Project Title: Hard Pill to Swallow: Gendered Public Perceptions of Supreme Court Oral Arguments and Womens’ Reproductive Healthcare
Christine Bird
Christine Bird is currently an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University and formerly a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University at Albany, SUNY. She earned her PhD from the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin and her Juris Doctorate from Oklahoma City University. Her work focuses on the intersection of elite advocacy, courts, and public policy.
Rachael Houston
Rachael Houston completed her PhD from in political science from the University of Minnesota in 2021 and is now an Assistant Professor at Texas Christian University. Her work focuses on the intersection of media and courts.
Shieh Marcy
Marcy Shieh completed her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2023 and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of North Carolina- Charlotte and works at the intersection of courts and political behavior.
About the APSA Advancing Research Grants for Early Career Scholars
The APSA Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grants provide support for research that examines political science phenomena affecting historically underserved communities and underrepresented groups and communities. In July 2024, APSA awarded ten projects for the APSA Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grant for Early Career Scholars for a combined total award amount of $20,000. Read more about the funded projects here: