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Sarah Oliver
saraholiver@umail.ucsb.edu
Education
Ph.D. Candidate
University of California, Santa Barbara, 2011
Political Science
American Politics, Political Psychology
Methodology
M.A.
University of California, Santa Barbara, 2009
Political Science
American Politics
B.A.
Whittier College, 2007
Political Science
Works in Progress
“Androgynous Ambition as the new Blond Ambition? The Role of Gender Identity in Encouraging
Political Ambition” Submitted to Politics and Gender.
“From Ferraro to Palin: "Old Media" and "New Media" Coverage of Vice Presidential Candidates.”
Caroline Heldman, Sarah Oliver, and Meredith Conroy. Under Revision.
Conference Papers
“Androgyny Encourages Political Ambition.” Presented at the Western Political Science Association
Annual Conference, 2013.
“The Role of Gender Identity in Encouraging Political Ambition.” Presented at the Western Political
Science Association Annual Conference, 2012.
“From Ferraro to Palin: Sexism in Media Coverage of Vice Presidential Candidates.” With Caroline
Heldman and Meredith Conroy. Presented at the American Political Science Association Conference,
2009.
“Is Hillary Clinton ‘Just Another Female Candidate’? A Test of Gendered Coverage of the 2000 New
York Senate Race.” With Meredith Conroy. Presented at the American Association of Public Opinion
Research Annual Conference, 2008.
Professional Experience
University of California, Santa Barbara
Instructor: Introduction to Research in Political Science, Gender and American Politics
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Teaching Assistant: The American Presidency, Introduction to Research in Political Science,
American Government and Politics, Introduction to Comparative Politics, Courts and Politics
Guest Lecture: Introduction to Research in Political Science
Whittier College
Teaching Assistant: Political Methodology
Research Assistant:
Professor Lorinda Camparo, 2007-2008
Dr. Caroline Heldman, 2005-2007
Teaching Interests
American Government, Women and Politics, Research Methods, Political Communications,
Political Psychology, Congress, The Presidency, Voting and Elections, Public Opinion,
American Political Parties.
Awards
Colin Reed Manzer-Robert G. Wesson Award for Best Dissertation Prospectus, 2011
Brython-Davis Fellowship, Spring 2012
UCSB Political Science Department Fee Fellowship, 2010-2011, 2011-2012
UCSB Political Science Department Travel Grant, Spring 2008
UCSB Political Science Department Fellowship, 2008-2009
John Greenleaf Whittier Scholarship, 2003-2007
Professional Associations and Service
Graduate Student Representative, Graduate Committee, UCSB Political Science
Department, 2013-2014
American Political Science Association, 2008-2009, 2011-present
American Association of Public Opinion Research, 2008-2009
Graduate Student Representative, Undergraduate Committee, UCSB Political Science
Department, 2008-2009
Secretary, UCSB Political Science Graduate Student Association, 2007-2008