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| Melissa Marschall | | Professor | | Professor in Political Science | | | | e-mail:marschal@rice.edu | | | - BA International Affairs and German (1990) The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
- MA International Relations and Political Science (1993) Bo¿azi¿i University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Ph.D. Political Science (1998) State University of New York-Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
| | | | Primary Department | | Department of Political Science | |  |
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| Research Areas |
| | American politics, urban politics, public policy, political behavior, eduction policy, race and ethnicity |
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| Research Progress & Agenda |
| | My research focuses on the inter-connections among institutional arrangements, individual behavior, and policy outcomes. My areas of expertise include urban politics, public policy (particularly urban development, education, and intergovernmental relations), and participation (with a focus on local involvement and minority politics). My work examines the reciprocal effects among public policies, urban institutions, participatory behaviors, and social and political organization. I am recognized as an expert on education politics and reform and urban service delivery (how/why local governments provide public benefits and services), and hope that my more recent work will establish me as an important researcher on issues of urban/local participation, an area largely neglected by those studying political behavior, and minority incorporation in local politics.
Since 1997 I have published (either singly or collaboratively) a Princeton University Press book, which won the Aaron Wildavsky Award for best book in 2001-02, 8 refereed articles, and 7 non-refereed pieces. I have a forthcoming article at Political Research Quarterly, another piece under R&R at Political Behavior and a third piece under review at Public Choice. In addition, I have three articles that are currently in preparation for submission. I have successfully competed for research funding in the amount of approximately $53,000. Finally, I have presented papers at 4 foundation-sponsored workshops, more than a dozen conferences and have served 8 times as a panel discussant or roundtable participant. In sum, in the last 5 years I have been a very productive scholar; my work has appeared in highly visible outlets and I have regularly presented my work at prominent conferences and workshops.
Between 1994-2000, I was heavily involved in a collaborative research project investigating the effects of school choice arrangements on parents¿ incentives, information and behavior. In addition to this project, over the past several years I have worked on publishing articles from my dissertation. Indeed, four of my single-authored articles (2 published, 1 forthcoming, 1 under revision) stem from my dissertation and deal with the place of schools in urban communities, patterns of local participatory behavior, and other related questions. This research also builds and seeks to improve upon a small body of political science research that examines the ways in which context (the broader milieu in which individuals reside) shapes citizen participation and attitudes. In my work I have incorporated more appropriate methods to measure and test for the effects context while also developing a more compelling theoretical framework for how and why context should matter for individual-level behaviors and orientations. I believe my work stands to make an important contribution to this area of inquiry.
With funding from several small seed-grants, I have nearly completed a large-scale data collection effort on a new project investigating minority incorporation in local politics. Three manuscripts (coauthored with Anirudh Ruhil-UIC) are currently in progress and several others will follow. This new project will allow me build on my existing research while at the same time continuing to investigate questions that examine the inter-connections among institutional arrangements, individual behavior, and policy outcomes. |
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| Teaching Areas |
| | American politics, urban politics, public policy, education policy |
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| Selected Publications |
| | Articles |
| | Marschall, Melissa J. and Anirudh V.S. Ruhil 2005 Fiscal Effects of the Voter Initiative Reconsidered: Addressing Endogeneity State Politics and Policy Quarterly 5 (4): 327-55
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| | Marschall, Melissa J. and Anirudh V.S. Ruhil Of Models and Methods: A Response to Matsusaka State Politics and Policy Quarterly 5 (4): 364-72.
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| | Melissa Marschall and Anirudh Ruhil "Substantive Symbols: The Attitudinal Dimension of Black Political Incorporation in Local Government." American Journal of Political ScienceIn Revision |
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| | Melissa Marschall and Anirudh Ruhil "The Pomp of Power: Black Mayoralties in Urban America." Social Science QuarterlyIn Revision |
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| | Marschall, Melissa J. and Paru R. Shah 2005 Keeping Policy Churn off the Agenda: Urban Education and Civic Capacity Policy Studies Journal 33 (2): 161-180.
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| | Melissa Marschall and Paru Shah "The Attitudinal Effects of Minority Incorporation: Examining the Racial Dimensions of Trust in Urban America." Urban Affairs ReveiwIn Revision |
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| | Melissa Marschall "Citizen Participation and the Neighborhood Context: A New Look at the Coproduction of Local
Public Goods.
." Political Research Quarterly, 57 (2004) : 231-44. |
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| | Melissa Marschall and Dietlind Stolle "Race and the City: Neighborhood Context and the Development of Generalized Trust." Political Behavior, 26 (2004) : 125-53. |
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| | Book chapters |
| | The Latino Student-Teacher Gap in Immigrant Gateways: Structural Constraints and Policy Solution
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| | Marschall, Melissa J. 2005 Minority ncorporation and Local School Boards Chpt 8 In Besieged: School Boards and the Future of Education Politics, ed. by William Howell Brookings Institution.
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| | Melissa Marschall and Paru Shah "The Latino Student-Teacher Gap in Immigrant Gateways: Structural Constraints and Policy Solutions." Submitted |
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| | Other |
| | Some Thoughts on Immigrants, Schools, and Exclusionary Politics in the U.S Politics of Education Association Bulletin 30 (3): 1-5. |
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| | Refereed Articles |
| | Marschall, Melissa Parent Involvement and Educational Outcomes for Latino Students Review of Policy Research
23 (5):1053-76
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| | Marschall Melissa and Anirudh Ruhil Substantive Symbols: The Attitudinal Dimension of Black Political Incorporation in Local
Government American Journal of Political Science 51 (1):
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| | Marschall Melissa and Anirudh Ruhil The Pomp of Power: Black Mayoralties in Urban America Social
Science Quarterly 87 (4): 828-50
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| | Melissa Marschall and Paru Shah "The Attitudinal Effects of Minority Incorporation:
Examining the Racial Dimensions of Trust in Urban America
." Urban Affairs Review (2007) In Press |
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| | Melissa Marschall and Paru Shah "The Attitudinal Effects of Minority Incorporation:
Examining the Racial Dimensions of Trust in Urban America
." Urban Affairs Review (2007) In Press |
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| Presentations |
| | Invited Papers |
| | Marschall, Melissa and Dietlind Stolle. 2005.Seeing or Living Diversity¿Contact with Diverse Others and the Development of Generalized Trust. Presented at the Comparative Industrialized Workshop at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, London, Ontario, June 2. |
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| | Paper Presentation. "Minority Representation and Local School Boards." Annual Meeting of the Southwest Social Science Association, Corpus Christi, TX. (March 18-20, 2004) |
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| | Paper Presentation. "School Governance and Latino Representation: Do Local School Councils Promote Effective Schooling?." Politics of Latino Education/University of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX. (Dec 10-11, 2004) With Paru Shah |
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| | Paper Presentation. "The Attitudinal Effects of Minority Incorporation: Examining the Racial Dimensions of Trust in Urban America.." Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Lund, Sweden. (July 15-18, 2004) |
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| | "The New Racial Calculus: Electoral Institutions and Black Gains in City Hall." Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. (April 15-18, 2004) With Anirudh Ruhil |
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| | Paper presentation. "¿Hues in the House: A Panel Analysis of Black Electoral Gains in City Halls." Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia. (Aug. 30, 2003) With Anirudh Ruhil |
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| | Paper presentation. "¿Minority Representation and Local School Boards.¿." School Board Politics Conference, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. (Oct. 15-17, 2003) With none |
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| | Paper presentation. "¿Revisiting the Question of Civic Capacity and Urban School Reform"." the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia. (Aug 30, 2003) With Paru Shah |
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| | "¿The Institutional and Social Context of Urban School Reform¿." Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, Halifax, Nova Scotia. (April 30, 2003) With Paru Shah |
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| | Invited Talks |
| | Speaker, Panelist. "Operationalizing Social Capital.." Conference on Race and Social Capital, Texas A&M, College Station, TX. (Feb. 11, 2006.) |
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| | Invited Talk. "Substantive Symbols: The Attitudinal Dimension of Black Political Incorporation in Local
Government
." Political Science Dept./ Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ. (Oct. 29, 2004) |
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| | Invited Talk. "The Attitudinal Dimension of Political Incorporation: Service Delivery and Citizen Satisfaction under Black Electoral Representation." Political Science Dept., Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. (April 23, 2004) |
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| | Panelist |
| | ¿Birds of a Political Feather: Does Tiebout Sorting Lead to Partisan Polarization in American Metropolitan Areas?¿ (with Wendy Rahn). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Political Science Association, Philadelphia, Aug. 31-Sept. 3. |
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| | ¿Birds of a Political Feather: Ideology, Partisanship, and Geographic Sorting in the American Electorate¿ (with Wendy Rahn). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 21. |
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| | Discussant. "New Perspectives on Power, Federalism, and Policy Change in Education." Annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia. (Aug 2006) |
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| | ¿Parental Involvement and Educational Outcomes for Minority Students.¿ Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Political Science Association, Philadelphia, Aug. 31-Sept. 3. |
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| | Marschall, Melissa and Paru Shah. 2005. Representation and Educational Opportunities for Latinos.¿ Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 7-9, Chicago. |
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| | Marschall, Melissa and Paru Shah. 2005. ¿The Attitudinal Effects of Minority Incorporation: Examining the Racial Dimensions of Trust in Urban America.¿ Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, New Orleans, March 24-26. |
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| | Marschall, Melissa and Anirudh Ruhil. 2005. Waiting for Godot? Black Mayors and Public Finance.¿ Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 7-9, Chicago. |
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| Editorial Positions |
| | Member of the Editorial Board, Urban Affairs Review. Sage. (January 2007 - December 2009)
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| Supervised Theses & Dissertations |
| | Caitlin Rosenthal, BA Beyond the Bake Sale: Parent-Teacher Organizations and the Perpetuation of Inequality. (2004) (Committee Member)
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| | Brent D. Boyea, Ph.D. State Methods of Judicial Selection: An Evaluation of Career Ambition. (2005) (Committee Member)
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| | Paru Shah, Ph.D. Re-examining Minority Representation: Empirically Linking Descriptive and Substantive Latino Representatio. (2005) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
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| | Gavin Dillingham, Ph.D. Policy Adoption and Policy Effects: Explaining Governments¿ Choice of Urban Growth Management Policy and the Effects on Sprawl. (2006) (Committee Member)
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| | Paru Shah, Ph.D. Examining Minority Representation: Empirically Linking Descriptive and Substantive Latino Representation.. (2006) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
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| | Patricia Haptemichael, Ph.D. Good Starts Matter: An Examination of Entrepreneurial Activity Involved in Starting a Charter School.. (2006) (Committee Member)
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| | Brent D. Boyea, Ph.D. State Methods of Judicial Selection: An Evaluation of Career Ambition. (Committee Member)
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| | Patricia A. Habtemichael, Ph.D. Good Starts Matter: An Examination of Entrepreneurial Activity Involved in Starting a Charter School. (Committee Member)
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| Awards, Prizes, & Fellowships |
| | Allen Saxe Best Paper Award in 2005 for ¿The Attitudinal Effects of Minority Incorporation: Examining the Racial Dimensions of Trust in Urban America.¿, Southwest Political Science Association (March 2005)
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| | Allen Saxe Best Paper Award in 2004 for Minority Incorporation in Local School Boards., Southwest Political Science Association (March 24-26, 2005)
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| Positions Held |
| | Public Policy Section Head for 2007 Annual Meeting, Southern Political Science Association. (June 2006 - January 2007)
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