Megan Mullin
Assistant Professor
Gladfelter 454
Phone: 215-204-8743
E-mail: megan.mullin@temple.edu
Bio: Megan Mullin is Assistant Professor of Political Science. She also has a courtesy appointment in Geography and Urban Studies and is an affiliate of the Institute for Public Affairs. Mullin specializes in American politics and public policy, focusing on the effects of institutional design on political participation and policy outcomes. Her work has appeared in the journals American Journal of Political Science, Political Analysis, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, and Urban Affairs Review as well as in several edited volumes. Her forthcoming book, Governing the Tap: Special District Governance and the New Local Politics of Water (MIT Press, 2009), examines the impact of governmental organization on policies for the sustainable use of local water resources. Mullin’s research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the JEHT Foundation, and the Haynes Foundation, and she has received three Best Paper awards for work presented at the American Political Science Association's annual meetings. Mullin received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 2005.
Recent publications:
“The Conditional Effect of Specialized Governance on Public Policy,” American Journal of Political Science 52: 124-40 (2008)
“Federalism,” in Public Opinion and Constitutional Controversies, eds. Nathaniel Persily, Jack Citrin, and Patrick Egan, New York: Oxford University Press (2008)
“Does Voting by Mail Increase Participation? Using Matching to Analyze a Natural Experiment,” with Thad Kousser, Political Analysis 15: 428-45 (2007)
Areas of current research: Federalism, Public policy, Environmental politics, Voting procedures
CV: Dr. Megan Mullin
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