CURRICULUM VITAE Walter J. Stone January, 2014 PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of birth: April 24, 1947; Long Branch, NJ Married to Ann Cassidy-Stone, June 7, 1969; three children Office: Department of Political Science University of California, Davis One Shields Ave. Davis, CA 95616-8682 530-752-0976 ACADEMIC BACKGROUND B.A. Political Science, University of San Francisco, 1969 M.A. Political Science, University of Colorado, 1972 Ph.D. Political Science, University of Michigan, 1976 Primary fields: American Politics; parties and elections, legislative behavior, representation, survey research EMPLOYMENT AND AFFILIATIONS Grinnell College (1976-1982) University of Colorado (1982-2001) Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Visiting Scholar (1998) Stanford University, Visiting Professor (1999-2001) University of California, Davis; Professor (2001- ) University of California, Davis, Department Chair (2001-2006) PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS Three s a Crowd: The Dynamic of Third Parties, Ross Perot, and Republican Resurgence. University of Michigan Press 2005, pp. xii, 281. (with R. Rapoport). Republic at Risk: Self Interest in American Politics. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole, 1990, pp. xvii, 264. Nomination Politics: Party Activists and Presidential Choice. New York: Praeger, 1984, pp. xiii, 158. (with A. Abramowitz)
PUBLICATIONS: JOURNAL ARTICLES Reassessing Proximity Voting: Expertise, Party, and Choice in Congressional Elections Journal of Politics, 2014, in press (with D. Joesten) Extracting Wisdom from Experts and Small Crowds: Strategies for Improving Informant-Based Measures of Political Concepts Political Analysis, 2014, in press (with C. Maestas and M. Buttice). Candidates Matter: Policy and Quality Differences in Congressional Elections Journal of Politics, 2012 74(3): 870-887 (With M. Buttice). When Candidates Value Good Character: A Spatial Model with Applications to Congressional Elections Journal of Politics January, 2011 73(1): 17-30 (With J. Adams, S. Merrill, E. Simas). Candidate Valence and Ideological Positions in U.S. House Elections, American Journal of Political Science April, 2010; 54:2, pp. 371-88. (With E. Simas) Incumbency Reconsidered: Prospects, Strategic Retirement, and Incumbent Quality in U.S. House Elections, Journal of Politics January, 2010; 72:1, pp. 178-90. (with S. Fulton, C. Maestas, S. Maisel). The Sense of a Woman: Gender, Ambition, and the Decision to Run for Congress. Political Research Quarterly. June, 2006; 59:2; pp. 235-48. (with S. Fulton, C. Maestas, S. Maisel) The Bush Effect: Polarization, Turnout, and Activism in the 2004 Presidential Election. Presidential Studies Quarterly. June 2006; 36:2; pp. 141-154. (with A. Abramowitz) When to Risk It? Institutions, Ambitions, and the Decision to Run for the U.S. House. American Political Science Review. May, 2006; 100:2; pp. 195-208. (with C. Maestas, S. Fulton, S. Maisel) National Party Efforts to Recruit State Legislators. Legislative Studies Quarterly. May 2005; 30:2; pp. 277-300. (with C. Maestas, S. Maisel) Quality Counts: Extending the Strategic Politician Model of Incumbent Deterrence. American Journal of Political Science. July 2004; 48:3; pp. 479-95. (with S. Maisel, C. Maestas) Party Members in a Three-Party Election: Major-Party and Reform Activism in the 1996 Presidential Election. Party Politics. November 2004; 10:4; pp. 445-69. (with M. Schneider, R. Rapoport) 2
The Not-So-Simple Calculus of Winning: Potential U.S. House Candidates Nomination and General Election Chances. Journal of Politics. November 2003; 65:4; pp. 951-77. (with S. Maisel) It s Perot, Stupid! The Legacy of the 1992 Perot Movement in the Major-Party System, 1992-2000. PS: Political Science and Politics. March 2001; 34:1; pp. 49-58. (with R. Rapoport) Candidate-Centered Sources of Party Change: the Case of Pat Robertson, 1988. Journal of Politics. June 1999; 61:2; pp. 423-44 (with G. Pastor, R. Rapoport) Heeding the Call: An Assessment of Mobilization in Ross Perot s 1992 Presidential Campaign. American Journal of Political Science. January 1999; 43:1; pp. 1-28 (with J. McCann, R. Rapoport) Determinants of Candidate Emergence in U.S. House Elections: An Exploratory Study. Legislative Studies Quarterly. February 1997; 22:1; pp. 79-96. (with S. Maisel) Presidential Nomination Campaign Participation and Party Mobilization: An Assessment of Spillover Effects. American Journal of Political Science. August 1996; 40:3; pp. 756-67. (with J. McCann, R. Partin, R. Rapoport) Candidate Chances, Ideological Moderation, and American Nomination Politics: A Simulation Approach. European Journal of Political Research. March 1996; 29:1, pp. 147-68. (with R. Rapoport, L. Atkeson) A Simulation Model of Presidential Nomination Choice. American Journal of Political Science. February 1995; 39:1; pp. 136-61. (with R. Rapoport, L. Atkeson) A Model for Disaggregating Political Change. Political Behavior. December 1994; 16:4; pp. 136-61. (with R. Rapoport) Candidate Perception among Nomination Activists: A New Look at the Moderation Hypothesis. Journal of Politics. November 1994; 56:4; pp. 1034-52. (with R. Rapoport) Candidate Support in Presidential Nomination Campaigns: The Case of Iowa in 1984. Journal of Politics. November 1992; 54:4; pp. 1074-97 (with A. Abramowitz and R. Rapoport). Turning On or Turning Off? Mobilization and Demobilization Effects of Participation in Presidential Nomination Campaigns. American Journal of Political Science. August 1992; 36:3; pp. 665-91. (with R. Rapoport and L. Atkeson) 3
On Party Switching among Presidential Activists: What do We Know? American Journal of Political Science. August 1991; 35:3; pp. 598-607. Do Endorsements Matter? Group Influence in the 1984 Democratic Caucuses. American Political Science Review. March 1991; 85:1; pp. 193-203. (with A. Abramowitz and R. Rapoport) Sex and the Caucus Participant: The Gender Gap in 1984 and 1988. American Journal of Political Science. August 1990; 34:3; pp. 725-740. (with A. Abramowitz and R. Rapoport) The Structure of Constituency Representation: On Theory and Method. Journal of Politics. November 1986; 48:4; pp. 956-75. (with D. McCrone) The Carryover Effect in Presidential Elections. American Political Science Review. March 1986; 80: 1; pp. 271-9. Prenomination Candidate Choice and General election Behavior: Iowa Presidential Activists in 1980. American Journal of Political Science. May 1984; 28:2; pp. 372-89. Winning May Not Be Everything, But It s More Than We Thought: Presidential Party Activists in 1980. American Political Science Review. December 1983; 77:4; pp. 945-56. (with A. Abramowitiz) Party, Ideology, and the Lure of Victory: Iowa Activists in the 1980 Prenomination Campaign. Western Political Quarterly. December 1982; 35:4; pp. 527-38. Electoral Change and Policy Representation in Congress: Domestic Welfare Issues from 1956-1972. British Journal of Political Science. January 1982; 12:1; pp. 95-115. The Dynamics of Constituency Electoral Control in the House. American Politics Quarterly. October 1980; 8:4; pp. 399-424. Measuring Constituency-Representative Linkages: Problems and Prospects. Legislative Studies Quarterly. November 1979; 4:4; pp. 623-39. Hand Delivery of Self-Administered Questionnaires. Public Opinion Quarterly. Summer 1974; 38:2; pp. 284-287. (with R. Stover) 4
PUBLICATIONS: BOOK CHAPTERS Boehner s Dilemma: A Tempest in a Tea Party? in Mark Brewer and L. Sandy Maisel, eds., The Parties Respond Boulder, Westview Press 2012, pp. 213-36. (with S. Maisel, T. Lowman) Party, Constituency, and Representation in Congress in John Green and Daniel J. Coffey, eds., State of the Parties Rowman and Littlefield 2011, pp. 333-47. (With M. Pietryka) Activists, Influence, and Representation in American Elections, in L. Sandy Maisel and Jeffrey M. Berry, eds., The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups Oxford University press, 2010, pp. 285-302. Voters in Context: The Politics of Citizen Behavior in Jan Leighley, ed., The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior Oxford University Press, 2010 555-76. (With M. Buttice) Candidate Entry, Voter Response, and Partisan Tides in the 2002 and 2006 Congressional Elections. In Jeffery J. Mondak and Dona-Gene Mitchell, eds., Fault Lines: Why the Republicans Lost Congress. Routledge, 2008. (with N. Hadley, R. Peterson, C. Maestas, S. Maisel) The Dynamic of Third Parties and the Perot Constituency: Twelve Years and Counting. John C. Green and Daniel J. Coffey, eds., The State of the Parties. Rowman and Littlefield, 2007, 5 th ed., pp. 231-48. (with R. Rapoport) The Impact of Redistricting on Candidate Emergence. Thomas E. Mann and Bruce E. Cain, eds., Party Lines: Competition, Partisanship, and Congressional Redistricting. Brookings Institution Press, 2005, pp. 31-50. (with S. Maisel, C. Maestas) Ross Perot is Alive and Well and Living in the Republican Party: Major- PartyCooptation of the Perot Movement and the Reform Party. John C. Green and Rick Farmer, eds. The State of the Parties. Rowman and Littlefield, 2003, 4 th ed. (with R. Rapoport) The Party Role in Congressional Competition. L. Sandy Maisel, ed. The Parties Respond: Change in American Parties and Campaigns. Westview Press, 2002, pp. 121-38 (with S. Maisel, C. Maestas) Quality Challengers to Congressional Incumbents: Can Better Candidates Be Found? Paul Herrnson, ed., Playing Hardball: Campaigning for the U.S. Congress. Prentice Hall, 2001. pp. 12-40. (with S. Maisel and C. Maestas) 5
Primary Elections as a Deterrent to Candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives. Peter Galderisi, Marni Ezra, Michael Lyons ed., Congressional Primaries and the Politics of Representation. Rowman and Littlefield, 2001. pp. 29-47. (with S. Maisel) The Activist Base of the Reform Party in 1996: Problems and Prospects. John C. Green and Daniel M. Shea eds. The State of the Parties. Rowman and Littlefield, Publishers, 3 rd ed., 1999, pp. 190-211. (with R. Rapoport, P. Jaramillo, L. Weber) A Candidate-Centered Perspective on Party Responsiveness: Nomination Activists and the Process of Party Change. Sandy Maisel, ed. The Parties Respond. Westview Press, 3 rd ed., 1998, pp. 83-105 (with R. Rapoport) Perot Activists in 1992 and 1994: Sources of Activism. John C. Green and Daniel M. Shea eds. The State of the Parties. Rowman and Littlefield, 2 nd ed. 1996, pp. 217-238 (with R. Partin, L. Weber, R. Rapoport) Citizens for Perot: Activists and Voters in the 1992 Presidential Campaign. Stephen C. Craig, ed. Broken Contract? Changing Relationships between Citizens and their Government in the United States. Westview Press, 1996, pp. 147-64. (with L. Atkeson, J. McCann, R. Rapoport) Congressional Elections and Representation. Donald C. Bacon, Roger H. Davidson, Morton Keller, eds. The Encyclopedia of the United States Congress. Simon and Schuster, 1995, pp. 720-728. (with S. Kelly) Sources of Activism in the 1992 Perot Campaign. John C. Green and Daniel M. Shea eds. The State of the Parties. Rowman and Littlefield, 1994, pp. 147-62. (with R. Partin, L. Weber, R. Rapoport) Party Polarization: The Reagan Revolution and Beyond Sandy Maisel ed. The Parties Respond. Westview Press, 1994,2 nd ed., pp. 69-99. (with R. Rapoport, A. Abramowitz) Asymmetries in the electoral Bases of Representation, Nomination Politics and Partisan Change. Lawrence Dodd, Calvin Jillson eds. New Perspectives on American Politics. Congressional Quarterly Press, 1992, pp. 98-117. Stability and Change in Colorado Politics. Maureen Moakley ed., Realignment in the American States. Ohio State University Press, 1992, pp. 56-73 (with J. McIver) Delegates to State Nominating Conventions: How Representative Are They? Sandy Maisel ed. Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections. Garland Press, 1991, pp. 239-48. (with J. McCann) 6
Up Close and Personal: The Iowa Caucuses and Presidential Politics in 1988. Emmett H. Buell, Jr., Lee Sigelman eds. The 1988 Presidential Nominations. University of Tennessee Press, 1991, pp. 42-71. (with A. Abramowitz, R. Rapoport) The Parties and Electoral Democracy: solving the Problem of Participation. John Shea ed. Arguments on American Politics. Brooks-Cole, 1990, p. 120-133. The Reagan Revolution and Partisan Polarization in the 1980s Sandy Maisel ed. The Parties Respond. Westview Press, 1990, pp. 67-93. (with R. Rapoport, A. Abramowitz) The Naming of Candidates: Recruitment or Emergence. Sandy Maisel, ed., The Parties Respond. Westview Press 1990, pp. 137-159. (with S. Maisel, L. Fowler, R. Jones) How Representative Are the Iowa Caucuses? Peverill Squire ed., The Iowa Caucuses and the Presidential Nominating Process. Westview Press, 1989, pp. 19-49. (with A. Abramowitz, R. Rapoport) Regional Variation in Partisan Change: Realignment in the Mountain West. Peter F. Galderisi, ed. The Politics of Realignment. Westview Press, 1987, pp. 55-77. SELECTED OTHER PUBLICATIONS Rationalizing the California Recall. PS Political Science and Politics. March, 2004; 37:1, pp. 19-21 (with M. Datta) The Politics of Government-Funded Research: Notes from the Experience of the Candidate Emergence Study. PS Political Science and Politics. December, 1998, 31:4, pp. 811-17 (with S. Maisel) Reflection, Reflection: A comment and Modest Proposal. PS Political Science and Politics. 1995, 28:3, pp. 459-60. You CAN Get Good Help These Days: Working with Teaching Assistants in Large Lecture Classes. M. Shea, ed. On Teaching. University of Colorado, 1990, pp. 43-55. SELECTED GRANTS AND AWARDS Political Context and Citizen Response in the 2010 Elections April 1, 2009-March 31, 2012. National Science Foundation. (SES-0852387; $255,869). 7
Prospects, Money, Candidate Entry, and Vote Share in U.S. House Elections: What s Causing What? (with S. Fulton, S. Maisel, C. Maestas) Pi Sigma Alpha Award for best paper presented at annual meeting, Western Political Science Association, 2005. Competition, Citizen Involvement and Voter Choice in House Elections April 1, 2001- August 31, 2005. Carnegie Corporation (project total: $250,000). (with S. Maisel and C. Maestas) Collaborative Research on the Perot Movement and Party Change. March 1, 2000-June 30, 2005 National Science Foundation (SES 9987446; Project Total: $152,000) (with R. Rapoport) Who Runs for Congress and Who Doesn t Run? Candidate Emergence Study. October 1, 1999-September 30, 2001 Smith Richardson Foundation (project total: $138,580) (with S. Maisel) Candidate Emergence in U.S. House Elections February 1, 1996, National Science Foundation (project total: $175,000)(with S. Maisel) From Movement to Party? The Reform Party in 1996. October 1, 1996-June 30, 1999 National Science Foundation (SBR 9410869; project total: $25,000) (with R. Rapoport) The 1992 Perot Movement and Party Change. July 1, 1994-June30, 1998. National Science Foundation (SBR-9420869; project total: $154,439) (with R. Rapoport) The Active Minority: Continuation of Collaborative Research on the Presidential Nomination Process July 1, 1992- December 31, 1994, National Science Foundation (SES-9211432; project total: $95,000) (with R. Rapoport) A Party System Under Siege: The Perot Movement in 1992 National Science Foundation (SGER supplemental funding to Active Minority study; project total: $50,000) (with R. Rapoport) The Active Minority: Collaborative Research on Presidential Selection and the Political Parties October, 1987- July, 1990 National Science Foundation (SES-87110371; project total: $159,727) (with A. Abramowitz, R. Rapoport) Presidential Activists in 1984: Precinct Caucus Attenders before and after the Convention December 1983-November 1986. National Science Foundation (SES-8308871; project total: $110,000) (with A. Abramowitz; J. McGlennon, R. Rapoport) NSF dissertation enhancement grants students: Lonna Rae Atkeson, Lori M. Weber 8
COURSES OFFERED Introduction to American Government and Politics Quantitative Methods Voting and Elections Graduate Seminar on Political Behavior Graduate Seminar on American Politics PH.D. STUDENTS James A. McCann (1990, Colorado) Professor, Purdue Lonna Rae Atkeson (1993, Colorado) Professor, University of New Mexico Randall W. Partin (1997, Colorado) Assistant Professor, UNM Cherie Maestas (2000, Colorado) Professor, Florida State University Lori M. Weber (2001, Colorado) Associate Professor, CSU, Chico Patricia Jaramillo (2003, Colorado) Assistant Professor, UT San Antonio Sarah Fulton (2006 UC Davis) Assistant Professor, Texas A&M Elizabeth N. Simas (2011, UC Davis), Assistant Professor, University of Houston. Matthew K. Buttice (2012, UC Davis), Senior Policy Analyst, California Research Bureau Danielle Joesten, (ABD 2013, UC Davis) SELECTED PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES Chair, Department of Political Science, UC Davis, 2001-2006 Editorial Board Service: Legislative Studies Quarterly (1989-1991) Western Political Quarterly (1987-1991) Political Psychology (1997-2004) Political Research Quarterly (2001- ) Journal of Politics (2005 - ) Political Behavior (2006 - ) Editor, Western Political Quarterly/Political Research Quarterly (1991-1996) Chair, Publications Committee, American Political Science Association (1996-1998); member Ethics Committee (2002-2005) Selected service appointments, University of Colorado: Vice Chancellor s Advisory Committee; Chancellor s Policy Board on Information Technology; Director, Social Science Data Lab; Director, Center for the Study of American Politics; Faculty Associate, Faculty Teaching Excellence Program. 9