SPIRE Conference Schedule
Friday March 3, 2017 University of Washington
Conference takes place in Petersen Room Rm 485, Allen Library
9:15-9:45am- Continental breakfast
9:45-10:30am- Jennifer Garcia, “Black Legislative Strategies: The Persistence of Floor Advocacy” (Oberlin College)
10:30-11:15am- Albert Fang, “ How Citizens Evaluate Tradeoffs between Descriptive and Partisan Representation ” (Yale University)
11:15-11:30am- Break
11:30- 12:15pm– Debra Thompson, “The Puzzling Persistence of Racial Inequality in Canada” (Northwestern University)
12:15- 1:15pm- Lunch
1:15-2:00 pm- Emily Cochran Bech, “Political Group-Baiting and the Loss of Political Trust” (Aarhus University)
2:00-2:45 pm- Jamil Scott, “Understanding Candidate Supply: The Role of the Michigan Political Leadership Program in Michigan Politics” (Michigan State University)
2:45-3:00 pm- Break
3:00-3:45 pm- Nicole Yadon, “The Politics of Skin Color”, (University of Michigan)
3:45-5:00 pm- Roundtable- Future of REP and Public Intellectualism after the 2016 Election (Jason Casellas, Megan Ming Francis, and Christopher Parker)
5:30 pm- Dinner (Location: Gowen Hall, Olson Room 1A)