Christopher Karpowitz

Christopher F. Karpowitz (born January 13, 1969)[1] is an associate professor of political science at Brigham Young University.[2] He is also an associate director of Brigham Young University's Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy.[3]

Christopher F. Karpowitz
Born (1969-01-13) January 13, 1969
Lawrence, Kansas
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPrinceton University
Awards2012 American Political Science Association (APSA) Best Paper Award: Political Psychology Section (co-author)
Scientific career
FieldsPolitical science
InstitutionsBrigham Young University

He co-authored The Silent Sex: Gender, Deliberation, and Institutions with Tali Mendelberg.[4]

Early life

Christopher F. Karpowitz is the son of Dennis and Diane Karpowitz and he attended Lawrence High School, in Kansas.[5]

Education

Karpowitz gained his degree in political science and his masters in American studies from Brigham Young University. He studied for a certificate of graduate studies in political theory at Duke University, and gained his masters and PhD in American politics at Princeton University.[6]

Writings and research

Karpowitz was a contributor to The New York Times "Room for Debate" section of writings in 2011 on whether Americans were ready for a Mormon president.[7]

His findings that women speak less in male dominated groups have been widely reported on.[4] He and Mendelburg have also had op-ed articles published in a wide variety of newspapers.[8] He has also done extensive research on the effects of caucauses verses primaries.[9] He also has been solicited by various national publications for comments on political situations in Utah.[10]

Awards

Books
  • Macedo, Stephen; Karpowitz, Christopher; et al. (2005). Democracy at risk how political choices undermine citizen participation and what we can do about it. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 9780815754053.
  • Karpowitz, Christopher F.; Mendelberg, Tali (2014), The silent sex: gender, deliberation, and institutions, Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, ISBN 9780691159768

See also

References
  1. "Karpowitz, Christopher F., 1969-". Library of Congress. Retrieved July 18, 2014. Princeton University Archives, Dec. 14, 2005 (Karpowitz, Christopher F., b. Jan. 13, 1969)
  2. "Christopher F. Karpowitz, Associate Professor, Political Science (profile page)". Brigham Young University. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  3. Hart, Roderick P. (2014), "About the contributors: Christopher F. Karpowitz", in Hart, Roderick P. (ed.), Communication and language analysis in the public sphere, Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global, p. 549, ISBN 9781466650039.
  4. Felts, Nicholas A. (2005). "Review of The Silent Sex: Gender, Deliberation, and Institutions by Christopher F. Karpowitz and Tali Mendelberg (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2014)". Journal of Public Deliberation. Deliberative Democracy Consortium. 11 (1): article 10.
  5. "21 to attend Boys' State, Girls' State". Lawrence Journal-World. Dolph C. Simons Jr. April 11, 1986. p. 3. Retrieved July 13, 2015. Six Lawrence High School girls and 15 boys have been selected as alternates and participants in this year's American Legion Boys' and Girls' State. Girls' State will be June 8–15 at Kansas University; Boys' State will be June 1–7 at KU. ... Boys' State delegates are: ... Christopher F. Karpowitz, son of Dennis and Diane Karpowitz, 2224 Marvonne sponsored by Lawrence Rotary Club...
  6. "Christopher F. Karpowitz, Associate Professor, Political Science: Biography". Brigham Young University. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  7. Karpowitz, Christopher F. (July 4, 2011). "The opinion pages: Mormons in the mainstream". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  8. Karpowitz, Christopher F.; Mendelberg, Tali (July 4, 2011). "Tali Mendelberg and Christopher Karpowitz: Parity means strength for female leaders". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  9. Karpowitz, Christopher F.; Pope, Jeremy (February 10, 2014). "The problems with caucuses and conventions". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  10. Greenblatt, Alan (July 15, 2014). "Two former State Attorneys General arrested in Utah". National Public Radio (NPR). National Public Radio, Inc. Retrieved July 13, 2015. The "drumbeat had been building" that the former attorneys general could face serious charges, says Christopher Karpowitz, a political science professor at Brigham Young University. "It's always shocking if the two previous chief law enforcement officers of a state are arrested," Karpowitz says. "When a scandal of this magnitude hits the state, that is both shocking and sad."
  11. "Organized Section 28: Best Paper Award: Political Psychology Section Award Recipients". apsanet.org. American Political Science Association (APSA). Retrieved June 21, 2015.
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