Samantha Chapa
@samchapa.bsky.social
Researcher in immigration politics, local policy, and race, ethnicity & politics. Postdoc @notredame.bsky.social. Incoming AP @utaresearch.bsky.social. First Gen.
https://samantha-chapa.com/
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My article "The Partisan Foundations of Attitudes Towards State Supreme Courts," co-authored with Eugenia Artabe and Lucia Lopez, is now available online at Political Research Quarterly.
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The Partisan Foundations of Attitudes Towards State Supreme Courts - Eugenia Artabe, Alex Badas, Lucia Lopez, 2025
State supreme courts have become increasingly salient as the U.S. Supreme Court has deferred more politically contentious questions to the states. Yet, despite ...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
My article "The Partisan Foundations of Attitudes Towards State Supreme Courts," co-authored with Eugenia Artabe and Lucia Lopez, is now available online at Political Research Quarterly.
doi.org/10.1177/1065...
doi.org/10.1177/1065...
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Midafternoon writing workshop walk-around-du-lac break on a gorgeous day at Notre Dame. cc: @mirya.bsky.social @samchapa.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Midafternoon writing workshop walk-around-du-lac break on a gorgeous day at Notre Dame. cc: @mirya.bsky.social @samchapa.bsky.social
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Our next candidate is Lucia Lopez. Lucia’s research explains how public opinion and public policy intersect, particularly in the domain of welfare. Her work is funded by the Russell Sage Foundation and the Rapoport Family Foundation. Find out more at Lucia-Lopez.com.
October 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Our next candidate is Lucia Lopez. Lucia’s research explains how public opinion and public policy intersect, particularly in the domain of welfare. Her work is funded by the Russell Sage Foundation and the Rapoport Family Foundation. Find out more at Lucia-Lopez.com.
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Just published at PNAS (@pnas.org): “Electing amateur politicians reduces cross-party collaboration”
We show that districts electing first-time members of the U.S. House experience substantial declines in bipartisan representation in the subsequent Congress.
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We show that districts electing first-time members of the U.S. House experience substantial declines in bipartisan representation in the subsequent Congress.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Just published at PNAS (@pnas.org): “Electing amateur politicians reduces cross-party collaboration”
We show that districts electing first-time members of the U.S. House experience substantial declines in bipartisan representation in the subsequent Congress.
🧵1/4
We show that districts electing first-time members of the U.S. House experience substantial declines in bipartisan representation in the subsequent Congress.
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Meet the 2025 APSA Fund for Latino Scholarship Recipients
The APSA Fund for Latino Scholarship’s primary goal is to encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and promotion of political science students and scholars who study and research Latina/o politics (especially students and tenure…
The APSA Fund for Latino Scholarship’s primary goal is to encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and promotion of political science students and scholars who study and research Latina/o politics (especially students and tenure…
Meet the 2025 APSA Fund for Latino Scholarship Recipients
The APSA Fund for Latino Scholarship’s primary goal is to encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and promotion of political science students and scholars who study and research Latina/o politics (especially students and tenure track junior faculty). Grants for the 2025 cycle were made to those individuals whose purposes most clearly match the goals of the Fund, and whose proposals most persuasively demonstrate capacity for successful completion.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Meet the 2025 APSA Fund for Latino Scholarship Recipients
The APSA Fund for Latino Scholarship’s primary goal is to encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and promotion of political science students and scholars who study and research Latina/o politics (especially students and tenure…
The APSA Fund for Latino Scholarship’s primary goal is to encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and promotion of political science students and scholars who study and research Latina/o politics (especially students and tenure…
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🔎 Job Market Spotlight: Meet Lucia Lopez, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Houston and licensed attorney. Her research explores access to justice, legitimacy of state legal institutions and social policy. Learn more: www.lucia-lopez.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🔎 Job Market Spotlight: Meet Lucia Lopez, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Houston and licensed attorney. Her research explores access to justice, legitimacy of state legal institutions and social policy. Learn more: www.lucia-lopez.com
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Congratulations to PhD Candidate Lucía López (@llopez.bsky.social) on being awarded the 2025–26 Early Career Fellowship from the APSA Experimental Research Section (@experimentsapsa.bsky.social)! 🎉 Lucía is on the academic job market this year -- learn more about her research at lucia-lopez.com.
September 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Congratulations to PhD Candidate Lucía López (@llopez.bsky.social) on being awarded the 2025–26 Early Career Fellowship from the APSA Experimental Research Section (@experimentsapsa.bsky.social)! 🎉 Lucía is on the academic job market this year -- learn more about her research at lucia-lopez.com.
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The MPSA (soft) submission deadline is approaching! Submit your work to 77. Midwest Latino/a Caucus so we can showcase your amazing work. We are interested in work on immigration, identity, and Latino/as and the economy, but are thrilled to receive anything you submit!
September 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The MPSA (soft) submission deadline is approaching! Submit your work to 77. Midwest Latino/a Caucus so we can showcase your amazing work. We are interested in work on immigration, identity, and Latino/as and the economy, but are thrilled to receive anything you submit!
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Why don't you continue the momentum from APSA and present your work at JAWS? We are still taking submissions!
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September 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Why don't you continue the momentum from APSA and present your work at JAWS? We are still taking submissions!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Excited to share that my first book, The Social Roots of Asian American Partisanship, is available online on Oxford Academic! It uses surveys, experiments, and interviews to explore how Asian Americans learn about politics and develop partisan views. It will be published in print this October.
September 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Excited to share that my first book, The Social Roots of Asian American Partisanship, is available online on Oxford Academic! It uses surveys, experiments, and interviews to explore how Asian Americans learn about politics and develop partisan views. It will be published in print this October.
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Also, you don't need to live in Texas to attend! You just need to be willing to travel here!
TAMU will be hosting the Texas American Behavior Conference on Nov. 7-8 this year. Apply by Aug. 31 using the link below. Let me know if you have any questions!
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August 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Also, you don't need to live in Texas to attend! You just need to be willing to travel here!
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TAMU will be hosting the Texas American Behavior Conference on Nov. 7-8 this year. Apply by Aug. 31 using the link below. Let me know if you have any questions!
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August 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
TAMU will be hosting the Texas American Behavior Conference on Nov. 7-8 this year. Apply by Aug. 31 using the link below. Let me know if you have any questions!
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Watch out for @llopez.bsky.social on the job market this fall!
Congratulations to @llopez.bsky.social on being named a 2025–2026 @epovb.bsky.social Early-Career Fellow!
This fellowship recognizes outstanding scholarship and potential in the field of Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior.
This fellowship recognizes outstanding scholarship and potential in the field of Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior.
August 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Watch out for @llopez.bsky.social on the job market this fall!
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I’m very excited to be a member of Texas Tech’s TEACH Program this year!
Big congrats to @stephmathiasen.bsky.social!
Stephanie is on the job market this year and would be a fantastic colleague. You should hire her!
Stephanie is on the job market this year and would be a fantastic colleague. You should hire her!
August 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I’m very excited to be a member of Texas Tech’s TEACH Program this year!
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Seems like a good time to boost States of Belonging, where we (me, @yuenhuo.bsky.social, Tomás Jiménez, and Jack Dovidio) show that welcoming policies have broad effects re: belonging. @russellsagefdn.bsky.social
www.russellsage.org/publications...
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July 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Seems like a good time to boost States of Belonging, where we (me, @yuenhuo.bsky.social, Tomás Jiménez, and Jack Dovidio) show that welcoming policies have broad effects re: belonging. @russellsagefdn.bsky.social
www.russellsage.org/publications...
www.russellsage.org/publications...
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🚨Exciting Opportunity for junior scholars interested in local politics!
The Local Politics and Policy Lab at Emory University is recruiting a pre/post doctoral fellow.
Applicants with strong quantitative skills are encouraged to apply:
apply.interfolio.com/168743
The Local Politics and Policy Lab at Emory University is recruiting a pre/post doctoral fellow.
Applicants with strong quantitative skills are encouraged to apply:
apply.interfolio.com/168743
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July 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🚨Exciting Opportunity for junior scholars interested in local politics!
The Local Politics and Policy Lab at Emory University is recruiting a pre/post doctoral fellow.
Applicants with strong quantitative skills are encouraged to apply:
apply.interfolio.com/168743
The Local Politics and Policy Lab at Emory University is recruiting a pre/post doctoral fellow.
Applicants with strong quantitative skills are encouraged to apply:
apply.interfolio.com/168743
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Make that a hat trick! A 3rd Notre Dame grad, Benjamin Garcia-Holgado @bgarciaholgado.bsky.social, won the 2025 Edward S. Corwin Award for the best dissertation in the field of public law. (Also: all 3 of our awarded students are just lovely people).
Send you best students to ND! Hire an ND PhD!
Send you best students to ND! Hire an ND PhD!
June 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Make that a hat trick! A 3rd Notre Dame grad, Benjamin Garcia-Holgado @bgarciaholgado.bsky.social, won the 2025 Edward S. Corwin Award for the best dissertation in the field of public law. (Also: all 3 of our awarded students are just lovely people).
Send you best students to ND! Hire an ND PhD!
Send you best students to ND! Hire an ND PhD!