Conference Papers

I have presented my research at several political science conferences across the country, including the American Political Science Association’s annual conference, and the Southern, Western, and Northeastern Political Science Association regional conferences. I have also presented work at the American Political Science Association’s Teaching & Learning Conference.

Below is a list of these many of these conference papers. Papers that have subsequently been published link to the final article.

2024. “Fat Candidates and Electoral Politics: Can Fashion Mitigate Fat Stigma?” (with Ananda Keator and Kellee J. Kirkpatrick). Western Political Science Association Conference. Vancouver BC.
2024. “Cities for CEDAW – Do Birds of a Feather Flock Together?” (with Malliga Och). Midwest Political Science Association Conference. Chicago.
2023. “Sizeable Burdens: Fashion, Fat Candidates, and Electoral Politics” (with Ananda Keator and Kellee J. Kirkpatrick). American Political Science Association Conference, Los Angeles.
2023. “Dragging Out the Vote: Midterm Meddling” (with Melissa R. Michelson). Western Political Science Association, San Francisco.
2022. “Is There an LGBTQ Politics Canon?” (with R.G. Cravens) American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Montreal Canada.
2022. “Macro-Structures and Local Human Rights Diffusion: A Case Study of the Cities for CEDAW Campaign” (with Malliga Och). Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago.
2021. “Character Development in Same-Sex Marriage Cases: A State Comparison” American Political Science Association Meeting. Seattle.
2021. “Women’s Human Rights in the U.S.: What Makes a CEDAW City?” (with Malliga Och) International Studies Association Meeting. Virtual.
2021. “You Better Vote: Drag Performers and Voter Mobilization in the 2020 Election Cycle” (with Melissa Michelson) Western Political Science Association Meeting. Virtual.
2020. “The Politics of New Prides” (American Political Science Association Virtual Conference)
2020. “Simulations in American Politics: A Gap in the Literature?” (with Brenden Higashi) (APSA Teaching & Learning Conference, Albuquerque NM)
2020. “The Changing Nature of Supreme Court Confirmations: Examining the Balance Between Political and Non-Political Questions in Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings 1980-2016” Southern Political Science Association Conference, San Juan Puerto Rico (with Audrey Howerton)
2019. “Assimilation or Liberation: Examining Legal Rhetoric in LGBT Rights Cases in the United States Supreme Court 1954-2018” (with Daryl Barker). American Political Science Association, Washington DC.
2019. “Starting an Intercollegiate Moot Court Team: Tips and Advice.” American Political Science Association, Washington DC.
2019. “Assimilation or Liberation: Examining the Legal Rhetoric in Select LGBT Rights Cases in the United States Supreme Court” (with Daryl Barker). Southern Political Science Association Conference, Austin TX.
2018. “Comparing Storytelling in Same-Sex Marriage Cases: A Multi-State Analysis” Western Political Science Association, San Francisco CA.
2017. “Public Policy & Law: A Gap Between Theory and Teaching?” (with Neenah Estrella-Luna) Northeastern Political Science Association Conference, Philadelphia PA.
2017. “Coaching Competitive Moot Court: Perspectives from Faculty (Pilot Study/Preliminary Results” APSA 2017 Teaching & Learning Conference, Long Beach CA
2017. “American Nationhood in Transition: Sexual Orientation, Race and the Media” (with Amílcar Antonio Barreto) Southern Political Science Association Conference, New Orleans LA
2016. “Undergraduate Moot Court: Student Perceptions and Perspectives.” Northeastern Political Science Association Conference, Boston MA.
2016. “Judicial Narratives & Same-Sex Marriage: Analysis of the Arguments in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health.” New England Political Science Association Conference, Newport RI.
2014. “Seneca Falls, Selma, and Stonewall: Narratives of Progress in Marriage Equality Litigation.” Identity in the Age of Obama Conference, Northeastern University, Boston MA.