Tatishe M. Nteta Department of Political Science University of Massachusetts, Amherst 408 Thompson Hall Amherst, MA. 01003 Office: (413) 545-3546 Email: nteta@polsci.umass.edu Academic Positions University of Massachusetts, Amherst Associate Professor of Political Science June 2015 - Present Assistant Professor of Political Science September 2007 June 2015 Associate Director, UMASS Poll September 2011 - Present Education University of California, Berkeley Ph.D., Department of Political Science May 2007 Fields of Specialization: Political Behavior, American Politics, and Comparative Politics Dissertation: Plus Ca Change, Plus C est La Meme Chose: An Examination of African American Attitudes Toward Immigration. University of California, Berkeley Masters of Art, Department of Political Science May 2000 Thesis: Representation: An Examination of the 1988 and 1992 Presidential Primary Electorates University of Maryland, College Park Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies and Government and Politics May 1998 High Honors in African American Studies Senior Thesis: A Comparative Analysis of Social Movement Theories: A Case Study of the Free South Africa Movement Other Education ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - 2003 Coursework included: Multivariate Regression and Maximum Likelihood Discrete Choice Modeling Tools for Text Workshop Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Hosted at University of Washington - 2010 1
Peer-Reviewed Articles Tatishe Nteta, Elizabeth Sharrow, and Melinda Tarsi. 2017. Burying the Hatchet? Elite Influence and White Public Opinion on the Washington Redskins Controversy. Social Science Quarterly. doi:10.1111/ssqu.12406 Kevin Wallsten, Tatishe Nteta, Lauren McCarthy, and Melinda Tarsi. 2017. Prejudice or Principled Conservatism? Racial Resentment and White Opinion Toward Paying College Athletes. Political Research Quarterly 70 (1): 209 222. Kevin Wallsten and Tatishe Nteta. 2017. Race, Partisanship, and Perceptions of Inter- Minority Commonality. Politics, Groups, and Identities 5(2): 298-320 Tatishe Nteta, Jesse Rhodes, and Melinda Tarsi. 2016. Conditional Representation: Presidential Rhetoric, Public Opinion, and the Representation of African American Interests. Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics 1(2), 280-315. doi:10.1017/rep.2016.4 Kevin Wallsten and Tatishe Nteta. 2016. For You Were Strangers in the Land of Egypt: Religious Elites, Public Opinion, and Immigration Reform in the United States. Politics & Religion 9(3): 566-604. Tatishe Nteta, Rebecca Lisi, and Melinda Tarsi. 2016. Rendering the Implicit Explicit: Political Advertisements, Partisan Cues, Race, and White Public Opinion in the 2012 Presidential Election. Politics, Groups, and Identities. 4(1): 1-29. Tatishe Nteta and Melinda Tarsi. 2016. Self-Selection versus Socialization Revisited: Military Service, Racial Resentment, and Generational Membership. Armed Forces and Society 42(2): 362-385. Tatishe Nteta. 2014. The Past is Prologue: African American Opinion Toward Undocumented Immigration. Social Science History 38(3-4): 389-410. Tatishe M. Nteta and Jill Greenlee. 2013. A Change is Gonna Come: Generational Membership and White Racial Attitudes in the 21 st Century. Political Psychology 34(6): 877-897. Tatishe Nteta and Kevin Wallsten. 2013. Are Separate Struggles Really One? African American Clergy, Elite Messages, and African American Perceptions of Commonality with Latinos. National Political Science Review 15: 19-38. Tatishe Nteta and Brian Schaffner. 2013. Substance and Symbolism: Campaign Appeals to Minority Voters in U.S. Senate Elections. Political Communication 30(2): 232-253. Tatishe Nteta. 2013. United We Stand? African Americans, Self Interest, and Immigration Reform. American Politics Research. 41(1): 147-172. Kevin Wallsten and Tatishe Nteta. 2012. Something in Common? Elite Messages, Partisanship, and Latino Perceptions of Commonality with African Americans. The DuBois Review: Social Science Research on Race. 9(2): 355-374. 2
Peer-Reviewed Articles Tatishe Nteta and Kevin Wallsten. 2012. Preaching to the Choir? Religious Leaders and American Opinion on Immigration Reform. Social Science Quarterly. 93(4): 891-910. Chapters in Edited Volumes Tatishe Nteta & Brian Schaffner. 2016. Pining for a Whiter America. In The Science of Trump: Explaining the Rise of an Unlikely Candidate. Edited by John Sides and Henry Farrell. Washington DC: Monkey Cage. Kevin Wallsten and Tatishe Nteta. 2011. Follow the Leader? Elite Messages and Latino Perceptions of Commonality with African Americans. In Just Neighbors? Research on African American and Latino Relations in the U.S. Edited by Edward Telles, Gaspar Rivera- Salgado, and Mark Sawyer. New York: Russell Sage Press. Tatishe Nteta. 2006. Plus ca Change, Plus C est La Meme Chose? An Examination of the Racial Attitudes of New Immigrants in the U.S. in Transforming Politics, Transforming America: The Political and Civic Incorporation of Immigrants in the United States. Edited by Taeku Lee, Kathrick Ramakrishnan and Ricardo Ramirez. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press. Manuscripts Under Review Brian Schaffner, Matthew MacWilliams, and Tatishe Nteta. 2017. Explaining White Polarization in the 2016 Vote for President: The Sobering Role of Racism and Sexism. Revise and Resubmit at Political Science Quarterly. Tatishe Nteta, Brian Schaffner, and Matthew MacWilliams. 2017. Pride and Prejudice? Race, Patriotism, and Public Opinion Towards the National Anthem Protests. Under Review at Mobilization. Media Melinda Tarsi, Jesse Rhodes, and Tatishe Nteta. 2017. Presidents More Likely to Represent the Concerns of White Americans than Black Americans in Speeches, yet Obama Proves to Be Exception to Rule. London School of Economics US American Politics and Policy Blog Tatishe Nteta, Brian Schaffner, and Matthew MacWilliams. 2017. Racially Biased People Are Far More Likely to Oppose Black Athletes Protests. Here s the Evidence. The Washington Post. Jesse Rhodes, Tatishe Nteta, and Melinda Tarsi.2016. Has Obama Ignored African American Concerns? Nope. Here s the Evidence. The Washington Post Tatishe Nteta and Brian Schaffner. 2016. New Poll Shows Trump Supporters More Likely to Fear a Majority-Minority U.S. The Washington Post 3
Media Continued Kevin Wallsten, Tatishe Nteta, and Lauren McCarthy. 2015. Racial Prejudice is Driving Opposition to Paying College Athletes. Here s the Evidence. The Washington Post. Kevin Wallsten and Tatishe Nteta. 2015. Why American Catholics May Not Be Persuaded by Pope Francis s Message on Immigration. The Washington Post. Invited Presentations Lecture. Awakening the Giant. Latino Candidates, Minority Empowerment, and Latino Turnout in the 2012 Congressional Election. November 17, 2014. Loyola Marymount University. Lecture. A Change is Gonna Come: Generational Membership and White Racial Attitudes in the 21 st Century. February 6, 2014. State University of New York, Geneseo. Roundtable Participant. Frontiers of Race and Immigration Research: How Can We Innovate Race-Related Research? Symposium on the Politics of Immigration, Race, and Ethnicity. October 12, 2012. Yale University. Conference Presentation. On the Same Side? Race, Partisanship, and Perceptions of Inter- Minority Commonality. 2012 Meeting of the Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium. September 21, 2012. Purdue University. Lecture. Something in Common? Elite Messages, Partisanship, and Latino Perceptions of Commonality with African Americans. February 3, 2012. Brandeis University. Lecture. United We Stand: Self Interest, African American Opinion, and Restrictive Immigration Policies. February 10, 2011. California State University Fullerton. Conference Presentation. Two Peas in a Pod? Latino Attitudes Toward African Americans. November 1, 2007. Latino National Survey Junior Scholars Conference. Cornell University. Internal Funding UMASS Faculty Research Grant 2016 ($12,500) UMASS Amherst Research Support Grant - 2014 ($5000) UMASS Amherst Research Support Grant - 2010 ($4,000) UMASS Faculty Research Grant - 2010 ($14,374) UMASS Amherst Matching Funds Grant - 2010 ($10,000) UMASS Amherst Proposal Preparation Grant 2010 (Course Release) Massachusetts Society of Professors Research Support Award - 2010, 2013, 2014 ($800) UMASS Flexible Grant for Teaching & Faculty Development, 2010, 2012, 2013 ($500) Commonwealth College Research Assistant Fellowship Award 2010 ($1,000) 4
Awards and Fellowships APSA Campus Teaching Award, 2016 Research Scholar - UMASS Center for Research on Families, 2014-2015 Pi Sigma Alpha Outstanding Professor of the Year, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 APSA Semi-Finalist for Race and Politics Section Best Dissertation Award, 2007 Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2007-2009 (Declined) Graduate Opportunity Program Dissertation Year Fellow, UC Berkeley, 2007-2008 Dean s Normative Time Fellowship UC Berkeley, 2006-2007 Continuing Student Fellowship UC Berkeley, 2005-2006 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor UC Berkeley, 2002-2003 Graduate Opportunity Program Fellow UC Berkeley, 1999-2003 Golden Key Honor Society - University of Maryland, College Park, 1998 Phi Beta Kappa - University of Maryland, College Park, 1998 Professional Service Reviewer American Political Science Review, Political Psychology, Political Behavior, Journal of Politics, American Politics Research, Political Research Quarterly, American Journal of Political Science, Politics, Groups, and Identities, Religion & Politics, and Journal of Race and Ethnic Politics Chair 2016 Phillip Converse Award Committee APSA Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior Section Teaching Undergraduate POLSCI 101: Introduction to American Politics POLSCI 310: Race and Politics POLSCI 307: African American Politics POLSCI 329: Political Psychology Graduate POLSCI 791: Field Seminar in Political Behavior POLSCI 797: Race, Culture, and American Politics POLSCI 797: Political Psychology 5