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1 CURRICULUM VITAE J. Scott Matthews CONTACT INFORMATION Department of Political Science Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, NL, Canada A1B 3X9 Phone: (709) Fax: (709) ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Associate Professor (tenured), Department of Political Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland Assistant Professor (adjunct), School of Policy Studies, Queen s University (Canada) Director, Canadian Opinion Research Archive, Queen s University (Canada) Co-Director, Canadian Opinion Research Archive, Queen s University (Canada) Assistant Professor, Department of Political Studies, Queen s University (Canada) (Tenured and promoted to Associate Professor effective July 1 st, 2012.) EDUCATION : Ph.D., Political Science, University of British Columbia Dissertation Title: Campaign Learning and the Economy Committee: Richard Johnston (supervisor), Paul Quirk, Fred Cutler External examiner: Ray Duch (Nuffield College, University of Oxford) Comprehensive examination fields: Comparative Politics; Canadian Politics : M.A., Political Science, Simon Fraser University Project Title: Class Politics and the Post-Industrial Transition: Insights from the Canadian Case Supervisor: Lynda Erickson : B.A., Political Science, Simon Fraser University HONOURS AND AWARDS Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, Universität Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany, , $44,309 (EUR31,500). Fulbright Visiting Research Chair, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, , $32,715 (US$25,000). John McMenemy Prize (short-listed) for best article, in English or French, published in volume 45 of the Canadian Journal of Political Science, Canadian Political Science Association, June, 2013 (for the article The Mediated Horserace: Campaign Polls and Poll Reporting [co-authored with Mark Pickup and Fred Cutler]). Vincent Lemieux Prize (short-listed) for best thesis in any sub-field of political science, written in English or in French, Canadian Political Science Association, June, Post-doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, April 2006 (declined). Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, May 2003.

2 Curriculum Vitae of J. Scott Matthews 2 Graduate Entrance Scholarship, University of British Columbia, September Graduate Fellowship, Simon Fraser University, May PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles J. Scott Matthews. In press. Issue Priming Revisited: Susceptible Voters and Detectable Effects. British Journal of Political Science. Alan Jacobs and J. Scott Matthews Policy Attitudes in Institutional Context: Rules, Uncertainty, and the Mass Politics of Public Investment. American Journal of Political Science 61-1: Timothy Hicks, Alan Jacobs, and J. Scott Matthews Inequality and Electoral Accountability: Class-Biased Economic Voting in Comparative Perspective. The Journal of Politics 78-4: Randy Besco, Bailey Gerrits, and J. Scott Matthews White Millionaires and Hockey Skates: Racial and Gendered Mediation in News Coverage of a Canadian Mayoral Election. International Journal of Communication 10: J. Scott Matthews and Amanda Bittner Newfoundland and Labrador Votes: An Account of the Determinants of Vote Choice in the 2011 Election. Canadian Political Science Review 9-2: Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, J. Scott Matthews and Janet Hiebert The Courts/Parliament Trade-off: Canadian Attitudes on Judicial Influence in Public Policy. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics 51-3: J. Scott Matthews, Mark Pickup, and Fred Cutler The Mediated Horserace: Campaign Polls and Poll Reporting. Canadian Journal of Political Science 45-2: Alan Jacobs and J. Scott Matthews Why Do Citizens Discount the Future? Public Opinion and the Timing of Policy Consequences. British Journal of Political Science 42-4: Mark Pickup, J. Scott Matthews, Will Jennings, Robert Ford, and Stephen Fisher Why did the polls overestimate Lib Dem support? Sources of Polling Error in the 2010 British General Election. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 21-2: Reprinted in: Justin Fisher & Christopher Wlezien, eds The UK General Election of 2010: Explaining the Outcome. New York, NY: Routledge. J. Scott Matthews and Richard Johnston The Campaign Dynamics of Economic Voting. Electoral Studies 29: J. Scott Matthews and Lynda Erickson Welfare State Structures and the Structure of Welfare State Support: Attitudes Towards Social Spending in Canada, European Journal of Political Research 47: Richard Johnston, J. Scott Matthews and Amanda Bittner Turnout and the Party System in Canada, Electoral Studies 26: J. Scott Matthews The Political Foundations of Support for Same-Sex Marriage in Canada. Canadian Journal of Political Science 38-4: Reprinted (excerpt) in: Peter Russell, et al., eds Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2 nd Edition. Toronto, ON: Emond Montgomery Publications.

3 Curriculum Vitae of J. Scott Matthews 3 J. Scott Matthews and Lynda Erickson Public Opinion and Social Citizenship in Canada. Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology 42-4: Fred Cutler and J. Scott Matthews The Challenge of Municipal Voting: Vancouver Canadian Journal of Political Science 38-2: Chapters J. Scott Matthews and Denver McNeney We like this : The impact of news websites consensus information on political attitudes. In Alex Marland, Thierry Giasson, and Tamara Small, eds., Political Communication in Canada: Meet the Press and Tweet the Rest. Vancouver, BC: UBC Press. J. Scott Matthews, Matthew Mendelsohn and Randy Besco Regionalism in Political Attitudes, 1993 to In Matthew Mendelsohn, Joshua Hjartarson and James Pearce, eds., Canada: The State of the Federation Shifting Power: The New Ontario and What it Means for Canada. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. J. Scott Matthews When Partisans are Attacked: Motivated Reasoning and the New Party System. In Amanda Bittner and Royce Koop, eds., Parties, Elections and the Future of Canadian Politics. Vancouver: UBC Press. Allison Harell, Dimitrios Panagos, and J. Scott Matthews Explaining Aboriginal Turnout in Federal Elections: Evidence from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. In Jerry White, Julie Peters, Dan Beavon and Peter Dinsdale, eds., Aboriginal Policy Research, Volume 10: Research Methods, Justice, Governance and Politics. Toronto: Thompson Educational Publishing. J. Scott Matthews Enlightenment, Equalization or What? Campaigns, Learning and the Economy in Canadian Elections. In Laura Stephenson and Cameron Anderson, eds., Voting Behaviour in Canada. Vancouver: UBC Press. Other J. Scott Matthews Horserace Journalism Under Stress?. In Alex Marland and Thierry Giasson, eds., Canadian Election Analysis: Communication, Strategy and Democracy. Vancouver: UBC Press. J. Scott Matthews and Matthew Mendelsohn The New Ontario: The Shifting Attitudes of Ontarians toward the Federation. Toronto: Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation. Allison Harell, Dimitrios Panagos, and J. Scott Matthews Explaining Aboriginal Turnout in Federal Elections: Evidence from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Ottawa: Elections Canada. UNDER REVIEW Fred Cutler, J. Scott Matthews and Mark Pickup. Cognitive Preconditions for Direct Poll Effects on Voters: Evidence on Attention, Retention, and Judgments of Applicability. International Journal of Communication. J. Scott Matthews and Mark Pickup. Rational Learners or Impervious Partisans?: Economic News and Partisan Bias in Economic Perceptions. Canadian Journal of Political Science. J. Scott Matthews. Towards a Poll-Savvy Citizenry. In Alex Marland and Lisa Moore, eds., Improving Democratic Governance in Newfoundland and Labrador.

4 Curriculum Vitae of J. Scott Matthews 4 RESEARCH FUNDING External Grants SSHRC Insight Grant (with Alan Jacobs, UBC): Pain for Gain?: Uncertainty and Citizen Support for Policy Tradeoffs, , $197,626 (US$150,917). SSHRC Insight Grant (collaborator): Mercantilism in a Liberal Economic Order, , $143,753 (US$109,777). Principal investigator: Mark Manger (University of Toronto) SSHRC/Elections Canada Grant (collaborator): Canadian Election Study, , , $850,000 (US$649,102). Principal investigator: Patrick Fournier (U. de Montréal). Environics Institute Grant (with Fred Cutler, UBC, and Mark Pickup, SFU): Ontario Election Study, 2007, 2007, $25,000 (US$19,091). SSHRC Standard Research Grant (with Fred Cutler and Paul Gustafson, UBC, and Mark Pickup, SFU): Polls and Elections, , $70,087 (US$53,522). Internal Grants Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty of Arts, Course Remission (Research): Elections and Inequality: How Economic Disparities Distort Democratic Representation, , $5,000 (US$3,753). Queen s University Faculty of Arts and Science, Advisory Research Committee Grant: Public Opinion and Intertemporal Policy Choice, , $7,230 (US$5,521). Queen s University Faculty of Arts and Science, Advisory Research Committee Grant: Polls, Voters and Elections, , $5,680 (US$4,338). Contracts Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation, University of Toronto: Regionalism in Political Attitudes / Ontario Thought Leaders, 2010, $5,175 (US$3,975). Elections Canada (with Allison Harell, UQAM, and Dimitrios Panagos, MUN): Explaining Aboriginal Turnout in Canada, 2009, $5,000 (US$3,818). Funding Applications Currently Under Review SSHRC Insight Grant (with Michael McGregor, Ryerson, et al.): The Canadian Municipal Election Study, $312,818 (US$240,307). PRESENTATIONS Invited, External 1 Negation Framing. Invited paper, Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, October 7, 2016 Dimensions of Political Inequality (with Tim Hicks and Alan Jacobs). Invited paper, Economic Inequality and the Quality of Democracy Workshop, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, February 7-8, Includes presentations at Memorial University prior to my appointment.

5 Curriculum Vitae of J. Scott Matthews 5 Voting for Growth, Fairness, or Inequality? Class-Biased Economic Voting in Comparative Perspective (with Tim Hicks and Alan Jacobs). Invited paper, Economic Inequality and the Quality of Democracy Workshop, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, February 7-8, The Electoral Basis of Partisan Motivated Reasoning. Invited paper, Department of Political Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, June 3, Newfoundland and Labrador Votes: An Account of the Determinants of Vote Choice in the 2011 Election (with Amanda Bittner). Invited paper, Politics and Public Policy during the Danny Williams Era in Newfoundland and Labrador, Memorial University, St. John s, NL, October 28-29, Regionalism in Political Attitudes, 1993 to Invited presentation, Focus on Federalism Series, Intergovernmental Affairs, Privy Council Office, Government of Canada, Ottawa, ON, March 15, When Partisans are Attacked: On Motivated Reasoning in the Canadian Party System. Invited paper, Parties and Elections in Canada Workshop, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John s, NL, October 22-23, The Mediated Horse Race. Invited public lecture, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC, March, Enlightenment, Equalization or What?: Election Campaigns, Political Learning and the Economy. Invited paper, Canadian Voting Behaviour Workshop, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, November, Easy Shortcuts and Political Knowledge. Invited presentation, Social Statistics Workshop, McGill University, Montreal, QC, November, Invited, Internal Poli-Sci Quick & Dirty Hot Takes on U.S. Election. Invited participant, Department of Political Science, Memorial University, November 15, Negation Framing. Invited paper, Personality, Party Leaders, & Election Campaigns: A Workshop on the Role of Personality & Candidates in Elections, Memorial University, St. John s, NL, October 14-15, What Just Happened? A Post-election Discussion. Invited participant, Department of Political Science, Memorial University, October 22, Economic Inequality and Electoral Accountability. Invited speaker, Quantitative Social Science in Arts Group, Faculty of Arts, Memorial University, September 23, Engaging Citizens: The Power of Collaboration in Democracy. Invited Speaker, Memorial Presents Public Forum, The Harris Centre, Memorial University, St. John s, NL, February 13, Conference Papers Whose News? The Media and the Distribution of Economic Gains and Losses, (with Timothy Hicks, Alan Jacobs and Eric Merkley), American Political Science Association AGM, Philadelphia, PA, August, Asymmetrical Issue Priming, American Political Science Association AGM, Philadelphia, PA, August, Asymmetrical Issue Priming, Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Calgary, AB, June, The Electoral Basis of Partisan Motivated Reasoning, Association for Canadian Studies in the United States AGM, Las Vegas, NV, October, 2015.

6 Curriculum Vitae of J. Scott Matthews 6 Economic News and Partisan Bias in Economic Perceptions (with Mark Pickup), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Ottawa, ON, June, White Millionaires and Hockey Skates: Racial and Gender Mediation in the News Coverage of the 2014 Toronto Mayoral Election (with Randy Besco and Bailey Gerrits), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Ottawa, ON, June, Whose News? The Media and the Distribution of Economic Gains and Losses (with Timothy Hicks, Alan M. Jacobs and Eric Merkley), Annual Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, London, UK, June, Policy Attitudes in Institutional Context: Rules, Uncertainty, and the Mass Politics of Public Investment (with Alan Jacobs), Atlantic Provinces Political Science Association AGM, St. John s, NL, October, Campaigns Matter, After All: Issue Priming among Unconventional Voters. Midwest Political Science Association AGM, Chicago, IL, April, Are the Rich Better Off Than They Were Four Years Ago? Class-biased Economic Voting in Comparative Perspective (with Timothy Hicks and Alan Jacobs), American Political Science Association AGM, Chicago, IL, August, Polls, Arguments and the Vote: Do Poll Effects Depend on Rhetorical Contexts? (with Fred Cutler and Mark Pickup), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Victoria, BC, June, Testing the Effect of Published Vote Intention Polls on Vote Intention (with Mark Pickup, Paul Gustafson, and Fred Cutler), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Victoria, BC, June, The Electoral Basis of Partisan Motivated Reasoning, Midwest Political Science Association AGM, Chicago, IL, April, Arguing for a Bandwagon: Rhetorical Contexts and the Influence of Polls on Vote Decisions (with Fred Cutler and Mark Pickup), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Edmonton, AB, May, We like this : The impact of news websites consensus information on political attitudes (with Denver McNeney), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Edmonton, AB, May, Political Uncertainty and Policy Trade-offs: An Experimental Investigation (with Alan Jacobs), EGAP: Experiments in Governance and Politics Meeting, Vancouver, BC, April, Political Uncertainty and Policy Trade-offs: An Experimental Investigation (with Alan Jacobs), International Conference of Europeanists, Boston, MA, March, Who will be in charge? Prospective responsibility and citizen support for policy change (with Alan Jacobs), Midwest Political Science Association AGM, Chicago, IL, April, The Horse(race)-Drawn Media (Band)Wagon (with Mark Pickup, Blake Andrew and Fred Cutler), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Montreal, QC, June, The Courts/Parliament Trade-off: The View from the Canadian Election Study (with Elisabeth Goodyear-Grant and Janet Hiebert), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Montreal, QC, June, Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Impact of Incumbent Evaluations on Support for Policy Reform (with Alan Jacobs), American Political Science Association AGM, Toronto, ON, September, 2009.

7 Curriculum Vitae of J. Scott Matthews 7 The Mediated Horse Race: Evaluating a Theory of Poll Reporting with Evidence from Canada, 2006 (with Mark Pickup and Fred Cutler), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Ottawa, ON, June, The Mediated Horse Race: Evaluating a Theory of Poll Reporting with Evidence from Canada, 2006 (with Mark Pickup and Fred Cutler), Western Political Science Association AGM, Vancouver, BC, March, Explaining Aboriginal Turnout in Federal Elections: Evidence from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba (with Allison Harell and Dimitrios Panagos), Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, Ottawa, ON, March, The Mediated Horse Race: Evaluating a Theory of Poll Reporting with Evidence from Canada, 2006 (with Mark Pickup and Fred Cutler), American Political Science Association AGM, Boston, MA, August, Does Timing Matter? Intertemporal Policy Choice and the Mass Public (with Alan Jacobs), American Political Science Association AGM, Boston, MA, August, Polls, Voters and the Quality of Electoral Democracy: Evidence from the 2007 Ontario Election (with Fred Cutler and Mark Pickup), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Vancouver, BC, June, Does Timing Matter? Intertemporal Policy Choice and the Mass Public (with Alan Jacobs), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Vancouver, BC, June, Does Timing Matter? Intertemporal Policy Choice and the Mass Public (with Alan Jacobs), Midwest Political Science Association AGM, Chicago, IL, April, Framing and Affective Sources of Political Judgment, Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Saskatoon, SK, June, Turnout and Competitiveness in Space and Time (with Richard Johnston, Penn., and Amanda Bittner, UBC), Midwest Political Science Association AGM, Chicago, IL, April, Bias in National Economic Perception and the Campaign, American Political Science Association AGM, Philadelphia, PA, September, Alienation, Indifference, Competitiveness and Turnout: Evidence from Canada, (with Richard Johnston and Amanda Bittner), American Political Science Association AGM, Philadelphia, PA, September, Partisan Bias, Economic Perception and the Campaign, Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Toronto, ON, June, The Campaign Dynamics of Economic Voting: A Comparative Perspective (with Richard Johnston), American Political Science Association AGM, Washington, DC, September, The Campaign Dynamics of Economic Voting, Canadian Political Science Association AGM, London, ON, June, Turnout and the Party System in Canada: Spatial Perceptions and the Competitive Base (with Richard Johnston and Amanda Bittner), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, London, ON, June, The Political Foundations of Support for Same-Sex Marriage in Canada, Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Winnipeg, June, Social Capital, Age and Participation (with Richard Johnston), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Winnipeg, June, 2004.

8 Curriculum Vitae of J. Scott Matthews 8 Class and Support for Welfare State Spending in Canada, (with Lynda Erickson), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Winnipeg, June, Do Voting Models Travel?: Information, Institutions and Municipal Voting in Vancouver (with Fred Cutler), Pacific Northwest Political Science Association AGM, Vancouver, October, The Mass Politics of Social Citizenship (with Lynda Erickson), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Halifax, June, Guesswork?: Municipal Electoral Behaviour in a Federal Context, Vancouver 2002 (with Fred Cutler), Canadian Political Science Association AGM, Halifax, June, Measurement Error vs. Selection Bias: Simulating the Trade-off, British Columbia Political Studies Association AGM, Vancouver, May, WORK IN PROGRESS 2 Clarity of responsibility and the mediating role of political campaigns (with Austin Hart). TEACHING Courses (M=Memorial; Q=Queen s; U=UBC) POSC 3010M Empirical Methods in Political Science POSC 3310M American Politics POSC 1000M Introduction to Politics & Government POSC 6500M Political Behaviour POSC 6000M Political Science Concepts POSC 6700M Canadian Politics POLS 230Q American Elections POLS 910Q Field Course in Canadian Politics POLS 930Q Field Course in Comparative Politics POLS 900Q Methods of Political Studies POLS 212Q Canadian Politics POLS 422Q Public Opinion POLS 312Q Political Behaviour POLS 829Q Canadian Politics II POLS 101U Introduction to Canadian Politics Examinations and Supervisions (career totals) Honours students: 4 Master s students: 9 Ph.D. students: 2 Internal examiner (Ph.D. diss., comp., prp sls.): 31 External examiner (Ph.D. diss.): 1 UNIVERSITY SERVICE Departmental Memorial University of Newfoundland: Hiring & Appointments Committee Graduate Coordinator Executive Committee Undergraduate Committee Queen s University: Unit Research Ethics Board Departmental Website Manager 2009 OGS & SSHRC Fellowship Committee Appointments Committee Speaker Series Committee 2008 Internal Academic Review Committee 2007 Graduate Studies Committee , Undergraduate Committee Field Convener, Canadian Politics 2 Excludes work in progress that is listed under Presentations, above.

9 Curriculum Vitae of J. Scott Matthews 7 University Memorial University of Newfoundland: 2016 Canada Research Chair (Tier-2) Search 2016 Digital Learning Centre Review Ctte Dean Search, School of Grad. Studies Co-convener, Quantitative Social Science in the Arts Group Appeals Ctte., School of Grad. Studies Digital Learning Centre Advisory Ctte Academic Cncl., Schl. of Grad. Studies Research Ctte., Faculty of Arts Queen s University: Council Rep., Faculty Association Scholarships & Student Aid Committee 2008 Major Entrance Awards Competition Advisory Research Committee Web Survey Tool Initiative, IT Services 2009 Organizer, Beyond Multiculturalism SCHOLARLY SERVICE Professional Associations Chair, Schwartz Lifetime Achievement Award Committee, Canadian Politics Section, American Political Science Association Section Head, Political Behaviour/Sociology, Canadian Political Science Association Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Association of Public Opinion Research Member, Standards Committee, Canadian Association of Public Opinion Research Refereeing (Journals, books, research funding, promotions) Canadian Journal of Political Science; Electoral Studies; The Journal of Politics; Innovations; Political Research Quarterly; Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties; European Journal of Political Research; Journal of Women, Politics and Policy; UBC Press; Broadview Press; Nelson Education Ltd.; Politics and Religion; American Journal of Political Science; Urban Affairs Review; American Political Science Review; Political Behavior; Political Science Research and Methods; Springer; Oxford University Press; American Politics Research; Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture; Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; Israel Science Foundation; Institute for Research on Public Policy; American Review of Canadian Studies; University of Calgary (tenure application); International Journal of Public Opinion Research. Other 2014, 2015 Co-organizer, Toronto Political Behaviour Workshop, University of Toronto/Ryerson University COMMUNITY SERVICE Print Media & Blogs Through the eyes of a partisan, National Post, August 26, 2015 Why citizens don t like paying for public goods with their taxes and how institutions can change that (with Alan Jacobs), USAPP-American Politics and Policy (London School of Economics and Political Science), September 1, 2015 Far-sighted policymaking is hard. Here s how to make it easier (with Alan Jacobs), Monkey Cage (The Washington Post), November 25 th, 2013 What s in a name? Everything in an election, it seems, Vancouver Sun, March 5 th, 2013 Aborginal issues are on the agenda (with Peter Loewen), Ottawa Citizen, March 4 th, 2013 Other 2016 Member, Academic Advisory Group (Electoral Reform Public Engagement Project), VoxPop Labs, Toronto, ON

10 Curriculum Vitae of J. Scott Matthews Member/Treasurer, Board of Directors, Reelout Arts Project Inc., Kingston, ON Member, Academic Reference Group, Ontario Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform, Toronto, ON 2006, 2010 Member, Election Compliance Audit Committee, Kingston, ON [ Updated: 23 February 2017 ]

Education : PhD, Political Science, University of British Columbia : MA, Political Science, University of British Columbia

Education : PhD, Political Science, University of British Columbia : MA, Political Science, University of British Columbia Amanda J. Bittner Curriculum Vitae *March 2015 Associate Professor, with tenure Department of Political Science, Memorial University Affiliated Faculty in the Department of Gender Studies, Memorial University