VITA

WILLIAM D. ANDERSON

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Department of Political Science
The Ohio State University
2140 Derby Hall
154 North Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43202
E-Mail: anderson.785@osu.edu

EDUCATION

Current Ph.D. Student, Department of Political Science (1997-present)
The Ohio State University

Bachelor of Arts with Honors (1997)
The University of Nebraska at Lincoln

AWARDS AND HONORS

Dirksen Congressional Center, Robert Michel Civic Education Grant ($3,300), 1999, with
Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier

Ohio State University PEGS Dissertation Grant, 1999
Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Honor Society Designate, 1999
Nominee for Outstanding Graduate Paper at the Annual Meetings of the MPSA, 1999, with
Scott R. Meinke

Ohio State University Fellow, 1997-98
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1997
Howard Hughes Biomedical Research Grant, 1995
Mortar Board National Honor Society, 1995
Golden Key National Honor Society, 1995
Social Sciences Scholarship, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1995
David Memorial Scholarship, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1993
Tylenol Scholarship for Health-related Undergraduate Study, 1992

RESEARCH INTERESTS

American political institution responsiveness to public opinion trends
Political economy and positive political theory
Political psychology and the role of uncertainty in the decision calculus
Citizen disaffection for political institutions, politics, and government

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Tomlinson, Andrew and William D. Anderson. "The In-and-Outers Revisited: Modeling Entries and Exits from Presidential Administrations." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Savannah, GA, November 1999

Anderson, William D. "Yea, Nay, or Maybe? Value Conflict, Public Opinion, and Roll Call Voting in the House of Representatives." Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, St. Pete's Beach, FL, May 1999.

Anderson, William D. and Eric W. Tiritilli. "All Acts Are Not Created Equal: An Analysis of the Faces of Political Participation." Poster presented at the Annual Meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 1999.

McGraw, Kathleen M., Elaine Willey, and William D. Anderson "It's the Process Stupid!"? Procedural Considerations in Evaluations of Congress." Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 1999.

Meinke, Scott R. and William D. Anderson. "Influencing Under Impaired Administrations: Presidents, White House Scandals, and Legislative Leadership." Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 1999. (Nominated for Best Graduate Paper)

Anderson, William D. "Yea, Nay, or Maybe? Value Conflict, Public Opinion, and Roll Call Voting in the House of Representatives." Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the South Dakota Political Science Association, Brookings, SD, March 1999.

Grant, J. Tobin, Paul A. Djupe, and William D. Anderson. "Churches and Political Participation: Variations on a Congregational Theme." Paper presented at the 1998 Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, September 1998.

Anderson, William D. "Building a Better Doctor: Health Reform and Public Policy in Higher Education." Paper presented at the University of Nebraska Honors Symposium, Lincoln, NE, April 1996.

Anderson, William D. "Phagocytosis in HSB 59, a Mutant Strain of Dictyostelium Discoideum." Paper presented at the Howard Hughes Conference on Undergraduate Biomedical Research, Lincoln, NE, October 1995.

Anderson, William D. "Predicting the Local Precinct Vote: An Extension Using the Ranney Index in the Study of Voting Patterns." Paper presented at the University of Nebraska Honors Symposium, Lincoln, NE, April 1995.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Southern Political Science Association
Midwest Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
American Association for Public Opinion Research
South Dakota Political Science Association

PEER REVIEWER

American Political Science Review
American Journal of Political Science

REFERENCES

Professor John Hibbing Department of Political Science University of Nebraska at Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588 Professor Janet Box-Steffensmeier Department of Political Science Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210-1373

Professor Kathleen McGraw Department of Political Science Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210-1373 Professor Tim Groseclose Graduate School of Business Stanford University Palo Alto, CA 94305-5015