Department of Political Science Northwestern University Scott Hall, 601 University Place Evanston, IL 60208 CURRICULUM VITAE Julie Lee Merseth EMAIL: jmerseth@northwestern.edu WEBSITE: http://julieleemerseth.com PHONE: (847) 467-0276 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Northwestern University, 2015 present Faculty Associate, Institute for Policy Research Faculty Affiliate, Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Research on Race, Ethnicity, and Society and Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Indiana University, 2013 2015 EDUCATION University of Chicago, Ph.D. Political Science, 2013 University of Chicago, M.A. Social Sciences, 2006 Macalester College, B.A. French, with Honors, 2000 PUBLICATIONS JOURNAL ARTICLES Examining the Causal Impact of the Voting Rights Act Language Minority Provisions, with Bernard L. Fraga. 2016. Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics 1 (1): 31-59. BOOK CHAPTERS Forthcoming. In Studying Race Relationally, Eds. Natalia Molina, Daniel HoSang, and Ramón Gutierrez. University of California Press. Racial Pessimism in the Early Obama Era, with Michael C. Dawson. Forthcoming. In Reflections on Black Politics in the Early 21 st Century. Oxford University Press. The Attitudes and Behavior of Young Black Americans, with Cathy J. Cohen, Jamila Celestine-Michener, Crystal Holmes, and Laurence Ralph. 2008. In Dealing With Diversity: The Anthology. Kendall Hunt Publishing. WORKS IN PROGRESS Beyond Panethnicity: Immigration and the Challenges of Racial Solidarity. Book manuscript. Explaining Support for Black Lives Matter among Asian Americans.
Conditional Welcome: Public Attitudes toward Immigration Restriction. National Security or Civil Rights? Conditions of Support for Racial Profiling after 9/11. Felons, Not Families : Deportation Frames and Unauthorized Immigration Attitudes. Anti-Immigrant Frames and Immigrant Political Incorporation in the United States. SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Conditional Welcome: Public Attitudes toward Immigration Restriction in the Contemporary U.S. Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2018. Explaining Support for Black Lives Matter among Asian Americans. Paper presented at the Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 2018. Cross-Racial (De)Mobilization: Group-Based Cues and Immigration Attitudes. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 2017. Legitimacy and Intersectionality: The Role and Relevance of Political Science Scholarship in the Trump Era. Roundtable at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 2017. The Racial Incorporation of Immigrants in the U.S. Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Series Lecture, College of William & Mary, March 2017. The Policy Implications of the 2016 Election. Invited panelist at the Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, November 2016. Immigration in the Presidential Election. Invited panelist at the WBEZ (Chicago Public Radio) Debate Watch, Chicago History Museum, October 2016. In Memory of Don Nakanishi: Asian American Voting and Empowerment. Roundtable at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, September 2016. From Ferguson to Palestine: Black Lives Matter, Black Internationalism, and Mobilizing Black Communities in the Twenty-First Century. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, September 2016. Paper presented at the Studying Race Relationally Conference, University of Chicago, May 2016. From Ferguson to Palestine: U.S. Foreign Policy and Transnational Solidarity in Contemporary Black Politics. Paper presented at the Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2016. 2
National Security or Civil Rights? Conditions of Support for Racial Profiling after 9/11. Paper presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 2016. Good Immigrants, Bad Immigrants: Legal Status and Intragroup Inequality among Asian Americans and Latinos. Paper presented at the Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, April 2015. Undocumented Immigrants and the Challenges of Racial Solidarity among Asian Americans and Latinos. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, August 2014. Examining the Causal Impact of the Voting Rights Act Language Minority Provisions, with Bernard Fraga. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, August 2014. Unpacking the Challenges of Racial Solidarity among Asian Americans and Latinos: Heterogeneity, Inequality, and Instability. Speaker Series Lecture, Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society, Indiana University, November 2013. Conditional Solidarity: Racial Priming and Immigration Attitudes among Asian Americans and Latinos. Paper presented at the Political Psychology Workshop, University of Chicago, November 2012. Paper presented at the Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, March 2012. Paper presented at the Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies Workshop (co-sponsored by the Immigration Workshop), University of Chicago, March 2012. The Participatory Politics of Asian American Racial Solidarity. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, September 2011. Racial Pessimism in the Early Obama Era: Individual-Level Change and Racial Group Differences, with Michael Dawson. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, September 2011. The Intergroup Politics of Support for Multilingual Voting Rights. Paper presented at the Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, April 2011. Race, Citizenship, and Attitudes Toward Public Benefits for Noncitizens in the U.S. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, September 2010. 3
(Non)Citizenship and the Political Participation of Immigrants of Color. Paper presented at the Minority Graduate Student Association Annual Conference, University of Chicago, May 2010. Multiracial Coalitions and Language Rights in U.S. Elections. Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2009. AWARDS, GRANTS, & HONORS Public Voices Fellowship, Northwestern University, 2017 Hewlett Curricular Fellowship, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University, 2016 Faculty Associate, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, 2015 Best Dissertation Award Honorable Mention, Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section, American Political Science Association, 2014 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Center for Research on Race, Ethnicity, and Society, Indiana University, 2013 Dissertation Fellowship, Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, University of Chicago, 2012 Grodzins Prize Lectureship, University of Chicago, 2010 Provost s Summer Fellowship, University of Chicago, 2009 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention, 2006 Century Fellowship, University of Chicago, 2005 TEACHING / COURSES Public Opinion and Voting Behavior Political Behavior (graduate) Racial and Ethnic Politics Immigration Politics and Policy Undocumented Immigrant Politics Gender, Politics, and Power Women and Politics 4
ACADEMIC & UNIVERSITY SERVICE Reviewer for American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, Politics, Groups, and Identities, Du Bois Review, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Steering Committee, One Book One Northwestern, Northwestern University, 2017 2018 Advisory Board, Women of Color and Intersectionality, American Political Science Association, 2016 present Committee on the Status of Asian Pacific Americans in the Profession, American Political Science Association, 2015 2018 Executive Council, Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section, American Political Science Association, 2014 2016 Nominations Committee, Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section, American Political Science Association, 2013 2014 Graduate Student Affairs Committee, Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section, American Political Science Association, 2012 2013 Mentor, Leadership Alliance Program, University of Chicago, 2010 Panelist, Orientation and Campus Events, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, University of Chicago, 2009 2012 Graduate Student Representative, Faculty Hiring Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Chicago, 2007 2008 Mentor, McNair Scholars Program, University of Chicago, 2007 Planning Committee, 1 st and 2 nd Annual Asian Pacific American Graduate Student Conference, 2005 2006, 2006 2007 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Political Science Association Midwest Political Science Association Western Political Science Association 5