Curriculum Vita Carolyn Virginia Lewis Mail Address: P.O. Box 420452 Houston, TX 77242-0452 (832) 795-9057 (cell) Carolyn.Lewis@hccs.edu http://viking.coe.uh.edu/~clewis/lewis/ http://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/carolyn.lewis Education Ph.D., Political Science,, 1992 Dissertation Title: Affective Polarization in American Politics Chair: Kathleen Knight. Committee Members: Robert S. Erikson, Jon Lorence, Donald S. Lutz, John P. McIver, James S. Stimson. M.A., Political Science,, 1989 B.S., Philosophy, Rice University, 1982 Academic Positions Adjunct Faculty Member, Department of Behavioral, Social Sciences and Humanities, Lone Star College System, Tomball, U.P., and North Harris, Spring 2009 to Present Adjunct Faculty Member, Department of Social Sciences, - Downtown, Summer 2009 to Present Adjunct Faculty Member, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Houston Community College, Central Campus, Fall 2007 to Present Adjunct Professor, Departments of Philosophy and Political Science, University of Houston, Fall 2001 to 2005 Lecturer, Department of Social Studies, -Downtown, Spring 2004 Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy,, Fall 2000 to Spring 2001 Adjunct Professor,,, Fall 1998 to Fall 2001 Assistant Professor,, Western Michigan University, Fall 1992 to Winter 1998 Instructor,,, Fall 1990-91 1
Instructor, -Downtown Campus, and Houston Community College, Fall 1988 to Fall 1990 Assistant Director of the Social Science Data Lab,,, 1989-1990 Computer Consultant various semesters, Social Science Data Lab, Department of Political Science,, 1985-1988 Teaching/Research Assistant,, U of H, 1984-1987 Teaching Experience Western Michigan University American Government, PSCI 200 Citizen Politics, PSCI 210 Political Parties and Elections, PSCI 310 Interest Groups and Citizen Politics, PSCI 312 American Public Opinion, PSCI 370 Quantitative Methods, PSCI 395 Political Science Honors Seminar: The Study of Emotions in Politics, PSCI 490 Political Science Senior Writing Seminar, PSCI 494 Statistics for Political Scientists, PSCI 591 Foundations of American Politics II PSCI 602 Seminar on American Political Behavior, PSCI 603 Quantitative Methods: Multivariate Analyses, PSCI 691 Introduction to Ethics, PHIL 1305 Introduction to Philosophy, PHIL 1301 Introduction to Political Theory, POLS 3310 Introduction to Research Methods, POLS 3312 Women in Politics, POLS 3390 Ancient and Medieval Political Philosophy, POLS 3340 Machiavelli and the Renaissance, POLS 3341 Philosophy of Gender, PHIL 3319 (UH Downtown) Moral Issues, PHIL 3301 (UH Downtown) Introduction to Research Methods, SOS 2304 (UH Downtown) Houston Community College National, State and Local Government I, GOVT 2301, now GOVT 2305 (American) National, State and Local Government II, GOVT 2302, now GOVT 2306 (Texas) Lone Star College System, Tomball and North Harris Introduction to Philosophy, PHIL 1301 (Tomball, North Harris and University Park) Introduction to Ethics, PHIL 2306 (North Harris) 2
Research Publications Lewis, Carolyn V. 1999. "Are Women for Women? Feminist and Traditional Values in the Female Electorate." Women and Politics. Vol. 20: Issue 1:1-28. Knight, Kathleen, and Carolyn V. Lewis. 1996. "Does Ideology Matter?" In Do Elections Matter?, 3rd ed., eds. Alan Stone and Benjamin Ginsberg. NY: M. E. Sharpe. Knight, Kathleen, and Carolyn V. Lewis. 1992. "Ideology and the American Electorate." In Perspectives on American and Texas Politics: A Collection of Essays, eds. Donald Lutz, Kent Tedin and Edward Fuchs. Dubuque: Kendall and Hunt, pp. 79-94. Conference Papers Aristotle s Philia. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2004. "The Racial Polarization of Belief Systems From 1972 to 1996." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 1998. "Fuzzy Belief Sets: A Method for Modeling Ignorance in Democracy." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Social Science Association, Corpus Christi, TX, March 1998. "The Nature of Citizens' Emotions in Response to Candidates and Parties," with Jason Jagemann. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, Sept. 1995. "The N Dimensions of 'Positive' and 'Negative' Emotions in Political Discourse." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 1995. "The Challenge of Emotions to Rational Choice." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 1994. "Are Women for Women?" with Michele Virva. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Albuquerque, NM, March 1994. "Concepts of Emotion in The American Voter: The Missing Dimension in Theories of Political Behavior." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 1992. "Are we too certain of our uncertainty?" Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, August 1990. 3
"Liberalism and Conservatism in Presidential Election Politics," with Kathleen Knight. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, August 1989. "An Estimation of Ideological Linkages Between Congress and the Electorate: 1964-1986." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 1989. "The Process of Political Polarization During the 1984 Election Campaigns." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, Aug. 1987. "Not Ready for a Woman?: Assessing Citizen Perceptions of Geraldine Ferraro," with Paul R. Hagner and Kathleen Knight. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 1986. "The Growth of Conservatism in the American Mass Public: Measurement and Meaning," with Kathleen Knight. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Social Science Association, San Antonio, TX, March 1986. Other Conference Activities Chair, "The Cognitive Components of Party Identification." Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 1994. Chair and Discussant, "Ideological Thinking in the American Electorate." Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. April 1993. Discussant, "Liberalism, Conservatism and Other Organizing Devices." Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA. November 1992. Departmental Service, Western Michigan University Member, Institute for Government and Politics Advisory Board, 1995-1997 Member, Undergraduate Committee, 1995-1997 Member, MDA Admissions Committee, 1996-1997 Member, MA Admissions Committee, 1996-1997 Member, Honors Committee, 1995-1997 Member, Political Theorist Search Committee, Fall 1995 Member, Executive Committee, 1994-1995 Member, Workload Policy Committee, 1994-1995 Member, Methodologist Search Committee, Fall 1994 Member, Central European Search Committee, Spring 1994 Member, PhD Admissions Committee, 1992-95 Member, Graduate Committee, 1992 94 4
Political Science References Kathleen Knight, Adjunct Professor Columbia College New York, NY 10027 (212) 854-0036; kk552@columbia.edu Donald S. Lutz, Professor Houston, TX 77204-3474 (713) 524-5516 (cell); dslutz@uh.edu James A. Stimson, Ray Dawson Professor of Political Science University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3265 (919) 962-0428; jstimson@email.unc.edu Robert S. Erikson, Distinguished University Professor of Political Science Columbia University New York, NY 10027 (212) 854-0036; rse14@columbia.edu John P. McIver, Associate Professor Department of Government University of Texas - Austin Austin, TX (720) 470-9381; mciver@austin.utexas.edu Jim Butterfield, Associate Professor Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5012 (269) 387-5696; butterfield@wmich.edu Houston Community College System Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences Dr. Jaime Olivares, Chair 713-718-6229 jaime.olivares@hccs.edu 5
Philosophy References Cynthia Freeland, Professor Department of Philosophy Houston, TX 77204-3785 (713) 743-3206 (of); cfreeland@uh.edu David Phillips, Associate Professor and Chair Department of Philosophy Houston, TX 77204-3785 (713) 743-3209 (of); dphillips@uh.edu -Downtown Department of Social Sciences Dr. Jeffrey Jackson, Assistant Chair 713-221-2793 jacksonjef@uhd.edu Lone Star College Tomball Chair, Department of Humanities Jacqueline I. Stirling 281-357-3674 Jacqueline.I.Stirling@lonestar.edu Lone Star College North Harris Department of Philosophy Dr. Jennifer L. Welsh, Lead Faculty 281-618-5547 (of); 832-692-9961 (cell) Jennifer.L.Welsh@lonestar.edu Education References Cameron White, Professor College of Education Houston, TX 77204 713-743-8678; cswhite@uh.edu Donna Smith, Ph.D. School of Education Clear Lake 281-283-3633; SmithDonna@UHCL.edu 6