Academics
Caroline M. Nordlund
Assistant Professor
Politics
Phone 847-735-5127
E-Mail nordlund@lakeforest.edu
Education
1999 – 2006
Ph.D. Brown University, Political Science, Providence, Rhode Island, May 2006
Dissertation: “We’ll All Have Shoes in Heaven: Church Context and Political Behavior”
Mary Tefft White and John Hazen White Dissertation Fellowship
1999 – 2001
M.A. Brown University, Political Science, Providence, Rhode Island
Relevant Coursework included: Media and Politics, Seminar in Comparative Politics, American Political Development, African-American Politics, On the Development of Democratic Citizens
1994 – 1998
B.A. Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota
Publications
Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics
- Congress on Racial Equality (CORE); Freedom Summer; Bus Boycotts
Articles in Progress
- “Church Context Revealed”
- “Checking Some Other Race: Implications for checking the other racial category”
Teaching Experience
August 2007 - present
Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Illinois
July 2006 - July 2007
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
Sept. 2003 - May 2004
Adjunct Professor, Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts
Summer 2000-2003
Instructor, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Teaching Interests
American Government, Campaigns & Elections, Research Methods, Public Opinion, Congress, Presidency, African-American Politics, Media & Politics, Religion & Politics, Political Behavior, Race& Gender, Urban & Suburban Politics
Research Interests
African-American Religion & Politics, Voting, Politics of Race & Gender, Race & Identification
Invited Talks & Media Appearances
“Presidential Primaries” Invited talk given to the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Men’s Club, Lake Forest, Illinois
March 2008
“10th District Draws the Eye of National Parties” Congressional election interview given to Chicago Public Radio, aired on October 21, 2008
Conference Presentations
April 2009
“The Political Behavior of Asian Indian American Women: Gendered Perspectives on Race, Immigration and Socioeconomic Status” (co-author: Dr. Shankar Prasad) Presented at the Columbia Journal of Gender & Law Symposium, New York, New York
March 2009
“Some Other Race” Presented at the Western Political Science Association Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada
April 2008
“Racial Others” Presented at Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago Illinois
April 2006
“Are All Civic Groups Equal?” Presented at Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois
August 2004
“We’ll All Have Shoes in Heaven.” Presented at American Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois
August 2003
“Pastors, Parishioners, and Pews.” Presented at American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 2003
“Politics of the Pulpit: Boston African American clergy.” Presented at Midwest Political Science Conference, Chicago, Illinois
August 2001
“Ties that Bind? African American Youth, the Church, and Political Mobilization.” Presented at American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California
April 2001
“Ties that Bind? African American Youth, the Church, and Political Mobilization.” Presented at Midwest Political Science Conference, Chicago, Illinois
August 2000
“Shocking the Body Politic Jesse Ventura’s Gubernatorial Victory: A Case of the Media’s Impact on Third Parties.” Presented at American Political Science Association, Washington D.C.
April 2000
“From ‘The Body’ to ‘The Guv’: Jesse Ventura’s Gubernatorial Victory in Minnesota as a Case Study of the Media’s Impact on Third Parties.” Presented at New England Political Science Conference, Hartford Connecticut
Statistical Packages
SPSS, STATA
Qualitative Skills
Field research, conducting focus groups, elite interview skills, survey writing, participant observation, and discursive analysis
Professional Affiliations
Member of American Political Science Association
- Religion and Politics section
- Race and Ethnicity section
Member of Midwest Political Science Association
Member of Western Political Science Association