
Rosalee A. Clawson
- Professor // Political Science
- Affiliated Faculty // Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies // SIS
Research Focus
Mass Media, Public Opinion
Curriculum vitae
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Ph.D. Ohio State University
M.A. Ohio State University
B.A. cum laude, DePauw University
Specializations
American Politics
Politics, Groups, and Identities
Affiliations
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Research Summary
Dr. Clawson’s research focuses on American politics, especially public opinion; the mass media; the politics of race, class, and gender; and equity and electric vehicles. She participates in the Systems of Systems and Pathways Research Teams for the Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification, ASPIRE NSF ERC. She was a founding co-editor of Politics, Groups, and Identities.
Selected Publications
Clawson, Rosalee A., Zoe M. Oxley, and Amanda Bittner. Public Opinion: Democratic Ideals, Democratic Practice, 5th ed. Washington, DC: CQ Press, forthcoming 2026.
Woodford, Sharonda, and Rosalee A. Clawson. 2024. “U.S. Media Coverage of Housing and the Great Recession: Do Inequality and Race Matter?” Journal of Applied Journalism and Media Studies Special Issue on Media, Poverty and Inequality 13: 157-175. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/ajms_00145_1
Clawson, Rosalee A. 2024. “Combatting Sexual Harassment in the Field is Fundamental to the Research Enterprise.” PS: Political Science & Politics 57(2): 297-301. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096523000951
Duncan, Natasha, Pablo Balcazar, Daniella Gonzalez, Meron Tamene, and Rosalee A. Clawson. 2023. “Creating, Implementing, and Experiencing Research Opportunities: A Focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.” PS: Political Science & Politics Special Issue on Undergraduate Involvement in Research. doi.org/10.1017/S1049096523000173
Clawson, Rosalee A. 2022. “Advice for Undergraduates Considering Graduate School.” 2019-2021 Thinking about Graduate School Panels at the Pi Sigma Alpha National Undergraduate Research Conference.
Clawson, Rosalee A. 2021. “The Picture of Poverty: Visual Images and Their Implications.” In The Routledge Companion to Media and Poverty, ed. Sandra L. Borden. New York: Routledge.
Christina P. Walker, Terri L. Towner, Rosalee A. Clawson, Zoe M. Oxley, Ronald Rapoport, and Christine L. Nemacheck. 2021. “Learning through Peer Reviewing and Publishing in the Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Journal of Politics: Twenty Years Later,” PS: Political Science & Politics. doi.org/10.1017/S1049096520001742