Rebecca J. Hannagan, Assistant Professor

 

Department of Political Science

406 Zulauf Hall

Northern Illinois University

DeKalb, IL 60115

815-753-9675

rhannaga@niu.edu

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Education:          

Ph.D., University of Nebraska , Political Science, 2006

                Areas of study: American Government and Politics, Political Psychology, Gender Politics, and Political Theory.

                Dissertation:  “Perceptual Asymmetry in Gendered Group Decision Making”

                Committee: Kevin B. Smith (Chair), John R. Hibbing , Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, Jean Axelrod Cahan, Mark van

Roojen.

M.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha , Political Science, 2003

B.A., University of Nebraska , Political Science and Philosophy, 1999

 

Academic Positions:

 

Assistant Professor:  Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University , 2006 – present

Undergraduate Courses:  Politics and the Life Sciences, Political Psychology, Intro to American Government and Politics, Women and Politics

                Graduate Courses:  Scope and Methods of Political Science

Instructor:  Department of Political Science, University of Nebraska, 2003-2006

                Undergraduate Courses:  Power and Politics in America , Women and Politics, Political Ideas, Ancient

and Medieval Political Theory

Instructor:  Department of Political Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha , 2004-2006

                Undergraduate Courses:  Introduction to Political Science, Introduction to American Government and Politics

 

Research and Teaching Interests:

 

Political Psychology; Women and Politics; Feminist/Gender Politics; the Biological underpinnings of Political Behavior; Small Group Behavior; Scope and Methods of Political Science; Research Design and Methods.

 

Articles Under Review:

 

“Gendered Politics: A Darwinian Feminist and Feminist Evolutionist Perspective”

 

“Balancing Ambition Among Decision Makers” with Christopher W. Larimer and Kevin B. Smith

 

“Decision Making in Gendered Groups: Context, Preferences and Outcomes” with Christopher W. Larimer and Kevin B. Smith

 

Conference Papers:

 

“Sexual Politics Revisited:  Darwinian Feminists and Feminist Evolutionists” – Midwest Political Science Association Conference, April 12-15, 2007.

 

“Gendered Reactions to the Use of Force and the War in Iraq ” co-authored with Barbara Burrell and Matthew Streb – Midwest Political Science Association Conference, April 12-15, 2007.

 

“Why People do not Trust Ambitious Bureaucrats” co-authored with Christopher W. Larimer – Midwest Political Science Association Conference, April 12-15, 2007.

 

“Gendered Politics: A Darwinian Feminist and Feminist Evolutionist Perspective” – Association for Politics and the Life Sciences Conference, October 25-26, 2006.

 

“The Evolutionary Basis of People’s Aversion to Ambitious Leaders” co-authored with Christopher W. Larimer and Kevin B. Smith – Hendricks Conference on Biology and Political Behavior, October 13-14, 2006.

 

“Evaluating policy legitimacy: Ambitious Traits and (Un)Fair Outcomes” co-authored with Christopher W. Larimer – American Political Science Association Conference, August 31-September 3, 2006.

 

“Decision Making in Gendered Groups: Context, Preferences and Outcomes” co-authored with Christopher W. Larimer and Kevin B. Smith – Midwest Political Science Association Conference, April 20-23, 2006.

 

“Balancing Ambition Among Decision Makers” co-authored with Christopher W. Larimer and Kevin B. Smith – Midwest Political Science Association Conference, April 20-23, 2006.

 

Current Research Projects:

 

“The Wary Competitor: Evolutionary Psychology and Why Women Don’t Run for Office”

 

“Public Women, Public Bodies”

 

“The Myth of the Selfless Mother: Abortion, Neglect, and Abandonment as Adaptive Strategy”

 

“The Gendered Use of Information in Political Decision Making”

 

“Information Asymmetry and Decision Making” with Christopher W. Larimer

 

“Gendered Reactions to the Use of Force and the War in Iraq ” with Barbara Burrell and Matthew Streb

 

Publications:

 

“Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank.” 2007.  To accompany Promise and Performance of American Democracy, 8th ed. by Bond and Smith.  Fort Worth, TX: Wadsworth.

 

“Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank.” 2005.  To accompany Promise and Performance of American Democracy, 7th ed. by Bond, Watson and Smith.  Fort Worth, TX: Wadsworth.

 

Professional Association Memberships:

 

American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2006-present

American Political Science Association, 2005-present

American Sociological Association, 2006-present

Association for Politics and the Life Sciences, 2006-present

Human Behavior and Evolution Society, 2006-present

Midwest Political Science Association, 2004-present

 

Manuscript/Proposal Reviewer:

 

National Science Foundation, 2006

 

Departmental Service:

 

Undergraduate Studies Committee, Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 2006-2007

Representative to the Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Nebraska, 2004-2005

 

Honors and Awards:

 

Certificate of Recognition for Contributions to Students - The Parents Association and The Teaching

     Council of the University of Nebraska , 2006

Development Grant for Distance Education – University of Nebraska at Omaha , 2005-2006

McKelvie Scholarship - University of Nebraska, 2005-2006

Foundation Scholarship - University of Nebraska , 2005

Research Assistantship - University of Nebraska, 2004-2005

Tuition Waiver - University of Nebraska, 2003-2007

Teaching Assistantship - University of Nebraska, 2003-2007

 

Workshop Participation:

 

“SLATE: Supporting Learning and Technology in Education - Midwest Blackboard Users Conference.”  Chicago, IL.  October 20, 2006.

 

“Teaching Diversity and Inequality.”  American Political Science Association Teaching and Learning Conference.  Washington, D.C. , February 18-20, 2006.

 

“Frontiers of Women and Politics Research.”  Women and Politics Organized Section of the American Political Science Association.  American University , August 31, 2005.

 

EDU Workshop: Creating test banks and online classes - University of Nebraska – Lincoln, May 23 – 27, 2005

 

Teaching Assistant Workshop - University of Nebraska – Lincoln , August 24, 2004

 

Online Course Development:

 

Political Psychology, Northern Illinois University, 2007

https://webcourses.niu.edu/

Introduction to Political Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha , 2006

http://blackboard.unomaha.edu

Power and Politics in America, University of Nebraska , 2005

http://webtests2.unl.edu/edu/classes/pols100

 

International Study:

 

Program of Study:  21st Century Alternatives: Women, Work and the Family in Sweden and the U.S.

Under the direction of Dr. Ann Mari May, Professor of Economics

Stockholm, Sweden – through the University of Nebraska , Lincoln – June 2005

 

Program of Study: Comparative Civil Liberties in the U.K. and the U.S.

Under the direction of Mr. Nicholas Bamforth, Fellow in Law

Queen’s College, Oxford University UK – through Bridgewater State College, Massachusetts – July 2002

 

References:         

 

Dr. Kevin Smith, Professor and Graduate Chair                                           Dr. John Hibbing, Professor

Department of Political Science                                                                       Department of Political Science

OLDH 529                                                                                                           OLDH 509

University of Nebraska – Lincoln                                                                   University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Lincoln, NE 68588-0328                                                                                     Lincoln, NE 68588-0328

(402) 472-0779                                                                                                    (402) 472-3220

ksmith1@unlnotes.unl.edu                                                                                jhibbing1@unl.edu

 

Dr. Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, Professor                                                            Dr. Jeff Spinner-Halev, Professor

Department of Political Science                                                                       Department of Political Science

OLDH 536                                                                                                            370B Hamilton Hall

University of Nebraska – Lincoln                                                                    University of North Carolina

Lincoln, NE 68588-0328                                                                                     Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3265

(402) 472-3221                                                                                                     (919) 962-0411

etheissmorse1@unl.edu                                                                                     spinner@email.unc.edu

 

Dr. Mark van Roojen, Professor                                                                       Dr. Jean Cahan, Professor                                

Department of Philosophy                                                                                Department of Political Science and Philosophy

OLDH 1005                                                                                                          OLDH 505

University of Nebraska – Lincoln                                                                    University of Nebraska – Lincoln   

Lincoln, NE 68588-0321                                                                                      Lincoln, NE 68588-0321

(402) 472-2428                                                                                                      (402) 472-2346

msv@unlserve.unl.edu                                                                                       jcahan1@unl.edu

 

 

Dr. Brian D. Humes, Program Officer

Political Science Program                                  

National Science Foundation

4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 980

Arlington, VA  22230

(703) 292-7284

bhumes@nsf.gov