Jason Husser is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Assistant Director of the Elon University Poll. He researches American political behavior and survey methodology. He completed a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University in 2012. He recently published an article in the American Journal of Political Science. He is a native of south Louisiana.

Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, Political Science, 2012

M.A., Vanderbilt University, Political Science, 2012

B.A., Southeastern Louisiana University, Political Science, 2005, summa cum laude

Assistant Professor of Political Science, 2012 –

Research Methods in Political Science (POL 220)

This course introduces methodologies used in political science research. It focuses on concept formation, research design for problem solving and the measurement of data and data analysis. Political science and public administration majors should take this course in their sophomore years. Offered fall and spring.

Public Opinion Polling (POL 321)

The goal of this course is for students to learn how to supervise a public opinion poll. Students participate as interviewers in several polls and learn survey design, computer programming, analysis of poll data and how to write about survey results.

Political Behavior (POL 329)

This course focuses on political life from a micro-perspective by examining how political attitudes and behaviors are learned and how they affect our political choices, especially in regard to political socialization and electoral behavior.

Discovering Dixie: Southern Politics, Culture, and History (GST 292)

"Is Candidate Rhetorical Tone Associated with Vote Choice in Presidential Elections?" In Roderick Hart, ed., The Handbook of Research on Institutional Language. Hershey, PA: IGI-Globabl Publishers, Forthcoming (with Christian R. Grose)

"How Trust Matters: The Changing Political Relevance of Political Trust." 2012.   American Journal of Political Science 56 (2):312-25 (with Marc J. Hetherington)

Selected Op-Eds for the Elon University Writer's Syndicate

• Rethink what you know about 'the South'

• We're all to blame for cliff diving

Selected Public Engagement Activities

• Jason Husser With Elon University Discusses Debt Ceiling
• A Political Forecast With Jason Husser
• "Religion in the 2012 Presidential Election: National and Local Perspectives"

The Elon Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, and Society

Associate Coordinator, The Vanderbilt Poll, 2011-2012

Visiting Instructor of Political Science, Sewanee: The University of the South, 2011

Instructor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University, 2009, 2011, 2012

Graduate Assistant, Department of Political Science, Vanderbilt University, 2008 - 2011

Editorial Associate, Journal of Politics, 2007