Accomplishments: Department of Political Science
Marie Falcone (Political Science, Brookings Mountain West, and The Lincy Institute) is the lead author of "Ending Corporal Punishment of Preschool-age Children," a public policy paper published on the "Brown Center Chalkboard," a Brookings Institution blog. The paper discusses the prevalence of corporal punishment within 23 states…
David Damore (Political Science), Robert Lang (Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute), and Karen Danielsen (Public Policy and Leadership) published Blue Metros, Red States: The Shifting Urban-Rural Divide in America's Swing States (Brookings Institution Press). The book, which includes contributions from William Brown (Brookings Mountain…
Kristian Thymianos (Political Science, Brookings Mountain West, and The Lincy Institute) recently had their op-ed, "Nation Critically Needs More Women in Leadership" published in the Las Vegas Sun. In their piece, Thymianos discusses the underrepresentation of women in politics and the crucial role they play in "addressing…
Robert Lang (Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute), William Brown (Brookings Mountain West), and David Damore (Political Science) gave the plenary address "Economic Impacts of COVID-19 and Nevada's Roadmap to Economic Recovery" at the American Planning Association, Nevada Chapter 2020 State Conference. The presentation focused on…
Elizabeth Maltby (Political Science) published her article "Demographic Context, Mass Deportation, and Latino Linked Fate" in the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics. The article examines how immigration enforcement shapes the way native- and foreign-born Latinos feel about their ethnic identity.
David Fott (Political Science and Great Works Academic Certificate Program) wrote an essay for Constitution Day, "Natural Rights Do Not Entitle Us to Injure the Health of Others," which was published in the Nevada Independent earlier this month.
Olivia Cheche (Political Science, Brookings Mountain West, and Honors College) and Joshua Padilla (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) recently co-authored, "Students Shortchanged by Lack of Oversight, Transparency at NSHE." Their Las Vegas Sun OpEd discusses the need to fix the culture within NSHE, citing current and past…
Robert Lang (The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West), David Damore (Political Science), and Karen Danielsen (School of Public Policy and Leadership) recently had a guest column featured in the Las Vegas Sun. Their piece "Bluelining and its Consequences: Nevada Edition," discusses the demographic, economic, geographic, and…
Kenneth Miller (Political Science) was interviewed on KTNV to discuss the increased importance of Latino voters in the upcoming presidential election, both in Nevada and nationally.
David Fott (Political Science) has been awarded a grant of $2,000 from the Jack Miller Center to host a guest lecture for Constitution Day. James W. Ceaser, professor of politics at the University of Virginia, will deliver the online lecture, "The Founder of Modern Founding," on Sept. 17 at 3 p.m. The lecture will be cosponsored by the Great Works…
Marie Falcone (Political Science and Brookings Mountain West) was named Pietro S. Nivola Intern at the Brookings Institution in recognition of her "commitment to the Brookings values of intellectual curiosity, collegiality, inclusion, and leadership." Marie is a 2020 summer intern with the Governance Studies program at the Brookings…
Jeremy Bowling (Political Science), Megan Becker, Elsa Dias, Donald Gooch, and John Ishiyama co-wrote and edited the track summary for the “Rethinking the Undergraduate Political Science Major” track at the 2020 American Political Science Association (APSA) Teaching and Learning Conference. The track brought together students, administrators, and…