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University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Ph.D. in Political Science (2000). 

The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) , Washington, D.C.
M.A. in International Relations (1989). 

University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
B.A. in Political Science (1987). Graduated cum laude.
 

Research Interests: American foreign policy, international security, mass media and politics, political psychology, political communications, democratic crisis behavior, the American presidency.

Methods: Advanced statistics and formal theory.
 

• Soft News Goes to War: Public Opinion and American Foreign Policy in the New Media Age. 2003. Princeton N.J.: Princeton University Press. 
• War Stories: The Causes and Consequences of Public Views of War. 2010. Princeton: Princeton University Press. With Tim Groeling.
  

• Soft News and The Four Oprah Effects. Oxford Handbook of American Public Opinion and the Media. Jacobs, Lawrence and Robert Shapiro, eds. Oxford: Oxford University Press (Forthcoming). (With Angela Jamison.)
• "Reality Asserts Itself: Public Opinion and the Elasticity of Reality in Iraq." International Organization (Forthcoming). With Tim Groeling.
• “The Democratic Peace, Domestic Audience Costs, and Political Communication.” Forthcoming. Political Communication. With Phil Potter.
• “Shot by the Messenger : An Experimental Examination of Party Cues and Public Opinion.” 2009. Political Behavior 31(June): 157-186. With Tim Groeling.
• "Journalists's Incentives and Coverage of Elite Foreign Policy Evaluations." 2009. Conflict Management and Peace Science 26(November): 437-470. With Tim Groeling.
• "New Media and the Polarization of American Political Discourse." 2008. Political Communication 25:4: 345-365. With Tim Groeling
  • Received APSA Information Technology and Politics Section award for best article published in 2008.
• “Crossing the Water's Edge: Elite Rhetoric, Media Coverage and the Rally-Round-the-Flag Phenomenon.” 2008. Journal of Politics 70(October): 1065-1085. With Tim Groeling.
• "In the Eye of the Beholder: How Information Shortcuts Shape Individual Perceptions of Bias in the Media. 2008. Quarterly Journal of Political Science 3:1: 1-31. With Phil Gussin.
• "The Relationship Between Mass Media, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy: Toward a Theoretical Synthesis." 2008. Annual Review of Political Science, Volume 11: 39-66. With Phil Potter.
• “Soft News and Foreign Policy: How Expanding the Audience Changes the Policies.” Japanese Journal of Political Science 8(1): 109-138.
  • Reprinted in Popkin, Samuel and Ikuo Kabashima, eds. 2008. Changing Media, Changing Politics. Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press (in Japanese)
• The Oprah Effect: How Soft News Helps Inattentive Citizens Vote Consistently. 2006. Journal of Politics 68(November): 946-59. (with Angela Jamison).
  • Received ASCoR Denis McQuail Award for Best Article Advancing Communication Theory in an ISI ranked journal, worldwide, 2006.
• “How Cable Ended the Golden Age of Presidential Television: From 1969-2006.” 2006. In Samuel Kernell and Steven S. Smith, eds., The Principles and Practice of American Politics. Washington D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press. (with Samuel Kernell)
• Talking The Vote: What Happens When Presidential Politics Hits the Talk Show Circuit? 2005. American Journal of Political Science 49(April): 213-234.
• Going Private: Public Opinion, Presidential Rhetoric, and the Domestic Politics of Audience Costs in U.S. Foreign Policy Crises. 2004. Journal of Conflict Resolution 48(October): 603-631..
• How Public Opinion Constrains the Use of Force: The Case of Operation Restore Hope. 2004. Presidential Studies Quarterly 34(June): 187-226.
• Circling the Wagons: Soft News and Isolationism in American Public Opinion. 2004. International Studies Quarterly48(June): 313-338  
• What Gets Covered?: How Media Coverage of Elite Debate Drives the Rally-'Round-the-Flag Phenomenon, 1979-1998. In In the Public Domain: Presidents and the Challenges of Public Leadership. Han, Lori Cox and Diane Heith, editors. Forthcoming (with Tim Groeling).
• Soft News and Political Knowledge: Evidence of Absence or Absence of Evidence? 2003. Political Communication 20(April): 173-190.  
• The Political Economy of Growth: Democracy and Human Capital. 2003. American Journal of Political Science 43 (April): 333-347 (with David Lake).   
• Sex, Lies and War: How Soft News Brings Foreign Policy to the Inattentive Public . 2002. American Political Science Review 96 (March): 91-109.  
  • Reprinted in Media Power in Politics, 5th Edition. 2006. Graber, Doris A., editor. Washington D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press (forthcoming).
• The Constituent Foundations of the Rally-Round-the-Flag Phenomenon. 2002. International Studies Quarterly 46 (June):263-298. 
• The Invisible Hand of Democracy: Political Control and the Provision of Public Services. 2001. Comparative Political Studies 34 (August): 587-621. (with David Lake)
• Reprinted in Essential Readings for Comparative Politics. 2004. O’Neil, Patrick and Ronald Rogowski, editors. New York: W.W. Norton Press.
• Economic Class and Popular Support for Franklin Roosevelt in War and Peace. 2001. Public Opinion Quarterly 65(Summer): 198-229. (with Sam Kernell)   
• Has Cable Ended the Golden Age of Presidential Television?  1999. American Political Science Review 93 (March): 1-16. (with Sam Kernell) 
• The Communications Revolution and the Political Use of Force. In Technology, Development, and Democracy: International Conflict and Cooperation in the Information Age. 2002. Allison, Juliann E., editor. New York: SUNY Press. Chapter 6, pp.131-159.

        OTHER PUBLICATIONS 

• Review of . The Foreign Policy Dis*Connect: What Americans WANT from Our Leaders but DON’T Get, by Benjamin I. Page and Marshall M. Bouton. 2006. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. In Perspectives on Politics (Summer 2007).
• “Hard and Soft News.” In Schaefer, Todd, editor, Encyclopedia of Media and Politics. 2006. Washington D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press.

• “Unconventional Channels for Today's Conventional Politics.” San Diego Union Tribune, July 25, 2004: G1.

• “Can Entertainment Drive Foreign Policy? Soft News and Public Reactions to the Abu Ghraib Prisoner Abuse Scandal.” 2004. MESSAGE - internationale Fachzeitschrift f? Journalismus (July). (Published in German language.)
• Review of Celebrity Politics: Real Politics in America , by Darrell M. West and John M. Orman. Upper Saddle Ridge, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003. In Political Communication 21(July-September 2004): 407-408.
• Review of If it Bleeds, it Leads: An Anatomy of Television News, by Matthew R. Kerbel. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2001. In Political Communication 21(July-September 2004): 408.
• “Making Politics Fun. What Happens When Presidential Candidates Hit the Talk Show Circuit?” PRG Report . (APSA Presidency Research Group, Spring 2002 Newsletter).
• Tabloid Wars: The Mass Media, Public Opinion and the Decision to Use Force Abroad. 2000. Doctoral Dissertation. University of California, San Diego.
• "The Program is in the Previews.” Los Angeles Times, January 27, 2000: B9. (with Sam Kernell)
• "Biological Nightmare Awaits: Clock is Ticking for U.S. to Tackle New Threat." Defense News, December 6, 1993. 
• "Evolving Along With Our Technology." Chicago Tribune, June 4, 1993. 
• Review of Long Cycles in World Politics by George Modelski, in SAIS Review , Vol. 9, No. 1 (Summer-Fall 1989). 
• Review of Going Nuclear by Leonard Spector, in SAIS Review Vol. 8, No. 1 (Summer-Fall 1988).

• "Coalition of the Unrestrained: Mass Media, Electoral Institutions, and the Constraining Effect of Global Opinion Regarding Iraq." Paper presented at 2008 meeting of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA.
  
• “Iraq and the Fox Effect: An Examination of Polarizing Media and Public Support for International conflict.” Paper presented at 2007 meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, Il. (with Tim Groeling).
  
• “Getting the Message: Information Transparency and the Domestic Politics of Militarized Disputes.” Paper presented at 2006 Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, and at the 2005 annual meeting of the International Studies Association, 2-6 March, Honolulu, HI.
  
• “Political Scandal, Gender, and Tabloid News: An Experimental Examination of News Preferences for Scandalous News.” Paper presented at 2006 Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA. With Tim Groeling and Martie Haselton. (Under review.)
  
• “Issue Bias: How Issue Coverage and Media Bias Affect Voter Perceptions of Elections.” Paper presented at 2005 Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington D.C. With Phil Gussin.
  
• “Sanctioning in the Shadow of War: The Interdependence of Economic Sanctions and the Use of Military Force.” Paper presented at the 2003 Meeting of the International Studies Association, Portland, OR. With Angela O’Mahony and Michael Hiscox.
  
• “Public Opinion and the Domestic Politics of Congressional Trade Sanctions.” Paper presented at the 2002 Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. With Angela O’Mahony and Michael Hiscox.
  
• “Playing to the Crowd: Public Opinion and the Initiation of Trade Sanctions.” Paper presented at the 2001 Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA. With Angela O’Mahony and Michael Hiscox.
  
• “Trade and Conflict in the Cold War Era: An Emprical Analysis Using Directed Dyads. “Paper presented at the Workshop on Trade and Conflict of the 2000 ECPR Joint Workshops, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 9, 2000 (with Neal Beck).  

• APSA Information Technology and Politics Section award for best article published in 2008.
• Harvard University, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Research Grant.
• Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Dean's Research Fund, Seed Grant, 2007.
  
• “Lunch on the Dean” award for outstanding teaching, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, 2007.
• ASCoR Denis McQuail Award for Best Article Advancing Communication Theory in an ISI ranked journal (worldwide), 2006
• UCLA Academic Senate Faculty Research Grant, 2007
• Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy, Faculty Research Grant, 2007
• Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Women and Public Policy Program, Faculty Research Grant, 2007.
• Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Dean's Research Fund, Seed Grant, 2006.
• Finalist for APSA Political Communication Section Graber Award for best book on political communication published in the last 10 years, 2006
• Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS) grant for experimental research, 2006
• UCLA Academic Senate Faculty Research Grant, 2005
• Winner of Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS) Special Competition for funding experimental research, 2005
• University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation Faculty Research Grant, 2004
• UCLA Faculty Career Development Award, 2004
• UCLA Academic Senate Faculty Research Grant, 2004
• APSA Political Communication Section's Paul Lazarsfeld Award for best paper on political communication presented at the 2002 APSA Conference, 2003
  
• UCLA Center for American Politics and Public Policy (CAPPP) Faculty Fellowship, 2003
• UCLA Academic Senate Faculty Research Grant, 2003
• UCLA Office of Instructional Development Instructional Improvement Grant, 2003
• APSA Presidency Research Group Founder's Award for best paper presented at 2000 APSA Conference, 2001
• UCLA International Study and Overseas Program (ISOP) Faculty Research Grant, 2001
• UCLA Center for American Politics and Public Policy (CAPPP) Faculty Fellowship, 2001
• UCLA Academic Senate Faculty Research Grant, 2001
• UCLA Academic Senate Faculty Research Grant, 2000
• University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, Dissertation Fellowship (1999-00)
• University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, Dissertation Fellowship (1998-99)
• World Affairs Council of Northern California Award for Outstanding Performance and Contribution (1991)
• World Without War Council "Americans in World Affairs" Fellowship (1990-91)
• UCLA Center for International and Strategic Affairs Research Fellowship (1986-87)
• Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society (1984)
• Golden Key National Honor Society (1984)

• Introduction to World Politics. Winter 2001
• Political Communication. Spring 2001, Winter 2003, Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Winter 2006, Spring 2007 & Spring 2008 (Harvard)
• Mass Media and American Politics (lecture with 100 students), Spring 2006.
• Mass Media, Public Opinion & Foreign Policy. (Undergraduate Seminar) Spring 2001, Spring 2003, Fall 2004 , Spring 2006 , Spring 2007 & Fall 2008 (Harvard)
• Mass Media, Public Opinion & Foreign Policy.  (Graduate Seminar) Spring 2002, Winter 2005, Winter 2005
• The Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy. (Graduate Seminar) Winter 2003, Fall 2003, Winter 2006
• Bias in the Media. (Undergraduate "Special Topics" Seminar) Winter 2004
• Politics and Advocacy Seminar (MPP "PAC Seminar" workshop), Harvard, 2007-08.
• Press, Politics, and Public Policy Seminar (MPP "PAC Seminar" workshop), Harvard, 2007-08.
  

• National Science Foundation
• Time-Sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS)
• Princeton University Press
• W.W. Norton & Company Press
• Acta Politics
• American Journal of Political Science
• American Political Science Review
• American Politics Research
• British Journal of Political Science
• Communication Research
• Comparative Political Studies
• Conflict Management and Peace Science
• European Journal of Political Research
• Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics
• International Organization
• International Studies Perspectives
• International Studies Quarterly
• Journal of Communication
• Journal of Conflict Resolution
• Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
• Journal of East Asian Studies
• Journal of Politics
• Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence
• Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy
• Media Psychology
• Perspectives on Politics
• Political Behavior
• Political Communication
• Political Psychology
• Political Research Quarterly
• Political Science Quarterly
• Presidential Studies Quarterly
• Public Choice
• Public Opinion Quarterly
• Social Science Quarterly
• World Politics

• Carnegie-Knight Task Force on the Future of Journalism Education, Conference on the Future of Journalism, 2008.
• Harvard University World Bank Workshop: The Role of the News Media in the Governance Reform Agenda, 2008
• Princeton University Conference on Changing Media and Political Accountability, 2007
• International Communication Association Conference, 2007
• American Political Science Association Conference, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
• International Political Science Association, 2006.
• Midwest Political Science Association Conference, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005.
• UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, Junior Faculty in International Relations Colloquium, 2003, 2004, 2005.
• All-UC Conference on "Government and Governance in Economic History," 2001.
• UCLA Economic History Meeting, Spring 2001.
• Western Political Science Association Conference, 1997, 1998, 2002.
• Southern Political Science Association, 2004
• International Studies Association Conference, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009.
• Peace Science Society (International) Conference, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007.
• Summer Meeting of the Political Methodology Group, 1998, 2000.

• Fordham University, Forum on American Politics, Spring 2008
• UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, Program on U.S. National Security, Winter 2008.
  
• Harvard University, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Executive Committee Dinner Workshop, Fall 2007.
  
• Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government Women and Public Policy Seminar Series, Fall 2007
• Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Shorenstein Center Seminar Series, Spring 2007
• Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Faculty Seminar Series, Fall 2006
• Harvard University, Political Psychology and Behavior Workshop, Fall 2006
• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Department of Communication Colloquium, Fall 2006
• Stanford University, International Relations Workshop, Winter 2006
  
• UCLA Extension, “Beyond the Headlines: The World Today” Lecture Series, Fall 2004
• Americans for Informed Democracy, “The People Speak: America’s Role in the World” Speaker Series, Fall 2004
• UC Santa Barbara, Fall 2004
• UC San Diego, Center for US-Mexican Studies, Summer Seminar in US Studies, Summer 2004
• University of Southern California, School of International Relations, Spring 2004

• University of Tokyo, Winter 2004

• UC Irvine, Department of Political Science, Fall 2003.
• UCLA Center for International Relations, Winter 2003.
• University of San Diego, Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, Spring 2002.
• UCLA Social Psychology Symposium, Winter 2001.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND AFFILIATIONS

• Participant in APSA Task Force on U.S. Standing in the World, 2008-09.
• Faculty Chair of the Harvard Public Diplomacy Collaborative at the HKS Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation.
• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Press/Politics, 2008-present
• Editorial Board Member, Public Opinion Quarterly, 2008-present
• Editorial Board Member, Political Communication, 2007-present
• Faculty Associate, Harvard University, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
  
• Advisory Board Member, Media Tenor, Inc., 2007-present
• Chair, Political Communication Group Lazarsfeld “Best Paper” Award Committee, 2006
• Harvard University, Shorenstein Center Goldsmith Book Award Committee, 2007
• APSA Presidency Research Group, Founder’s Award “Best Paper” Committee, 2005
• APSA Political Communication Group Lazarsfeld “Best Paper” Award Committee, 2005
• Professional Association Memberships
• American Political Science Association
• Peace Science Society (International)
• International Studies Association
• Midwest Political Science Association
• American Association for Public Opinion Research
• International Communication Association
  

• GAMA Corporation, Washington, D.C.  
Senior Analyst (5/91-7/95): Designed and implemented crisis simulations, wargames, strategic planning and training exercises for U.S. Government, United Nations agencies and private sector clients. Topics included future political/economic developments in Russia and the CIS, Ballistic Missile Defense policy, Central America peace process, Japanís military planning trends, Lessons Learned from Desert Storm, testing the Federal Response Plan, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Proliferation, domestic and international terrorism, natural disaster preparedness and others. Also developed interactive multimedia programs & CD-ROMs for exercises and training, managed multimedia development process and managed company computer operations.


• World Affairs Council of Northern California, San Francisco, CA  
Great Decisions Program Coordinator (8/90-5/91): Coordinated and implemented foreign policy educational series for Northern California; Developed related programs (e.g., lectures, seminars, discussion groups); Recruited speakers; Moderated public lecture forums (broadcast on Northern California public radio); Led discussion group for high school students; Promoted "Great Decisions" Program to high school and college students and educators; Developed and implemented program to bring discussion groups to over 40 area high schools (with over 800 participants); Trained local college students to facilitate high school discussion groups; Managed Program budget, marketing, sales and distribution of Program materials; Developed curriculum for, and marketed, adult-education "Great Decisions" course for Marin County. Received award for "Outstanding Performance," February 1991.