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Monica C. Schneider

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Miami University (Ohio)

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Education:

• Ph.D. American Politics and Methodology, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. 2007
• M.A. Political Science, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. 2004
• B.A. Psychology (honors), Northwestern University. 1998

Research and Teaching Interests:

Professor Schneider's research and teaching interests cover a wide variety of areas in American Politics, including political psychology, gender and racial stereotypes, the gender gap, campaigns and elections, public opinion, and methodology.

Selected Publications:

"The Battle for Ohio in 2008: The Politics of Pragmatism."  in The Change Election: Money, Mobilization, and Persuasion in the 2008 Federal Elections, David B. Magleby (ed.).  Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, Provo, UT, 2009. (with D. Coffey, D. Cohen, B. Tadlock, D. Kingsbury, D. Carnahan, and J. Green)

"Stepping around the Brick Wall: Overcoming Student Obstacles in Methods Courses." PS: Political Science and Politics 42.2 (200): 375-83. (with A.L. Bos)

"Political Expertise and the Use of Ideology: Moderating Effects of Evaluative Motivation." Public Opinion Quarterly 71.2 (2007): 221-252. (with C. Federico)

“Satisficing.” in Polling America: An Encyclopedia of Public Opinion, Samuel Best and Benjamin Radcliff (eds.).  Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 2005. (with J.M. Miller)

"Experimental Tests of an Attitudinal Theory of the Gender Gap in Voting." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 29.10 (2003): 1245-1258. (with A.H. Eagly, A.B. Diekman, and P. Kulesa)

Research agenda:

Professor Schneider is currently working on several research projects pertaining to gender and race in American politics. First, with undergraduate Jenna Kruse, she has collected data on candidate websites from the '04, '06, and '08 election cycles and is working on a project understanding how candidates use their gender on their websites. Second, with Psychology professor Amanda Diekman, she is working on two papers: one about applying social role theory to understand the gender gap and a second about how female candidates might automatically be seen as agents of change. Third, with undergradute Kristen Pondel, Professor Schneider is analyzing the results of experimental data aimed at understanding the effects of targeted direct mail on female and male voters. Fourth, with colleague Angie Bos from the College of Wooster, she is working on a paper trying to understand the stereotypes of African-American politicians.