John R. Alford

Associate Professor

Office: 204 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-3364
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: jra@rice.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Professor Alford's published work is mostly in the area of elections and voting behavior with an emphasis on the American Congress, although he has also published in areas as odd as coal mine safety, pro-natalist policy in Eastern Europe, and the genetics of political ideology. His current research focuses on the biology of political behavior, including brain science and genetics, and the role of evolution in shaping human political behavior. Recent articles have appeared in American Political Science Review, Perspectives on Politics, and American Journal of Political Science.

John S. Ambler

Professor Emeritus

Office: 222C Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-3370
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: ambler@rice.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Professor Ambler has published a number of books and articles on French politics in comparative perspective. His recent work has focused on comparative social and education policy in Western Europe.

Earl Black

Herbert S. Autrey Professor

Office: 286 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-4686
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: black@rice.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Professor Black is one of the premier scholars of southern politics in the United States. He is the co-author (with Merle Black) of The Vital South: How Presidents are Elected (1992, Harvard University Press), Politics and Society in the South (1987, Harvard University Press), and The Rise of Southern Republicans (2002, Harvard University Press). His newest book, also co-authored with Merle Black, is entitled Divided America: The Ferocious Power Struggle in American Politics. It is scheduled for publication in 2007.

Paul Brace

Clarence L. Carter Professor

Office: 208 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-2250
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: pbrace@rice.edu

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Professor Brace has published widely, primarily in the areas of state politics and judicial decision making. He is the author of State Government and Economic Performance (1993, Johns Hopkins University Press), co-author of Follow the Leader: Opinion Polls and the Modern Presidents (1992, Basic Books), and co-editor of Change and Continuity in American State and Local Government (1999, Chatham House) and The Presidency in American Politics (1989, New York University Press). Recent articles have appeared in Journal of Politics, American Journal of Political Science, and Political Research Quarterly. His current research on strategic behavior in state supreme courts is funded by the National Science Foundation. Dr. Brace also serves on the Council of the Midwest Political Science Association.

Regina P. Branton

Assistant Professor

Office: 282 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-3371
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: branton@rice.edu

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Professor Branton's research interests concentrate on the political implications of racial and ethnic diversity in America. Her current research explores electoral volatility in heterogeneous U.S. congressional districts and contextual influences on racial attitudes. Dr. Branton's most recent articles have appeared in American Journal of Political Science, Political Research Quarterly and State Politics and Policy Quarterly.

Royce A. Carroll

Assistant Professor

Office: 205 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-2103
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: rcarroll@rice.edu

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Professor Carroll's research focuses on the cross-national study of legislatures, elections and coalition politics across both advanced and developing democracies. He is currently working on a project investigating the cooperation among political parties in elections and the distribution of power within coalitions. His other research interests include methods of roll-call analysis and the design of post-conflict institutions. Dr. Carroll's recent work has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science and Legislative Studies Quarterly, as well as in the volume Regimes and Democracy in Latin America edited by Gerardo Munck.

Gilbert M. Cuthbertson

Professor

Office: 209 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-3363
Fax: (713) 348-5273

Curriculum Vitae

Professor Cuthbertson teaches courses in Texas politics and in political theory. He is also a long time resident associate at Will Rice College.

Keith E. Hamm

Edwards Professor

Office: 216 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-3896
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: hamm@rice.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Professor Hamm is an expert on the politics of state legislatures. His book, co-authored with Peverill Squire, is entitled 101 Chambers: Congress, State Legislatures, and the Future of Legislative Studies (Ohio University Press, 2005). The National Science Foundation and the Canadian Studies Grant Program funded his current research on the influence of campaign finance laws on state and provincial legislative elections. His most recent articles have appeared or will appear in Political Research Quarterly, British Journal of Political Science, State Politics and Policy, and Journal of Legislative Studies. In 2006, he was a Fulbright scholar and occupied the Research Chair in North American Studies at Carleton University.

Mark P. Jones

Professor

Office: 206 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-2107
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: mpjones@rice.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Professor Jones's research focuses on the effect of electoral laws and other political institutions on governance, representation, and voting. He has received substantial financial support for this research, including two grants from the National Science Foundation. His recent articles have appeared in journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Electoral Studies, and the Journal of Politics. Professor Jones regularly advises several United States government institutions on economic and political affairs in Argentina and has conducted research on Latin American public policy issues for numerous international organizations, including the Inter-American Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme, and World Bank. Dr. Jones also serves as Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Political Science.

Brett Ashley Leeds

Albert Thomas Associate Professor

Office: 230 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-3037
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: leeds@rice.edu

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Professor Leeds specializes in the study of international relations, and particularly in the design and influence of cooperative agreements and international institutions. Much of her recent research has focused on the politics of military alliances. She has collected extensive information about the content of military alliance agreements during the 19th and 20th centuries and is writing a book on compliance with the terms of these agreements. Dr. Leeds' recent articles have appeared in American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics,International Organization, Journal of Peace Research, and International Interactions. Professor Leeds is currently serving as Associate Chair of the Department of Political Science.

Melissa J. Marschall

Associate Professor

Office: 280 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-2694
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: marschal@rice.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Professor Marschall's research focuses on local politics, educational policy, participation, and issues of race and ethnicity. Her book, Choosing Schools: Consumer Choice and the Quality of American Schools (Princeton University Press - coauthored with Mark Schneider and Paul Teske) was recipient of the Policy Studies Association Aaron Wildavsky Award for the Best Policy Book in 2000-2001. Her research has also appeared in American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Educational Policy, Journal of Urban Affairs, Social Science Quarterly, and Urban Affairs Review. She is currently working on a large-scale study of minority incorporation in local politics. Professor Marschall has taught courses on urban politics, public policy, research methods, and data analysis.

Lanny W. Martin

Assistant Professor

Office: 222A Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-2109
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: lmartin@rice.edu

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Professor Martin's research focuses on legislative institutions, democratic processes, and coalition government in advanced industrial democracies. He has recently published articles in the American Journal of Political Science, the British Journal of Political Science, and Legislative Studies Quarterly. His current research, funded by the National Science Foundation, examines the impact of legislative review procedures on coalition policymaking in parliamentary democracies.

T. Clifton Morgan

Albert Thomas Professor

Office: 200 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-3373
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: morgan@rice.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Professor Morgan uses formal modeling techniques in his research to explain foreign policy decisions and international conflict. He is the author of Untying the Knot of War (1994, University of Michigan Press) and numerous articles in scholarly journals. His latest book, A Theory of Foreign Policy, (co-authored with Glenn Palmer) was published by Princeton University Press in 2006. Dr. Morgan's current research exploring the use and effectiveness of economic sanctions has been supported by the National Science Foundation.

Karoline Mortensen

Research Scholar and Lecturer

Office: 244C Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-4661
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: kmort@rice.edu

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Dr. Mortensen earned a Ph.D. in health services organization and policy. Her research focuses on the differences in utilization of healthcare services among the uninsured, privately and publicly insured, and the utilization patterns of the intermittently uninsured. Her current research examines the effect of Hurricane Katrina evacuees on emergency departments in the Houston area, as well as mental health status of evacuees remaining in Houston. She has published in the health policy journal Health Affairs. Dr. Mortensen has taught classes in microeconomics, health policy and environmental politics and policy.

Monika A. Nalepa

Assistant Professor

Office: 222C Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-3360
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: nalepa@rice.edu

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Professor Nalepa applies formal methods to the study of transitional justice institutions and institutional design in democratizing countries. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation and the United States Institute of Peace to conduct field research on legal values and attitudes to the past communist era in Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. She has published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution, Comparative Political Studies, and the Journal of Theoretical Politics. Most recently, Dr. Nalepa has completed a book manuscript entitled "Skeletons in the Closet: Transitional Justice in the Post-Communist World."

Lyn Ragsdale

Radoslav A. Tsanoff Chair of Public Affairs and Professor of Political Science
Dean of the School of Social Sciences

Office: 180D Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-4431
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: lyn.ragsdale@rice.edu

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Major areas of research include American politics, the Presidency, and electoral behavior.

William Reed

Associate Professor

Office: 284 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-2108
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: wlreed@rice.edu

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Professor Reed's research examines international politics using econometric and formal models. His current project explores the sources and influences of uncertainty on bargaining and war in international relations. Dr. Reed has published widely in such journals as American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and International Interactions.

Jerrold G. Rusk

Professor

Office: 226 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-4264
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: jerrold.g.rusk@rice.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Professor Rusk was trained in the political behavior program at the University of Michigan. His articles on American elections and political behavior have appeared in such journals as the American Political Science Review and the American Journal of Political Science. Professor Rusk was named to the American Political Science Review Hall of Fame for publishing 5 or more articles in his discipline’s national journal over the last 40 years. Professor Rusk also served on the editorial board of this journal for 4 years. The articles Professor Rusk has published have been reprinted in 22 different scholarly books and readers. His most recent book, A Statistical History of the American Electorate, was named “Best Reference Source 2001” by the Library Journal and “Outstanding Academic Book 2003” by Choice Magazine. Professor Rusk’s current research interests focus on historical political realignment and on the history of electoral reform in America from 1788 to the present.

Robert M. Stein

Lena Gohlman Fox Professor

Office: 218 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-2795
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: stein@rice.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Professor Stein is an expert on urban politics and public policy. He is co-author of Perpetuating the Pork Barrel: Policy Subsystems and American Democracy (1995, Cambridge University Press), and author of Urban Alternatives: Public and Private Markets in the Provision of Local Services (1990, Pittsburgh Press). His work has also appeared in a wide range of scholarly journals. Dr. Stein’s current research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and examines the impact of the federal aid system on the electoral trajectories of office holders at both the subnational and congressional levels. Other research examines collective action among metropolitan area governments and voting behavior.

Randolph T. Stevenson

Associate Professor

Office: 214 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-2104
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: stevenso@rice.edu

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Professor Stevenson's research focuses on mass political behavior, cabinet formation, and institutional design in Western democracies. He has recently published articles in American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Public Choice, and British Journal of Political Science. His book, forthcoming from Cambridge University Press, is entitled Voting in Context: How Political and Economic Institutions Condition the Economic Vote (co-authored with Raymond Duch). His current research projects include a study about the connection between cabinet participation and electoral results in different kinds of parliamentary systems. Dr. Stevenson also teaches a number of graduate courses in advanced statistical techniques.

Richard J. Stoll

Professor

Office: 202 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-3362
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: stoll@rice.edu

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In addition to being well known as one of Rice University’s outstanding teachers, Professor Stoll is an accomplished scholar of international conflict. He has used computer simulation techniques and statistical analysis to study topics such as arms competitions, comparative foreign policy, and political realism. Dr. Stoll recently participated in a ten university effort funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to collect data on militarized interstate disputes. Along with Devika Subramanian of Rice's Computer Science Department, Dr. Stoll is engaged in an effort to create events data from online news sources and to predict the outbreak of serious international conflict. This research has been supported by the National Science Foundation.

Fred R. von der Mehden

Professor Emeritus

Email: fvdm@rice.edu

Major research interests include the politics of Southeast Asia and Islam and politics.

Rick K. Wilson

Herbert S. Autry Professor

Office: 200 Baker Hall
Phone: (713) 348-3352
Fax: (713) 348-5273
Email: rkw@rice.edu

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Professor Wilson is involved in a number of research projects that use experimental methods to explore strategic choice. He has designed experiments that explore the development of cooperation in numerous bargaining games. This research has a strong cross-disciplinary cast and is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and is facilitated by the Rice University Behavioral Research Laboratory. Dr. Wilson is also an expert on the evolution of American political institutions. He is the co-author of Congressional Dynamics: Structure, Coordination and Choice in the First American Congress, 1774-1789 (1994, Stanford University Press), and has published articles in a wide range of scholarly journals. Professor Wilson is currently serving as Chair of the Department of Political Science.