Discipline(s):
Political Science
Area(s) of Expertise:
Political Participation, Political Behavior, State and Local Politics, Political Socialization, Political Responsiveness, Methodology
E-Mail:
jpacheco@umich.edu
Background:
Julianna Pacheco received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the Pennsylvania State University in May 2010. Julie’s dissertation, “Dynamic Public Opinion and Policy Responsiveness in the American States,” investigates the functioning of democracy in the 50 US states. The analysis, made possible by a National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant, applies Bayesian small area estimation techniques to generate valid and reliable public opinion time series for each state. She finds that the preferences of ordinary citizens play a critical part in why states enact certain policies at particular times. As a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar at the University of Michigan, Julie will expand her dissertation to the area of anti-smoking legislation across the states. She plans to pay particular attention to the ways in which public opinion towards smoking bans becomes more (or less) supportive after anti-smoking legislation is passed. In addition, she anticipates exploring the role that state smoking policies plays in adolescent onset of smoking across cohorts.
Journal Articles:
Click here for a list of Julianna Pacheco's available publications in PubMed.
