Lisa A. Bryant August, 2014 Department of Political Science Email: lbryant@csufresno.edu 2225 E. San Ramon Ave. Office Phone: 559.278.7612 M/S MF19 Office: McKee Fisk 212 Fresno, CA 93740 Academic Positions 2014 - current Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, California State University, Fresno Academic Background 2014 PhD Political Science, University of New Mexico 2009 MA Political Science, University of New Mexico 2006 BA Political Science, University of New Mexico Additional Training 2010 NSF Conference on Politics Experiments: Lab, Field, and Classroom, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 2008 ICPSR workshop on Panel Data, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Dissertation Dissertation Title: Mobilizing the Immigrant Vote: A Comparison of Mobilization Methods to Increase Turnout Among Minority and Naturalized Citizens. Committee: Lonna Rae Atkeson (chair), Timothy B. Krebs, and Gabriel R. Sanchez,University of New Mexico; Christopher B. Mann, Louisiana State University; R. Michael Alvarez, California Institute of Technology Peer Reviewed Articles Considering Mixed Mode Surveys for Questions in Political Behavior: Using the Internet and Mail to Get Quality Data at Reasonable Costs 2011. Political Behavior 33(1):161-178. With Lonna Rae Atkeson, Alex N. Adams, Luciana Zilberman, and Kyle L. Saunders. A New Barrier to Participation: Heterogeneous Application of Voter Identification Policies. 2010. Electoral Studies 29(1): 66-73. With Lonna Rae Atkeson, Thad E. Hall, Kyle L Saunders, and R. Michael Alvarez.
Shifting the Blame: Federalism, Causal Attribution and Public Assignment of Blame Following Hurricane Katrina. 2008. Publius 38(4): 609-632. With Cherie D. Maestas, Lonna Rae Atkeson, and Thomas Croom. Book Chapters The Cost of Election Audits: Time and Money. Confirming Elections, edited by R. Michael Alvarez, Lonna Rae Atkeson and Thad Hall. 2012. Palgrave MacMillan: New York. With Lonna Rae Atkeson. Moving from Red to Blue: The 2008 New Mexico Presidential, Senate, and First Congressional District Races. 2010. The Change Election: Money, Mobilization, and Persuasion in the 2008 Federal Elections, edited by David Magleby, Temple University Press: Philadelphia. With Michael Rocca, Lonna Rae Atkeson, and Yann Kerevel. Professional Papers and Reports 2012 ERIC Voter Registration Experiments in Delaware. Prepared for the Pew Center on the States and Delaware Secrtary of State. 2013. With Christopher B. Mann. Insights into Immigrant Mobilization: Summary Report on the 2010 MIV Treatment and Control Research Project. 2011. Mobilizing the Immigrant Vote Publication. With Lolita Roibal. Assessing Electoral Performance in the 2010 New Mexico General Election. 2011. University of New Mexico. With Lonna Rae Atkeson, R. Michael Alvarez, and Alex N. Adams. The City of Albuquerque 2009 Mayoral Election Administration Report. 2010. University of New Mexico. With Lonna Rae Atkeson, Alex Adams, Angelina Gonzalez- Aller, Willard Hunter, Yann Kerevel, Kimberly Proctor, Lisa Sanchez and Lori Tafoya. The 2008 New Mexico Post Election Audit Report. 2009. University of New Mexico. With Lonna Rae Atkeson, R. Michael Alvarez, Thad E. Hall, Yann Kerevel, Morgan Llewyllen, David Odegaard. Conference Participation 2014 Where to Vote and When to Vote: Characteristics of Early and Election Day Voters and the Decision to Vote Correctly. Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 3-6, 2014 with Lonna R. Atkeson and Kimberly Proctor. 2013 Negative Campaign Advertising, Vote Choice and Voter Turnout: A Field Experiment in a Congressional Campaign. Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 11-14, 2013 with Christopher B. Mann. L. Bryant 2
2012 Stata User Group Conference, Participant, San Diego, CA, July 26-27, 2012. Minorities and Mobilization: How Demographic and Geographic Heterogeneity Matters to the Effectiveness of Mobilization Campaigns. Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 12-15, 2012. When Is It Convenient to Vote?: Testing Alternative Methods of Voting in Two Large Field Experiments. Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 12-15, 2012 with Robert M. Stein, Christopher B. Mann, Greg W. Vonnahme and Lonna R. Atkeson. Close to Work, Close to Home: An Examination of Where Voters Chose to Vote. Presented at the State Politics and Policy Conference, Houston, TX, February 16-18, 2012 with Lonna R. Atkeson. 2011 Mobilizing the Immigrant Vote: A Field Experiment Targeting Three Minority Groups in California. Presented at the Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 31-April 3, 2011. City Policy: Does the Party Affiliation of the Mayor Matter? Presented at the Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 31-April 3, 2011 with Timothy B. Krebs. 2010 Voter Confidence and the Use of Absentee Ballots and Electronic Voting Equipment: An Experimental Study. Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., September 2-5, 2010. A Demographic and Spatial Profile of New Mexico s Early Voters in 2008. Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 22-25, 2010. 2009 Women and Ecuador's 2008 Constituent Assembly: An Examination of the Election Process, Committee Assignments and Outcomes presented at the Southwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, April 8-11, 2009 with Margaret E. Edwards. Enhancing Representativenes? Data Quality in Mixed Mode Designs presented at the Southwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, April 8-11, 2009 with Lonna Rae Atkeson and Yann Kerevel. Participant in Roundtable Discussion, The 2008 Election and Issues Of Election Administration Southwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, April 8-11, 2009. L. Bryant 3
Do Vice Presidents Influence Vote Choice? presented at the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 1-4, 2009 with Yann Kerevel and Lonna Atkeson. 2008 Election Auditing, presented at the American Political Science Association, Boston, Massachusetts, August 2008 with R. Michael Alvarez, Thad Hall, Lonna Atkeson, Yann Kerevel, Morgan Llewellyn. Attribution of Blame: Katrina and the Media presented at Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, January 8-10, New Orleans, Louisiana with Cherie Maestas, Lonna Rae Atkeson and Thomas Croom. 2007 New Barriers to Voting: Application of Voter Identification Laws in New Mexico presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, August 29 September 2, Chicago, Illinois, with Lonna Rae Atkeson, Kyle Saunders, Thad Hall and R. Michael Alvarez. Chair, Panel on The Effects of Demographics on Political Participation at the American Political Science Association annual meeting, August 29 September 2, Chicago, Illinois. What Influences Political Participation Among Young People: An Examination of Three Possible Factors presented at the Southwest Political Science Association annual meeting, March 12-15, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Articles Under Review/Working Papers Under review - Urban Policy: Does the Party Affiliation of the Mayor Matter? with Timothy B. Krebs Come One, Come All: Anti-Immigration Policy and the Effect on Latino Political Participation with Jason Morin Voter Confidence in Absentee Ballots: Results from Experimental and Survey Data Going the Distance?: How Vote Center Placement Matters to Early Voter Turnout Persuasion Effects of Negative Mail: 2010 Experiment in New Mexico with Christopher B. Mann Do Unreformed Institutions Amplify the Influence of Mayoral Partisanship on Urban Policy? with Timothy B. Krebs L. Bryant 4
Research Interests Political Behavior Campaigns and Elections Survey/Experimental Methods Race and Ethnicity Political Psychology Gender and Politics Public Opinion Political Communication GIS/Spatial Analysis State Politics/Policy Public Policy Teaching Experience 2013, 2011 Introduction to Public Policy and Public Administration 2014, 2012 Introduction to Political Analysis/Statistics 2011 Introduction to American Politics 2007 Introduction to Graduate Statistics for the Social Sciences, Lab Instructor Teaching Interests American Politics Political Behavior Campaigns and Elections Research Methods/Design Public Policy Political Communication/Media Effects Public Opinion State and Local Politics Race and Ethnicity Gender and Politics Grants and Awards 2012 Graduate Dean s Dissertation of the Year Fellowship, University of New Mexico Harrell Rodgers MPSA Scholar Award, Policy Studies Organization, Midwest Political Science Association Graduate Student Mentor Award, Office of Graduate Studies, University of New Mexico Student Conferene Pariticapation Award, University of New Mexico 2011 Dorothy Cline Memorial Scholarship, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico. 2010 Graduate Research and Development Grant, University of New Mexico. Annual Meeting Travel Grant, American Political Science Association. Conference Participation Grant, NSF/University of Virginia. Student Conference Participation Award, University of New Mexico. 2009 Graduate Research and Development Grant, University of New Mexico. Dorothy Cline Memorial Scholarship, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico. 2008 Dorothy Cline Memorial Scholarship, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico 2007 Research, Project and Travel Grant, University of New Mexico. L. Bryant 5
Professional Academic Experience 2011-2012 Project Assistant, Professor Robert Stein, Rice University 2010-2012 Research Assistant, Professor Timothy B. Krebs 2007-2012 Research Assistant, Professor Lonna R. Atkeson 2006-2007 Research Assistant, Professor Gabriel R. Sanchez Graduate Assistant, Professor Christine Sierra Manuscript Referee The Journal of Politics University Service President, Political Science Graduate Student Association, UNM Department of Political Science 2007 2011 Grant Reviewer (Specialized Travel and Graduate Research Development Grants), UNM Graduate and Professional Student Association - 2008, 2011, 2012 Graduate Student Representative, UNM Faculty Ethics Committee, 2010-2011 Political Science Representative, UNM Graduate and Professional Student Association Graduate Student Council 2007 2010 Professional Research Partnerships 2012 Bernalillo County Clerk, 2012 Election Administration Project and Bernalillo County Voter and Pollworker Survey, with Lonna R. Atkeson. Pew Center on the States/Delaware Commissioner of Elections Office, ERIC Voter Registration Direct Mail Field Experiment, with Christopher B. Mann. Conservation Voters of New Mexico/Verde Voters, Persuasion Test of Direct Mailers in New Mexico s Primary Election, with Christopher B. Mann. 2011 City of Albuquerque, NM-City Clerk /Travis County, TX-Travis County Clerk, Vote Center GOTV Direct Mail Experiment, with Christopher B. Mann and Robert Stein. 2010 A National Environmental Group, Persuasion Effects of Negative Mail Experiment, with Christopher B. Mann. Mobilizing the Immigrant Vote, Issue Support/GOTV Field Experiments in L.A., San Francisco, San Jose and San Bernardino, CA. L. Bryant 6
Bernalillo County, Curry County, Dona Ana County, Lincoln County, San Juan County, and Santa Fe County. 2010 Election Administration Project and Statewide Voter and Pollworker Survey, with Lonna R. Atkeson and R. Michael Alvarez. 2008 NM Secretary of State, Bernalillo County, Dona Ana County, San Juan County, Santa Fe County 2008 NM Election Administration Project and Statewide Voter and Pollworker Survey, with Lonna R. Atkeson, R. Michael Alvarez and Thad B. Hall. L. Bryant 7