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Professor, Political Science Department
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Professor, Environmental & Sustainability
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Affiliated Faculty, Center for Global Change and Sustainability
Professional Service
- Western Political Science Association.
Section Chair, Public Opinion and Political Psychology.
05/01/2018 - 04/21/2019
- Energy Policy Institute.
Member, Energy Policy Research Conference Advisory Board (Tech-Policy Committee).
01/01/2017 - present
- Western Political Science Association.
Panel Chair, The Dominance of Social Media in the Age of Trump.
03/29/2018 - 03/29/2018
- Western Political Science Association (WPSA).
Section Chair.
06/2023 - 05/2024
- Western Political Science Association (WPSA).
Role: Member.
Executive Committee.
07/2022 - 05/2023
- Western Political Science Association (WPSA).
Section Chair.
06/2022 - 05/2023
- College Board.
Role: Visiting Fellow.
Advanced Placement in Assessment: U.S. Government & Politics.
05/2020 - 07/2020
- European Research Council (ERC).
Role: Reviewer.
ERC Starting Grant 2020 .
04/2020 - 05/2020
Internal Service
- CSBS Committee on the Status of Graduate Students.
Member,
10/2022 - 05/2023.
College service.
- GCSC Post Doctoral Search Committee.
Member,
04/2022 - 05/2023.
University service.
- Search Committee Chair, Visiting Assistant Professor, International Relations.
Chair,
03/2022 - 06/2022.
Department service.
- Undergraduate Research Opportunity Project (UROP)
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Reviewer,
11/2021 - 11/2021.
University service.
- Department of Political Science Awards Committee.
Chair,
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022.
Department service.
- Associate Chair.
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022.
Department service.
- Undergraduate Research Opportunity Project (UROP).
Reviewer,
11/2020 - 11/2020.
College service.
- Academic Senate.
Senator,
08/2020 - 06/2022.
College service.
- Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) .
Reviewer,
07/2020 - 07/2020.
College service.
- Promotions and Tenure Committee.
Member,
06/2020 - 10/2020.
Department service.
- Promotions and Tenure Committee.
Sub-committee Chair,
06/2020 - 10/2020.
Department service.
- Environmental & Sustainable Studies Scholarship Committee.
Committee member,
01/2020 - 05/2021.
Department service.
- ACCESS Women in Science & Mathematics (SCI 3000) Capstone Debate.
Debate Judge,
08/02/2019 - 08/02/2019.
University service.
- Academic Appeals Committee for the College of Social and Behavioral Science.
Member,
07/30/2019 - 06/30/2020.
College service.
- Promotion & Tenure Sub-Committee.
Member,
05/2019 - 10/2019.
Department service.
- Promotion and Tenure Sub-Committee Chair.
05/2019 - 10/2019.
Department service.
- Betty Glad Committee.
03/2019 - 04/2019.
Department service.
- Global Change & Sustainability Center (GCSC) Student Research Grant Committee.
Committee member,
03/2019 - 04/2019.
University service.
- College of Social & Behavioral Science Distinguished Research Award Committee.
Member,
01/14/2019 - 06/30/2022.
College service.
- Visiting Assistant Professor Search Committee (American Politics).
Member,
01/11/2019 - 04/2019.
Department service.
Honors & Awards
- ($15,000) 2020 (w/ Jim Curry) For the "Western States Survey".
Betty Glad Memorial Fund, University of Utah,
05/2020
- Benjamin E. and Patricia M. (Dyson) Doty Faculty Award in recognition of outstanding leadership in the instruction of Political Science and the strengthening and furtherance of the study of Political Science at the University of Idaho.
University of Idaho,
10/2016
- Affiliate of the Year 2016 .
Energy Policy Institute ,
01/2016
- Charles Redd Center Award for Best Paper on the Politics of the American West, “Support for Solar Energy: Examining Sense of Place and Utility-Scale Development in California.” .
Western Political Science Association,
01/2015
In the Media
- "John Curtis, a Utah Republican, Wants to Make Climate Change a Bipartisan Issue:
But does his party care?". 03/04/2024.
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/john-curtis-utah...
- 02 Utah Podcast: "SCOTUS ruling in West Virginia v. EPA and Climate Policy" . 07/15/2022.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o2-you-feat-...
- "Coping and Resilience in the Face of Severe Drought." The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour Podcast broadcast on KPCW.
02/02/2022.
https://kcpw.org/blog/local-programs/2022-02-02/co...
- "Anaheim residents worry that a proposed solar array will be an eyesore that cuts property values." . 11/01/2021.
https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/climate...
- "IN FOCUS Discussion: Climate Change - Code Red" In Focus with Rosie Nguyen, ABC4.com. 08/13/2021.
https://www.abc4.com/video/in-focus-discussion-cli...
- Sustain Podcast: "The United States of Inequality: Political and Economic Challenges and Remedies" (with Tom Maloney). 08/09/2021.
https://sustainability.utah.edu/news-events/sustai...
- Dems from oil-producing N.M. grapple with Biden moratorium. 02/08/2021.
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063724577
- How do politics and perceived risk affect vaccination willingness? 01/15/2021.
https://attheu.utah.edu/law-politics/how-do-politi...
- Election Review with Rosie Nguyen, ABC4.com. 11/04/2020.
- History, Impact, and Future of Presidential Debates. In Focus with Rosie Nguyen, ABC4.com. 10/22/2020.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIETAAEIRhc
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy: What She Left Behind. 10/12/2020.
https://dailyutahchronicle.com/2020/10/12/ruth-bad...
- The Vice Presidency. 10/05/2020.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?476784-1/vice-presid...
- How important are presidential debates in determining an election? 09/29/2020.
https://www.ksl.com/article/50022947/how-important...
- Opposing Arguments: As candidates take the stage to make the arguments of their lives, the question remains whether debates actually change people’s minds. 09/2020.
https://magazine.utah.edu/issues/fall-2020/opposin...
- "Replacing RBG on the Supreme Court," on Voices of Reason Podcast with host, Jasen Lee. 09/2020.
https://omny.fm/shows/voices-of-reason/criminal-ju...
- How the Vice Presidential Candidates and Debate Will Affect the Election and U students. 08/14/2020.
https://dailyutahchronicle.com/2020/08/14/how-the-...
- Mountain West Presidential Candidates Struggle With Name Recognition, Polling. 12/02/2019.
https://www.kuer.org/post/mountain-west-presidenti...
- When Residents Support Solar—Just ‘Not in My Backyard’. 11/20/2019.
https://www.citylab.com/environment/2019/11/solar-...
- Some vaccine doubters may be swayed by proximity to disease outbreak. 09/28/2019.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/1908...
- Influence of Trust and Proximity to Outbreaks on Vaccination Beliefs. 09/27/2019.
https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/home/topics/vaccin...
- Study finds outbreaks may sway vaccine skeptics. 09/18/2019.
https://dnews.com/local/ui-study-finds-outbreaks-m...
- Some vaccine doubters may be swayed by proximity to disease outbreak. 09/06/2019.
http://www.progressive-charlestown.com/2019/09/ant...
- Proximity to Outbreak May Affect Attitudes in Vaccine Doubters. 09/04/2019.
https://www.physiciansweekly.com/proximity-to-outb...
- Measles Vaccination Attitudes Could Be Swayed by Outbreak Proximity. 09/04/2019.
https://www.contagionlive.com/news/measles-vaccina...
- Outbreaks Sway Some Vaccine Doubters. 09/04/2019.
https://www.technologynetworks.com/immunology/news...
- "Proximity to outbreak, trust in government influence vaccine views." Healio
. 09/04/2019.
https://www.healio.com/pediatrics/vaccine-preventa...
- Proximity to outbreak, trust in government influence vaccine views. 09/04/2019.
https://www.healio.com/pediatrics/vaccine-preventa...
- Study: Outbreaks Can Make Some Immunization Critics Rethink Their Opinion . 08/29/2019.
https://www.idahoednews.org/kevins-blog/study-outb...
- Here’s What Can Convince a Hesitant Parent to Vaccinate Their Kids. 08/28/2019.
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/vaccine-dou...
- Vaccine doubters may change their tunes when outbreaks are nearby, study finds. 08/28/2019.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7403563...
- This Type of Person is More Likely to Have Anti-Vax Tendencies. 08/28/2019.
https://www.newsweek.com/this-type-person-more-lik...
- Vaccine Doubters May Change their Tunes when Outbreaks are Nearby, Study Finds. 08/28/2019.
https://www.researchamerica.org/news-events/news/v...
- Doubters more likely to vaccinate if they live near a measles outbreak. 08/28/2019.
https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/ui-research-...
- Conservationists declare election victory. What did they win? E&E News. 11/09/2018.
https://www.eenews.net/energywire/stories/10601057...
- Research looks at how trust in government, proximity to disease influences decision-making. Moscow-Pullman Daily News. 05/02/2018.
http://dnews.com/local/ui-students-examine-relatio...
- Distrust of government medical experts and conservative ideology linked to unwillingness to vaccinate. PsyPost. 02/10/2018.
https://www.psypost.org/2018/02/distrust-governmen...
- Conservatives less likely to trust vaccines and public health efforts. The Spokesman-Review. 02/06/2018.
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/feb/06/conse...