Jeffrey Glas -

Lecturer, Department of Political Science

Jeffrey Glas is a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Georgia. He received his PhD in Political Science from Georgia State University in 2015 in the fields of Political Behavior, Research Methodology, and American Politics. His teaching and research interests are diverse and include political psychology, public opinion, and quantitative methodology.

Education

PhD., Georgia State University, Political Science, 2015
MA, Georgia State University, Political Science, 2011
BS, Kennesaw State University, Political Science, 2007

Areas of Expertise

Political Psychology
Public Opinion
Media Politics
Political Campaigning
Quantitative Methodology
Experimental Methodology

Course Instruction

POLS 4150 – Intro. Research Methodology
POLS 4515 – Campaign Politics
POLS 4550 – Mass Media and Government
POLS 4650 – State Politics

Selected Publications

Glas, J. “The Silver Screen and Authoritarianism: How Popular Films Activate Latent Personality Dispositions and Affect American Political Attitudes”, American Politics Research, 2018

Glas, J. “There is Nothing ‘Wrong’ with Kansas: The Effect of Race and Economics on Voting Correctly in United States Presidential Elections”, Presidential Studies Quarterly, 2016

Glas, J. “The Unintended Consequences of Congressional Action: Judicial Conviction Rates After Congressional Sentencing Reform”, The Justice System Journal, 2015

Glas, J. “Earmarks and Elections to the US House of Representatives”, Congress and the Presidency, 2012