Kellee J. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.

Education:

Ph.D.: December 2012

• Political Science, University of Kansas

• Fields: Public Policy; American Politics; Women, Gender and Sexuality Politics

• Dissertation: Pathways to Parenthood: Regulating Assisted Reproductive Technologies in the United States.

• Dissertation Committee: Alesha E. Doan (Chair), Donald P. Haider-Markel, Mark R. Joslyn, Allan Cigler, Joey Sprague (Non-Departmental Representative)

M.A.: May 2009

• Political Science, University of Kansas

• Master’s Thesis: Giving Girls a Shot: An Examination of State Policies Addressing HPV Vaccination

• Thesis Committee: Alesha E. Doan (Chair), Mark R. Joslyn, Allan Cigler

Graduate Certificate: May 2010

• Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of Kansas

M.S.: May 2006

• Strategic Communications, University of Kansas

• Master’s Thesis with Honors: Frames, Freedoms and Fred: An Analysis of the Effect of Framing on Public Opinion and First Amendment Freedoms

• Thesis Committee: Rick Musser (chair), Ted Frederickson, Mark R. Joslyn

B.A.: May 2003

• Public Relations and Print Journalism, Kansas State University.

B.M.: May 2003

• Vocal Performance, Kansas State University.

Academic Positions:

• Associate Professor, Fall 2019-Present, Department of Political Science, Idaho State University

• Assistant Professor, Fall 2014-Summer 2019, Department of Political Science, Idaho State University

• Lecturer, Fall 2013-Spring 2014, Department of Political Science, University of Alabama in Huntsville

• Lecturer, Fall 2012-Summer 2013, Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University

• Instructor, Fall 2012-Spring 2013, Division of Government, Blinn College

Teaching and Research Interests: