Steven Jokinsky

Steven Jokinsky

Postdoctoral Scholar

Center for Social and Behavioral Research at the University of Northern Iowa

Biography

I am a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Center for Social and Behavioral Research at the University of Nothern Iowa. Prior to joining the Center for Social and Behavioral Research as a Postdoctoral Scholar in Fall 2024, I earned my PhD in political science from the University of Missouri with concentrations in comparative and American politics.

My research examines processes and institutions at the heart of representation. Specifically, I examine how political parties, interest groups, and voters are constrained by political actors and institutions, such as electoral laws or voters. My work has been published in Electoral Studies, Election Law Journal, and Social Science Quarterly.

I am originally from New York and completed a B.S. at Murray State University in Political Science and Mathematics in Spring 2018.

You can download my Curriculum Vitae here.

Interests
  • Party Competition
  • Comparative Political Behavior
  • Spatial Econometrics
Education

  • PhD in Political Science, 2023

    University of Missouri

  • B.S. in Political Science and Mathematics, 2018

    Murray State University

Research

Publications

Jokinsky, Steven, Christine S. Lipsmeyer, Andrew Q. Philips, Laron K. Williams, and Guy D. Whitten. 2024. "Look Over There. Where? A Compositional Approach to the Modeling of Public Opinion on the Most Important Problem" Social Science Quarterly, 105(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.13360

Endersby, James W. and Steven Jokinsky. 2024. "State Electoral Innovation and Voter Turnout in Midterm and Presidential Elections" Election Law Journal, 23(2). https://doi.org/10.1089/elj.2023.0013

Stegmaier, Mary, Steven Jokinsky, and Michael S. Lewis-Beck. 2023. "Election Forecasting: The evolution and accuracy of political economy models in the UK" Electoral Studies, 86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2023.102694

Teaching

University of Kentucky

Instructor

  • British Politics, Fall 2023
  • Comparative Political Behavior, Spring 2024
  • Political Campaigns and Elections, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024
  • Introduction to Comparative Politics, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024

University of Missouri

Graduate Instructor

  • The Science of Politics, Spring 2023
  • Comparative Political Behavior, Fall 2022
  • Comparative Political Systems, Spring 2022 and Summer 2022 (Online)
  • Introduction to American Government, Fall 2021

Lab Instructor

  • Introductory Statistics for Political Science, Fall 2020
  • Introduction to Political Research, Spring 2019 and Fall 2019

Teaching Assistant

  • Linear Models in Politics, Jake Haselswerdt, Spring 2021
  • Introductory Statistics for Political Science, James Endersby, Fall 2020
  • Political Parties and Election Campaigns, James Endersby, Fall 2020
  • Political Parties and Election Campaigns, Jay Dow, Spring 2020
  • Introduction to Political Research, Laron Williams, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, and Summer 2020
  • The Constitutional Debates, Jay Dow, Spring 2020
  • The Judicial Process, William Horner, Fall 2018

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