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Aaron Dusso
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Department of Political Science
425 University Boulevard
Cavanaugh Hall, Room 503G
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
[email protected]
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Academic Positions
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis,
2009-Present.
Education
Ph.D., Political Science, George Washington University, 2010
Dissertation: “The Psychology of Institutional Development: How Parties’
Willingness to Accept Risk Influences Congressional Redistricting.”
Committee: Sarah Binder (Chair), Lee Sigelman, John Sides
Specialization: American Politics (major), Institutional Development, Political
Psychology, Interest Groups, Mass Political Behavior, Parties,
Congress, Research Methods (minor)
M.A., Social Science, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2001
Master Thesis: “Measuring Procedural and Substantive Representation in
Democratically Elected Governments.”
Supervisor: Susan Stokes
B.A., Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1998
Book
Forthcoming Personality and Political Attitudes: Civic Capacity and the Challenges of
Democratic Politics, Palgrave Macmillan (2017)
Refereed Journal Publications
In Press “Race and Right-Wing Authoritarianism: How Scoring High in Authoritarianism
does not Necessarily Lead to Support for Right-Wing Candidates.” Social Science
Quarterly.
2015. “Incorrect Voting in the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election: How Partisan and Economic
Cues Fail to Help Low-Information Voters.” Electoral Studies 37: 50-62.
2015. “Does Ignorance Matter? The Relative Importance of Civic Knowledge and the Human
Tendency to Engage in Motivated Reasoning.” Journal of Public and Nonprofit
Affairs 1: 59-72. With Sheila Suess Kennedy
2014. “Bridging Versus Bonding Social Capital: Explaining the Content of Anti-Patriot
Resolutions.” Journal of Civic Literacy 1: 1-18. With Henrik Schatzinger.
2010. “Legislation, Political Context, and Interest Group Behavior.” Political Research
Quarterly 63: 55-67.
2008. “Keeping Up with the Joneses: The Interplay of Personal and Collective Evaluations in
Voter Turnout.” Political Behavior 30: 323-340. With Mitchell Killian and Ryan
Schoen.
Book Chapters
2010. “The Need for an Integrated Vision of Parties and Candidates: National Political
Party Finances, 1999-2008.” In John C. Green and Daniel J. Coffey (Eds.) The
State of the Parties: The Changing Role of Contemporary American Parties 6th ed.,
Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. with Michael J. Malbin,
Gregory Fortelny, and Brendan Glavin.
Conference Presentations
“Big Five Personality Traits and Television News Exposure.” Midwest Political Science
Association Annual meeting, April 2015. with Mary Ankenbruck.
“Voting Correctly: National Survey Experiment Measuring the Amount of Incorrect Voting
in the 2012 Presidential Election.” Midwest Political Science Association’s Annual
Meeting, April 2013.
“Lobbying and Government Contracts: Why Some Firms and Industries See Bigger Returns
on Their Investment than Others.” Midwest Political Science Association’s Annual
Meeting, April 2013. With Henrik M. Schatzinger.
“Congress and Mental Fatigue: How Cross-pressured Representatives’ Support for Their
Districts’ Policy Preferences Depends on When They are Making the Decision.” Midwest
Political Science Association Annual Conference, April 2012.
“Self-interest and Uncle Sam: The Effects of Legislators’ Wealth on Tax Legislation.”
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, April 2012. with Henrik M.
Schatzinger.
“Partisanship, Race, and Social Capital: Explaining the Content of Local Anti-Patriot Act
Resolutions .” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, April 2011. with
Henrik M. Schatzinger.
"Interest Groups and Media Coverage: The Intervening Effect of Issue Salience on Who
Influences Whom." Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, April 2010.
with Jennifer Sykes.
“Gerrymanders, Dummymanders, and the Importance of Changes in District
Competitiveness.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, September
2009.
“Small and Large Donors in the Federal Elections of 2008.” American Political Science
Association Annual Meeting, September 2009. with Michael J. Malbin and Gregory
Fortelny.
“Risk and Redistricting: How Parties’ Attitudes Towards Risk Affect Congressional
Districting Competitiveness.” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference,
April 2009.
“Behavioral Expectations When Prospect Theory’s Known Effects Send Conflicting
Signals.” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, April 2008.
“Uncovering the Hidden Effects of Issues.” Georgetown University Government
Department Graduate Conference, May 2007. With Ryan Schoen.
“Keeping up with the Joneses: The Role of Pocketbook and Sociotropic Evaluations in
Presidential Elections.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, August
2006. With Ryan Schoen and Mitchell Killian.
“The Crossroads of Interest and Action: The Effect of Government Activities on Interest
Groups’ Decision to Lobby.” Southern Political Science Association Annual Conference,
January 2006.
“Economic Evaluations and Salience in Midterm Elections: The Role of the Economy in
Voting Decisions.” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, April 2005
and the Southwestern Social Science Association Annual Meeting, March 2005. With Ryan
Schoen and Mitchell Killian.
Grants & Awards
2014 Indiana University Center for Civic Literacy Research Grant, $5000.
2014 IUPUI School of Liberal Arts Summer Research Grant, $5100.
2012 New Frontiers in the Arts & Humanities, Indiana University. “Voting Correctly: Survey
Experiment Measuring and Explaining the Effect of Incomplete Information on Voters'
Choice of Presidential Candidate,” $15,000.
Relevant Experience
Lecturer
Sept. 2008-June 2009
Department of Political Science, George Washington University
Instructor: Introduction to American Politics and Government
Research Analyst
Campaign Finance Institute, Washington D.C.
Analysis of presidential campaign donations.
May 2008-July 2009
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Sept. 2003-May 2008
Department of Political Science, George Washington University
Teaching Assistant: Introduction to American Government and Politics; Judicial Politics.
Grading: The American Presidency; Legislative Politics; U.S. Political Parties
Editorial Assistant
Aug. 2006-Aug.2007
American Political Science Review, Washington D.C.
Drafting and editing correspondence, suggesting appropriate reviewers, administrative
tasks.
Research Assistant
Jan. 2004-Nov. 2006
Department of Political Science, George Washington University
Lee Sigelman, John Sides, Paul Wahlbeck and Forrest Maltzman
Campaign Manager
State Representative Michael Kowall, Waterford, MI
July 1998-Dec.1998
Professional Memberships
American Political Science Association
Midwest Political Science Association
Service
Director
Bulen Symposium on American Politics
Aug. 2010- Present
Member
Summer 2011 - Present
IUPUI Dept. of Political Science MA Program Admissions Committee
Core Faculty Member
Indiana University Center for Civic Literacy
Fall 2012 – Present
Chair
IUPUI Dept. of Political Science Promotion Committee
for Jasper Sumner
April 2014 – Aug. 2014
Member
IUPUI School of Liberal Arts Nominating Committee
Fall 2012 – June 2013
Chair
IUPUI Dept. of Political Science Search Committee
Nov. 2012 - Feb. 2013
Member
IUPUI Dept. of Political Science Search Committee
Nov. 2011 - Feb. 2012
Reviewer
Political Research Quarterly; the American Journal of Political Science;
Political Behavior; Journal of Politics; Journal of Legislative Studies; State Politics
Policy Quarterly; American Politics Research; Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, &
Parties; Journal of Customer Behavior