Dr. Heather Yates
Associate Professor
Irby Hall, Suite #217
(501) 450-3412
Educational Background:
Ph.D., Political Science, University of Kansas (2013)
M.A., Political Science, University of Missouri-Kansas City (2004)
B.A., Political Science, University of Kansas (1999)
Courses Taught:
Introduction to American Government
The American Presidency
Political Parties and Electoral Problems
Race in American Politics
Women, Gender, and Identity in American Politics
Research Expertise:
American presidential politics, gender, race, and identity politics, public opinion, campaigns and elections, political behavior/psychology, and emotions in politics.
Selected Publications:
Books
- Yates, Heather. The Politics of Spectacle and Emotions in the 2016 Presidential Campaign. Palgrave MacMillan. New York. June 2019.
- Yates, Heather and Tim Hill (eds.) The Hollywood Connection: The Influence of Fictional Media and Celebrity Politics on American Public Opinion. Lexington. October 2018.
- Yates, Heather. The Politics of Emotions, Candidates, and Choices. Palgrave MacMillan. New York. July 2016.
Book Chapters and Articles
- Holt, Jacob and Heather Yates. “Breaking the Glass Ceiling in New Hampshire: A test case for the effect of a female majority.” Mid-South Political Science Review. Vol 21. 2021.
- Yates, Heather E. “Gender and Sexism in the 2020 Democratic Primary” in The 2020 Democratic Primary: Key Developments, Dynamics, and Lessons for 2024 (ed. Luke Perry) Palgrave MacMillan. September 2021.
- Yates, Heather E. “#NeverTrumpers and the Think Tank Resistance” in The Republican Resistance: #NeverTrump Conservatives and the Future of the Republican Party (Pieper and DeWitt Eds.) Lexington. October 2020.
- Yates, Heather E. “Laughing at Women: An examination of How Veep’s Use of Satire Reinforces Negative Stereotypes of Women in Politics.” in The Hollywood Connection: The Influence of Fictional Media and Celebrity Politics on American Public Opinion. (Yates and Hill Eds.) October 2018
- Allan Cigler and Heather Yates “Groups and Elections in the Pre-FEC Era” in Guide to Interest Groups and Lobbying. Burdett Loomis (ed.) CQ Press. Washington DC. Spring 2011.