Rebecca J. Hannagan, Assistant Professor

 

Department of Political Science

406 Zulauf Hall

Northern Illinois University

DeKalb, IL 60115

815-753-9675

rhannaga@niu.edu

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Education:          

 

Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Political Science, 2006

                Areas of study: American Government and Politics, Political Psychology, and Political Behavior.

                Dissertation:  “Perceptual Asymmetry in Gendered Group Decision Making”

                Committee: Kevin B. Smith (Chair), John R. Hibbing, Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, Jean Axelrod Cahan, Mark van

Roojen.

M.S., University of Nebraska at Omaha, Political Science, 2003

B.A., University of Nebraska, Political Science and Philosophy, 1999

 

Academic Positions:

 

Assistant Professor:  Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 2006 – present

                Undergraduate Courses:  The Origin of Politics, Political Psychology, Intro to American Government and

Politics, The Mass Media and Politics in America

                Graduate Courses:  Scope and Methods of Political Science, Political Psychology

Instructor:  Department of Political Science, University of Nebraska, 2003-2006

                Undergraduate Courses:  Power and Politics in America, Women and Politics, Political Ideas, Ancient

and Medieval Political Theory

Instructor:  Department of Political Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2004-2006

                Undergraduate Courses:  Introduction to Political Science, Introduction to American Government and Politics

 

Articles:

 

Hannagan, Rebecca J.  2008.  “Genes, Brains and Gendered Behavior: Rethinking Power and Politics.”  Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, forthcoming.

 

Hannagan, Rebecca J.  2008.  “Gendered Political Behavior: A Darwinian Feminist Approach.”  Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, forthcoming.

 

Hannagan, Rebecca J. and Peter K. Hatemi.  2008.  “The Threat of Genes: A Comment on Evan Charney’s ‘Genes and Ideologies’.”  Perspectives on Politics, 6 (2): 329-335.

 

Larimer, Christopher W., Rebecca J. Hannagan and Kevin B. Smith.  2007.  “Balancing Ambition and Gender among Decision Makers.”  The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.  614 (1): 56-73.

 

Manuscripts Under Review:

 

“The Biology of Gender:  Identity beyond social construction” with Peter K. Hatemi, Brendan Zietsch, and Nicholas G. Martin.

“Decision Making in Gendered Groups: Contexts, Preferences and Outcomes” with Christopher W. Larimer and Kevin B. Smith .

 

“Political Egalitarianism in the Paleolithic:  An Interdisciplinary Approach to its Causes” with Doron Shultziner, Thomas Stevens, Giulia Saltini-Semerari, Martin Stevens, and Brian Stewart. 

 

Conference Papers:

 

“Gender and Decision Making Networks: Coercion, Competition and Cooperation” –  co-authored with Christopher W. Larimer.  The Harvard Networks in Political Science Conference, Cambridge, MA.  June 13-14, 2008

 

“To what extent is gender socialized?  An epidemiological analysis of sex and gender” – co-authored with Peter K. Hatemi.  Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.  April 3-6, 2008.

 

“Gendered Political Behavior: A Darwinian Feminist Approach” – Association for Politics and the Life Sciences, Cincinnati, OH.  October 11-13, 2007.

 

“Trust and Gender in Political Decision Making” – APSA Women’s Caucus and Women and Politics Organized Section Pre-Conference, Chicago, IL.  August 29, 2007.

 

“Gendered Reactions to the Use of Force and the War in Iraq” co-authored with Barbara Burrell and Matthew Streb. Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.  April 12-15, 2007.

 

“Why People do not Trust Ambitious Bureaucrats” co-authored with Christopher W. Larimer.  Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.  April 12-15, 2007.

 

“Gendered Politics: A Darwinian Feminist and Feminist Evolutionist Perspective” – Association for Politics and the Life Sciences Conference, Bloomington, IN.  October 25-26, 2006.

 

“The Evolutionary Basis of People’s Aversion to Ambitious Leaders” co-authored with Christopher W. Larimer and Kevin B. Smith.  Hendricks Conference on Biology and Political Behavior, Lincoln, NE.  October 13-14, 2006.

 

“Evaluating policy legitimacy: Ambitious Traits and (Un)Fair Outcomes” co-authored with Christopher W. Larimer.  American Political Science Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA.  August 31-September 3, 2006.

 

“Decision Making in Gendered Groups: Context, Preferences and Outcomes” co-authored with Christopher W. Larimer and Kevin B. Smith.  Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.  April 20-23, 2006.

 

“Balancing Ambition Among Decision Makers” co-authored with Christopher W. Larimer and Kevin B. Smith.  Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL.  April 20-23, 2006.

 

Public Lectures:

 

“The Impact of Genes on Political Attitudes.”  NIU Notables lecture series at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.  April 23, 2008.

 

“Women and Men’s Brains and Behavior: What difference does difference make?”  Women in Leadership at Loyola (W.I.L.L.) plenary panel and discussion at Loyola University, Chicago.  April 22, 2008.

 

“Genes and Gender: An analysis of the source of gender identity.”  Politics and Genetics lecture series at Loyola University, Chicago.  March 27, 2008.

 

Conference Participation:

 

“Property Rights and the Environment.”  The Liberty Fund and PERC.  Big Sky, MT.  September 23-25, 2008.

 

“Biotech and Liberty.”  The Liberty Fund.  New Orleans, LA.  May 15-18, 2008.

 

“Biology and Politics.”  The University of Illinois. Urbana, IL.   March 7-8, 2008. 

 

“The Evolution of Moral Sentiments.” The Liberty Fund.  Charleston, SC.  November 1-4, 2007.

 

“Women Engaging the World.” The Women’s Caucus and Women and Politics Organized Section of the American Political Science Association.  Loyola University - Chicago, August 29, 2007.

 

“Biology and Political Behavior.”  The University of Nebraska.  Lincoln, NE.  October 13-14, 2006.

 

“Frontiers of Women and Politics Research.”  The Women’s Caucus and Women and Politics Organized Section of the American Political Science Association.  American University.  Washington, DC.  August 31, 2005.

 

Professional Association Memberships:

 

American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2006-present

American Political Science Association, 2005-present

Association for Politics and the Life Sciences, 2006-present

Group Research Interdisciplinary Network (GRIN), 2007-present

Human Behavior and Evolution Society, 2006-present

Midwest Political Science Association, 2004-present

 

Manuscript/Proposal Reviewer:

 

Political Research Quarterly, 2007

Perspectives on Politics, 2007

National Science Foundation, 2006

 

Department/University Service:

 

Political Science Internship Coordinator, Northern Illinois University, 2008

Faculty-Student Links Program First-Year Mentor, Northern Illinois University, 2007-2008

Library Liaison for the Political Science Department, Northern Illinois University, 2007-2008

Undergraduate Outstanding Paper Award Committee, Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 2007-2008

Undergraduate Studies Committee, Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 2006-2008

Representative to the Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Nebraska, 2004-2005

 

Honors and Awards:

 

Technology Grant for Teaching and Research – Northern Illinois University, 2007

Certificate of Recognition for Contributions to Students - The Parents Association and The Teaching

     Council of the University of Nebraska, 2006

Development Grant for Distance Education – University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2005-2006

McKelvie Scholarship - University of Nebraska, 2005-2006

Foundation Scholarship - University of Nebraska, 2005

Research Assistantship - University of Nebraska, 2004-2005

Tuition Waiver - University of Nebraska, 2003-2007

Teaching Assistantship - University of Nebraska, 2003-2007

 

Teaching and Research Methods Workshop Participation:

 

“Second Annual Chicago Area political and social Behavior (CAB) Workshop.” Northwestern University.  May 9, 2008.

 

“Designing, Conducting and Analyzing Field Experiments.”  ICPSR and ISPS - Yale University.   July 11-13, 2007.

 

“Chicago Area political and social Behavior (CAB) Workshop.” Northwestern University.  May 11, 2007.

 

“SLATE: Supporting Learning and Technology in Education - Midwest Blackboard Users Conference.”  Chicago, IL.  October 20, 2006.

 

“Teaching Diversity and Inequality.”  American Political Science Association Teaching and Learning Conference.  Washington, D.C.  February 18-20, 2006.

 

EDU Workshop: Creating test banks and online classes - University of Nebraska – Lincoln.   May 23 – 27, 2005

 

Teaching Assistant Workshop - University of Nebraska – Lincoln.   August 24, 2004

 

Online Course Development:

 

The Mass Media and Politics, Northern Illinois University, 2008

https://webcourses.niu.edu/

 

Political Psychology, Northern Illinois University, 2007

https://webcourses.niu.edu/

 

Introduction to Political Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2006

http://blackboard.unomaha.edu

 

Power and Politics in America, University of Nebraska, 2005

http://webtests2.unl.edu/edu/classes/pols100

 

International Study:

 

Program of Study:  21st Century Alternatives: Women, Work and the Family in Sweden and the U.S.

Under the direction of Dr. Ann Mari May, Professor of Economics

Stockholm, Sweden – through the University of Nebraska, Lincoln – June 2005

 

Program of Study: Comparative Civil Liberties in the U.K. and the U.S.

Under the direction of Mr. Nicholas Bamforth, Fellow in Law

Queen’s College, Oxford University UK – through Bridgewater State College, Massachusetts – July 2002

 

Other Publications:

 

“Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank.” 2007.  To accompany Promise and Performance of American Democracy, 8th ed. by Bond and Smith.  Fort Worth, TX: Wadsworth.

 

“Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank.” 2005.  To accompany Promise and Performance of American Democracy, 7th ed. by Bond, Watson and Smith.  Fort Worth, TX: Wadsworth.

 

References:         

 

Dr. Kevin B. Smith, Professor                                                                           Dr. John R. Hibbing, Professor

Department of Political Science                                                                       Department of Political Science

OLDH 529                                                                                                            OLDH 509

University of Nebraska – Lincoln                                                                    University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Lincoln, NE 68588-0328                                                                                   Lincoln, NE 68588-0328

(402) 472-0779                                                                                                    (402) 472-3220

ksmith1@unlnotes.unl.edu                                                                                jhibbing1@unl.edu

 

Dr. Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, Professor                                                             Dr. Jeff Spinner-Halev, Professor

Department of Political Science                                                                       Department of Political Science

OLDH 536                                                                                                            370B Hamilton Hall

University of Nebraska – Lincoln                                                                    University of North Carolina

Lincoln, NE 68588-0328                                                                                   Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3265

(402) 472-3221                                                                                                    (919) 962-0411

etheissmorse1@unl.edu                                                                                     spinner@email.unc.edu

 

Dr. Mark van Roojen, Professor                                                                       Dr. Jean Cahan, Professor                                

Department of Philosophy                                                                                Departments of Political Science and Philosophy

OLDH 1005                                                                                                          OLDH 505

University of Nebraska – Lincoln                                                                    University of Nebraska – Lincoln   

Lincoln, NE 68588-0321                                                                                   Lincoln, NE 68588-0321

(402) 472-2428                                                                                                    (402) 472-2346

msv@unlserve.unl.edu                                                                                       jcahan1@unl.edu

 

 

Dr. Brian D. Humes, Program Officer

Political Science Program                                  

National Science Foundation

4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 980

Arlington, VA  22230

(703) 292-7284

bhumes@nsf.gov