Jacob Neiheisel
Jacob Neiheisel is an associate professor of political science and a faculty affiliate with the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics program. He is an expert in several substantive areas within the broader study of American politics.
As such, his work focuses on religion and politics, political communication, campaigns and elections, political parties, and political psychology. He has written over two dozen academic articles that have been published in a wide array of top journals. This work has appeared in such outlets as the American Journal of Political Science, Political Behavior, American Politics Research, Political Research Quarterly, and Politics and Religion, among others.
He is also the co-author (with Chuck Lamb) of Constitutional Landmarks: Supreme Court Decisions on Separation of Powers, Federalism, and Economic Rights (2021 Palgrave Macmillan) and the co-editor (also with Chuck Lamb) of a volume on the Trump presidency entitled Presidential Leadership and the Trump Presidency: Executive Power and Democratic Government (2019 Palgrave Macmillan). His commentary on American politics has also appeared in a variety of local, national, and international media outlets, to include The Washington Post, The New York Times, and USA Today. He is currently working on a book project entitled The Politics of The End: Apocalypticism in America (with Paul Djupe and Andy Lewis).
Related Publications:
Djupe, Paul A., Jacob R. Neiheisel, and Anand E. Sokhey. (2018). “Reconsidering the Role of Politics in Leaving Congregations: The Importance of Affiliation." American Journal of Political Science Vol. 62(1): 161-175.
Neiheisel, Jacob R., and Paul A Djupe. (2017). “Censor Morum? The 17th Amendment, State-Level Religious Diversity, and Ideological Extremism in the Senate." Political Research Quarterly Vol. 70(1): pp. 55-67.
Neiheisel, Jacob R. (2016). “Reconciling Legal-Institutional and Behavioral Perspectives on Voter Turnout: Theory and Evidence from Pennsylvania, 1876-1948." State Politics & Policy Quarterly Vol. 16(4): pp. 432-454.
Neiheisel, Jacob R. (2016). “The `L' Word: Anti-Liberal Campaign Rhetoric, Symbolic Ideology, and the Electoral Fortunes of Democratic Candidates." Political Research Quarterly Vol. 69(3): pp. 418-429.
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