Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (Virtual / April 2021)

• Family Strength and Political Socialization
  Jonathan Blakeman and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Political Socialization from Boomers to Zoomers (35. American Public Opinion)

• Free Riders and Public Policy: Extending Our Understanding Beyond Behaviors Into Influence on Public Opinion.
  Eizaak Jordan and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Environmental Policy (83. Undergrad: Behavior, American Politics & Methods)

• Roundtable: How to Survive Graduate School 2
  Sarah Menish-Geryk
  Panel: How to Survive Graduate School (69. Professional Development)

• Measuring Public Opinion Attitudes Toward Female Sex Offenders
  Erika Stookey, Kellee J. Kirkpatrick, and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Criminality, Incarceration, Punishment (60. Crime, Policy, & Social Control)

• The Opioid Crisis in America: Can Individual Bias Make or Break Policy Implementation
  Shereen Ainsworth and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Criminality, Incarceration, Punishment (60. Crime, Policy, & Social Control)

• Conspiracy Theorists in the Time of Social Media
  Sarah Menish-Geryk and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Social Media, Political Efficacy, and Political Polarization (36. Public Opinion)

Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (Chicago, IL / April 2019)

• Drug Dealers, Criminals, Rapists: The Influence of Fear and Risk on Support for Immigration Policy
  Sandra Carrillo Rodriguez, Kellee J. Kirkpatrick, and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Standing ePanel: Immigration — Attitudes and Policy (82. Undergrad Research: Political Science)

• Human Rights, Security, and Incentivizing Behaviors: Attitudes toward Immigration Reform
  Saira Julliette Terriquez-Carrillo, Sydnee Harris, Mayra Galaviz, and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Standing ePanel: Immigration — Attitudes and Policy (82. Undergrad Research: Political Science)

• The Use of Model Legislation to Draft Policy Beneficial to Corporate Interests: The Diffusion of Policies Drafted by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
  Christopher R. Brown, James W. Stoutenborough, Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo, and Kellee J. Kirkpatrick
  Panel: Policy Diffusion (65. Public Policy)

• In Search of Meme-ing: Using Meme Glossary to Facilitate Intrinsic Learning
  Jill Kirkham and Chadwick A. Pearsall
  Panel: New Media in the 21st Century Classroom (71. Research on Teaching & Learning)

• States Standing in the Gap: An Analysis of State Adoption of Paid Family Leave
  Jeanelee F. Stock, Mileena G. Mares, and Kellee J. Kirkpatrick
  Panel: Poster Session: Family Policy (82. Undergrad Research: Political Science)

• LGBTQ Rights in the Commonwealth Caribbean: A Cross-Comparison of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica
  Krystoff K. Kissoon
  Panel: Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean (11. Latin American and Caribbean Politics)

• Focus on the Family: An Examination of the Role of Focusing Events and Familial Socialization in Support for Women’s Rights Over Time
  James F. Pascali and Kellee J. Kirkpatrick
  Panel: JSS Session: What Divides and What Unites: Gender & Public Opinion (43. Gender and Politics)

• Perceptions of LGBTQ Representation in Media and Support for LGBTQ Rights
  Krystoff K. Kissoon
  Panel: Lightening Talk: Political Psychology and Political Participation (79. Subfield: Political Behavior)

• The Umbrella of Religious Freedom: The Impact of Support for Religious Freedom on Public Opinion Toward Female Genital Mutilation
  Abeer R. Alqurashi, Kellee J. Kirkpatrick, and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Poster Session: Political Identities and Political Framing (79. Subfield: Political Behavior)

• Operation Energy Independence: Examining the Impact of International Affairs on Domestic Energy Policy Preferences
  Rachel N. McGovern and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Standing ePanel: Environment and Energy (82. Undergrad Research: Political Science)

• Roundtable: On-Line Political Science Classes 2
  Jill Kirkham
  Panel: Teaching: On-Line Political Science Classes 2 (83. Professional Development)

• Who is Worth of Pity in the Era of Trump: Victims or Good Men?: The Effect of Trump Approval, Implicit Racism, and Sexism on Views of Sexual Assault Victims
  Jill Kirkham
  Panel: Women and #MeToo (36. American Public Opinion)

Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (Chicago, IL / April 2018)

• Concealed Carry on Campus: Public Opinions from Idaho State University
  Jillian Christiansen and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Poster Session: American Political Development (82. Undergrad Research: Political Science)

• Descriptive Representation Beyond the Numbers: An Intersectional Assessment of Women Across European Parliaments
  Malliga Och, Krystoff K. Kissoon, and Shane A. Gleason
  Panel: Intersectional Approaches to Women’s Status Worldwide (43. Gender and Politics)

• Native American Culture and the Narrative Policy Framework: Examining the Role of Culture in Micro Level
  Laticia J. Herkshan, James W. Stoutenborough, Kellee J. Kirkpatrick, and Mark K. McBeth
  Panel: The Nature of Narratives: Exploring the Impact of Variation in the Elements of Public Policy Narratives on the Natural World with a Focus on Natural Resource, Energy, and Environmental Policy (63. Environmental Politics & Policy)

• Information Updating and the Risk of the Unknown: Informing the Public of Pharmaceutical Contamination in Drinking Water and Its Links to Autism
  James W. Stoutenborough and Sarah N. Davis
  Panel: Attitudes on Contentious Politics and Risk (36. American Public Opinion)

• Where the Sun Should Not Shine: Record Keepers and the Public’s Perceptions of Idaho’s Public Records Laws and Victim Privacy Rights
  Jill Kirkham
  Panel: Critical Urban Policy Concerns I: Mass Shootings, Service Provision and Access, and Government Transparency (59. Urban & Local Politics)

• Single Mothers in Action: An Assessment of Familial Socialization Toward Women’s Rights within Single-Mother Households
  James F. Pascali and Kellee J. Kirkpatrick
  Panel: Good Enough to Run and Represent: Gender, Immigration, and Marital Status (43. Gender and Politics)

• Playing State Legislator for a Day: Where is the Public Likely to Turn for Expert Information to Address an Energy Pollution Problem that Faces Their State?
  Cheryl Ann O’Brien and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Institutions, Trust, and Social Dilemmas (69. Environmental Politics & Policy)

• Scope of Conflict, Risk Perceptions, and River Restoration: Does the Expansion of the Scope of Conflict Reinforce or Remove Group Biases?
  Kayla L. Parnin and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Poster Session: Public Opinion (82. Undergrad Research: Political Science)

• Shaping Opinion: How Narrative Affects Policy Preferences of the Portneuf River
  Molly Draben and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Poster Session: Public Opinion (82. Undergrad Research: Political Science)

• The Performance of Gender and Lower Court Influence on U.S. Supreme Court Opinion
  Shane A. Gleason and Krystoff K. Kissoon
  Panel: Beyond Law and Ideology: Influences on U.S. Supreme Court Decision-Making (57. Judicial Politics)

• Finding the Bar Before Raising It: Identifying Grade Inflation and Testing Effects on Go On Rates
  Jill Kirkham and Braeden Udy
  Panel: JSS: Making of Education Policy (61. Health, Education & Social Policy)

• Water Use Preferences and the Perceptions of Risk
  Ashley T. Sondag and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Lightning Talk: Unpacking Political Behavior: Policy Preferences, Candidate Evaluations, and Vote Choice (79. Subfield: Political Behavior)

• Who’s Afraid of a Little Mosquito?: The Role of Morality and Risk Perception in Zika Virus Policy Preferences
  Cheryl Ann O’Brien, Kellee J. Kirkpatrick, and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Moralized Attitudes (36. American Public Opinion)

Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (Chicago, IL / April 2017)

• Stakeholder Trust in Government in Environmental Policy Solutions
  Alden R. Allen and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Poster Session: Energy Policy Regimes and Adaptations (79-301)

• Trust in Government and the Perception of the Risk Associated with Pharmaceutical Contamination of Water Supplies
  Kellee J. Kirkpatrick, James W. Stoutenborough, Sarah N. Davis, and Laticia J. Herkshan
  Panel: Environmental Justice (63-14)

• Do Stakeholders Accurately Read the Public?: Comparing Stakeholder Strategic Narrative Choices Against the Policy Narrative Preferences of the General Public in an Active River Management Controversy
  James W. Stoutenborough, Kellee J. Kirkpatrick, Mark K. McBeth, and Sarah N. Davis
  Panel: Advances in the Narrative Policy Framework (64-10)

• Extending the Ideal that Education is Right: University Student Support for Free Community Colleges
  Matthew B. Martinez, Weston Burke, and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Poster Session: Education Policy Posters (82-324)

• Are They Warping Their Fragile Little Minds: An Examination of Attitudes and Perceptions of Same-Sex Adoption
  Cassady A. Lord, Madison K. Griffin, Kimberly Qualman, and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Poster Session: Public Opinion and Political Participation (82-336)

• The Impact of Social Contact and Political Socialization on Student Attitudes Toward Race Relations
  Rebecca Gullett, Beth Detwiler, Kristian Evans, and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Poster Session: Race and Politics (82-337)

Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (Chicago, IL / April 2016)

• Gender Neutral Restrooms on College Campuses: Helping or Hurting Gender Variant Students
  Cheryl Ann O’Brien, Kellee J. Kirkpatrick, and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Poster Session: Politics of Disadvantaged Groups (71-210)

• Checking Your Privilege at the Door: A Feminist Approach to Gaining Access and Conducting Research on Protected Populations
  Laticia J. Herkshan, Kellee J. Kirkpatrick, and James W. Stoutenborough
  Panel: Challenges in Survey Design (35-2)

• Merging the Meso and Micro within the Narrative Policy Framework: Identifying Group Level Influences in Individual Level River Narrative Data
  James W. Stoutenborough, Mark K. McBeth, Donna L. Lybekcer, and Sarah N. Davis
  Panel: Applying the Narrative Policy Framework (57-3)

• “Illegal” Education?: The Influence of Social Contact on Support for Tuition Assistance for Undocumented Students
  Luis Herrera, Hannah Clarice Winslow, Kylie Nicole Schoonover, and Kellee J. Kirkpatrick
  Panel: Poster Session: Education (76-222)

• Attack of the Killer Wolves: Examining the Impact of Risk Perception on Grey Wolf Reintegration Policy
  Sam H. Bratt, Mark Calonge, Layha Spoonhunter, Kellee J. Kirkpatrick, and James W. Stoutengorough
  Panel: Poster Session: Environmental Politics (76-217)

• From Toga Parties to Food Fights: Examining the Influence of College Experiences on Political Participation
  Laura Harwood, James F. Pascali, Evan C. Pozder, and Kellee J. Kirkpatrick
  Panel: Poster Session: Voting Behavior (76-236)

Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (Chicago, IL / April 2016)

• Trust, Stakeholders, and Levees: The Influence of Trust in Various Governmental Institutions on Stakeholder Levee Policy Preferences
  James W. Stoutenborough and Nicholas B. Pelikan
  Panel: Environmental Policy Framing (51-3)

• Shot Down: How the Anti-Vaccine Narrative Survives
  Rebecca B. Robison and Kellee J. Kirkpatrick
  Panel: Framing of Disease and Health Policy I (49-4)

• The Correlation Between Guns on Campus and Heightened Emotion
  Carolyn M. Harwood, Angela M. Eldredge, Laticia J. Herkshan, Linette Chavis, and Kellee J. Kirkpatrick
  Panel: Poster Session: Public Opinion in the U.S. (69-206)

• Birthing on the Fringe: The Politics of Midwifery in the United States
  Megan Cotton Gully and Kellee J. Kirkpatrick
  Panel: Family Planning Policies and Reproductive Rights in the American States (49-6)

• Ready, Aim, Wait: An Examination of State Abortion Trigger Laws
  Kellee J. Kirkpatrick, Ghada A. Almahdi, Megan Cotton Gully, Dominique Voltz, and Aly Blakely
  Panel: Family Planning Policies and Reproductive Rights in the American States (49-6)

Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association (Boise, ID / October 2015)

• Policy Narrative Strategy: The Communication Switch and Stakeholder Personal Versus Public Communication Choices
  Mark K. McBeth, Donna L. Lybecker, James W. Stoutenborough, and Sarah Davis
  Panel: Public Policy (1-C)

• Surveying Native American Tribal Members: A Strategy for Obtaining Access to Protected and Traditionally Difficult to Survey Populations
  Laticia J. Herkshan, James W. Stoutenborough, and Kellee J. Kirkpatrick
  Panel: Media & Public Opinion (4-D)

• Health Risks and Climate Change Policy
  Kellee J. Kirkpatrick, James W. Stoutenborough, M. Jeremy Field, and Arnold Vedlitz
  Panel: Environmental Politics 2 (5-A)