Nicholas Michael Goedert Department of Government and Law Kirby Hall of Civil Rights Phone: (240) 281-6518 Fax: (610) 330-5397 goedertn@lafayette.edu http://sites.lafayette.edu/goedertn Education 2012 Ph.D., Department of Politics, Dissertation Title: Gerrymandering, Electoral Uncertainty, and Representation Advisors: Brandice Canes-Wrone (chair), Nolan McCarty, Adam Meirowitz 2009 M.A., Department of Politics, Examination Fields: American Politics (Public Opinion, Political Psychology, and Legislative Politics), Formal and Quantitative Methodology 2006 J.D. (cum laude), Georgetown University Law Center 2001 B.A. (magna cum laude), Department of Social Studies, Harvard University Academic Appointments 2014-Present Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Government and Law, 2012-2014 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis Peer-Reviewed Publications 2016 The Pseudo-Paradox of Partisan Mapmaking and Congressional Competition. Conditionally accepted at State Politics and Policy Quarterly. 2015 The Case of the Disappearing Bias: A 2014 Update to the Gerrymandering or Geography Debate. Forthcoming at Research & Politics. [Research Note] 2014 Do Women Deliberate with a Distinctive Voice? How Decision Rules and Group Gender Composition Affect the Content of Deliberation. American Journal of Political Science 58(2): 291-306. [With Tali Mendelberg and Chris Karpowitz] Winner of Lazarsfeld Best Paper Award from the Political Communication Section (version presented at APSA 2011 meeting) Winner of Best Paper Award from the APSA Political Psychology Section (version presented at APSA 2011 meeting) 2014 "Redistricting, Risk, and Representation: How Five State Gerrymanders Weathered the Tides of the 2000 s." Election Law Journal 13(3): 406-418. 1
2014 Gerrymandering or Geography?: How Democrats Won the Popular Vote but Lost the Congress in 2012. Research & Politics 1(1): 2053168014528683. 2014 Political Scandal and Bias in Survey Response. PS: Political Science & Politics 47(4): 813-818. Working Papers The U.S. Senate in 2040: A Coming Crisis in Hispanic Representation (under review) Redistricting Institutions, Partisan Tides, and Congressional Competition Southern Redistricting under the VRA: A Model of Partisan Tides Gerrymandering and Competing Norms of Representation Democratic Incumbent Resilience in the Post-1980 Senate: A Theory of Partisan Issue Competence The Impact of Geographic Constituencies on Regional Parties: Evidence from Six Nations Strategic Voting and the UK Independence Party in British Elections, 2014 and 2015 Conference Presentations 2015 The U.S. Senate in 2040: A Coming Crisis in Hispanic Representation, presented at at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas, NV. Nominated for Best Paper in Latino Politics (award pending) 2014 "Gerrymandering, Polarization, and Competing Norms of Representation", presented at at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC. 2014 The U.S. Senate in 2040: A Coming Crisis in Hispanic Representation, presented at the State Politics and Policy Conference, Bloomington, IN. 2013 Democratic Incumbent Resilience in the Post-1980 Senate: A Theory of Partisan Issue Competence, presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. 2012 Gerrymandering and Competing Norms of Representation, presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL. 2012 Southern Redistricting under the VRA: A Model of Partisan Tides, presented at the State Politics and Policy Conference, Houston, TX. 2
2012 Does Descriptive Representation Facilitate Women s Distinctive Voice?, presented at the Annual Conference of the MPSA, Chicago, IL. (with Chris Karpowitz and Tali Mendelberg). Also presented at the NYU-CESS Experimental Political Science Conference, New York, NY. (with Chris Karpowitz and Tali Mendelberg). 2011 Redistricting Institutions under Electoral Uncertainty, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA. 2011 Redistricting Institutions, Partisan Tides, and Congressional Turnover, presented at the State Politics and Policy Conference, Hanover, NH, 2011. Also presented at the Annual Conference of the MPSA, Chicago, IL and the Society for Political Methodology Summer Meeting, Princeton, NJ (poster). 2010 Desirability Bias in Congressional Election Polls Involving Scandal, presented at the Annual Conference of the MPSA, Chicago, IL. Non-Peer-Reviewed Short Articles 2013 How many votes do the Democrats need to retake the House? The Monkey Cage (political science blog at The Washington Post). October 23, 2013. 2012 Not Gerrymandering, but Districting: More Evidence on How Democrats Won the Popular Vote but Lost the Congress The Monkey Cage. November 15, 2012. Teaching Experience Visiting Professor, Introduction to United States Politics, Fall 2014 (2 sections) Political Opinion and Participation in the United States, Fall 2014 and Spring 2016 Campaigns and Elections, Spring 2015 and Fall 2015 (2 sections each semester) Congress and the Legislative Process, Fall 2015 Constitutional Law and Politics in the United States, Spring 2016 (scheduled) Representation, Apportionment, and Democratic Participation, Spring 2015 and Spring 2016 Instructor, Washington University in St. Louis Courts and Civil Liberties, Fall 2012 & Fall 2013 Constitutional Politics in the U.S., Spring 2013 & Spring 2014 Teaching Assistant, Mass Media and American Politics, Spring 2010 Public Opinion, Fall 2009 Introduction to Game Theory, Spring 2009 3
Research Experience 2011-2012 Research Assistant to Tali Mendelberg,, 2008 Research Assistant to Tom Romer,, and Sean Corcoran, NYU 2004-2005 Research Assistant to Gary Peller, Georgetown University Law Center, 2004-2005 Other Experience 2015 Expert witness, State of Wisconsin, Whitford v. Nichol 2006-2007 Legislative Analyst, Maryland General Assembly, Department of Legislative Services, Annapolis, MD 2001-2003 Public Opinion Analyst, Hickman-Brown Public Opinion Research (now Global Strategy Group), Washington, DC Awards and Fellowships University Fellowship,, 2007-2012 State Politics and Policy Conference Fellowship, 2011 and 2012 Dean s Fund for Scholarly Travel Grant,, 2011 CALI Award (for highest grade in class), Georgetown University Law Center: Bargain, Exchange, and Liability (Contracts and Torts), 2004 Advanced Election Law, 2006 Summa cum laude minus on undergraduate honors thesis, Harvard University, 2001 Professional Service Manuscript reviewer: Legislative Studies Quarterly; State Politics and Policy Quarterly; Election Law Journal; Social Influence Consultant, FairVote reform impact assessment project, 2015 Debate Moderator, City of Clayton Mayoral Election, March 2013 Contributor, The Monkey Cage and Wonkblog (political science blogs at The Washington Post) Panel chair and discussant, Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference Lead Articles Editor and Staff: The Tax Lawyer, 2004-2006 Professional Affiliations American Political Science Association Midwest Political Science Association Western Political Science Association American Association of Political Consultants Maryland State Bar 4
Research and Teaching Interests American Politics Electoral Institutions Congressional Politics Public Opinion Election Law Campaigns and Elections State Politics Formal Modeling/Game Theory References Brandice Canes-Wrone Donald E. Stokes Professor of Public and International Affair 034 Corwin Hall 609-258-5014 bcwrone@princeton.edu Ilan Peleg Charles A. Dana Professor of Government and Law Kirby Hall 207 610-330-5396 pelegi@lafayette.edu Bruce Murphy Fred Morgan Kirby Professor of Civil Rights Kirby Hall 200 610-330-5395 murphyb@lafayette.edu Nolan M. McCarty Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics and Public Affairs Chair, Department of Politics 212 Robertson Hall 609-258-1862 nmccarty@princeton.edu Adam H. Meirowitz Professor, Department of Finance University of Utah 040 Corwin Hall 609-258-4859 ameirowi@princeton.edu Tali Mendelberg Associate Professor of Politics. 215 Robertson Hall 609-977-9329 talim@princeton.edu 5