Eve M.

Ringsmuth
July 2014
Department of Political Science eve.ringsmuth@okstate.edu
Oklahoma State University Phone: (405) 744-7586
201 Murray Hall Fax: (405) 744-6534
Stillwater, OK 74078 http://ringsmuth.okstate.edu
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
Oklahoma State University, Assistant Professor of Political Science, August 2009-Present
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota, Ph.D. in Political Science, 2009
University of Minnesota, M.A. in Political Science, 2007
Washington UniversitySt. Louis, B.A. cum laude in Political Science, 2004
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed
Dancey, Logan, Kjersten R. Nelson, and Eve M. Ringsmuth. 2014. Individual Scrutiny or Politics
as Usual? Questions Asked during U.S. District Court Conrmation Hearings. American
Politics Research 42(5): 784-814.
Invited to describing research ndings for London School of Economics American Politics
and Policy Blog. February 11, 2014. Available online at: goo.gl/YsCDSz
Ringsmuth, Eve M., Amanda C. Bryan, and Timothy R. Johnson. 2013. Voting Fluidity and
Oral Argument on the U.S. Supreme Court. Political Research Quarterly 66(2): 426-37.
Ringsmuth, Eve M. and Timothy R. Johnson. 2013. Supreme Court Oral Arguments and
Institutional Maintenance. American Politics Research 41(4): 651-673.
Nelson, Kjersten R. and Eve M. Ringsmuth. 2013. Inter-institutional Dynamics: Assessments of
the Supreme Court in a Separation of Powers Context. Political Behavior 35(2): 357-382.
Dancey, Logan, Kjersten R. Nelson, and Eve M. Ringsmuth. 2011. Strict Scrutiny? The
Content of Senate Judicial Conrmation Hearings During the George W. Bush
Administration. Judicature 95(3): 126-135.
Nelson, Kjersten R. and Eve M. Ringsmuth. 2009. Departures from the Court: The Political
Landscape and Institutional Constraints. American Politics Research 37(3): 486-507.
Hellwig, Timothy T., Eve M. Ringsmuth, and John R. Freeman. 2008. The American Public and
the Room to Maneuver: Responsibility Attributions and Policy Ecacy in an Era of
Globalization. International Studies Quarterly 52(4): 855-880.
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Editor-Reviewed
Johnson, Timothy R., Ryan C. Black, and Eve M. Ringsmuth. 2009. Hear Me Roar: What
Provokes Supreme Court Justices to Dissent from the Bench? Minnesota Law Review 93(5):
1560-1581.
Findings described in the New York Times. See Liptak, Adam. 2010. In a Polarized
Court, Getting the Last Word. New York Times. March 8, 2010. Available online
at: goo.gl/NZiAZy
Invited Book Review
Ringsmuth, Eve M. 2014. Book Review of The Puzzle of Unanimity: Consensus on the United
States Supreme Court by Pamela C. Corley, Amy Steigerwalt, and Artemus Ward. Political
Science Quarterly 129(2): 363-65.
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND AWARDS
Outstanding Teaching Award
Department of Political Science, Oklahoma State University, 2013-2014
Outstanding Service Contributions Award
Department of Political Science, Oklahoma State University, 2013-2014
Junior Faculty Award for Scholarly Excellence
College of Arts and Sciences, Oklahoma State University, 2013
Summer Support Initiative Research Grant
Department of Political Science, Oklahoma State University, 2013
Arts and Sciences Summer Research and Travel Grant
College of Arts and Sciences, Oklahoma State University, 2012
Deans Incentive Grant
College of Arts and Sciences, Oklahoma State University, 2011, 2012
Faculty-Student Collaborative Project Grant
Department of Political Science, Oklahoma State University, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Graduate Research Partnership Program Grant
Graduate Student Recipient, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota, 2009,
Timothy R. Johnson (faculty collaborator)
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
The Graduate School, University of Minnesota, 2008-2009
Political Psychology Research Grant
Political Psychology Minor, University of Minnesota, 2009
Patrick and Kathy Lewis Thesis Research Grant
The Graduate School, University of Minnesota, 2008
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RESEARCH UNDER REVIEW OR IN PROGRESS
Connecting Voting Fluidity throughout the Decision Making Process on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Bending the Rules: Conforming to Constitutional Standards in the State Legislatures With
Susan M. Miller and Joshua Little (M.A. Student)
Bellwethers of Success? Senate Conrmation Hearings for Lower Federal Court Nominees. With
Logan Dancey and Kjersten R. Nelson.
Unanimous Grants on the U.S. Supreme Court. With Timothy R. Johnson.
Emotions and Opinion Writing on the U.S. Supreme Court. With Amanda C. Bryan.
Success in Brief? The Role of Merits Briefs in U.S. Supreme Court Cases. With Ryan C. Black,
Matthew E.K. Hall, and Ryan J. Owens.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2014 Examining the Inuence of Briefs on the United States Supreme Court. Paper presented
at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. With Ryan C. Black,
Matthew E.K. Hall, and Ryan J. Owens.
2014 Jeremiad or Strategic Weapon? The Impact of Emotive Language in Supreme Court
Opinions on Case Salience. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern
Political Science Association. With Amanda C. Bryan.
2014 Writing Strategic Proposals: How Ideologically Charged Language Persuades Decision
Makers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science
Association. With Ryan C. Black, Matthew E.K. Hall, and Ryan J. Owens.
2013 Bellwethers of Success? Senate Conrmation Hearings for Lower Federal Court Nominees.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. With
Logan Dancey and Kjersten R. Nelson.
2013 Bending the Rules: Conforming to Constitutional Standards in the State Legislatures.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. With
Susan M. Miller and Josh Little.
2012 Asked and Answered: The Senate Judiciary Committee and Judicial Conrmation
Hearings. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science
Association. With Logan Dancey and Kjersten R. Nelson.
2012 Asked and Answered: The Senate Judiciary Committee and Judicial Conrmation
Hearings. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science
Association. With Logan Dancey and Kjersten R. Nelson.
2011 Who Persuades Whom? The Persuasive Role of Questions during Oral Argument on the
U.S. Supreme Court. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political
Science Association. With Amanda C. Bryan and Timothy R. Johnson.
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2011 Deciding Who Decides: The Content of Senate Judicial Conrmation Hearings. Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. With
Kjersten R. Nelson and Logan Dancey.
2011 Unanimous Grants on the U.S. Supreme Court. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of
the Southern Political Science Association. With Timothy R. Johnson.
2011 Deciding Who Decides: The Content of Senate Judicial Conrmation Hearings Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association. With
Kjersten R. Nelson and Logan Dancey.
2010 Thinking Ahead: The Separation of Powers and the U.S. Supreme Court. Paper presented
at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. With Timothy R.
Johnson.
2010 Inter-institutional Dynamics: Institutional Support in a Separation of Powers Context.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. With
Kjersten R. Nelson.
2009 The Positions Justices Take. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest
Political Science Association.
2008 Hear Me Roar: What Provokes Supreme Court Justices to Dissent from the Bench? Paper
presented at the Minnesota Law Review Symposium, University of Minnesota. With
Timothy R. Johnson and Ryan C. Black.
2008 Strategic Agenda Control on the U.S. Supreme Court. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association.
2008 Public Displays of Dissatisfaction: Supreme Court Justices and Dissents from the Bench.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. With
Timothy R. Johnson and Ryan C. Black.
2008 Strength in Numbers? The U.S. Supreme Court and Congress. Paper presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. With Kjersten R. Nelson.
2007 The American Public and the Room to Maneuver: Responsibility Attributions and Policy
Ecacy in an Era of Globalization. Paper presented at the Conference on Globalization
and Democracy, Princeton University. With Timothy T. Hellwig and John R. Freeman.
2007 Responsibility Attributions and the Room to Maneuver. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. With Timothy T. Hellwig and John
R. Freeman.
2007 Departures from the Court: The Political Landscape and Institutional Constraints. Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. With
Kjersten R. Nelson.
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COURSES
Undergraduate
Introduction to American Government, Oklahoma State University
Spring 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2014
Legal Research and Analysis, Oklahoma State University
Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013
Courts and Judicial Process, Oklahoma State University
Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014
Quantitative Analysis in Political Science, University of Minnesota, with Kjersten Nelson
Summer 2008
Graduate
American Politics Proseminar, Oklahoma State University, with Brandon Lenoir
Fall 2013
Topics in American Politics: Judicial Politics, Oklahoma State University
Spring 2012, Spring 2014
STUDENT ADVISING
Undergraduate
Honors Thesis Advisor: Robin Sherman
Graduate
M.A. Thesis Committee Chair: Joshua Little
M.A. Creative Component Committee Member: Jason Burnette, Kyle Casson, and Sam
Wilmoth
Ph.D. Committee Member: Nathan Woolard and Crystal Dunbar
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Preparing Future Faculty Sequence Certificate
Practicum for Future Faculty and Teaching in Higher Education, 2007
Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models Summer Institute
Washington UniversitySt. Louis, 2007
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SERVICE
Discipline
Editorial Board Member, Law and Courts Newsletter, 2013-2016
Invited Reviewer, American Politics Research, Journal of Law and Courts, Journal of Politics,
Justice System Journal, Law & Society Review, and Political Research Quarterly
Discussant, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, 2013
Panel Chair, Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, 2011
University
Rules and Procedure Subcommittee Member, College of Arts and Sciences, Oklahoma
State University, 2011-2014
Faculty Liaison, Constitution Day, Oklahoma State University, 2012-2014
Contributor, New State Legislator Orientation, Oklahoma State University, 2011
Department
Graduate Committee Member, Department of Political Science, Oklahoma State University,
2009-2014
Awards and Achievements Committee Member, Department of Political Science, Oklahoma
State University, 2010-2011, 2013-2014
Political Research Seminar Series Coordinator, Department of Political Science,
Oklahoma State University, 2012-2013
Hannah Atkins Endowed Chair Search Committee Member, Department of Political
Science, Oklahoma State University, 2010-2013
Undergraduate Committee Member, Department of Political Science, Oklahoma State
University, 2011-2012
Department Head Search Committee Member, Department of Political Science, Oklahoma
State University, 2011-2012