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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tracy E. Sulkin

Tracy E. Sulkin

Associate Professor
263 Computing Applications Bldg
605 E. Springfield
Champaign, Illinois 61820
(217) 244-8413
tsulkin@illinois.edu

Director Graduate Studies
263 Computing Applications Bldg
605 E. Springfield
Champaign, Illinois 61820
(217) 244-8413
tsulkin@illinois.edu


Ph.D., Political Science, 2002, University of Washington

research interests:

Legislative politics & congressional elections

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Research

  • 2006 Richard F. Fenno, Jr. Prize for the best book in legislative studies published in 2005 (2006)
  • 2006 Alan Rosenthal Prize for the best book or article in legislative studies by a junior scholar that has potential value to legislative practitioners (2006)
  • 2005 CQ Press Award for the best paper in legislative studies presented at the 2004 American Political Science Association Meeting (2005)
  • 2005 University of Illinois Campus Research Board, Arnold O. Beckman Award (2005)
  • 2003 American Political Science Association E.E. Schattschneider Award for the best dissertation in American politics completed in 2001 or 2002 (2003)
  • 2003-2004 University of Illinois Campus Research Board, Arnold O. Beckman Award (2003-2004)
  • 2001-2002  Dirksen Congressional Center Congressional Research Award (2001-2002)
  • 1998-2001 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (1009-2002)

Books Authored or Co-Authored (Original Editions)

  • Issue Politics in Congress. 2005. Cambridge University Press.

Journal Articles

  • "Is There Truth in Advertising? Campaign Ad Images as Signals about Legislative Behavior" with Nathaniel Swigger. 2008. Journal of Politics. 70(1): 232- 244.
  • "Congressional Candidates' Issue Agendas On- and Off-Line" with Cortney Moriarty and Veronica Hefner. 2007. Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics. 12(2): 63-79.

  • “Dynamics of Diffusion: Aggregate Patterns in Congressional Campaign Agendas" with Jillian Evans. 2006. American Politics Research. 34(4):  505-534.

  • "Policy Punctuations in American Political Institutions” with Bryan Jones and Heather Larsen.  2003.  American Political Science Review. 97(1): 151-169.

  • "Discussion’s Impact on Political Allocations: An Experimental Approach” with Adam Simon. 2002.  Political Analysis.  10(4): 402-411.

  • "Habermas in the Lab: An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Deliberation” with Adam Simon.  2001.  Political Psychology.  22(4): 809-826.

  • "Explaining Campaign Intensity.”  2001.  American Politics Research.  29(6): 608-624.