Lonna Atkeson

Lonna Rae Atkeson (born July 2, 1965) is an American political scientist. She is a Professor of Political Science, Regents’ Lecturer, and Director of the Center for the Study of Voting, Elections and Democracy, and the Institute of Social Research at the University of New Mexico. She is also an Associate Editor of the political science journal Political Analysis. Her research focuses on campaigns, elections, election administration, public opinion, political behavior, survey methodology, gender, and race and ethnicity.

Lonna Atkeson
Born (1965-07-02) July 2, 1965
Academic background
EducationBA, 1987, University of California, Riverside
PhD, 1995, University of Colorado Boulder
ThesisDivisiveness or Unity? Reassessing the Divisive Nomination Hypothesis in the Presidential Selection Process (1995)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of New Mexico

Early life and education

Atkeson was born on July 2, 1965.[1] She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of California, Riverside and her doctoral degree in the same subject from the University of Colorado Boulder.[2]

Career

Atkeson joined the faculty of political science at the University of New Mexico in 1995 as an assistant professor and was shortly thereafter promoted to UNM Regents' Lecturer.[2] Beginning with the 2006 United States elections, Atkeson has published an election administration report detailing a systematic examination of New Mexico's November General Election. Some of her suggestions for improvement, such as ballots on demand were included in later election systems to increase efficiency.[3] In 2010, Atkeson's work on the election process in the state of New Mexico earned her the Jay Taylor Best in Government Award from Common Cause New Mexico.[4] She was also appointed the Director of the University of New Mexico's Center for the Study of Voting, Elections and Democracy and later to the Institute of Social Research.[2]

In 2018, Atkeson was appointed an Associate Editor of the official journal of the Society for Political Methodology and the Political Methodology Section of the American Political Science Association Political Analysis.[5]

Selected publications
  • Polls and Politics
  • Handbook on Polling and Polling Methods
  • Evaluating Elections: Tools for Improvement
  • Confirming Elections: Creating Confidence and Integrity Through Election Auditing
  • Catastrophic Politics: Public Opinion and How Extraordinary Events Redefine Perceptions of Government (2013)[6]

References
  1. "Atkeson, Lonna Rae, 1965-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. "Lonna Rae Atkeson CV" (PDF). polisci.unm.edu. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  3. Hendrix, Benson (February 24, 2011). "Atkeson's Research Results in Election Improvements". news.unm.edu. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  4. Hendrix, Benson (October 11, 2010). "Atkeson to be Honored by Common Cause". news.unm.edu. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  5. "Congrats Professor Atkeson On Being Appointed an Associate Editor For Political Analysis". polisci.unm.edu. January 24, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  6. Wolak, Jennifer (2013). "Book Reviews Catastrophic Politics: How Extraordinary Events Redefine Perceptions of Government". Political Communication. Cambridge University Press. 30 (3): 515–517. doi:10.1080/10584609.2013.805683. S2CID 143187496. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

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