Politico], Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina, July 17-20, 2013. Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Political Science Association, Morehead State, Morehead, Kentucky March 7-8, 2014.

• “Framing Comparable Worth: Public Opinion toward Pay Equity for Women.” (With Erin Cassess and Regina Branton). Presented at the Annual Meeting of Visions in Methodology, Tallahassee, Florida, April 26-27, 2013. Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 11-14, 2013.

• “A Re-Examination of Women’s Electoral Success in Open Seat Elections: the Conditioning Effect of Electoral Competition.” (With Regina Branton and Erin Cassess) Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 11-14, 2013.

• “The Transformation of the Party System in the Lone Star State: A View from the Texas House.” (With

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Mark P. Jones). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the State Politics and Policy Conference, Houston, Texas, February 16-18, 2012.

• “Women’s Legislative Behavior and the Crucial Impact of Electoral Incentives: Evidence from the Argentine Provinces.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 12-14, 2012. Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, Washington, September 1-4, 2011.

• “Engaged: Married or Divorced? Why Changes in Marital Status Matter for Women’s Political Engagement.” (With Seonghui Lee) Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 12-14, 2012.

• “The Evolution of Women’s Presence in the Executive Branch: Latin America” (With Mark P. Jones). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, Washington, September 1-4, 2011.

• “How Electoral Incentives Shape Women’s Legislative Behavior.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Antonio, Texas, April 22-24, 2011. Also presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 1-3, 2011.

• “Gender Networks in the Argentine Provinces: Principal Component Analysis and Multi-Level Modeling.” Presented at the World Statistic Day Poster Presentation, Houston Area Chapter of the American Statistical Association and Rice University, Houston, Texas, October 20, 2010.

• “Engendering Politics: The Impact of Descriptive Representation on Women’s Political Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa” (With Stephanie Burchard). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington D.C., September 1-5, 2010.

• “Gender Dynamics in U.S. House of Representatives Elections” (With Regina Branton and Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 22-25, 2010. Also Presented at the Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, March 31- April 3, 2010.

• “Clarity about Clarity: Sorting through Competing Explanations for the Clarity of Responsibility Hypothesis” (With Raymond Duch and Randolph T. Stevenson). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 22-25, 2010.

• “District Magnitude and Multipartism in Presidential Systems: The Crucial Impact of Election Timing” (With Mark P. Jones). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 2-5, 2009.

• “Comparing Descriptive Representation and Voting Behavior: Latinos and Blacks in the Texas Legislature.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 2-5, 2009.

• “Clarity and the Diversionary Use of Force” (With Jesse C. Johnson). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 8-10, 2009.

• “Constitutional Reform as a Political Agenda Process: A Case Study of Corrientes, Entre Ríos, and Santiago del Estero.” Presented at the 2nd Regional Latin Americanist Conference, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, October 18-20, 2007.

• “Learning to Govern: The Texas Experience.” (With Timothy O’Neill). Presented at the Annual Meeting of The Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago April 15-18 2004.

Other Conference Participation • Roundtable Chair and Organizer, “Pathways to Full Professor.” Annual Meeting of the Midwest

Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 5-7, 2018.

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• Roundtable Chair, “Self Promotion and Social Media.” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 5-7, 2018.

• Discussant, “Women in Politics: Understanding Female Political Participation.” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, California, September 1-4, 2017.

• Roundtable Participant, “Writing and Publishing a book.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 5-8, 2017.

• Roundtable Chair, “Women in Congress in Latin America.” El Grupo de Estudios legislativos (GEL) de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Ciencia Política (ALACIP), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile, Santiago, November 18-19, 2016.

• Discussant, “The Origins and Impact of Informal Rules: The Brazilian Legislature in Comparative Perspective.” El Grupo de Estudios legislativos (GEL) de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Ciencia Política (ALACIP), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile, Santiago, November 18-19, 2016.

• Roundtable Chair and Organizer, “Mentoring and Diversity in Political Methodology.” Annual Meeting of American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1-4, 2016.

• Roundtable Chair and Organizer, “Navigating the Tenure and Promotion Process.” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 7-9, 2016.

• Roundtable Participant, “Making Research Less Demoralizing.” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 7-9, 2016.

• Discussant, “Gender, Ethnicity, and Politics.” Junior Scholar Symposium. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 7-9, 2016.

• Panel Chair, “Comparative Approaches to the Study of Electoral and Legislative Politics.” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, California, September 3-6, 2015.

• Discussant, “Women as Political Actors in Latin America.” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 16-19, 2015.

• Roundtable Participant, “Third Annual Midwest Women’s Caucus Mentoring Session.” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 16-19, 2015.

• Roundtable Participant, “Mentoring Women in Political Science: Programs and Lessons Learned.” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 16-19, 2015.

• Roundtable Participant, “How to Be a Good Mentee: Mentoring for Methodologists.” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Washington, DC. August 27-31.

• Discussant, “Best of All Plausible Worlds? Checking Robustness of Time-Series Cross-Sectional Models with Fictitious Plausible Alternate Treatments.” Visions in Methodology, McMaster University, May 20-22, 2014.

• Discussant, “Indigenous Women, Social Movement Perspectives, and Lessons from Bolivia’s Post-liberal Transformations.” Women in Politics Scholarly Workshop, University of Tennessee, April 11, 2014.

• Roundtable Participant, “How to Build a Mentoring Network.” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 3-6, 2014.

• Panel Chair, “Presidents, Coalitions, and Decrees.” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 3-6, 2014.

• Roundtable Chair, “Networking and Promoting Your Brand: Navigating the Job Market.” sponsored by the Midwest Women’s Caucus for Political Science, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 3-6, 2014.

• Roundtable Chair, “Integrating Service, Teaching, and Research” sponsored by the Midwest Women’s

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Caucus for Political Science, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 11-14, 2013.

• Panel Chair, “Public Opinion Research” Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Political Science Association, Lexington, Kentucky, March 1-2, 2013.

• Discussant, “Politics in a Gendered World” Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 12-14, 2012.

• Discussant, “Women, Movements and Political Leadership” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington D.C., September 1-5, 2010.

Language Skills • Spanish (written and spoken)

Last updated: April 2020.