Faculty Publications
Publications written by faculty and staff in the Department of Political Science at the University of Northern Iowa.
Submissions from 2023
Three of a Kind: Iowa’s Unique Congressional Competitiveness, Donna R. Hoffman and Christopher W. Larimer
Affordability And State Support For Higher Education, Ramona Sue McNeal, Lisa Dotterweich Bryan, and Mary Schmeida
A Critical Look At Ban-The-Box Policies And Their Unintended Consequences, Jayme Neiman Renfro
Submissions from 2022
Iowa: Islands in the Stream, Donna R. Hoffman and Christopher W. Larimer
Victimization: Sexual Minorities, Ramona S. McNeal, Susan M. Kunkle, and Mary Schmeida
Medicaid Expansion: Policy Impact On Home And Community-Based Services, Mary Schmeida and Ramona McNeal
Submissions from 2021
Photo Identification Laws And Perceptions Of Electoral Fraud, Kyle Endres and Costas Panagopoulos
State And Local Politics: Cases And Topics, Jayme L. Renfro
Submissions from 2020
Elite Messaging And Partisan Consumerism: An Evaluation Of President Trump’s Tweets And Polarization Of Corporate Brand Images, Kyle Endres, Costas Panagopoulos, and Donald P. Green
Submissions from 2019
Explaining The Competition For FDI: Evidence From Costa Rica And Cross-National Industry-Level FDI Data, Nicholas Bailey and Brian Warby
Iowa 2016: The Start of an Unusual Nomination Contest, Donna R. Hoffman, Christopher W. Larimer, and Alison D. Howard
Biological Approaches To Public Administration And Public Policy: Introduction, Christopher W. Larimer and Steven A. Peterson
Digital Paranoia: Unfriendly Social Media Climate Affecting Social Networking Activities, Ramona Sue McNeal and Mary Schmeida
Providing Promotion Pathways That Reflect Changing Faculty Workloads, C. Scott Peters
Long-Term Care Spending Relevant To U.S. Medicaid Expansion: Medicaid Long-Term Care Spending, Mary Schmeida and Ramona Sue McNeal
Darwin's Bureaucrat: Reassessing The Microfoundations Of Bureaucracy Scholarship, Kevin B. Smith and Jayme L.N. Renfro
Submissions from 2018
New Patterns Of Civil-Military Relations In Africa, Pita Ogaba Agbese
Nigeria: How To Derail A Transition Program, Pita Ogaba Agbese
The Public Administration Theory Primer, Third Edition, H. George Frederickson, Kevin B. Smith, Christopher W. Larimer, and Michael J. Licari
Iowa: Still Swinging After All These Years, Donna R. Hoffman and Christopher W. Larimer
Transdisciplinary Graduate Training in Predictive Plant Phenomics, Carolyn J. Lawrence-Dill, Theodore J. Heindel, Patrick S. Schnable, Stephanie J. Strong, Jill Wittrock, Mary E. Losch, and Julie A. Dickerson
Terrorists And Social Media Messages: A Critical Analysis Of Boko Haram’s Messages And Messaging Techniques, Chris Wolumati Ogbondah and Pita Ogaba Agbese
Stitched Together, Torn Apart: The Keffiyeh As Cultural Guide, Evan Renfro
Long-Term Care Spending Relevant To U.S. Medicaid Expansion: Medicaid Long-Term Care Spending, Mary Schmeida and Ramona Sue McNeal
Submissions from 2017
Managing Ethnic Relations In A Heterogeneous Society: The Case Of Nigeria, Pita Ogaba Agbese
Iowa First Congressional District: Anomaly Or New Normal?, Donna R. Hoffman and Christopher W. Larimer
Iowa: The Religious Right as Sometime Republican Kingmaker, Donna R. Hoffman and Christopher W. Larimer
Fake News: What it is and How to Rein it in, Nancy Justis, Pat Blank, Christina Hageman, Doug Hines, and Christopher Larimer
Ethnicity And Governance In The Third World, John Mukum Mbaku, Pita Ogaba Agbese, and Mwangi S. Kimenyi
General Introduction, John Mukum Mbaku, Pita Ogaba Agbese, and Mwangi S. Kimenyi
The impact of education on legislative responsiveness in three field experiments, Jayme Neiman
The ‘Affective Security Curriculum’: Breeding JBS Through The Marriage Of The Academic And The Jingoistic, Evan Renfro
Submissions from 2016
Partisan Social Pressure And Voter Mobilization, Meghan Condon, Christopher W. Larimer, and Costas Panagopoulos
Civic Education: Do Liberals Do It Better?, Jason Gainous and Allison M. Martens
Bush And The Faith-Based Initiative: Forgoing The Role Of Chief Legislator, Donna R. Hoffman and Alison Dana Howard
Social Media, Participation, And Attitudes: Does Social Media Drive Polarization?, Justin W. Holmes and Ramona Sue McNeal
State-Level Cyberbullying Policy: Variations In Containing A Digital Problem, Ramona Sue McNeal, Susan M. Kunkle, and Lisa Dotterweich Bryan
State-Level Cyberbullying Policy: Variations In Containing A Digital Problem, Ramona Sue McNeal, Susan M. Kunkle, and Lisa Dotterweich Bryan
Smartphones And Their Increased Importance In U.S. Presidential Elections, Ramona Sue McNeal, Mary Schmeida, and Lisa Bryan
The E-Government Surveillance In The United States: Public Opinion On Government Wiretapping Powers, Ramona Sue McNeal, Mary Schmeida, and Justin Holmes
The E-Government Surveillance In The United States: Public Opinion On Government Wiretapping Powers, Ramona Sue McNeal, Mary Schmeida, and Justin Holmes
Speaking Different Languages Or Reading From The Same Script? Word Usage Of Democratic And Republican Politicians, Jayme L. Neiman, Frank J. Gonzalez, Kevin Wilkinson, Kevin B. Smith, and John R. Hibbing
State Policy Action On Medicaid Telemedicine Reimbursement Laws, Mary Schmeida and Ramona McNeal
Internet Pharmacy Cybercrime: State Policy Mitigating Risks 2000-2015, Mary Schmeida and Ramona S. McNeal
U.S. Public Support To Climate Change Initiatives? Setting Stricter Carbon Dioxide Emission Limits On Power Plants, Mary Schmeida and Ramona Sue McNeal
Submissions from 2015
Reflective Liberals And Intuitive Conservatives: A Look At The Cognitive Reflection Test And Ideology, Kristen D. Deppe, Frank J. Gonzalez, Jayme L. Neiman, Carly Jacobs, Jackson Pahlke, Kevin B. Smith, and John R. Hibbing
Battleground Iowa: Swing State Extraordinaire, Donna R. Hoffman and Christopher W. Larimer
Trade Networks And Conflict Processes In The Israeli Conflict System, Nadia Jilani-Hyler, Ashley Murph-Schwarzer, Dona Roy, Matthew Shaffer, and Brian Warby
Voters And The Limits Of Gubernatorial Power: The Case Of Iowa, Christopher W. Larimer
Digital Paranoia: Unfriendly Social Media Climate Affecting Social Networking Activities, Ramona Sue McNeal and Mary Schmeida
Voting at Home Is Associated with Lower Cortisol than Voting at the Polls, Jayme Neiman, Karl Gieseffi, Kevin Smith, Jeffrey French, Israel Waismel-Manor, and John Hibbing
Voting At Home Is Associated With Lower Cortisol Than Voting At The Polls, Jayme Neiman, Karl Giuseffi, Kevin Smith, Jeffrey French, Israel Waismel-Manor, and John Hibbing
Medicare And Medicaid Services Online: Government Initiatives Narrowing Online Access Inequalities, Mary Schmeida and Ramona McNeal
Online Health Information: Home Caregiver Population Driving Cyberspace Searches In The United States, Mary Schmeida and Ramona McNeal
Submissions from 2014
Diffusion And Escalation Of Ethnic Conflict, Steven E. Lobell and Philip Mauceri
Internationalization As An Explanation? The Development Of Ethnic Conflict In Latin America, Philip Mauceri
Social Pressure, Descriptive Norms, And Voter Mobilization, Costas Panagopoulos, Christopher W. Larimer, and Meghan Condon
Online Health Information: Home Caregiver Population Driving Cyberspace Searches In The United States, Mary Schmeida and Ramona McNeal
Submissions from 2013
The U.S. War On Terrorism And The Dynamics Of Threat Perception In West Africa, Pita Ogaba Agbese
Justices Denied: A County-Level Analysis Of The 2010 Iowa Supreme Court Retention Election, Andrew J. Clopton and C. Scott Peters
Relations Between Uniformed And Contractor Personnel In Complex Operations, Lindsay P. Cohn
Policing In Northern Ireland: Community Control, Community Policing, And The Search For Legitimacy, R. Allen Hays
A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: Building American National Identity Through Art, Alison D. Howard and Donna R. Hoffman
Introduction: The Tragedies Of The Authoritarian State In Africa, George Klay Kieh and Pita Ogaba Agbese
Reconstructing The Authoritarian State In Africa, George Klay Kieh and Pita Ogaba Agbese
Rethinking The Authoritarian State In Africa: The Lessons, George Klay Kieh and Pita Ogaba Agbese
Civic Education And Democratic Capacity: How Do Teachers Teach And What Works?, Allison M. Martens and Jason Gainous
Bridging The Inequality Gap To Accessing Medicare And Medicaid Information Online: An Empirical Analysis Of E-Government Success 2002 Through 2010, Mary Schmeida and Ramona McNeal
Children's Mental-Health Language Access Laws: State Factors Influence Policy Adoption, Mary Schmeida and Ramona McNeal
Medicare And Medicaid Services Online: Government Initiatives Narrowing Online Access Inequalities, Mary Schmeida and Ramona McNeal
Submissions from 2012
Obama In Words And Deeds, Donna R. Hoffman and Alison D. Howard
State Response To Obama’s Broadband Access Policy: A Study In Policy Implementation, Ramona McNeal
The Determinants Of Policy Introduction And Bill Adoption: Examining Minimum Wage Increases In The American States, 1997-2006, Eric A. Whitaker, Mitchel N. Herian, Christopher W. Larimer, and Michael Lang
Submissions from 2011
It Wasn't In My Contract: Security Privatization And Civilian Control, Lindsay P. Cohn
Technology, Politics, And E-Commerce: Internet Sales Tax And Interstate Cooperation, Kathleen Hale and Ramona McNeal
Presidents and the Rhetoric of Recessions, Donna R. Hoffman and Alison D. Howard
From Tactics to Praxis: Learning Feminist Pedagogy through Methodology, Laura L. Janik-Marusov, Lauren M. Sardi, Dina Giovanelli, Rita Offiaeli, and Deric Shannon
From Tactics To Praxis: Learning Feminist Pedagogy Through Methodology, Laura L. Janik-Marusov, Lauren M. Sardi, Dina Giovanelli, Rita Offiaeli, and Deric Shannon
E-Disclosure Of Campaign Finance Information: Agenda Setting And Policy Change, Ramona McNeal
Optimal Pairwise Alignment Of Fixed Protein Structures In Subquadratic Time, Aleksandar Poleksic
Submissions from 2010
The Enduring Effects Of Social Pressure: Tracking Campaign Experiments Over A Series Of Elections, Tiffany C. Davenport, Alan S. Gerber, Donald P. Green, Christopher W. Larimer, Christopher B. Mann, and Costas Panagopoulos
An Experiment Testing The Relative Effectiveness Of Encouraging Voter Participation By Inducing Feelings Of Pride Or Shame, Alan S. Gerber, Donald P. Green, and Christopher W. Larimer
Election Administration Reform And State Choice: Voter Identification Requirements And Hava, Kathleen Hale and Ramona McNeal
Does Gender Composition Affect Group Decision Outcomes? Evidence From A Laboratory Experiment, Rebecca J. Hannagan and Christopher W. Larimer
The Evolution Of Citizenship In A Divided Urban Community: Local Citizen Engagement In Belfast, Northern Ireland, R. Allen Hays
Talking to Millennials: Policy Rhetoric and Rhetorical Narratives in the 2008 Presidential Campaign, Donna R. Hoffman and Alison D. Howard
The Presidential Rhetoric of Hard Times, Donna R. Hoffman and Alison D. Howard
Gender Differences In Follower Behavior: An Experimental Study Of Reactions To Ambitious Decision Makers, Christopher W. Larimer and Rebecca J. Hannagan
E-Disclosure Of Campaign Finance Information: Divergent Interests In The States, Ramona McNeal and Kathleen Hale
Submissions from 2009
Testing The Accuracy Of Regression Discontinuity Analysis Using Experimental Benchmarks, Donald P. Green, Terence Y. Leong, Holger L. Kern, Alan S. Gerber, and Christopher W. Larimer
Representation And The Rules Of The Game: An Electoral Simulation, Donna R. Hoffman
Auditioning for the Rhetorical Presidency: Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speeches as “Presidential” Documents, Donna R. Hoffman and Alison D. Howard
Vote for Me: Appeals to Voters in Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speeches, Donna R. Hoffman and Alison D. Howard
A Hundred Ways Of Beginning: The Politics Of Everyday Life, Alexandra Kogl
“I don’t want to be selling my soul”: Two Experiments in Environmental Economics, Natalia V. Ovchinnikova, Hans J. Czap, Gary D. Lynne, and Christopher W. Larimer
"I Don't Want To Be Selling My Soul": Two Experiments In Environmental Economics, Natalia V. Ovchinnikova, Hans J. Czap, Gary D. Lynne, and Christopher W. Larimer
Canons Of Ethics And Accountability In State Supreme Court Elections, C. Scott Peters
Submissions from 2008
Social Pressure And Voter Turnout: Evidence From A Large-Scale Field Experiment, Alan S. Gerber, Donald P. Green, and Christopher W. Larimer
The American Public's View of Congress, John R. Hibbing and Christopher W. Larimer
