Caitlin E. Jewitt

Caitlin E. Jewitt, Assistant Professor

_{Department of Political Science

522 Major Williams Hall (0130)

220 Stanger Street

Blacksburg, VA 24061

540-231-7544 | cjewitt@vt.edu}

Dr. Jewitt’s research focus includes campaigns and elections, public opinion, political parties, and presidential primaries and caucuses. She is particularly interested in the institutional features of elections and their effects on voters, outcomes, candidates, candidate strategy, and political elites.

Principal Areas of Research Focus

American Politics
Research Methods
Political Campaigns
Presidential Primary Elections

Education

PhD, University of Minnesota
MA, University of Minnesota
BA, Hartwick College

Professional Roles

American Political Science Association
Midwest Political Science Association

Awards and Honors

Design and Develop Award for PSCI 1014, TLOS: Learning Experience Design, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2019.
Favorite Faculty Member, Housing and Residence Life Division of Student Affairs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2017.

Publications

Books

Jewitt, Caitlin E. 2019. "The Primary Rules: Parties, Voters, and Presidential Nominations." The University of Michigan Press.

Journal Articles

Jewitt, Caitlin E. and Sarah A. Treul. 2019. “Ideological Primary Competition and Congressional Behavior.” Congress & the Presidency.

Jewitt, Caitlin E. and Paul Goren. 2016. “Ideological Structure and Consistency in an Age of Polarization.” American Politics Research, 44(1): 81 - 105.

Jewitt, Caitlin E. 2014. “Packed Primaries and Empty Caucuses: State and Party Rules and Voter Turnout in Presidential Nomination Contests.” Public Choice, 160(3-4): 295-312.

Jewitt, Caitlin E. and Sarah A. Treul. 2014. “Competitive Primaries and Party Division in Congressional Elections.” Electoral Studies, 35: 140-149.

Dwyer, Caitlin E. and Sarah A. Treul. 2012. “Presidential Influence, State-Level Approval, and Voting in the Senate.” American Politics Research, 40 (2): 355-379.

Dwyer, Caitlin E., Daniel Stevens, John Sullivan, and Barbara Allen. 2009. “Racism, Sexism, and Candidate Evaluations in the 2008 Presidential Election.” Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 9 (1): 223-240.

Book Chapters

Jewitt, Caitlin E. 2018. “Perception of the Parties and the 2016 Presidential Nominations.” In The State of the Parties 2018: The Changing Role of Contemporary American Political Parties. John Green, Daniel Coffey, and David Cohen, editors. Rowman and Littlefield.

Jewitt, Caitlin E and Sarah A. Treul. 2018. “Ideological Primaries and their Influence in Congress.” In Routledge Handbook of Primary Elections. Robert G. Boatright, editor. Routledge.

Jewitt, Caitlin E. 2014. “Republicans and Reform: The 2012 Presidential Nomination Rules.” In The State of the Parties, 7th edition. John Green, Daniel Coffey, and David Cohen, editors. Rowman and Littlefield.