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| Regina Paunee Branton | | Assistant Professor | | Assistant Professor of Political Science | | | | e-mail:branton@rice.edu | | | - B.A. (1992) University of South Carolina
- M.A. (1994) University of Wyoming
- Ph. D. (2000) University of Arizona
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| Websites |
| | www.ruf.rice.edu/~branton
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| Research Areas |
| | American Politics, Minority Politics, Political Communications, and Political Methodology |
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| Political Implications of Racial and Ethnic Diversity |
| | My substantive research agenda considers the political importance of racial and ethnic diversity in America. Racial and Ethnic Diversity, as conceptualized in my research, accounts for the multiplicity, or the mixing, of racial
and ethnic groups. The racial and ethnic groups of particular concern include whites, blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and American
Indians. In general, my research interests focus on examining the behavioral, electoral, and institutional implications of diversity. The ultimate goal of this agenda is to establish how
variation in racial and ethnic diversity manifests itself in various aspects of American politics. This particular research agenda offers a needed extension to the existing research by
broadening the focus to include multiple racial and ethnic groups. Further, this agenda attempts to bridge the gap between the minority politics literature and the mainstream political science
literature by incorporating the theoretical and methodological ideas from both areas of research. |
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| Teaching Areas |
| | American Politics, Minority Politics, and Political Methodology |
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| Selected Publications |
| | Articles |
| | Regina Branton and Bradford Jones "Beyond Logit and Probit: Cox Duration Models of Single, Repeating, and Competing Events for State Policy Adoption." State Politics and Policy Quarterly, 5 (2005) : 420-443. |
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| | Regina Branton and Bradford Jones. "Values, Context, and Racial and Ethnic
Diversity." American Journal of Political Science, 49: 359-372. |
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| | Regina Branton "Voting Behavior in Ballot Elections: Does Racial and Ethnic
Diversity Matter." State Politics and Policy Quarterly, 4 (2004) : 294-317. |
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| | Regina Branton "Examining Individual-Level Voting Behavior on State Ballot
Propositions." Political Research Quarterly, 56 (2003) : 367-377. |
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| | Book chapters |
| | Regina Branton and David Goodman "Voter Turnout." Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions (2008) |
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| | Regina Branton, Gavin Dillingham, Johanna Dunaway, and Beth Miller "Voting Against Bilingual Education: The Partisan Nature of the Impact of
Spatial Proximity to the Border of Mexico." The Politics of Latino EducationIn Press |
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| | Refereed Articles |
| | Bradford Jones, Regina Branton, and Chad Westerland "All Along the Watchtower: Race, Morality, Security,
and Immigration." Submitted |
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| | Johanna Dunaway, Marisa Abrajano, and Regina Branton "Agenda Setting, Public Opinion, and the Issue of Immigration Reform." Submitted |
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| | Matt Barreto and Regina Branton "Turnout in U.S House Primary and General Elections: The
Importance of Candidate-Level and District-Level Race and Ethnicity." Submitted |
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| | Regina Branton "Examining Individual-Level Voting Behavior on State Ballot Propositions." Political Research Quarterly, 56 (2003) : 367-377. |
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| | Regina Branton "Latino Attitudes Toward Various Areas of Public Policy:
The Importance of Acculturation." Political Research Quarterly, 60 (2007) : 293-303. |
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| | Regina Branton "Voting Behavior in Ballot Elections: Does Racial and Ethnic Diversity Matter?." State Politics and Policy Quarterly, 4 (2004) : 294-317. |
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| | Regina Branton and Bradford Jones "Beyond Logit and Probit: Some Alternative Duration Modeling Strategies for State Policy Adoption.." State Politics and Policy Quarterly, 5 (2005) : 420-443. |
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| | Regina Branton and Bradford Jones "Reexamining Racial Attitudes: The Conditional Relationship Between Diversity and Socio-Economic Environment." American Journal of Political Science, 49 (2005) : 359-372. |
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| | Regina Branton and Johanna Dunaway "English and Spanish-Language Media Coverage of Immigration: A Comparative
Analysis
." Social Science Quarterly, 89 (2008) : 1006-1022. |
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| | Regina Branton and Johanna Dunaway "Geographic Media Agenda Setting: Spatial Proximity to the US-Mexico Border
and Newspaper Coverage of Immigration Issues." Political Research QuarterlyIn Press |
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| | Regina Branton and Johanna Dunaway "Slanted Newspaper Coverage of Immigration: The Importance of Economics and Geography
." Policy Studies JournalIn Press |
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| | Regina Branton, Gavin Dillingham, Johanna Dunaway, and Beth Miller "Anglo Voting on Nativist Ballot Initiatives: The Partisan Impact of
Spatial Proximity to the U.S. Mexico Border." Social Science Quarterly, 88 (2007) : 868-881. |
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| | "Minority Candidates, Electoral Competition, and Electoral Success." Political Research QuarterlyIn Press |
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| | Regina Branton and Johanna Dunaway "Biased Newspaper Coverage of Immigration: The Importance of Economics and
Geography." Submitted |
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| Presentations |
| | Invited Talks |
| | Lecture. "The Hispanic Population and Distance to the Border:
Predicting Anglo-Voting Behavior on California's Bilingual Ballot
Initiatives.." Texas A&M University, College Station Texas. (November 5, 2004) |
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| | Other |
| | "Ethnic and Racial Diversity and Competition in U.S.
House Elections
." Delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest
Political Science Association
, Chicago, IL. (April 2001) With Bradford Jones |
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| | "Ethnic and Racial Diversity and In-Group Out-Group
Evaluations ." Delivered at the New York Area Political
Psychology Meeting
, New York, NY. (May 2001) With Bradford Jones |
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| | "Shaping Direct Democracy, Partisanship, Context, and
Institutional Influences.
." Delivered at the Annual Meeting of the
Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas, NV. (March 2001) |
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| | "Values, Context, and Racial and Ethnic
Heterogeneity.." Delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American
Political Science Association
, San Francisco, CA. (2001) With Bradford Jones |
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| | "Has the Time Come for Alternative Voting Systems: Reframing the Scope and Factors?." 2000 Annual Meeting American Political Science Association, Washington, DC. (September 1, 2000) With John Garcia |
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| | Panelist |
| | "English and Spanish-Language Media Coverage of Immigration: A Comparative Analysis." Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans. (January 2008) With Johanna Dunaway |
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| | "Racial and Ethnic Minority Candidates in U.S. House General and Primary Elections: Where Do They Emerge and How Do They Compete?." American Political Science Association, Boston, MA. (September 2008) With Ngoc Phan |
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| | "Agenda Setting, Public Opinion, and the Issue of Immigration
Reform." Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois. (September 2007) With Johanna Dunaway and Marisa Abrajano |
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| | "All Along the Watchtower: Race, Morality, Security, and
Immigration." Annual Meeting of the Political Science Association, Athens, Greece. (June 2007) With Chad Westerland and Bradford Jones |
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| | "Close Enough for Comfort? A Spatial Analysis of Voting on Indian
Gaming Initiatives in California." State Politics and Policy Conference, Austin, Texas. (February 2007) With Fred Boehmke, Gavin Dillingham, and Rick Witmer |
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| | "Targeting Audiences: Media Attributes and Biased Coverage of Immigration." Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. (January 2007) With Johanna Dunaway |
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| | "The Importance of Race and Ethnicity in Congressional Primary
Elections." Annual Meeting of the Southwest Political Science Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico. (March 2007) |
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| | "The Importance of Race and Ethnicity in Congressional Primary
Elections." Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois. (April 2007) |
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| | "Third Party Intervention and Outcomes in Interstate Conflicts." Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois. (April 2007) With Renato Corbetta |
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| | Presenter. "Close Enough for Comfort? A Spatial
Analysis of Voting on Indian Gaming Initiatives in
California.." Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. (April 2006) With Fred Boehmke, Gavin Dillingham, and Rick Witmer |
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| | Presenter. "Geographic Media Agenda Setting: Spatial
Proximity to the US-Mexico Border and Newspaper
Coverage of Immigration Issues.." Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. (April 2006) With Johanna Dunaway |
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| | Presenter. "Race, Ethnicity, and U.S. House Incumbent Evaluations." Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia. (January 2006) With Bradford Jones and Jennifer Byrne |
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| | Discussant. "Race, Ethnicity, and Voting Behavior." Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia. (January 2006) |
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| | Presenter. "Turnout in U.S House Primary and General
Elections: The Importance of Candidate-Level and
District-Level Race and Ethnicity'." Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. (April 2006) With Matt Barreto |
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| | Presenter. "Minority Candidate Emergence, Competitiveness, and
Success in US House Elections." American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C.. (September 2005) |
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| | co-author and presenter. "Proximity and Responsiveness to U.S. House Members in Racially and Ethnically Mixed Congressional Districts." Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. (April 2005) With Bradford Jones and Jennifer Byrne |
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| | co-author and presenter. "Proximity and Responsiveness to U.S. House Members in Racially and Ethnically Mixed Congressional Districts." Southwest Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA. (March 2005) With Bradford Jones and Jennifer Byrne |
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| | Chair. "Institutional Linkages and the Formation of African
American Political Identity.." American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Il. (September, 2004) |
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| | Chair. "Race-Based Voting." Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. (April, 2004) |
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| | Discussant. "The Impact of Descriptive and Substantive
Representation for Minority Groups.." Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. (April, 2004) |
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| | Presentation. "Voting Against Bilingual Education: The Role of Spatial Proximity, Ethnic
Context and Socio-Economics." Latino Education Conference, University of Texas. (December 11, 2004) With Gavin Dillingham and Beth Miller |
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| | co-author. "Beyond Logit and Probit: Some Alternative Duration
Modeling Strategies for State Policy Adoption." Annual Meeting of the State Policy and Policy Conference, Tucson, Arizona. (February 2003) With Bradford Jones |
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| | co-author and presenter. "Beyond Logit and Probit: Some Alternative Duration
Modeling Strategies for State Policy Adoption.." Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Denver, Colorado. (March 2003) With Bradford Jones |
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| | Discussant. "Teaching Political Science Methodologies." Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Denver, Colorado. (March 2003) |
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| | Chair. "Incumbent Survival in US Elections.." Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA. (November 2002) |
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| | Chair and Discussant. "The Impact of Religion on Voting Choice." Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA. (November 2002) |
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| | Presenter. "Values, Context, and Racial and Ethnic Diversity." Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Sceince Association, Chicago, IL. (April 2002) With Bradford Jones |
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| | Session Chair |
| | Chair and Discussant. "Public Opinion Toward Immigrants and
Immigration Policy." Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans. (January 2008) |
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| | Chair and Discussant. "The Geography of Elections." Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. (April 2008) |
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| | "Inferring Individual Attributes." Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois. (April 2007) |
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| | "The Politics of Racial Attitudes." Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. (January 2007) |
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| | Workshops |
| | Participant. "Automated Content Analysis and Computer Annotation." American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA. (August 2006) |
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| | Participant. "Immigrants and U.S. Politics Session." American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA. (August 2006) |
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| Awards, Prizes, & Fellowships |
| | Jewel Prestage Award for Best Paper on Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and
Political Behavior, Southwest Political Science Association (March 2007)
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| | Associate of the Year, Will Rice College (Spring 2005)
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| | Minority Politics Guest Lecture Series, Brown Teaching Award Grant (2004)
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| | Panel Discussant: Cultural Differences And Electoral Politics, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (San Francisco, CA, 2001)
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| | Section Organizer: Elections and Voting Section, 2002 Annual Meeting , Southern Political Science Association
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| | Section Organizer: Race, Class, and Ethnicity Section, 2003 Annual Meeting, Midwest Political Science Association
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