Department Chair

Office: 1724A HW
Phone: 212-772-5494
Email:ctien@hunter.cuny.edu

Office Hours

Areas of Specialization:

• American Politics
• Congress
• Quantitative Research Methods

Courses:

• PolSc 110: American Government: A Historical Introduction
• PolSc 206: Research Design in Political Science
• PolSc 217.04: Race, Gender and Representation
• PolSc 235: The American Congress

Education:
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1997
B.A., University of Michigan, 1988

Publications:

• "The Influence of African American Members on Congress: A Content Analysis of Civil Rights Debates," Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race 5(1): 115-35 (2008) with Dena Levy.
• "The Job of President and the Jobs Model Forecast: Obama for '08?," in PS: Political Science and Politics 41: 687-90 (2008) with Michael S. Lewis-Beck.
• "Forecasting Presidential Elections: When to Change the Model?," in International Journal of Forecasting 24 (2): 227-36 (2008) with Michael S. Lewis-Beck.
• “The China Threat, National Missile Defense and American Public Opinion.”Defense Analysis 19:35-54 (2003) with James Nathan.
• “Presidential Election Forecasting: The Bush-Gore Draw. ” Research in Political Sociology; Sociological Views on Political Participation in the 21st Century 10: 173-187 (2002) with Michael S. Lewis-Beck.
• “Representation, Voluntary Retirement, and Shirking in the Last Term.” Public Choice 106:117-130 (2001).
• “Do Differences Matter? The Impact of Women in Congress.” Women and Politics 23:105-127 (2001) with Dena Levy and Rachelle Aved.