Kimberly Nalder     

Associate Professor of Government
E-mail:  klnalder@csus.edu
Phone number:  278-6693

Institution where doctorate degree was earned:
University of California, Davis

Brief Biography:
Professor Nalder has been teaching at CSUS since 2002. She has done past research on the electoral effects of term limits and is currently involved in research projects concerning turnout and direct democracy, voter mis-information, and ballot rolloff.  Professor Nalder is also currently partnering with California Common Cause and the Sacramento Media Group to investigate local television news coverage of elections.  Professor Nalder serves as a fellow with the Institute for the Study of Politics and Media. She is also involved with civic engagement and education campaigns in the region, including planning voter information programs and political debate forums at CSUS, and has worked with the League of Women Voters on election related projects. 

Areas of research and interests:
Political Behavior, Media and Politics, Voting Behavior, Public Opinion.

Undergraduate courses:
Essentials of Government, Public Opinion, Mass Media and American Politics, Women and Politics

Graduate courses:
Policy, Process, and Behavior

Faculty web page: http://www.csus.edu/indiv/n/nalderk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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