Project Title: Indigenous Peoples Before United States Courts: A Systematic Examination
Todd Curry, 2022 Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics Recipient
Dr. Todd A. Curry is an associate professor of political science at the University of Texas at El Paso. His primary area of research is state supreme courts, where he advances an audience-based approach to explaining how judges behave on and off the bench. His research has been published in numerous outlets including the Journal of Politics, Journal of Law and Courts, and PS: Political Science & Politics. His recent book with Michael Romano, Creating the Law: State Supreme Court Opinions and the Effect of Audiences, examines how judges strategically craft their opinions differently depending on their primary constituency. He is also a co-PI along with Rebecca Reid and Mark Hurwitz on the $400,000 National Science Foundation grant, “Indigenous Peoples Before United States Courts: A Systematic Examination.” Beyond academia, he is a founding member and board chair for Justice for our Neighbors El Paso, an organization dedicated to providing free legal services to asylum seekers detained in the El Paso Border Sector.
Project Collaborator: Rebecca Reid
Dr. Rebecca A. Reid is an Associate Professor in the department of political science and public administration at the University of Texas at El Paso Her research interests include judicial politics, comparative courts, international law, human rights, indigenous law, gender, and diversification and inclusion. More specifically, she examines how courts and judges make decisions, the impact of these decisions on the rule of law and human rights, and the development and interaction of laws across international and domestic spheres. She has published research in journals such as Political Research Quarterly, American Politics Research, Journal of Law and Courts, the Justice System Journal, and PS: Political Science & Politics.
About the APSA Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics Recipients
The APSA Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grants provide support for the advancement of scholars from historically racial and ethnic underrepresented groups and for research that examines political science phenomena affecting historically underserved communities and underrepresented groups and communities. In December 2022, APSA also awarded six projects for the APSA Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics for a combined amount of $12,000. Read about the funded projects