Ellen M. Key
Department of Political Science
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4392
Phone: (631) 632-6630
Fax: (631) 632-4116
ellen.key[at]sunysb.edu
Education
Ph.D., Stony Brook University, Political Science, (expected 2011).
Fields: American Politics, Political Economy, Methodology
M.A., University of Georgia, Political Science, 2007.
A.B., Georgetown University, Government and Women's Studies, 2004.
Honors and Awards
Stony Brook University, Presidential Fellowship, 2007-present.
The University of Georgia, Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, 2007.
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Assistantships
Stony Brook University, Department of Political Science Graduate Assistantship, 2007-present.
The University of Georgia, School of Public and International A
ffairs Teaching Assistantship,
2005-2007.
Teaching Experience
Stony Brook University, Instructor of Record
POL 325: "Civil Liberties and Civil Rights"
Fall 2009
POL 102: "Introduction to American Government"
Stony Brook University, Teaching Assistant
SOC 201: "Research Methods in Sociology"
Spring 2009 (Ivan Chase)
POL 402: "Political Economy: Government and Market Failures"
POL 502: "Intermediate Statistics for Public Policy," Graduate level
University of Georgia, Teaching Assistant
POLS 1101: "Introduction to American Government"
Research Experience
Stony Brook University, Research Assistant
Jeffrey Segal: Fall 2008,
Summer 2009
Matthew Lebo: Fall 2008, Summer 2009
Helmut Norpoth:
Summer 2009
Rene Lindstädt: Spring 2008
Joel Simmons: Fall 2007,
Summer 2008
Research Interests
Political Institutions
Campaign Politics
Political Methodology
Public Opinion
Conference Papers
"How Low Can You Go? Modeling the Amount of Negative Advertisements in Campaigns" (with Wendy Gross). Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA January 2009.
"A New Twist: Negative Campaigning and Split-Ticket Voting in Congressional and Gubernatorial Elections" (with Wendy Gross). Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA August 2008.
"Fail to the Chief: The Effect of Failed Presidential Primary Bids on Congressional Reelection Campaigns" (with Elizabeth Coggins and Cynthia McMeekin). Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA January 2008.
"State vs. Local Influences on Turnout and Rollo ff in an Open Primary" (with Arnold Fleischmann and Damon Cann). Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL September 2007.
"A New Game in Town: Rules Changes and Voting in an Open Primary" (with Arnold Fleischmann and Damon Cann). Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL April 2007.
"Problem-Solving Courts: Patterns and Effectiveness." (with Brian Levey, John Newton, and Wendy Gross). Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA January 2007.
"Framing the Public Debate: Gays and Lesbians vs. Homosexuals" (with Adam Fowler and Brian Levey). Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA September 2006.
Current Projects and Working Papers
"Are All Politics Local? Perhaps Just the Primaries" with Arnold Fleischmann and Damon Cann.
"Fail to the Chief: The Effect of Failed Presidential Primary Bids on Congressional Reelection Campaigns" with Elizabeth Coggins and Cynthia McMeekin.
Currently untitled project on cooperation and the evolution of fairness with Oleg Smirnov, Martijn Schoonvelde, and Roland Kappe.
"Keeping Up Appearances: Media Coverage of Nontraditional Presidential Candidates" with Wendy Gross and Audrey Haynes.
Evaluation of the Athens-Clarke County/Oconee County Felony Drug Court at the Request of Judge Steve C. Jones.
"Framing the Debate: How Language Shapes Public Opinion" with Adam Fowler (P.I.).
Public and Professional Service
Reviewer
-- Social Science Quarterly
Invited Panel Member for GRSC 7770 "Introduction to Teaching Political Science," September 2006.
Researcher for the UGA Survey Research Center and Georgia Secretary of State, November 2006.
Work Experience
Women's Campaign Fund, Washington, DC
Women's Campaign Research Fund, Washington, DC
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Washington, DC
References
Teaching evaluations available upon request.
Dr. Matthew Lebo
Department of Political Science
Stony Brook University
SBS 7th Floor
Stony Brook, NY 11794
631-632-7554
matthew.lebo[at]sunysb.edu
Dr. Arnold Fleischmann
Department of Political Science
The University of Georgia
104 Baldwin Hall
Athens, Georgia 30602-1615
706-542-2057
arnie[at]uga.edu
Dr. John Anthony Maltese
Department of Political Science
The University of Georgia
104 Baldwin Hall
Athens, Georgia 30602-1615
706-542-2057
jmaltese[at]uga.edu
Dr. Paul-Henri Gurian
Department of Political Science
The University of Georgia
104 Baldwin Hall
Athens, Georgia 30602-1615
706-542-2057
phgurian[at]uga.edu