Rebecca A. Reid Department of Political Science, Office 307 Phone: (915) 747-7970 500 W. University, Benedict Hall 111 E-mail: rareid@utep.edu University of Texas, El Paso Secondary: reidrebecca66@gmail.com El Paso, TX 79968 Website: reidra.wordpress.com EMPLOYMENT Assistant Professor of Political Science, tenure-track, University of Texas at El Paso (August 2015 - present) EDUCATION PhD, Political Science, University of South Carolina, August 2015 Fields: Public Law/Judicial Politics, Research Methodology Dissertation Title: The Domestic Adoption of International Human Rights Law: The Roles of Regional and National High Courts in Latin America Committee: Kirk Randazzo (chair), Lee Walker, Don Songer, Amanda Licht, Erik Herron BA, Government and Spanish, Wofford College, 2008 ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM) Summer Institute UC Berkeley, 2013 Seminar Focus: Bridging the gap between formal models and empirical analyses Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Program University of Michigan, 2012 Courses: Maximum Likelihood Estimation, Advanced Multivariate Statistical Methods, Advanced Game Theory, Applied Multilevel Models, Data Mining, Missing Data Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Teaching Credential University of South Carolina, completed 2012 Arabic I and Arabic II Converse College, Sept 2008 May 2009
RESEARCH INTERESTS Rule of law Comparative judicial politics Judicial decision-making Separation of powers Supranational courts International law Human rights Transitional justice Democratization Methodology PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Randazzo, Kirk and Rebecca Reid (forthcoming). Statutory Interpretation and the Chief Justice: Activism or Judicial Discretion? in The Chief Justice: Appointment and Influence, David J. Danelski and Artemus Ward, eds. University of Michigan Press. Randazzo, Kirk, Douglas Gibler, and Rebecca Reid (forthcoming). Examining the Development of Judicial Independence. Political Research Quarterly. Reid, Rebecca and Kirk A. Randazzo. 2015. Statutory Language and the Separation of Powers. The Justice System Journal. <http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0098261x.2015.1024569>. Songer, Donald R., Miroslava Radieva, and Rebecca Reid. 2016. Gender Diversity in the Intermediate Appellate Courts of Canada. The Justice System Journal. <http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/yfcwbdxdcrzehey6kpkc/full >. Reid, R. A. and Reid, A. K. 2005. Route finding by rats in an open arena. Behavioural Processes, 68, 51-67. SELECT WORKING PAPERS Invited to revise and resubmit Schorpp, Susanne, and Rebecca Reid. The Differential Effect of War on Liberal and Conservative Judges on the U.S. Courts of Appeals). (invited to revise and resubmit at The Journal of Law and Courts) Research preparing for submission Reid, Rebecca. Regional Human Rights Courts: An Overview of Judicial Behavior, Decision Making, Effectiveness and Compliance. (book chapter) Reid, Rebecca. Risky Business: State Compliance and IACHR Reparation Issuance. 2
Reid, Rebecca. The Adoption of International Human Rights Law Through the Inter- American Court of Human Rights: Compliance And Domestic Legal Reform. Reid, Rebecca. Judicial Institutionalization of Human Rights: The Role of Civil Society and INGOs. Romano, Michael, and Rebecca Reid. When the Buck Stops: Measuring the Effect of the Rule of Law on Democratic Consolidation. Reid, Rebecca, and Kirk Randazzo. High Courts and International Norms Institutionalization. Research in progress Reid, Rebecca. Granting Judicial Independence: Regime Stabilization and Leadership Tenure. Reid, Rebecca, and Todd Curry. The Effects of Organized Crime on Judicial Decision Making and the Use of Courts. Reid, Rebecca. International Human Rights Incorporation by the Mexican Supreme Court: Treatment of IACHR Jurisprudence and Treaty Law. Reid, Rebecca. Drug Crime and Human Rights: Selective Incorporation of Rights by the Mexican Supreme Court. Reid, Rebecca. IACHR Conventionality Control and Hierarchical Judicial Behavior in Mexico. Reid, Rebecca. High Courts as Rights Leaders: Strategic Court Behavior Promoting Rights. SELECT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Influence of International and Foreign Law in U.S. Supreme Court Opinions. September 1-4, 2016, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, in Philadelphia, PA. (with Todd Curry and James Keller). Risky Business: State Compliance and IACHR Reparation Issuance. April 7-10, 2016. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, in Chicago, IL. Regional Courts and the Domestic Adoption of International Human Rights Law. January 7-9, 2016. Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 3
National High Courts as Leaders? International Human Rights Laws, Regional Courts, and Domestic High Courts 2014. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, in Washington, D.C., U.S. Judicial Institutionalization of International Human Rights Laws: The Role of Global Civil Society and INGOs. 2013. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, in Chicago, U.S. Judicial Institutionalization of International Human Rights Laws. 2013. Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, in Orlando, U.S. Examining the Development of Judicial Independence. 2012. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, in Chicago, U.S. (with Kirk Randazzo and Douglas Gibler) Statutory Language and the Separation of Powers. 2011. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, in Seattle, U.S. (with Kirk Randazzo). Critical Mass and the Effect of Female Judges on Voting Patterns and Rate of Dissent in Canadian Courts of Appeal. 2011. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, in Chicago, U.S. (with Donald Songer and Miroslava Radieva). Bottom-up or top-down? Courts and International Norms. 2011. Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, in New Orleans, U.S. (with Kirk Randazzo). War and Gender: Gendered Differences in Making Tradeoffs Between Civil Liberties and National Security in the U.S. Courts of Appeals, 1950-2007. 2010. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, in Chicago, U.S. (with Donald Songer and Susanne Schorpp). GRANTS AWARED Center for Law and Human Behavior Seed grant: Awarded $2395 Awarded 2016 to support undergraduate research surveying members of the Law and Courts organized section of the American Political Science Association (APSA) examining under-representation within the profession. SPARC (Support to Promote Advancement of Research and Creativity): Awarded $5000 Awarded 2013-14 for dissertation research support 4
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS Artinian Travel Award (2015-2016) Thurmond-Atwater Fellowship in Political Science (2013-14) Outstanding Graduate Student Award (Department of Political Science, (2012-13) EITM (Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models) Summer Institute (2013) USC Graduate School Travel Grant (2013) EITM Travel Scholarship (2013) Prestage-Cook Travel Award (2013) West Forum Small Fellowship (2012) EITM Certification Scholarship (2012) TEACHING INTERESTS Constitutional Law Civil Liberties Judicial Process / Politics Judicial Decision-making Comparative Courts American Government Research Methods (OLS, MLE) International Law and Politics International Law and the United States Introduction to International Relations Introduction to Comparative Politics Game Theory International Human Rights Law International Criminal Law TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Texas at El Paso POLS 3362: International Law and Politics (Fall 2015) POLS 2311: American Government (Spring 2016) POLS 3321: Civil Liberties (Spring 2016) University of South Carolina POLI 201: American National Government (Spring 2014, Spring - Summer 2015) POLI 450: Constitutional Law (Fall 2013, 2014) POLI 451: Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties (Spring 2013) Invited Lectures Politics of Leadership DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE Committees Political Science Graduate Committee Member (2015-2016) Political Science Hiring Committee (2015-2016) Pre-Law Advising 5
New Undergraduate Classes Comparative Courts International Law and the United States Regional and International Courts Revised Courses and Curriculum International Law and Politics Undergraduate Public Law Curriculum Public Law Graduate Seminar UNIVERSITY SERVICE Center for Law and Human Behavior Steering Committee member Inter-American Border Studies faculty affiliate PROFESSIONAL SERVICE American Political Science Association Assistant Editor for Law and Courts (Newsletter), 2011-2013. Southern Political Science Association Chair and discussant at Annual Meeting, January 7-9, 2016. Midwest Political Science Association Chair and discussant at Annual Meeting, April 7-10, 2016. Reviewer for Journal of Women, Politics, & Policy PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Political Science Association Midwest Political Science Association Southern Political Science Association The American Society of International Law The Academy of Political Science Women Also Know Stuff (Political Science) LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Advanced/ Fluent Spanish (Latin American and Castillian) 6
Beginner-Intermediate Arabic (Modern Standard) French Italian MISCELLANEOUS Publications Reid, R. A. (2004). The Borderland. Skylark Poetry. Reid, R. A. (2004). Survival of the Fittest. Is the War of the Third Invasion Justified? The Novel Experience. Wofford College, 9. Experience Abroad Paris, France. Teaching assistant, Political Science class, May 2014. Brussels, Belgium. Teaching assistant, Political Science class, May 2014. Granada, Spain. Studied World Politics, Spanish, and Arabic, 2007. Morocco. Studied Politics and Development, October 2007. Israel. Studied archeology, religion, history, and politics, January 2005. Jordan. Studied archeology, religion, history, and politics, January 2005. Mexico. Studied Spanish, Mayan archeology, history, religion, and language, January 2004. Mexico. Studied Mayan language in Yucatan, 2002. 7