MPSA Announces Term Extension of the American Journal of Political Science Editorial Team
October 4, 2022 – The Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) is pleased to announce the two-year term extension of the co-Editors of its flagship journal, the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS).
The MPSA Council in its September meeting expressed overwhelming support for the recommendation of the MPSA Executive Committee to extend the term of Kathleen Dolan (University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee) and Jennifer L. Lawless (University of Virginia) as AJPS Editors for an additional two years.
Kathleen Dolan is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Co-Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Political Science. She earned a Ph.D. in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland. Dolan’s research focuses on gender politics, public opinion, elections, and voting behavior, with a specific focus on how the public evaluates women candidates. Dolan is the author of two books, When Does Gender Matter? Women Candidates and Gender Stereotypes in American Elections (Oxford University Press, 2014) and Voting for Women: How the Public Evaluates Women Candidates (Westview Press, 2004). Her work has also appeared in numerous peer-reviewed journals. She has served as co-editor of the journal Politics & Gender and as a member of the board of the American National Election Studies.
Jennifer L. Lawless is the Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, where she’s also the Department Chair. Lawless’ research focuses on political ambition, campaigns and elections, and media and politics. She is the author or co-author of seven books, including Women on the Run: Gender, Media, and Political Campaigns in a Polarized Era (with Danny Hayes) and It Still Takes a Candidate: Why Women Don’t Run for Office (with Richard L. Fox). Her research, which has been supported by the National Science Foundation, has appeared in numerous academic journals, and is regularly cited in the popular press. She has served as editor of Politics & Gender and as a member of the board of the American National Election Studies. She graduated from Union College with a B.A. in political science, and Stanford University with an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science.
Also extending their terms are Associate Editors Frederick J. Boehmke of The University of Iowa, Elizabeth Cohen of Syracuse University, Dan Reiter of Emory University, and Graeme Robertson of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The MPSA Council and executive leadership express their support for the work of the editors and look forward to their continued contributions to the AJPS and the discipline.
About the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS)
The American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) is committed to significant advances in knowledge and understanding of citizenship, governance, and politics, and to the public value of political science research. The AJPS is the flagship journal of the Midwest Political Science Association and is published by Wiley.
The Journal has been published since May 1957 and is published in January, April, July, and October of each year.
Learn more at www.AJPS.org.
About the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA)
The Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) was founded in 1939 and is dedicated to the advancement of scholarship in all areas of political science.
The purposes of the MPSA are to promote the professional study and teaching of political science, to facilitate communications between those engaged in such study, and to develop standards for and encourage research in theoretical and practical political problems.
As such, MPSA is a nonpartisan association. It does not support political parties or candidates.
Learn more at www.MPSAnet.org.