James W. Stoutenborough Page 1 11/9/2009 Curriculum Vitae James W. Stoutenborough, phone: (785) 864-9117 fax: (785) 864-5700 e-mail: jstout@ku.edu Education Ph.D.: anticipated May 2010 ABD: Spring 2008 Political Science, ; Advisor: Donald P. Haider-Markel Dissertation: Understanding State and Federal Renewable Energy Policies. Doctoral Committee: Donald P. Haider-Markel (chair), Allan Cigler, Dorothy M. Daley, Elaine B. Sharp, and Holly Goerdel (non-departmental representative) M.A.: May 2005 Political Science, ; Advisor: Donald P. Haider-Markel Masters thesis: The Supreme Court, States, and the First Amendment: An Examination of the Rehnquist Court. Thesis Committee: Donald P. Haider-Markel (chair), Elaine B. Sharp, and Charles Epp B.S.: May 2003 Major: Political Science, Kansas State University; Advisor: Dale Herspring Teaching and Research Interests American Government Public Policy Quantitative Models 1. State Politics 1. Energy Policy 1. Maximum Likelihood 2. Public Opinion 2. Policy Adoption 2. Event History/Time Series 3. Interest Groups 3. Policy Analysis 3. Structural Equation Modeling
James W. Stoutenborough Page 2 11/9/2009 Research: Refereed Publications Professional Activities Stoutenborough, James W., and Matthew Beverlin. 2008. Promoting Pollution-Free Energy: The Diffusion of State Net Metering Policies. Social Science Quarterly 89(5): 1230-1251. Stoutenborough, James W., and Donald P. Haider-Markel. 2008. Public Confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court: A New Look at the Impact of Court Decisions. Social Science Journal 45(1): 28-47. Stoutenborough, James W., Donald P. Haider-Markel, and Mahalley D. Allen. 2006. Reassessing the Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on Public Opinion: Gay Civil Rights Cases. Political Research Quarterly 59(3): 419-433. Research: Additional Publications Stoutenborough, James W. forthcoming. Renewable Energy. Governing America: Major Policies and Decisions of Federal, State, and Local Government, Ed. Paul Quirk and William Cunion. New York: Facts-on-File. Stoutenborough, James W. 2009. Civil Rights Movement, Motion Picture Association of America, O Connor, Sandra Day, and Thomas, Clarence. Encyclopedia of the Culture Wars, Ed. Roger Chapman. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe. Stoutenborough, James W. 2008. Auditor, Canvassing, Selectmen, Judicial Review, Jury, Political Culture, Appellate Courts, and Retention Elections. The Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions, Ed. Donald P. Haider-Markel. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. Stoutenborough, James W. 2008. Library of Congress and Justices of the Peace. The Encyclopedia of American Government and Civics, Ed. Lori Han and Michael Genovese. New York: Facts-on- File. Stoutenborough, James W. 2008. National Election Studies, Positivity Bias, Semantic Differential Scale, Interval Measure, Demographic Measure, Straw Polls, and Margin of Error. The Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods, Ed. Paul Lavrakas, Allyson Holbrook, Edith de Leeuw, and Peter Miller. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Stoutenborough, James W. 2008. Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1983 and Rehnquist, William H. The Eighties in America, Ed. Tracy Irons-Georges. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press. Stoutenborough, James W. 2008. December 11, 2000: U.S. Government Funds Everglades Restoration [aka: Everglades Restoration Act; Public Law 106-541]. Great Events from History: The Twentieth Century, 1971-2000. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press. Kirkpatrick, Kellee J., and James W. Stoutenborough. 2007. Confidence in the Press: The Impact of Political Events on an Individuals Confidence. Public Opinion Pros, April.
James W. Stoutenborough Page 3 11/9/2009 Research: Works Under Review Research: Conference Participation 2010. Are All Men Created Equal? Examining the Influence of State Characteristics on Public Attitudes towards Renewable Energy. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago. 2010. State Mandated Pregnancies: State Pregnancy Provisions in Living Wills. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago. With Kellee J. Kirkpatrick and Cristian Cantir. 2009. Don t Shoot the Messenger: Rethinking the Relationship between the Media, Politics, and Public Opinion. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research, Hollywood, FL. With Kellee J. Kirkpatrick. 2009. Promoting Wind Energy: Evaluating the Effects of State Renewable Energy Incentives. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago. 2009. Rethinking State Policy Diffusion: Examining the Role of Leaders and Laggards within Regional Diffusion. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago. 2009. Promoting Wind Energy: Evaluating the Effects of State Renewable Energy Incentives. Presented at the 6 th Annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit, Topeka, KS. 2009. Promoting Wind Energy: Evaluating the Effects of State Renewable Energy Incentives. Presented at the 6 th Annual Graduate Research Competition, Lawrence, KS. 2008. Testing the Limits of Multiple Imputation in Public Opinion Research: Creating Responses to a Question that was Never Asked. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston. 2008. Testing the Limits of Multiple Imputation in Public Opinion Research: Creating Responses to a Question that was Never Asked. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research, New Orleans. 2008. Testing the Limits of Multiple Imputation in Public Opinion Research: Creating Responses to a Question that was Never Asked. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago. 2007. Diffusion in the States: Constitutional Provisions for State Education. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago. With Andrea Vieux. 2007. Rethinking the Impact of the Media: Politics, Confidence, and a New Theory. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago. With Kellee J. Kirkpatrick.
James W. Stoutenborough Page 4 11/9/2009 2007. The Effects of Annual Electoral Competition Measures on State Highway and Corrections Expenditures: Analyses over time. Presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas. With Ryan Gibb. 2007. Promoting Wind Energy: Evaluating the Effects of State Renewable Energy Incentives. Presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas. 2007. Electoral Competition: The Battle between Aggregate and Annual Measurements. Presented at the Seventh Annual State Politics and Policy Conference, Austin. 2006. The Effects of Yearly Electoral Competition Measures on Public Welfare Expenditures in Florida: An Analysis over Time. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia. 2006. Confidence in the Press: The Impact of Political Events on an Individuals Confidence. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia. With Kellee J. Kirkpatrick. 2006. Promoting Wind Energy: Evaluating the Effects of State Renewable Energy Incentives. Presented in the poster session of the Sixth Annual State Politics and Policy Conference, Lubbock. 2006. Diffuse Support for the Court: Confidence Following Gay Civil Rights Cases. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago. 2006. The Diffusion of State Policies: New Examples from Environmental Policy. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago. With Matthew Beverlin. 2005. The Supreme Court, States, and the First Amendment: An Examination of the Rehnquist Court. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans. This panel was featured on the C-SPAN series America and the Courts in an episode entitled Studying the Rehnquist Court that aired on January 22, 2005. Research: Invited Lectures 2009. Promoting Wind Energy: Evaluating the Effects of State and Federal Renewable Energy Incentives. ESU Social Sciences Colloquium, Emporia State University, October 14, 2009. Research: Works in Progress Understanding State and Federal Renewable Energy Policies. Testing the Limits of Multiple Imputation in Public Opinion Research: Creating Responses to a Question that was Never Asked. Don t Shoot the Messenger: Rethinking the Relationship between the Media, Politics, and Public Opinion with Kellee J. Kirkpatrick Promoting Wind Energy: Evaluating the Effects of State Renewable Energy Incentives.
James W. Stoutenborough Page 5 11/9/2009 Electoral Competition: The Battle between Aggregate and Annual Measurements. State Success before the U.S. Supreme Court: Explaining the Variation between State Success on First Amendment Issues during the Rehnquist Court. The Controversial Judicial Election: Explaining the Variation between States. Manipulation or Dumb-Luck: Do Members of Congress Strategically Propose Policies Specifically to Entice Interest Groups to Donate Money to their Campaign War Chests? Funded Grants and Research Support Walter Thompson Scholarship Summer 2009 ($1500 awarded competitively for research project), Institute for Policy and Social Research Travel Grant May 14-17, 2009 ($500). Graduate Paper Presentation Travel Fund April 2-5, 2009 ($400 awarded competitively) American Political Science Association Graduate Student Travel Grant August 28-31, 2008 ($250 awarded competitively) Walter Thompson Scholarship Summer 2008 ($1000 awarded competitively for research project), Walter Thompson Scholarship Summer 2007 ($1000 awarded competitively for research project), Graduate Travel Grant April 12-15, 2007 ($500). Walter Thompson Scholarship Summer 2006 ($3000 awarded competitively for research project), Walter Thompson Scholarship Summer 2005 ($2700 awarded competitively for research project), Adjunct Professor Academic Appointments, Johnson County Community College, January 15, 2008 to present. Graduate Teaching Assistant POLS 110: Introduction to American Government Independent section,, August 18, 2006 to May 20, 2007.
James W. Stoutenborough Page 6 11/9/2009 POLS 110: Introduction to American Government Discussion sections,, August 19, 2004 to May 19, 2006.,, August 20, 2009 to present. Teaching Experience POLS 110: Introduction to American Government () POLS 124: American National Government (Johnson County Community College) Additional Teaching Experience Math Upward Bound Summer Institute,, June 6 to July 14, 2006. Graduate Research Assistant Manager, Survey Research Center,, July 1, 2007 to present. I was responsible for communicating with clients, proofreading and design consultation of survey instruments, programming survey instruments using SPSS, cleaning and compiling data, overseeing staff, hiring employees, and managing a graduate assistant. Research Assistant Hourly Research Assistant for Donald P. Haider-Markel,, July 1, 2005 to February 20, 2006. Teaching Workshops Attended Blackboard Strategies and Tools. January 26, 2007 at the Libraries. Strategic Instruction Model: Concept Mastery Routine, The Unit Organizer Routine, and The Vocabulary LINCING Routine. June 2006 at the TRIO: Upward Bound training session. Teaching Political Science methods course. Fall 2004 at the, Facilitating Students Responsibility for Learning. October 5, 2004 at the Center for Teaching Excellence. Using Discussions to Promote Student Learning in Small and Mid-Sized Classes. September 29, 2004 at the Center for Teaching Excellence. Assessment and Evaluation in Humanities. September 14, 2004 at the Center for Teaching Excellence. The GTA Conference. August 12, 2004 at the Center for Teaching Excellence.
James W. Stoutenborough Page 7 11/9/2009 Professional Service 2009. AP Government & Politics Reader. For ETS to grade AP U.S. government exams. 2008. AP Government & Politics Reader. For ETS to grade AP U.S. government exams. 2007. AP Government & Politics Reader. For ETS to grade AP U.S. government exams. 2006. APSA Sponsored Graduate Student Focus Group. For the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia. Conference 2008. Chair for Sampling and Weighting Issues. Served at the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, New Orleans. 2007. Chair and Discussant for Aspects of State and Local Policy. Served at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas. Referee Political Research Quarterly, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, Social Science Journal Editorial Assistant State Politics and Policy Quarterly,, February 20, 2006 to June 30, 2007. Graduate School Political Science Graduate Association (2003 - ) President (2005-2006) Vice President (2006-2007) Secretary (2007-2008) Guest Speaker Coordinator (2009-2010) Gamma Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha President (2005-2006) Vice President (2006-2007) Secretary (2007 2008) Guest Speaker Coordinator (2009-2010) Graduate Representative at Faculty Meetings (2005-2010) Graduate Representative to U.S. Politics Recruitment Meetings (2006-2010) Student Senate Graduate Student Representative (2009-2010) Student Senate Graduate Student Representative to University Senate (2009-2010) Student Senate Finance Committee (2009-2010) Graduate Representative to Advisory Committee (2007-2008) Graduate Representative to the Worcester Distinguished Professor Recruitment Committee (2008)
James W. Stoutenborough Page 8 11/9/2009 Professional Affiliations American Political Science Association (2004 - ) Midwest Political Science Association (2004 - ) Southern Political Science Association (2004 - ) Western Political Science Association (2004 - ) Southwestern Political Science Association (2005 - ) American Association for Public Opinion Research (2006 - ) Law and Society Association (2005 - ) Southwestern Social Science Association (2005 - ) American Judicature Association (2005 - ) Academy of Political Science (2005 - ) State Politics and Policy section of APSA (2004 - ) Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (2006 - ) Pi Sigma Alpha Gamma Chapter Golden Key International Honour Society Additional Achievements and Awards -- 1 of 8 graduate students selected by the Graduate School to showcase graduate student research to members of the Kansas State Legislature, 6 th Annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit, March 12, 2009, Topeka, Kansas -- Finalist for Graduate School Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, 2006-2007, -- Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year, 2006-2007, University of Kansas
James W. Stoutenborough Page 9 11/9/2009 References Donald P. Haider-Markel Professor 405 Blake Hall (785) 864-9034 prex@ku.edu Elaine B. Sharp Professor 521 Blake Hall (785) 864-9025 esharp@ku.edu Allan Cigler Chancellors Club Teaching Professor 414 Blake Hall (785) 864-9050 acigler@ku.edu Dorothy M. Daley Associate Professor & Environmental Studies 413 Blake Hall (785) 864-9839 daley@ku.edu Mark R. Joslyn Associate Professor 407 Blake Hall (785) 864-9046 mjozz@ku.edu