SCOTT
KEETER
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Present Position
Director of Survey Research, Pew Research Center,
Washington, DC
Education
Ph.D. (1979), M.A. (1974) Political Science, University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill.
B.A. (1972) Political Science, Davidson College, Davidson, North
Carolina.
Other Positions
American Association for Public Opinion Research
Vice President and President-Elect, 2010-2011
NBC News, New York. Analyst of Election Day voter surveys: general
election: 1980, 1982, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006,
2008; primaries 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008.
George Mason University
Professor and chair (1998-2002), Department of Public and
International Affairs
Virginia Commonwealth University
Professor and Chair (1995-1998), Department of Political Science
and Public Administration
Associate Chair (1994 - 1995), Associate Professor of Political
Science (1988 - 1995)
Director, Survey Research Laboratory (1988 - 1991)
Assistant Professor of Political Science (1986 - 1988)
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey (1979 - 1985),
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Union College, Schenectady, New York (1978 - 1979),
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
Books
Cliff Zukin, Scott Keeter, Molly Andolina, Krista Jenkins, and
Michael X. Delli Carpini. A New Engagement? Political Participation,
Civic Life, and the Changing American Citizen. New York: Oxford University
Press, 2006.
Andrew Kohut, John C. Green, Scott Keeter, and Robert C.
Toth. The Diminishing Divide: Religion’s Changing Role in American
Politics. Brookings Institution Press, 2000.
Michael X. Delli Carpini and Scott Keeter. What Americans
Know about Politics and Why It Matters. New Haven: Yale University Press,
1996.
Scott Keeter and Cliff Zukin. Uninformed Choice: The
Failure of the New Presidential Nominating System. New York: Praeger, 1983.
Articles in Political Science, Political Communication, and
Research Methods
David Dutwin, Courtney Kennedy and Scott Keeter. “Bias from
Wireless Substitution in Surveys of Hispanics.” Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2010 32: 329-335.
Mike Mokrzycki, Scott Keeter and Courtney Kennedy. “Cell-Phone-Only
Voters in the 2008 Exit Poll and Implications for Future Non-Coverage Bias.” Public Opinion Quarterly,
73 (#5), 2009: 845-865.
Scott Keeter. “Poll Power.” The Wilson Quarterly,
32 (#4), 2008: 56-62.
Scott Keeter, Courtney Kennedy, April Clark, Trevor Tompson, and Mike
Mokrzycki. “What’s
Missing from National RDD Surveys? The Impact of the Growing Cell-Only
Population.” Public Opinion Quarterly, 71 (#5), 2007: 772-792.
Scott Keeter, Courtney Kennedy, Michael Dimock, Jonathan Best, and
Peyton Craighill. "Gauging the Impact of Growing Nonresponse on Estimates from a
National RDD Telephone Survey." Public
Opinion Quarterly, 70 (#5), 2006: 759-779.
Scott Keeter. “The Impact of Cell Phone Non-Coverage Bias on
Polling in the 2004 Presidential Election.” Public Opinion Quarterly,
70 (#1), 2006, 88-98.
Molly Andolina, Krista Jenkins, Scott Keeter, and Cliff Zukin.
“Searching for the Meaning of Youth Civic Engagement: Notes from the
Field.” Journal of Applied Developmental Science 6
(October) 2002: 189-195.
Scott Keeter, J. David Kennamer, James M. Ellis, and Robert G.
Green. “Does the Use of Colored Paper Improve Response Rate to Mail
Surveys?: A Multivariate Experimental Evaluation.” Journal of Social
Service Research 28 (#1), 2002: 69-77.
Scott Keeter, Carolyn Miller, Andrew Kohut, Robert M. Groves, and
Stanley Presser. “Consequences of Reducing Nonresponse in a National Telephone
Survey.” Public Opinion Quarterly, 64 (#2), 2000: 125_148.
J. Michael Brick, Joseph Waksberg. and Scott Keeter. “Using Data
on Interruptions in Telephone Service as Coverage Adjustments” Survey
Methodology 22 (#2), 1996: 185-197.
Scott Keeter. “Estimating Telephone Noncoverage Bias With a
Telephone Survey.” Public Opinion Quarterly 59 (#2), 1995:
196-217.
Michael X. Delli Carpini, Scott Keeter, and J. David Kennamer.
“Effects of the News Media Environment on Citizen Knowledge of State Politics
and Government,” Journalism Quarterly, 71 (#2), 1994: 443-456.
Michael X. Delli Carpini and Scott Keeter. “Measuring Political
Knowledge: Putting First Things First,” American Journal of Political
Science 37 (#4), 1993: 1179-1206.
Michael X. Delli Carpini and Scott Keeter. “Stability and Change
in the U.S. Public's Knowledge of Politics,” Public Opinion Quarterly 55
(#4), 1991: 583-612.
Scott Keeter. “The Illusion of Intimacy: Television and the Role
of Candidate Personal Qualities in Voter Choice,” Public Opinion
Quarterly 51 (#3), 1987: 344_358.
Scott Keeter and Harry Wilson. “Natural Treatment and Control
Groups for Research on the Effects of Television,” Communication
Research 13 (#1), 1986: 37_53.
Scott Keeter. “Problematical Pollution Polls: Validity in the
Measurement of Public Opinion on Environmental Issues,” Political
Methodology 10 (#3), 1984: 267_291.
Book chapters
Scott Keeter, Gregory Smith and David Masci. “Religious Belief and
Public Attitudes about Science in the U.S.” In The Culture of Science: How the Public Relates to Science Across the
Globe. Edited by Martin W. Bauer, Rajesh Shukla and Nick Allum. London:
Taylor and Francis/Routledge, in press.
Scott Keeter. “Public Opinion Polling and its Problems.” In By the People, For the People:
The Meaning and Measurement of Public Opinion in a Digital Age. Edited by Kirby Goidel. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, in press.
Scott Keeter. “The Aging of the Boomers and the Rise of the
Millennials.” In The Future of Red, Blue and Purple America: Election
Demographics, 2008 and Beyond. Edited by Ruy Teixiera and Karlyn Bowman.
Washington: Brookings Institution Press, 2008.
Jill M. Montaquila, J. Michael Brick, Mary C. Hagedorn, Courtney
Kennedy, Scott Keeter, "Aspects of Nonresponse Bias in RDD Telephone
Surveys." In Telephone Survey Methodology, edited by J. Lepkowski,
C. Tucker, M. Brick, E. de Leeuw, L. Japec, P. Lavrakas, M. Link, R. Sangster.
New York: Wiley, 2008.
Scott Keeter, “Evangelicals and Moral Values.” In A Matter
of Faith, edited by David E. Campbell. Brookings Institution Press,
2007: 80-94.
Scott Keeter, Courtney Kennedy, and Carolyn Funk. “Deaniacs and
Democrats: Howard Dean’s Campaign Activists.” In The State of the
Parties, edited by John C. Green and Daniel Coffey. Boulder, Colorado:
Rowman and Littlefield, 2006.
Scott Keeter, "Designing and Conducting Sample Surveys."
In Doing Research: Methods of Inquiry for Conflict Analysis, edited
by Daniel Druckman. Sage, 2005.
Scott Keeter, Krista Jenkins, Cliff Zukin, and Molly W. Andolina.
"Community-Based Civic Engagement." In What Do Children Need
to Flourish? Conceptualizing and Measuring Indicators of Positive
Development, edited by Kristin A. Moore and Laura Lippman. Springer,
2006.
Scott Keeter and Andrew Kohut. "American Public Opinion about
Muslims in the U.S. and Abroad." In Muslims in the United States, edited
by Philippa Strum and Danielle Tarantolo. Woodrow Wilson International Center
for Scholars, 2003. Revised edition, 2006: 325-338.
Robert Holsworth, Stephen K. Medvic, Harry L. Wilson, Bob Dudley,
and Scott Keeter. “The 2000 Virginia Senate Race.” In The Other
Campaign: Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 2000 Congressional Elections,
edited by David B. Magleby. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield. 2003.
Michael X. Delli Carpini and Scott Keeter. “The Internet and an
Informed Citizenry.” In The Civic Web: Online Politics and Democratic
Values, edited by David M. Anderson and Michael Cornfield. Lanham, MD:
Rowman and Littlefield. 2002.
Michael X. Delli Carpini and Scott Keeter. “Gender and Political
Knowledge.” In Gender and American Politics: Women, Men, and the
Political Process, edited by Sue Tolleson-Rinehart and Jyl J. Josephson.
Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2000.
Michael X. Delli Carpini, Scott Keeter, and Sharon Webb. “Effects
of the `People's Presidential Debate' on Undecided Voters in the Richmond
Area.” In Politics and the Press: The News Media and Its Influences,
edited by Pippa Norris. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers,
1997.
Scott Keeter. “Public Opinion in 1996.” In The Election of
1996, edited by Gerald M. Pomper. Chatham, NJ: Chatham House, 1997:
107-133.
Scott Keeter. “Party Realignment in Virginia.” In Realignment
in the American States, edited by Maureen Moakley. Columbus, OH: The Ohio
State University Press, 1992: 127-143.
Michael X. Delli Carpini and Scott Keeter. “The Public's Knowledge
of Politics.” In Public Opinion, the Press, and Public Policy,
edited by J. David Kennamer. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1992: 19-40.
Scott Keeter. “Public Opinion in 1984.” In The Election of
1984, edited by Gerald M. Pomper. Chatham, N.J.: Chatham House, 1985:
91_111.
Scott Keeter and Cliff Zukin. “New Romances and Old Horses: The
Public's Images of Presidential Candidates,”In The President and the
Public, edited by Doris Graber. Philadelphia: Institute for the Study of
Human Issues, 1982: 39_82.
Articles in other fields
Bruce A. Lucas, Lawrence H. Pitts, Scott Keeter, Edith M. Servino,
Kenneth P. Youngstein, and Lin Johnson McGaw. “The Neurosurgeon's Role in Organ
Procurement,” AANS Bulletin (Winter 1992): 36-47.
Scott Keeter, Richard Benator, Stuart Weinberg, and Michael
Hartenberg. “Sedation in Pediatric CT: National Survey of Current
Practice,” Radiology 175 (1990): 745_751.
Scott Keeter and Judith Bradford. “Area Samples of Male Street
Prostitutes, Richmond, Virginia, 1988.” In Conference Proceedings:
Health Survey Research Methods, edited by Floyd J. Fowler, Jr. Washington,
DC: National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology
Assessment (DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 89_3447), September 1989: 187_194.
Scott Keeter and Judith Bradford. “Knowledge of AIDS and Related
Behavior Change among Unmarried Adults in a Low Prevalence City,” American
Journal of Preventive Medicine 4 (3) May-June 1988: 146-152.
Essays and Other Articles
Scott Keeter. “The Political Attitudes of
the Millennial Generation in the Intermountain West.” Presented at Brookings
Mountain West/University of Nevada Las Vegas conference on The Political Demography and Geography
of the Intermountain West, October 8, 2010.
Scott Keeter, Jocelyn Kiley, Leah Melani Christian and Michael
Dimock. “Perils of
Polling in Election '08.” Presented the Annual
Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Hollywood,
Florida, May 14-17, 2009.
Scott Keeter. “New
Tricks for Old -- and New – Dogs: Challenges and Opportunities Facing
Communications Research.” Keynote address to the
31st Annual Research Symposium, College of Communication and Information,
University of Tennessee, Feb. 27, 2009.
Scott Keeter. “Pre-election Polling.” “Trial Heat Question.”
“Political Knowledge.” “Pew Research Center.” Entries for The
Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods. Edited by Paul J. Lavrakas.
Sage, 2008.
Jon B. Gould and Scott Keeter. "No Second Chance at Making a
Good First Impression: Peril and Possibility in the Campus Visit." PS:
Political Science and Politics 36 (#4), 2003.
Molly Andolina, Krista Jenkins, Cliff Zukin, and Scott Keeter.
"Habits from Home, Lessons from School: Influences on Youth Civic
Engagement." PS: Political Science and Politics 36 (#2), 2003. Excerpted
in Social Education.
Michael X. Delli Carpini and Scott Keeter. "What Should Be
Learned Through Service Learning?" PS: Political Science and Politics 33
(#3), 2000: 635_639.
Scott Keeter. “The Public’s View of Local Government in
Virginia.” Virginia Town & City 31 (#7) July 1996: 25.
J. Clifford Fox and Scott Keeter. “Improving Teaching and Its
Evaluation: A Survey of Political Science Departments.” PS: Political
Science and Politics 29 (#2) June 1996: 174-180.
Scott Keeter. “The Virginia Senate Race: If Truth Be Told.” The
Polling Report. 10 (#23) November 21, 1994: 1,4.
Michael X. Delli Carpini, Robert D. Holsworth, and Scott Keeter.
“Instant Reaction to the `People's' Presidential Debate: `Consumer Journalism'
in the Electronic Age.” In The Finish Line: Covering the Campaign's
Final Days. New York: Freedom Forum Media Studies Center: 47-53.
Michael X. Delli Carpini and Scott Keeter. “Gender and Political
Knowledge.” The Public Perspective: A Roper Center Review of Public
Opinion and Polling, 3 (3) July/August 1992: 23-26.
Scott Keeter. “Democracy and Primaries,” The New
Federalist Papers (Public Research, Syndicated) #28, May 23, 1984.
Scott Keeter. “Primaries, Parties, and Representation,” The
New Federalist Papers (Public Research, Syndicated) #30, June 1, 1984.
Research Reports As Principal or Co-Principal Investigator
Meeting the Needs of the Virginia Fire Service: A Survey of
Virginia Fire Departments. November 2000. With Robert Dudley, Catherine
Gallagher, and Gregory Guagnano.
The Paradox of Public Opinion about Environmental Protection in
Virginia: A Report to the Virginia Environmental Endowment. January 2000. With
Robert D. Holsworth.
Virginia Public Opinion Regarding Billboards. December 1998.
Scenic Virginia. With Gregory Guagnano.
Public Perceptions and Opinion of Higher Education in Virginia: An
Overview of Telephone Survey Findings. October 1998. Virginia Business Higher
Education Council. With Robert D. Holsworth.
Opinion Poll Experiment Reveals Conservative Opinions Not
Underestimated, But Racial Hostility Missed. Pew Research Center for the People
and the Press. March 27, 1998. With Andrew Kohut, Kimberly Parker, Greg
Flemming, Robert Groves, Stanley Presser, Mark Schulman, Carolyn Miller, and
Mary McIntosh.
Public Opinion Regarding Deregulation of the Virginia Electric
Utility Industry. February 1998. Conducted for Virginia Power. With Robert D.
Holsworth.
News Attracts Most Internet Users; One-in-Ten Voters Online for
Campaign ‘96. Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. December 16,
1996. With Andrew Kohut, Robert C. Toth, Kimberly Parker, and Claudia Deane.
The Diminishing Divide: American Churches, American Politics.
Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. June 25,
1996. With Andrew Kohut, Kimberly Parker, Margaret Petrella, Claudia Deane,
John C. Green, Michael J. Robinson, and Robert C. Toth.
The Commonwealth Finance Poll: Public Opinion Regarding Taxes and
Government Spending in Virginia. Prepared for the Virginia Business Higher
Education Council. February - March 1996. With Robert Holsworth.
Technology in the American Household: Americans Going Online...
Explosive Growth, Uncertain Destinations. Washington, D.C.:Times Mirror Center
for the People and the Press. October 16, 1995. With Andrew Kohut, Cliff Zukin,
Robert C. Toth, Carol Bowman, and Margaret Petrella.
Public Opinion Regarding the Juvenile Justice System in Virginia.
Prepared for the Commission on Youth, Commonwealth of Virginia. October 1995.
Public Opinion Regarding Youth Access to Tobacco Products in
Virginia. Prepared for the American Cancer Society and the Virginia Department
of Health. October 1995.
The Urban Partnership Survey of Virginia Citizens. Conducted for
The Urban Partnership, December 1994.
The Opinions of Citizens and Business Leaders About Regional
Government in the Richmond Metropolitan Area. Prepared for the Department of
Urban Studies and Planning, Virginia Commonwealth University, October 1994.
Technology in the American Household: The Role of Technology in
American Life. Times Mirror Center for the People and the Press, May
1994. With Andrew Kohut, Cliff Zukin, Robert C. Toth, and Carol
Bowman.
Adjusting for Coverage Bias Using Telephone Service Interruption
Data in the NHES:93. Technical report for the National Center for Education
Statistics, April 1994. Westat, Inc. With J. Michael
Brick, Joseph Waksberg, and Bridgett Bell.
An Analysis of Information Items on the 1990 and 1991 NES Surveys:
A Report to the Board of Overseers for the National Election Studies. With
Michael X. Delli Carpini. January 1992.
Pro Bono and the Legal Needs of Indigent Virginians. Report based
on surveys of Virginia attorneys and indigent residents of Virginia. Prepared
for the Virginia State Bar, July 1991.
An Overview of Findings from the Virginia Faculty Survey. Prepared
for the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, June 1991.
AIDS_Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior of the Virginia
Public: the Virginia Statewide Needs Assessment. Prepared for the Department of
Health, Commonwealth of Virginia, November 1988.
Public Attitudes Toward the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles.
Prepared for the Department of Motor Vehicles, Commonwealth of Virginia,
November 1988.
Public Awareness and Response to New Operating Hours at DMV Branch
Offices. Prepared for the Department of Motor Vehicles, Commonwealth of
Virginia, October 1988.
Vocational Rehabilitation Needs Assessment: A Survey of VDVH
Clients. Prepared for the Virginia Department for the Visually Handicapped,
Commonwealth of Virginia, June 1988.
Public Awareness and Use of the Science Museum of Virginia.
Prepared for the Science Museum of Virginia, February 1988.
Public Knowledge and Image of the Virginia National Guard.
Prepared for the Department of Military Affairs, Commonwealth of Virginia,
January 1988.
Reported Safety Belt Use and Attitudes. Prepared for the
Department of Motor Vehicles, Commonwealth of Virginia, September 1987.
Public Opinion Toward Two_Year Vehicle Registration. Prepared for
the Department of Motor Vehicles, Commonwealth of Virginia, July 1987.
South Jersey Images: A Report on the Quality of Life Among South
Jersey Residents. Prepared for the South Jersey Center for Public Affairs,
Stockton State College, Pomona, New Jersey, May 1987.
Virginians' Attitudes Toward Rehabilitation and the Disabled.
Prepared for the Department of Rehabilitative Services, Commonwealth of
Virginia, March 1987.
The Public's View of the Virginia State Police. Prepared for the
Department of the State Police, Commonwealth of Virginia, March 1987.
An Analysis of Readership and Audience for the “Virginia Wildlife”
Magazine and Television Program. With Daniel M. Johnson. Prepared
for the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries, Commonwealth of Virginia,
March 1987.
Study of Selected Tasks Performed by Virginia Nurses: A Report to
the Task Force for Study of the Definitions of Nursing. With Judith Bradford.
Prepared for the Board of Nursing, Department of Health Regulatory Boards,
Commonwealth of Virginia, February 1987.
The Virginia State Library: Public Awareness, Use, and Interest.
Prepared for the Virginia State Library, Commonwealth of Virginia, February
1987.
The Virginia Public's Knowledge of AIDS: Results from a Statewide
Survey. With Judith Bradford. Prepared for the Department of Health,
Commonwealth of Virginia, February 1987.
Methodological Issues in Employer Surveys. Prepared for the
Department of Labor and Industry, Commonwealth of Virginia, January 1987.
Health Insurance and Health Care Utilization: A Survey of the
Virginia Public.Prepared for the State Corporation Commission, Bureau of
Insurance, Commonwealth of Virginia, December 1986.
Nursing Home Costs and Insurance: Knowledge and Attitudes of the
Virginia Public. Prepared for the Department of Medical Assistance Services,
Commonwealth of Virginia, November 1986.
Virginia's Proposed Confined Space Entry Standard: An Economic
Impact Analysis. With Larry Beall and John Bowman. Prepared for the Department
of Labor and Industry, Commonwealth of Virginia, September 1986.
Selected Consultancies
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, Washington, DC
(formerly the Times Mirror Center). Survey design and analysis,
1993-2002.
Schiff Hardin and Waite, Chicago IL. Analysis of surveys used in
litigation. December 1998 - September 1999.
The Washington Post. Advised on design of
national survey of political knowledge and political alienation, sponsored by
the Post with Harvard University and the Kaiser Family Foundation, 1995.
SpeakOut.com. Advice regarding survey research methodology.
November 1999 - 2001.
Westat, Rockville, Maryland. Study of methods for
adjusting for telephone noncoverage bias, fall 1993; Technical review panel for
the 1999 National Household Education Survey, spring 1998.
Other Survey Projects Directed
The Civic and Political Health of the Nation: A Generational
Portrait. September 2002. With Cliff Zukin, Molly Andolina, and Krista Jenkins.
Report to the Pew Charitable Trusts.
National survey of police chiefs regarding opinions on juvenile
justice, conducted for Fight Crime/Invest in Kids, 1999, 2000.
The Commonwealth Poll (statewide public policy survey of adult Virginians
sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University and typically including modules
of questions for several clients): November 1985, November 1986, November 1987,
July 1988, October 1988, January 1989, May 1989, September 1989, January 1990,
August 1990, December 1990, July 1991, November 1991, November 1992, April
1993, September 1993, October 1993, November 1993, April 1994, July 1994,
September 1994, October 1994, October-November 1994, November 1994, April 1995,
September 1995, October 1995, April 1996, May 1996, July 1996, October 1996,
November 1996, May 1997, August 1997, October 1997, April 1998.
Virginia Assistive Technology Survey (survey of disabled
Virginians regarding their needs for assistive technology devices), 1991.
The Virginia Disability Survey (statewide telephone survey to
measure the prevalence of disabilities and needs for services); conducted for
the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services, 1990-91.
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) monthly
survey of Virginians regarding health practices; conducted for the Virginia
Department of Health, 1989, 1990, 1991.
Statewide survey of community college students; conducted for
JLARC, 1989.
Statewide telephone survey of state employees regarding
preferences related to health benefits; conducted for the Department of
Personnel and Training, 1989.
Mail survey of downtown Richmond employers regarding child care
issues; conducted for the Central Richmond Association; 1989.
Statewide and legislative district telephone surveys of registered
voters regarding abortion and the 1989 elections; conducted for the Center for
the American Woman and Politics, Rutgers University; 1989.
Surveys of consumers and insurance agencies regarding commercial
and professional liability insurance in Virginia; conducted for the State
Corporation Commission, 1989.
Statewide telephone survey of the Virginia public regarding child
care issues; survey of unlicensed child care providers; conducted for JLARC,
1988, 1989.
National mail survey of neurosurgeons regarding brain death and
organ donation; conducted for the United Network for Organ Sharing, 1989.
Review of surveys regarding public knowledge and attitudes about
various lottery games; prepared for the State Lottery Department, Commonwealth
of Virginia, February 1988.
Data analysis, survey of public school administrators, Virginia
Center for Educational Leadership, Department of Education, Commonwealth of
Virginia, February 1988.
Survey of membership, Virginia Chapter of the American College of
Physicians, 1987.
Dental Hygienist Needs Assessment Survey, School of Dentistry,
Medical College of Virginia, 1987.
Survey of Faculty, Administration, Students, and Alumnae, St.
Catherine's School, Richmond, 1987_1988.
Survey of Virginia Industrial Training Program participants for
the Department of Planning and Budget, Commonwealth of Virginia, July, 1987.
Survey of Richmond Singles' Knowledge and Behavior Regarding AIDS
(sponsored in part by Style Weekly), co_directed with David Kennamer, 1987.
Survey of Richmond (sponsored by Richmond Academy of Medicine),
with David Kennamer, 1986.
Questionnaire development and field work, Chesterfield County
Quality of Life Survey, 1986.
Questionnaire development and field work, survey of Blue
Cross/Blue Shield subscribers for the Department of Planning and Budget,
Commonwealth of Virginia, 1986.
Courses Taught
Survey Research (graduate and undergraduate)
Research Methods (graduate and undergraduate)
American Politics: American Government; Mass Media and Politics
(graduate and undergraduate); Political Parties and Elections; Public Opinion
Papers Presented at Professional Conferences
American Association for Public Opinion Research: 1987, 1988,
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
State of the Parties: 2005.
Second International Conference on Telephone Survey Methodology:
2006.
American Political Science Association: 1980, 1990, 1993, 1995,
1996, 2002, 2008.
American Statistical Association: 1994.
World Association for Public Opinion Research: 1986.
Midwest Political Science Association: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984,
1992, 2002, 2003.
Southern Political Science Association: 1987, 1988.
Northeastern Political Science Association: 1978.
American Public Health Association: 1993.
Professional Memberships
American Association for Public Opinion Research:
Elected to position of associate standards chair, 2000-2001 and
standards chair, 2001-2002;
Councilor at Large, 2007-2009.
American Political Science Association
Midwest Political Science Association
Southern Political Science Association
Member of Executive Council, National Network of State Polls,
1992-1994.
Book Reviews
Reading Mixed Signals: Ambivalence in American Public Opinion
about Government. By Albert H. Cantril and Susan Davis Cantril. Reviewed in Public
Opinion Quarterly, 64 (#4), 2000: 543-545.
Education and Democratic Citizenship in America. By Norman H. Nie,
Jane Junn, and Kenneth Stehlik-Barry. The Democratic Dilemma: Can Citizens
Learn What They Need to Know? By Arthur Lupia and Mathew D. McCubbins. Reviewed
in Political Psychology, 20 (1999), 911-914.
Numbered Voices: How Opinion Polling Has Shaped American Politics.
By Susan Herbst. The Phantom Respondents: Opinion Surveys and Political
Representation. By John Brehm. Reviewed in Journal of Politics 57
(Feb. 1995), 243-246.
Common Knowledge: News and the Construction of Political Meaning
by W. Russell Neuman, Marion R. Just, and Ann N. Crigler, Political
Science Quarterly, 108 (Spring 1993).
Research in Micropolitics: A Research Annual. Volume 3:
Public Opinion, edited by Samuel Long, Contemporary Sociology, 21
(January 1992): 41-42.
Covering Campaigns by Peter Clarke and Susan H. Evans, Political
Science Quarterly 98 (Winter 1983_84): 696_97.
What's News by Elie Abel, Political Science Quarterly 97
(Summer 1982): 334-335.
Does Mass Communication Really Change Public Opinion After All? by
James B. Lemert, Political Science Quarterly 96 (Winter 1981-82):
677-78.
Public Opinion by Harry Holloway and John George, Political
Science Quarterly 96 (Spring 1981): 155-56.
Geography of Elections by Peter J. Taylor and R.J. Johnson, Political
Science Quarterly 95 (Summer 1980): 326-27.