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Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae of James G. Gimpel

Department of Government and Politics

University of Maryland

College Park, MD 20742

(301)-405-7929 (office)

jgimpel@gvpt.umd.edu
 

Personal:

Born September 8, 1963 in Philip, S.D.

U.S. Citizen; Married, two children.

Current Position:

University of Maryland - College Park.

Full Professor, August 2001-present.

Editor, American Politics Research, 2003-present.

Associate Professor with tenure, August 1997-August 2001.

Assistant Professor, January 1992-August 1997.

Education:

 

University of Chicago.  Ph.D. Political Science, 1990.

University of Toronto.  M.A. Political Science, 1985.

Drake University.  B.A. with honors.  Political Science, 1984.

 
Books:

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Cultivating Democracy: Civic Environments and Political Socialization in America (Brookings Institution Press, 2003) with J. Celeste Lay and Jason E. Schuknecht.

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Patchwork Nation: Sectionalism and Political Change in American Politics (University of Michigan Press, 2003) with Jason E. Schuknecht.

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Separate Destinations:  Migration, Immigration and the Politics of Places (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1999).

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The Congressional Politics of Immigration Reform (Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1999) with James R. Edwards, Jr.

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National Elections and the Autonomy of American State Party Systems (Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press).

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Fulfilling the Contract: The First 100 Days (Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1996). Published in hardcover under the title:  Legislating the Revolution: The Contract with America in its First 100 Days.

Articles in Refereed Journals:

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Political Socialization and Reactions to Immigration-Related Diversity in Rural America.  With J. Celeste Lay.  Rural Sociology. Accepted and Forthcoming, 2008.

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The Check is in the Mail: Interdistrict Funding Flows in Congressional Elections. With Frances E. Lee and Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz. American Journal of Political Science 52: 2: (2008) 324-346.

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Distance-Decay in the Political Geography of Friends-and-Neighbors Voting. With Kimberly Karnes, John McTague and Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz. Political Geography  27: 2 (2008) 231-252.

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The Battleground vs. the Blackout States: Behavioral Implications of Modern Presidential Campaigns. With Karen M. Kaufmann and Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz. Journal of Politics 69: 3 (2007) 786-797.

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Prospecting for (Campaign) Gold. With Wendy K. Cho. American Journal of Political Science 51: 2 (2007) 255-268.

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Spatial Surges in Arab American Voter Registration. with Wendy K. Cho and Tony Wu.  Political Geography  26: 3 (2007)  330-351.

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“Election Year Stimuli and the Timing of Voter Registration.  with Joshua J. Dyck and Daron R. Shaw.  Party Politics 13: 3 (2006)  347-370. 

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Clarifying the Role of Socioeconomic Status in Political Participation: Policy Threat and Arab American Mobilization. with Wendy K. Cho and Tony Wu.  Journal of Politics  68: 4 (2006) 977-991. 

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The Political Geography of Campaign Contributions in American Politics.  with Frances E. Lee and Joshua Kaminski. Journal of Politics  68: 3 (2006) 626-639.

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Residential Concentration, Political Socialization and Voter Turnout.  with Wendy K. Cho and Joshua J. Dyck.  Journal of Politics  68: 1  (2006) 156-167.

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Location, Knowledge and Time Pressures in the Spatial Structure of Convenience Voting.  with Joshua J. Dyck and Daron R. Shaw. Electoral Studies  25: 1 (2006) 35-58. 

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Distance, Turnout and the Convenience of Voting. with Joshua J. Dyck.  Social Science Quarterly  86: 3 (2005) 531-548. 

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Registrants, Voters and Turnout Variability Across Neighborhoods.  with Joshua J. Dyck and Daron R. Shaw. Political Behavior 26:4 (2004) 343-375.

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The Persistence of White Ethnicity in New England Politics, with Wendy K. Cho.  Political Geography 23: 8 (2004) 821-832.

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Turnout and the Local Age Distribution: Examining Political Participation Across Space and Time.  with Irwin L. Morris and David R. Armstrong.  Political Geography 23:1 (2004) 71-95

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Political Participation and the Accessibility of the Ballot Box. with Jason E. Schuknecht.  Political Geography  22: 4 (2003) 471-488. 

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A Promise Fulfilled?  Open Primaries and Representation.  with Karen M. Kaufmann and Adam Hoffman. Journal of Politics 65: 2 (2003) 457-476.

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Reconsidering Regionalism in American State Politics.  with Jason E. Schuknecht.  State Politics and Policy Quarterly 2: 4 (2002) 325-352.

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Political and Demographic Foundations for Sectionalism in State Politics: the Connecticut Case.  With Jason E. Schuknecht.  American Politics Research 30: 2 (2002) 193-213.

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Interstate Migration and Electoral Politics, with Jason E. Schuknecht. Journal of Politics 62:1 (2001) 207-231.

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Prejudice, Economic Insecurity, and Immigration Policy, with Peter F. Burns. Political Science Quarterly 115: 2 (2000) 201-225.

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Contemplating Congruence in State Party Systems, an author-meets-critic exchange focusing on my 1996 book on state elections.  American Politics Quarterly 27: 1 (1999) 133-140.

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Self-interest, Symbolic Politics and Attitudes Toward Gun Control, with Robin M. Wolpert. Political Behavior 20:3 (1998) 241-262.

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Packing Heat at the Polls: Gun Ownership as a Politically Salient Trait in State and National Elections, Social Science Quarterly 79:3 (1998) 634-648.

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Information, Recall and Accountability:  The Electorate’s Response to the Clarence Thomas Nomination, with Robin M. Wolpert. Legislative Studies Quarterly 22:4 (1997) 515-525.

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Candidate Character vs. the Economy in the 1992 Election, with Kathryn M. Doherty. Political Behavior 19:3 (1997) 213-222.

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Forecasts and Preferences in the 1992 Presidential Election, with Diane Hollern Harvey. Political Behavior 19:2 (1997) 157-175.

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Opinion-Holding and Public Attitudes Toward Controversial Supreme Court Nominees.  With Robin M. Wolpert.Political Research Quarterly 49: 1 (1996) 163-176.

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Rationalizing Support and Opposition to Supreme Court Nominations:  The Role of Credentials. With Robin M. Wolpert.  Polity 28: 1 (1995) 67-82.

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Understanding Court Nominee Evaluation and Approval:  Mass Opinion in the Bork and Thomas Cases.  With Lewis S. Ringel.  Political Behavior 17: 1  (1995) 135-153.

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District Conditions and Primary Divisiveness in Congressional Elections.  With Paul S. Herrnson. Political Research Quarterly 48: 1  (1995) 117-134.

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Reform-Resistant and Reform-Adopting Machines:  The Electoral Foundations of Urban Politics 1910-1930, Political Research Quarterly 46: 2  (1993) 371-382.

Chapters in Edited Books:

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Political Socialization and Religion. With Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz.  In Corwin Smidt, ed. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Politics (New York:  Oxford University Press, forthcoming).

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Accounting for the Urban-Rural Gap in American Electoral Politics.  With Kimberly A. Karnes.  In Laura Olson and John C. Green, eds.  Beyond Red State, Blue State: Voting Gaps in American Politics (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2007).

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The Geography of Electioneering: Campaigning for Votes and Campaigning for Money. With Frances E. Lee. in John Samples and Michael McDonald, eds. The Marketplace of Democracy: Electoral Competition and American Politics (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2006).

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Political Environments and the Acquisition of Partisanship. With J. Celeste Lay. In Alan Zuckerman, ed.  The Social Logic of Politics (Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2005).

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The Politics of Election Reform in Maryland.  With Joshua J. Dyck, in Daniel Palazzolo and James W. Ceasar, eds.  Election Reform: Politics and Policy (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2004). 

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The Structure of Public Support for Gun Control: The 1988 Battle Over Question 3 in Maryland, with Robin M. Wolpert. In John Bruce and Clyde Wilcox (eds.) The Changing Politics of Gun Control (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1998).

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Equilibrium Cycles in Grassroots Mobilization and Access, in  Paul S. Herrnson, Ronald Shaiko and Clyde Wilcox (eds.) The Interest Group Connection (Chatham, NJ:  Chatham House, 1998).

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The Rise and Demise of a Lead PAC, in Robert Biersack, Paul S. Herrnson and Clyde Wilcox (eds.) Risky Business: PAC Decisionmaking and Strategy in 1992.  (Armonk, NY:  M.E. Sharpe, 1994). 56-62. 

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Congress and the Coordination of Public Assistance, in Edward T. Jennings and Neal Zank (eds.) Welfare System Reform. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993).  33-42.

Grants and Awards:

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Knight Foundation Grant, 2007-2008, $30,000.

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CIRCLE via The Pew Charitable Trusts, 2004-2005, $35,000.

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CIRCLE via The Pew Charitable Trusts, 2002-2003, $33,000.

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Ahmanson Community Trust Foundation, 2001-2003, $100,000.

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William T. Grant Foundation Research Grant, 2001-2003, $102,000.

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John M. Olin Foundation Policy Studies Grant, 1998, $30,000.

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Visiting Fellow, Congress Assessment Project, Washington, DC, 1995, $7,000.

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Summer Research Award, Graduate Research Board, University of Maryland, 1995, $4,500.

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University of Chicago Graduate Fellowship 1986-1990.

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