I am currently finishing my PhD at the University of Missouri (go tigers!). My primary field is American Politics with a secondary interest in Public Policy. Within those fields, my research focuses on political behavior and political psychology. More specifically, I am interested in voting behavior, gender, race, and ethnicity.Education:
-PhD in Political Science: University of Missouri
-MA in Atlantic History and Politics: Kinder Institute
-Summer Graduate Courses in History and Political Science: University of Oxford
-BA in Political Science: University of MissouriI also have a certification in college teaching, experience in non-profit work, and working knowledge of AI facial analysis.Please click here to access my CV
Publications:
○Kittler, Madeline, Aubree J. Hardesty, Michelangelo Landgrave, and Nicholas R. Jenkins. "Do congressional candidates benefit from rejecting PAC contributions? Evidence from a pre- registered candidate evaluation survey experiment”.
Status: R&RWorking Papers:
○Endersby, James W., and Aubree J. Hardesty. “Judicial Retention Elections, Bar Polls, and Candidate Characteristics in Cook County, Illinois”.○Hardesty, Aubree J. “Appearance Heuristics in Elections: An Analysis of Candidate Femininity on Voter Behavior”.○Hardesty, Aubree J., and Robert Anstett. “Spotify and Far-Right Votes: An Examination of the Political Effects of Non-Native Songs and Artists”○Hardesty, Aubree J. “Poweful in Pink: Barbie’s Influence on Hypermasculinity and Perspective of Women's Issues”○Landgrave, Michelangelo, and Aubree J. Hardesty. “Does Trump Influence Voter’s Belief about the Military and DREAMers?”
Instructor of Record:
-Introduction to American Politics (asynchronously and in-person)
Please click here to access my Introduction to American Government Syllabus: 2024 Syllabus Teaching Assistant/Discussion Leader:
-Science of Politics
-State Government
-Interest Groups
-Introduction to American PoliticsPrepared to Teach:
-American Politics: Congress, Voting Behavior, Campaigning, Gender Politics, REP, Sexuality Politics, State Government, and Institutions
-Public Policy and Public Administration
-Social Psychology
-American HistoryInstructions for a Selection of Assignments:
Design Your Ideal Representative Assignment Step-by-Step VotingFinal Paper Rubric: Develop a Political Reform