Michael F. Salamone, Ph.D. Washington State University School of Politics, Philosophy, & Public Affairs 812 Johnson Tower Pullman, WA 99164-4880 Office: (509) 335-7569 Fax: (509) 335-7990 Email: Website: michael.salamone@wsu.edu sites.google.com/site/mikesalamone Academic Positions Washington State University Assistant Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy, & Public Affairs (2012 - present) University of Montana Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science (2011-2012) Education University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. Political Science, 2011 Exam Fields: American Politics, Public Law, Research Methods Dissertation: "Public Perceptions of Judicial Unanimity and Dissent: The Impact of Divided Court Opinions on the Mass Media and Public Opinion" Committee: Gordon Silverstein (chair), Robert Kagan, Jack Citrin, Kevin Quinn M.A. Political Science, 2005 University of Massachusetts, Amherst B.A. Political Science, 2004 (summa cum laude, departmental honors) B.A. Economics, 2004 (summa cum laude) Research Book Salamone, Michael F. Perceptions of a Polarized Supreme Court: How Division among the Justices Shapes its Public Image. Manuscript in progress. Journal Articles Clayton, Cornell W., and Michael F. Salamone. 2014. Still Crazy after All These Years: The Polarized Politics of the Roberts Court Continue. The Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics 12(4): 739-762.
Michael F. Salamone, Ph.D. 2 Salamone, Michael F. 2014. Judicial Consensus and Public Opinion: Conditional Response to Supreme Court Majority Size. Political Research Quarterly 67(2): 320-334. Research findings described in Adam Liptak, On Supreme Court, Does 9-0 Add Up to More Than 5-4? New York Times, August 12, 2014, A13. Hanley, John, Michael Salamone, and Mathew Wright. 2012. Reviving the Schoolmaster: Re-evaluating Public Opinion in the Wake of Roe v. Wade. Political Research Quarterly 65(2): 408-421. Research findings described in Tom Jacobs, Will Obamacare Ruling Swing Public Opinion? History Says It May, Pacific Standard, June 28, 2012. Book Chapters Salamone, Michael F. Forthcoming. American Constitutional Development, 1937-1980. In American Governance, ed. Stephen L. Schechter. Farmington Hills, MI: Macmillan. Luks, Samantha, and Michael Salamone. 2008. Abortion. In Public Opinion and Constitutional Controversy, ed. Nathaniel Persily, Jack Citrin, and Patrick Egan. New York: Oxford University Press. Chapter quoted in Adam Liptak, Court Under Roberts Is Most Conservative in Decades, New York Times, July 25, 2010, A1. Works in Progress Salamone, Michael F., Orion A. Yoesle, & Travis N. Ridout. Campaigning for the Bench: The Content of Political Advertising in Judicial Races. Working paper; in preparation for submission to the Journal of Politics. Salamone, Michael F. News Media Portrayal of Ideology and Division among Supreme Court Justices. Working paper. Kromphardt, Christopher D., and Michael F. Salamone. Clerk Networks: Law Clerks, the Federalist Society, and Opinion Language. Data collection in progress. Salamone, Michael F., and Christopher D. Kromphardt. Community Briefs: Federalist Society Membership and the Influence of Arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court. Data collection in progress. Salamone, Michael F., and Orion A. Yoesle. Ideology and Television Advertising in Judicial Races. Data collection in progress. Conference Participation Research Presentations Kromphardt, Christopher D., and Michael F. Salamone. 2015. Clerk Networks: Law Clerks, the Federalist Society, and Opinion Language. To be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Law & Society Association: Seattle, WA. Kromphardt, Christopher D., and Michael F. Salamone. 2015. Clerk Networks: Law Clerks, the Federalist Society, and Opinion Language. To be presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association: Chicago, IL.
Michael F. Salamone, Ph.D. 3 Salamone, Michael F., Orion A. Yoesle, & Travis N. Ridout. 2014. Campaigning for the Bench: The Content of Political Advertising in Judicial Races. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association: Washington, DC. Salamone, Michael F. 2014. Community and Persuasion: The Influence of the Federalist Society on the Supreme Court. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association: Washington, DC. Salamone, Michael F., and Amanda Hollis-Brusky. 2014. Measuring the Influence of the Federalist Society on Judicial Opinion Writing: A Quantitative Text Analysis. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association: Chicago, IL. Salamone, Michael F. 2013. News Media Portrayal of Ideology and Division among Supreme Court Justices. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association: Vancouver, BC. Salamone, Michael F. 2013. News Media Portrayal of Ideology and Division among Supreme Court Justices. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Law & Society Association: Boston, MA. Salamone, Michael F. 2012. Supreme Court Consensus and Public Reaction: A Survey Experiment. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association: Chicago, IL. Salamone, Michael F. 2010. Judicial Unanimity and Dissent in the News Media. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association: Washington, DC. Salamone, Michael F. 2010. Federal Court Unity and Media Coverage of Racial Integration Cases. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association: San Francisco, CA. Salamone, Michael F. 2009. Supreme Court Unity and Public Opinion: An Experimental Study. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association: Toronto, ON. Salamone, Michael F., and Bruce R. Huber. 2008. How do Supreme Court decisions shape the public debate? A Case Study of Mergens and Lamb s Chapel. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association: Boston, MA. Hanley, John, Michael Salamone, and Mathew Wright. 2008. The Schoolmaster Strikes Back: Public Opinion and Roe v. Wade. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association: Chicago, IL. Other Conference Participation Section chair. Law & Courts. 2014. Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association: Bend, OR. Discussant. Public Reaction to Legislative and Court Failings and Successes. 2014. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association: Washington, DC. Discussant. Courts and Political Communication. 2014. Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association: Chicago, IL. Roundtable participant. The Roberts Court What we know (and don t know) about predicting Supreme Court behavior. 2013. Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association: Vancouver, BC. Panel chair. Court Legitimacy. 2013. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association: Chicago, IL.
Michael F. Salamone, Ph.D. 4 Panel chair. Writing, Reporting, and Responsibility: Shaping Views of Law and Crime through Novels, Newspapers, New Media. 2013. Annual Meeting of the Law & Society Association: Boston, MA. Discussant. The Impact and Implementation of Legislative and Judicial Initiatives. 2012. Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association: Chicago, IL. Awards and Fellowships Faculty of the Year, School of Politics, Philosophy, & Public Affairs Graduate Student Association, Washington State University (2014) Mike Synar Graduate Research Fellowship, Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley (2010) Berkeley Empirical Legal Studies Graduate Fellowship, Center for the Study of Law and Society, University of California, Berkeley (2010) Xlab Grant, Experimental Social Science Laboratory (Xlab), University of California, Berkeley (2009) Honors Research Grant, Commonwealth Honors College, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2003) Phi Beta Kappa (2003) Teaching Regularly Offered Courses Political Science Research Methods (intermediate level undergraduate course) to be offered Fall 2015 The American Constitution (upper level undergraduate course) The Judicial Process (upper level undergraduate course) American Institutions & Processes (graduate seminar) Law, Courts, & Judicial Politics (graduate seminar) Past Courses Introduction to American Politics (introductory level undergraduate course) Introduction to Empirical Analysis & Quantitative Methods (introductory level undergraduate course) Civil Rights & Liberties (upper level undergraduate course) Law & Society (upper level undergraduate course)
Michael F. Salamone, Ph.D. 5 Thesis and Honors Advising Graduate Students Chair, M.A. Committee: Julia Pusateri (Washington State University, in progress) Member, M.A. Committee: Orion Yoesle (Washington State University, in progress) Member, Ph.D. Committee: Jacob Day (Washington State University, in progress) Member, Ph.D. Committee: Brenden Higashi (Washington State University, in progress) Member, Ph.D. Committee: Taewoo Kang (Washington State University, in progress) Member, Ph.D. Committee: Lucas McMillan (Washington State University, in progress) Undergraduate Students Faculty Advisor, Honors Thesis: Jillian Archer (Washington State University, 2014) Faculty Mentor, Senior Honors Research Project: Kate Hildner (University of Montana, 2012) Member, High Honors Committee: Daneal Paddock (University of Montana, 2012) Service School of Politics, Philosophy, & Public Affairs, Washington State University Co-coordinator, Methods and Research Symposium (2014-present) Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee (2013-present) Member, American Politics Search Committee (2013) Member, Director s Advisory Committee (2012-2013) Washington State University Director, Pre-Law Resource Center (2014-present) Faculty Advisor, Pre-Law Society (2013-present) First Level Writing Portfolio Reader, WSU Writing Program (2013-present) Pre-Law Advisor (2012-present) Professional Service Member, Teaching and Mentoring Award Committee, Law & Courts section of the American Political Science Association (2014-2015) Member, Nominations Committee, Law & Courts section of the American Political Science Association (2013-2014) Manuscript referee: American Politics Research, American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, Political Behavior, Political Research Quarterly, Public Opinion Quarterly
Michael F. Salamone, Ph.D. 6 Professional Memberships American Political Science Association Law & Courts Section, APSA Midwest Political Science Association Pacific Northwest Political Science Association Other Service Interviewed by The New York Times, The Lewiston (Idaho) Tribune Panelist. Citizens United and its Effects. Presented to the Pullman League of Women Voters (February 2014, Pullman, WA). Software Stata, R, LATEX References Available upon request. Last updated: January 28, 2015