Page 1 Kassra A.R. Oskooii, PhD Political Science and International Relations Office: (302) 831-1928 University of Delaware Fax: (302) 831-4452 347 Smith Hall, 18 Amstel Ave (Smith 403) Email: oskooiik[at]udel.edu Newark, DE 19716 APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor, 2016 - Present Department of Political Science & International Relations, University of Delaware Affiliated Faculty: Center for Political Communication; Center for the Study of Diversity; Race, Justice, Policy Research Initiative EDUCATION Ph.D. in Political Science, 2016 Dissertation Committee: Matt Barreto (Chair), Chris Adolph, Luis Fraga, Cheryl Kiser, and Christopher Parker M.A. in Political Science, 2013 CSSS Political Methodology Field Certificate (2013) B.A. in Political Science, 2008 Minors: Human Rights and Law, Societies, & Justice PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 9. (Forthcoming) Dana, K., Lajevardi, N., Oskooii, K. and Walker, H., 2018. Veiled Politics: Experiences with Discrimination among Muslim Americans. Politics and Religion. 8. (Forthcoming) Oskooii, K., 2018. Perceived Discrimination and Political Behavior. British Journal of Political Science. 7. (Forthcoming) Lajevardi, N. and Oskooii, K., 2018. Old-Fashioned Racism, Contemporary Islamophobia, and the Political Isolation of Muslim Americans in the Age of Trump. Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics. 6. Collingwood, L., Jochim, A. and Oskooii, K., 2018. The Politics of Choice Reconsidered: Partisanship, Ideology, and Minority Politics in Washington s Charter School Initiative. State Politics and Policy Quarterly. (online first) 5. Collingwood, L., Lajevardi, N. and Oskooii, K., 2018. A Change of Heart? Why Individual-Level Public Opinion Shifted against Trump s Muslim Ban. Political Behavior. (online first) Covered by: Vox, ThinkProgress, Al Jazeera, Middle East Eye, Psychology Today & NPR 4. Oskooii, K. and Dana, K., 2017. Muslims in Great Britain: The Impact of Mosque Attendance on Political Behaviour and Civic Engagement. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, pp.1-27. (online first) 3. Collingwood, L., Oskooii, K., Barreto, M. and Garcia-Rios, S., 2016. eicompare: Comparing Ecological Inference Estimates across EI and EI: RxC. R Journal, 8(2), pp.92-101. 2. Oskooii, K., 2016. How Discrimination Impacts Sociopolitical Behavior: A Multidimensional Perspective. Political Psychology, 37(5), pp.613-640. 1. Dana, K., Barreto, M. and Oskooii, K., 2011. Mosques as American Institutions: Mosque Attendance, Religiosity and Integration into the Political System among American Muslims. Religions, 2(4), pp.504-524.
Page 2 ARTICLES UNDER REVIEW/WORKING PAPERS Estimating Candidate Support in Voting Rights Act Cases: Comparing Iterative EI & EI-RxC Methods. w/ Barreto, M., Collingwood, L., and Garcia-Rios, S. [Invited for R&R @ Sociological Methods and Research] Opinion Shift and Stability: Enduring Individual-Level Opposition to Trump's Muslim Ban. w/ Collingwood, L. and Lajevardi, N. [Under Review] When Political Sophistical Helps Voters Decide: Evidence from Multiple Ballot Initiative Contests. w/ Collingwood, L., DeMora, S., and Jochim, A. No Sharia, No Mosque: Orientalist Notions of Islam and Intolerance toward Muslims in the United States. w/ Barreto, M. and Dana, K. The Racial Shield as Racism Exoneration: Explaining White Racist Support for Conservative Minority Candidates. w/ Collingwood, L., Garcia-Rios, S., and Hoffman, L. The DREAM Act Experiment: The Prevalence of Racial Bias among Perceived Allies. w/ Garcia-Rios, S. and Walker, H. Disentangling Discrimination: Using Experimental Data to Further Examine the Sociopolitical Consequences of Perceived Individual-Level Societal and Political Discrimination Executive Discretion: A Mixed-Method Study of the Pardon and Clemency Process in Washington State. w/ Walker, H. PUBLIC WRITING 2018. Here s what the Democrats need to do to get the DREAM Act through Congress. LSE American Politics and Policy Blog (29 January, 2018). Also covered by Newsweek U.S. Edition. w/ Walker, H. and Garcia-Rios, S. 2018. Why Individual-Level Opinion Rapidly Shifted Against Trump s Muslim Ban Executive Order. Religion in Public (17 January, 2018). w/ Collingwood, L. and Lajevardi, N. 2017. Allies in name only? Latino-only leadership on DACA may trigger implicit racial biases among White liberals. LSE American Politics and Policy Blog (28 September, 2017). w/ Garcia-Rios, S. and Walker, H. 2017. Protests against Trump s immigration executive order may have helped shift public opinion against it. LSE American Politics and Policy Blog (12 February, 2017). w/ Collingwood, L. and Lajevardi, N. 2012. Dissecting Voting Patterns in the Gonzalez-Danielson Supreme Court Contest in Washington State. Washington Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity and the Stranger Newspaper (26 September, 2012). w/ Barreto, N. and Caldwell, C. GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, & AWARDS Jody Deering Nyguist Award for Excellence in Public Speaking 2008 Donald R. Matthews Fellowship, UW ($40,000) 2010 2011 Graduate Opportunities & Minority Achievement Fellowship ($4,000) 2010 2011 WISER Survey Research Fellowship ($20,000) 2011 2014 WISER Research Grant ($2500) 2011 2014 Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences (CSSS) Research Grant ($1,000) 2013 Center for Democracy & Voting Rights Act Fellowship ($5,000) 2013 Center for Democracy & Voting Rights Act Fellowship ($5,000) 2014 Best Graduate Paper in Political Science (w/hannah Walker), UW 2014 Dean Recognition for Exceptional Pedagogical Contribution, UW 2014 Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) Grant ($500) 2015 Dissertation Improvement Research Grant, UCLA ($3,000) 2015-2016
Page 3 Departmental Research Fellowship, UW (est. $13,000) 2016 General University Research Grant, UD ($7,500) 2017 Departmental Research Grant, UD ($1,500) 2018 RESEARCH CENTER AFFILIATIONS Race, Justice, Policy Research Initiative, UD (2017 Present) Center for Political Communication, UD (2016 - Present) Center for the Study of Diversity, UD (2016 - Present) Washington Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity (WISER), UW (2010-2016) Center for Social Science and Statistics (CSSS), UW (2010-2016) Washington Survey Research Center (WASRC), UW (2010-2015) Center for Democracy and Voting Rights Research, UW (2013-2014) TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Delaware, Newark, DE POSC 150: Intro to American Politics POSC 413: Minority Politics and Representation POSC 807: American Political Behavior (Graduate Seminar) POLS 202: Intro to American Politics POLS 357: Minority Representation and the Voting Rights Act POLS 205: Political Science as a Social Science POLS 317: US Race & Ethnic Politics POLS 353: US Congress POLS 503: Advanced Research Design and Analysis LAW E 558: Voting Rights Research and the Law CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS/TALKS/PANELS (Past 7 years) 2017 Muslim-American attitudes, sociopolitical behavior, and identity. Section moderator. UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, CA. (December 15, 2017) A Change of Heart? Why Individual-Level Public Opinion Shifted against Trump s Muslim Ban. Paper Presentation. American Political Science Association Conference in SF, CA. Veiled Politics: Experiences with Discrimination among American Muslims. Paper Presentation. American Political Science Association Conference in SF, CA. The Racial Shield as Racism Exoneration: Explaining White Racist Support for Conservative Minority Candidates. Paper submitted (presented by Loren Collingwood). Western Political Science Association Annual Conference, Vancouver BC, Canada. Inclusion and Exclusion: Perceptions of Discrimination in the Workplace. Diversity Summit Presenter. Office of Equity and Inclusion, UD. (June 20, 2017) What happens Now Part II: A Forum to Discuss Bigotry & Closed Borders in the Trump Era. University of Delaware, Trabant Theater. (February 13, 2017)
Page 4 Forum on Executive Order University of Delaware, Morris Library Class of 1941 Lecture Room. (February 7, 2017) 2016 Muslim-American Political Behavior. Moderator w/ Amaney Jamal. NSF Funded Muslim-American Workshop at Menlo College, CA. (December 16, 2016) Assessing the Political Implications of Discrimination against Muslim-Americans with a Novel Online Experiment. POSCIR Research Colloquium. University of Delaware, Newark. What happens now? Fear, Diversity, and Inclusion in Post-U.S. Election. Panelist at Trabant Center. University of Delaware, Newark. Race, Religion, and Gender. Election Central Panelist at Trabant University Center. University of Delaware, Newark. Assessing the Mechanism Linking Discrimination to Democratic Engagement. Paper Presentation. American Political Science Association Conference in Philadelphia, PA. Estimating Candidate Support: Comparing EI and EI-RxC. Paper Presentation w/ Matt Barreto, Loren Collingwood, and Sergio Garcia-Rios. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois. 2015 The DREAM Act Experiment: Race Conscious Policies and Covert Racism Amongst White Liberals. Paper presentation w/ Sergio Garcia-Rios. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois. 2014 The Politics of Choice Reconsidered: Partisanship and Minority Politics in Washington s Charter School Initiative. Paper Presentation w/ Loren Collingwood and Ashely Jochim. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois. Executive Discretion: A Mixed-Method Study of the Pardon and Clemency Process in Washington State. Paper Presentation w/ Hannah Walker. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois. Mosques as Institutions of Political and Civic Participation: The cases of the US and the UK. Paper Presentation w/ Karam Dana. Western Political Science Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA. 2013 No Sharia, No Mosque: Orientalist Notions of Islam and Intolerance toward Muslims in the United States. Paper Presentation w/ Matt Barreto and Karam Dana. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois. Executive Discretion: A Mixed-Method Study of the Pardon and Clemency Process in Washington State. Paper Presentation w/ Hannah Walker. Pacific Northwest Political Science Association Conference in Vancouver, BC. An Examination of Political and Societal Discrimination on Sociopolitical Behavior: The Post 9/11 Muslim-American Experience. Paper Presentation. Western Political Science Association Annual Conference, Hollywood, CA and Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium (PRIEC) in Seattle, WA. Latinos and the Voting Right Act. Panelist and Lead Conference Coordinator. Center for Democracy and Voting Rights Research at University of Washington Law School, Seattle. 2012 Policy Discrimination and Muslim-American Political Behavior after 9/11. Paper Presentation. Western Political Science Association Annual Conference, Portland, OR. Determinants of Anti-Muslim Attitudes in the United States. Paper Presentation w/ Matt Barreto and Karam Dana. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois. 2011
Page 5 Mosques as American Institutions: Mosque Attendance, Religiosity, and Integration into the Political System. Paper Presentation w/ Matt Barreto and Karam Dana. American Political Science Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA. Islam in the Public Sphere. Panelist and Lead Conference Coordinator. Washington Institute for the Study of Ethnicity, Race & Sexuality (WISER). University of Washington, Seattle. PAST RESEARCH EXPERIENCES/POSITIONS Senior Researcher, Washington Poll, 2010 2014 Principal Investigator: Matt Barreto, Ph.D. Department of Political Science, UW [Design, programming, implementation, and analysis of the WA Poll, an annual academic statewide survey of registered voters.] Research Fellow, Voting Rights Act Vote Dilution Analysis, 2013 2014 Lead Researcher: Matt Barreto, Ph.D. Center for Democracy and Voting Rights Research, UW Law School [Data collection and analysis of voting behavior in local and state-level elections in California, Florida, Texas, and Washington State.] Senior Researcher, Washington Poll National Online Survey, Autumn 2013 Faculty Director: Matt Barreto, Ph.D. Department of Political Science (UW) & Pacific Market Research [Design & analysis of a nationally representative online public opinion survey with a minority oversample.] Lead Investigator, WA State Charter School Initiative Project, Spring 2013 Co-Investigator: Loren Collingwood, Ph.D. University of California, Riverside, S360 Polling Firm, and Melinda & Gates Foundation [Extensive census block, precinct, and school district level data collection, analysis of the I-1240 Charter School Initiative vote choice using spatial regression techniques, and GIS mapping of results.] Research Fellow, Patriotism Project, Winter 2016 Principal Investigator: Christopher S. Parker, Ph.D. Department of Political Science, UW PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Political Science Association (APSA), Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), Western Political Science Association (WPSA), Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium (PRIEC) PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Manuscript Reviewer Journal of Politics, Political Psychology, Political Behavior, Public Opinion Quarterly, European Political Science Review, Politics and Religion, Politic, Groups, and Identities, Journal of Race and Ethnic Politics, & American Politics Research Conference Coordination 2013 Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium (PRIEC) at the University of Washington, Seattle. 2013 Latinos and the Voting Rights Act. Center for Democracy and Voting Rights Research at the University of Washington Law School. 2011 Islam in the Public Sphere Conference. Washington Institute for the Study of Ethnicity, Race & Sexuality (WISER). University of Washington, Seattle.
Page 6 COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS R STATA SENSUS WinCati Survey LATEX SOFTWARE R package: eicompare. This package compares outcomes between ecological inference (EI) estimates and EI:Rows by Columns (RxC) estimates. (w/ Collingwood, L., Barreto, M. and Garcia-Rios, S.) LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Farsi (Persian) Native OTHER ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES/APPOINTMENTS Academic Adviser, University of Washington Undergraduate Advising Center, August 2008 September 2010 REFERENCES Assisted students from diverse backgrounds in designing a comprehensive curriculum, drawing from the programs and opportunities across the university. Worked with low scholarship and at-risk students to develop academic and personal skills. Designed and led choosing majors, study skills, and time management workshops. Collaborated with freshman and transfer orientation programs to help new students transition into the university. Advised prospective students on university major requirements. Available upon request. Updated: Feb. 5, 2018