MPSA

Post. 4 Extending the Ideal that Education is Right:
University Student Support for Free Community
Colleges
Matthew B Martinez, Idaho State University
martmat3@isu.edu
Weston Burke*, Idaho State University
burkwest@isu.edu
Post. 5 Identifying How College Students Express their
Political Views Using Facebook as their Social
Medium
Jaclyn A Neville, Carroll University
jaclyn.neville@aol.com
Post. 6 Decoding the Clubhouse: An Intersectional
Analysis on How to Engage Girls in "STEM"
Andrene Z. Wright, CUNY John Jay College of
Criminal Justice
andrene.wright@jjay.cuny.edu
Disc. NaLette Brodnax, Indiana University-Bloomington
nmbrodnax@gmail.com
Jonathan Edward Collins, University of California-
Los Angeles
jcollins2511@ucla.edu
82-325 Poster Session: Electoral Politics
Sat at 9:45 am
Post. 7 Takes Money to Make Money: The Correlation
Between Personal Wealth and Campaign
Contributions
Richard R. Rousseau, Keene State College
Richard.Rousseau@ksc.keene.edu
Post. 8 Motivating Students to Go to the Polls
Bayli M Foley, Virginia Wesleyan College
bmfoley@vwc.edu
Post. 9 The Role of Electoral Structures on County
Freeriding
Shelley Grace Harris, Lee University
sharri12@leeu.edu
Sara Moser, Lee University
smoser00@leeu.edu
Post. 10 Does it Matter Who Draws the Lines?: A Look at
Commissions to Combat Gerrymandering and Do
They Make a Difference
Brenden P Carol, University of Richmond
brenden.carol@richmond.edu
Post. 11 From Refugees to Representatives: Exploring
Hmong American Political Representation
Sean Mock, Macalester College
smock@macalester.edu
Post. 12 Spoilers and Signatures: Ballot Access and Third
Party Performance
Cameron P Shepard, Bemidji State University
cameron.shepard@live.bemidjistate.edu
Disc. Jessica Loyet Gracey, Northwest Missouri State
University
jessicag@nwmissouri.edu
Precious Hall, Truckee Meadows Community
College
phall@tmcc.edu
82-326 Poster Session: Gender Politics in the U.S.
Sat at 9:45 am
Post. 13 The Effect of Gender on Perceived Candidate
Credibility
Miranda Hatch*, Brigham Young University-Provo
mirandahatch32@gmail.com
Connor J Kreutz, Brigham Young University-Provo
connorkreutz@gmail.com
Sierra Nicole Mortensen*, Brigham Young
University-Provo
sierramortensen7@gmail.com
Post. 14 Can Women Have It All?: An Experiment on the
Challenges of Running for Office with Young
Children
Danielle L. Cohen, George Washington University
daniellecohen@gwmail.gwu.edu
Post. 15 The Effectiveness of Recruitment: How Political
Parties and Organizations Impact Women in State
Legislatures
Meghan Blasig, Siena College
me15blas@siena.edu
Post. 16 Female Political Representation and the Social
Status of Women
Micaela Lindsay, Austin Peay State University
mlindsay1@my.apsu.edu
Post. 17 A Woman’s Place in the State House: Exploring
the Legislative Backlash Effects of Women’s
Increased Descriptive Representation
Emily Susan Wasek, College of William and Mary
eswasek@email.wm.edu
Post. 18 Women in Indiana Politics
Hannah Joy Edwards, University of Indianapolis
edwardsh@uindy.edu
Disc. Christina Farhart, University of Minnesota-Twin
Cities
farh0013@umn.edu
Amber N Lusvardi, Millikin University
alusvardi@millikin.edu
82-327 Poster Session: Gender, Elections, and Politics
Sat at 9:45 am
Post. 19 Candidate Gender and Perception of
Qualifications
Sarah Adams, Brigham Young University-Provo
smada194@gmail.com
Post. 20 Does Gender Matter?
Victoria C. Hervey, Hastings College
vhervey14@hastings.edu
Rebecca Marie Riley, Hastings College
rriley15@hastings.edu
Post. 21 The Equation of Representation: Gender
Representation in Rwandan and U.S. Politics
Gabriella R Gillespie, Macalester College
ggillespie66@gmail.com
Post. 22 The Fairer Sex?: Attorney Gender and Judicial
Decision Making at the U.S. Courts of Appeals
Christine M. Bailey, Idaho State University
smalchr2@isu.edu
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