Department of Political Science, Box B5280

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DAVID R. JONES

Department of Political Science, Box B5280

Baruch College, City University of New York

One Bernard Baruch Way

New York, NY 10010

(646)312-4418

Education

Ph.D. Political Science University of California, Los Angeles, 1998

M.A. Political Science University of California, Los Angeles, 1996

B.A. Political Science Haverford College, Haverford, PA, 1990

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

Professor Baruch College and Graduate Center, CUNY – 2010-present

Associate Professor Graduate Center, City University of New York – 2005-2009

Associate Professor Baruch College, City University of New York – 2004-2009

Assistant Professor Baruch College, City University of New York – 1998-2003

Non-Academic EMPLOYMENT

Election Analyst New York Times – 2008-present

Election Analyst CBS News – 2000-2006

Asst. Research Director Kathleen Brown for Governor – 1994

Asst. Policy Director Bill Bradley for U.S. Senate – 1990

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott. 2009. Americans, Congress, and Democratic Responsiveness: Public Evaluations of Congress and Electoral Consequences, with Monika L. McDermott. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press. [New expanded edition, 2010]

Jones, David R. 2001. Political Parties and Policy Gridlock in American Government. Lewiston, NY: Mellen Press, 2001.

Articles in Refereed Journals

David R. Jones. 2013. "Do Major Policy Enactments Affect Public Evaluations of Congress? The Case of Health Care Reform." Legislative Studies Quarterly 38 (2): 185-204.

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott. 2011. “The Salience of the Democratic Congress and the 2010 Elections.” PS: Political Science and Politics 44 (2): 297-301.

Jones, David R. 2010. “Evaluations of Congress and Voting in House Elections: Revisiting the Historical Record.” Public Opinion Quarterly 74 (4): 696-710.

Jones, David R. 2010. “Partisan Polarization and Congressional Accountability in House Elections.” American Journal of Political Science 54 (2): 323-337.

McDermott, Monika L. and David R. Jones. 2005. “Congressional Performance, Incumbent Behavior, and Voting in Senate Elections.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 30 (2): 235-257.

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott. 2004. “The Responsible Party Government Model in House and Senate Elections.” American Journal of Political Science 48 (1): 1-12.

Jones, David R. 2003. “Position Taking and Position Avoidance in the US Senate.” Journal of Politics 65 (3): 851-863.

Jones, David R. 2003. “Joint Evaluations of Legislature and Legislator.” The Journal of Legislative Studies 9 (1): 77-93.

McDermott, Monika L. and David R. Jones. 2003. “Do Public Evaluations of Congress Matter? Retrospective Voting In Congressional Elections.” American Politics Research 31 (2): 155-177.

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott. 2002. “Ideological Distance from the Majority Party and Public Approval of Congress” Legislative Studies Quarterly 27 (2): 245-264.

Jones, David R. 2001. “Party Polarization and Legislative Gridlock.” Political Research Quarterly 53 (1): 125-141.

Jones, David R. 2000. “Explaining Restraint from Filibustering in the US Senate” The Journal of Legislative Studies 6 (4): 53-68.

CONFERENCE PAPERS AND INVITED TALKS

Jones, David R. 2013. "Party Polarization, Party Brands, and Responsible Party Government". Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Hollywood, CA, March 2013.

Jones, David R. 2012. "Party Brand Images and Partisan Tides". Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, January 2012.

Jones, David R. 2011. “Evaluations of Government in Action: The Case of Health Care Reform.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

Jones, David R. 2010. “Party Brands and the 2010 Election.” Talk prepared for delivery at John Jay College, City University of New York, NY, October 25.

Jones, David R. 2010. “Party Brands and Partisan Tides.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott. 2009. “Disapproval of Congress and the 2008 House Elections.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

Jones, David R. 2008. “The Effect of Congressional Approval on Seat Swing in House Elections, 1974-2006.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott. 2005. “Public Opinion Toward Congress: A Causal Examination.” Paper prepared for delivery at a meeting of the World Association of Public Opinion Research, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, China.

Jones, David R. 2005. “The Partisan Direction of the Legislative Agenda, 1945-2000.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC.

Jones, David R. 2005. “Congress, the President, and Partisan Control of the Legislative Agenda, 1945-2000.” Paper prepared for delivery at the Congress and History Workshop, Washington University, St. Louis, May 14.

Jones, David R. 2005. “Partisan Control of the Legislative Agenda.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

Jones, David R. 2004. “The Effect of Divided Government on Legislative Gridlock.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

Jones, David R. 2003. “Divided Government and Legislative Failures: Disaggregating the Evidence.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

McDermott, Monika L. and David R. Jones. 2003. “Congressional Election Outcomes and Retrospective Evaluations of Government.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

Jones, David R. 2002. “Vetoes and Gridlock During Unified and Divided Government.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA.

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott. 2001. “Electoral Effects of Congressional Job Performance on the Majority Party.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA.

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott. 2001. “Electoral Effects of Public Disapproval of Congress: Threats to Incumbents.” Paper prepared for delivery at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Jones, David R. 2001. “Why Do Americans Love Their Member of Congress But Hate Congress? Explaining Fenno’s Paradox.” Paper prepared for delivery at the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics, Princeton University, April 15.

Jones, David R. 2000. “Position-Taking Versus Fence-Straddling: in the US Congress: Does a Diverse Constituency Promote Legislator Obfuscation?” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC.

Jones, David R. and Monika L. McDermott. 1999. “Do Ideologically Extreme Congressional Leaders Diminish Public Approval of Congress?” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA.

Jones, David R. 1998. “To Filibuster, Or Not to Filibuster: Norms, Parties, and Policy Preferences.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, MA.

Jones, David R. 1998. “Partisanship and the Volume of Law Production, 1947-1994.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

Jones, David R. 1996. “Racial Threat and White Voting for Black Candidates: The 1989 Gubernatorial Election if Doug Wilder.” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA.

Jones, David R. 1996. “Explaining Gridlock: Do Parties Matter?” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA.

Jones, David R. 1995. “Explaining Policy Stability in the United States: Divided Government or Partisanship in the House?” Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

TEACHING AND RESEARCH FIELDS

American government, the U.S. Congress, legislative politics and elections, political parties, research methods, quantitative analysis.