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Barbara Palmer
Barbara Palmer is an expert on congressional elections and the success of women candidates. She is available for interviews on: women running for Congress, the impact of redistricting on women’s success, media coverage of female candidates and public officials, the presidential campaign of Senator Hillary Clinton, and the impact of women in Congress. She is available for public speaking engagements on: women as congressional and presidential candidates, the history of women running for Congress, the history of women in the judiciary, and a variety of other topics in American politics and government. Professor Palmer is the co-author of Breaking the Political Glass Ceiling, with Dennis Simon of Southern Methodist University, a book that explores how incumbency and redistricting shape the integration of women into Congress. One of the general themes is that over time, drawing districts to protect incumbents has had the unintended consequence of helping Democratic women get elected, while making it more difficult for Republican women to win their primaries. In fact, out of 435 House districts, over 150 are unlikely to ever elect a woman of either party. As a professor at American University, her work has appeared in American Political Science Review, Politics and Gender, and a wide variety of law reviews. She has taught courses on women & politics, American politics, and constitutional law. In the spring of 2005, she received the Alice Paul Award for her commitment to women’s issues and mentoring young women. She has been interviewed by the Washington Post, Minnesota Public Radio, the San Francisco Examiner, and the Voice of America and has been invited to speak before a wide variety of organizations across the country. Professor Palmer is a founding member of Running Start, a non-partisan organization that encourages young women to get involved in politics. Before coming to Washington, she was an Assistant Professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota. Professor Palmer can be reached at bpalmer@american.edu or 202-885-6263. Also see Professor Palmer's curriculum vitae. |
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