Caitlin E. Jewitt Curriculum Vitae February 2016 Department of Political Science (0130) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Major Williams Hall 522 220 Stanger Street Blacksburg, VA 24061

Phone: 540-231-7544 Email: [email protected] Website: sites.google.com/site/CaitlinEJewitt

Academic Employment Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, August 2014 - present. Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, August 2012 - June 2014.

Education University of Minnesota, Ph.D. in Political Science, June 2012. Dissertation: The Impact of State and National Party Rules on U.S. Presidential Nomination Contests. Paul Goren, advisor. University of Minnesota, M.A. in Political Science, June 2009. Hartwick College, B.A. summa cum laude in Political Science, May 2006. Departmental Distinction in Political Science Honors Program

Refereed Articles Jewitt, Caitlin E. and Paul Goren. 2016. “Ideological Structure and Consistency in an Age of Polarization.” American Politics Research, 44(1): 81 - 105. Jewitt, Caitlin E. 2014. “Packed Primaries and Empty Caucuses: State and Party Rules and Voter Turnout in Presidential Nomination Contests.” Public Choice, 160(3-4): 295 - 312. Jewitt, Caitlin E. and Sarah A. Treul. 2014. “Competitive Primaries and Party Division in Congressional Elections.” Electoral Studies, 35: 140 - 149. Invited to describe research findings for London School of Economics American Politics and Policy Blog. September 3, 2014. Available online at: http://bit.ly/Z6NYJ7 Jewitt

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Dwyer, Caitlin E. and Sarah A. Treul. 2012. “Presidential Influence, State-Level Approval, and Voting in the Senate.” American Politics Research, 40 (2): 355 - 379. Dwyer, Caitlin E., Daniel Stevens, John Sullivan, and Barbara Allen. 2009. “Racism, Sexism, and Candidate Evaluations in the 2008 Presidential Election.” Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 9 (1): 223 - 240.

Book Chapters Jewitt, Caitlin E. 2014. “Republicans and Reform: The 2012 Presidential Nomination Rules.” In The State of the Parties, 7th edition. John Green, Daniel Coffey, and David Cohen, editors. Rowman and Littlefield.

Invited Presentations “Re-examining Front-loading in Presidential Nominations.” Presented February 13, 2015 at the American Politics Research Group, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Conference Presentations Jewitt, Caitlin E. and Sarah Treul. “Primary Competition and Congressional Behavior.” Paper presented April 18, 2015, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. Jewitt, Caitlin E. “Re-examining Front-loading and the Parties’ Efforts to Curb the Trend.” Paper presented April 16, 2015, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. Jewitt, Caitlin E. “The Republican Party and the Unsuccessful 2012 Presidential Nomination Reforms.” Paper presented November 7, 2013, State of the Parties Conference, Akron, OH. Presentation recorded and aired on C-SPAN. Available online at: http://www.c-span.org/video/?316105-2/political-party-nominations-scandals Jewitt, Caitlin E. and Sarah Treul. “Competitive Primaries and General Election Success: The Role of the Tea Party in 2010.” Paper presented August 30, 2013, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. Jewitt, Caitlin E. and Sarah Treul. “Competitive Primaries and General Election Success: The Role of the Tea Party in 2010.” Paper presented April 12, 2013, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

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Dwyer, Caitlin E. “Electoral Rules and Divisive Presidential Nomination Contests” Paper presented April 12, 2012, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. Dwyer, Caitlin E. “State and Party Rules and Voter Turnout in Presidential Nomination Contests.” Paper presented September 1, 2011, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA. Dwyer, Caitlin E. “Packed Primaries and Empty Caucuses: Voter Turnout in Presidential Nomination Contests.” Paper presented April 3, 2011, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. Dwyer, Caitlin E and Paul Goren. “Political Sophistication, Public Opinion, and Issue Voting: A Comparison of Political Elites and Ordinary Citizens.” Paper presented April 2, 2011, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. Dwyer, Caitlin E. “Do the Rules Matter? Delegate Allocation Rules and Front-Runner Effects on Presidential Nomination Outcomes.” Poster presented September 2, 2010, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC. Dwyer, Caitlin E. “The Impact of Delegate Allocation Rules on Presidential Nomination Outcomes.” Paper presented April 24, 2010, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. Dwyer, Caitlin E. “The Impact of Rules on Presidential Nomination Contests.” Paper presented January 9, 2010, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA. Dwyer, Caitlin E. “A Different Nominee? The Role of the Rules in the 2008 Primaries.” Paper presented April 3, 2009, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. Dwyer, Caitlin E. and Sarah A. Treul. “Senators’ Response to Constituents’ Approval of the President.” Paper presented April 3, 2008, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. Dwyer, Caitlin E. “The Publication of Polls in the 2004 Democratic Primary.” Paper presented April 2006, Annual Meeting of the New York State Political Science Association, New York, NY.

Grants and Awards Assessment Grant, “Multi-rater Faculty Assessment of Student Writing and Communication, Office of Assessment and Evaluation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, October 2015. Jewitt

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Assistant Professor Mentoring Grant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, April 2015. Travel Grant, Political Psychology Minor, University of Minnesota, April 2012. Travel Grant, Organized Section on Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior, American Political Science Association, September 2011. Robert T. Holt Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, August 2010 - May 2011. Travel Grant, Political Psychology Minor, University of Minnesota, March 2011. Travel Grant, Political Psychology Minor, University of Minnesota, December 2010. Travel Grant, American Political Science Association, September 2010. Graduate Research Partnership Program Fellowship, with Paul Goren, University of Minnesota, Summer 2010. Travel Grant, Political Psychology Minor, University of Minnesota, April 2010. Prestage-Cook Travel Award, Southern Political Science Association, January 2010. Thesis Research Grant, Graduate School, University of Minnesota, December 2009. Supplemental Research Funds, Political Psychology Minor, University of Minnesota, November 2009. Travel Grant, Political Psychology Minor, University of Minnesota, November 2009. Travel Grant, Political Psychology Minor, University of Minnesota, April 2009. Research Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Summers 2007-2009. Supplementary Stipend for a Collaborative Research Project, University of Minnesota, Summer 2007. Howard Penniman Scholarship for Graduate Study in Political Science, Pi Sigma Alpha, Fall 2006.

Teaching Experience Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Political Science 1014 — U.S. Government and Politics Political Science 2024 — Research Methods Political Science 4214 — Senior Seminar: Political Behavior Jewitt

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Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis Political Science 205 — Analyzing Politics Political Science 309 — American Politics through Film and Fiction Political Science 310 — Political Behavior Political Science 321 — The Media and Politics Political Science 490 — Senior Seminar: The Rules of Elections University of Minnesota Political Science 3085 — Quantitative Analysis in Political Science Political Science 1001 — American Democracy in a Changing World

Selected Service Political Behavior Search Committee Member, Department of Political Science, Virginia Tech, August 2015 - present. Assessment Liaison, Department of Political Science, Virginia Tech, August 2015 - present. Scholarship Application Faculty Reviewer, Nelson Lehmann Gold Vansant Scholarship, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Virginia Tech, Spring 2015. Panel Discussant, 2015 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. Secretary to the Political Science Faculty, Virginia Tech, August 2014 - July 2015. Pi Sigma Alpha Co-Advisor, Virginia Tech, Fall 2014 - present.

Professional Memberships American Political Science Association Midwest Political Science Association

Reviewer Journal of Politics Political Behavior American Journal of Political Science Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy American Politics Research

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