Dr. DON HAIDER-MARKEL

Dr. Haider-Markel
  • Professor
  • Professor
  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Political Science

Contact Info

Blake Hall 515
Lawrence
1541Lilac Lane
Lawrence, KS 66045

Personal Links

Biography —

Don Haider-Markel is Professor of political science at the University of Kansas. His research and teaching is focused on the representation of group interests in politics and policy, and the dynamics between public opinion, political behavior, and public policy. He has more than 25 years of experience in survey research, interviews, and in policy studies. He has authored or co-authored more than 80 refereed articles, over a dozen book chapters, and several books in a range of issue areas, including civil rights, race and inequality, religion and the culture wars, criminal justice policy, terrorism and counterterrorism, and environmental policy. His articles have appeared many journals, including The Journal of Politics, Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Psychology, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly, American Politics Quarterly, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, Policy Studies Journal, Social Science Quarterly, and the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. His books include The Remarkable Rise of Transgender Rights (University of Michigan Press), Out and Running: Gay and Lesbian Candidates, Elections, and Policy Representation (Georgetown University Press) Transgender Rights and Politics: Groups, Issue Framing, and Policy Adoption (University of Michigan Press), The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government (Oxford University Press), and Pulled Over: How Police Stops Define Race and Citizenship (University of Chicago Press). He has been recipient or co-recipient of grants from the EPA STAR program, the National Science Foundation, and the American Psychological Foundation. He is the recipient of a number of University-wide teaching awards. In 2013 was awarded a University Scholarly Achievement Award and in 2019 he was awarded the Higuchi Research Award, the Balfour S. Jeffrey Award in the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Kansas.

Education —

Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Research —

Don Haider-Markel is Professor of political science at the University of Kansas. His research and teaching is focused on the representation of group interests in politics and policy. He has more than 25 years of experience in survey research, interviews, and in policy studies. He has authored or co-authored more than 80 refereed articles, over two dozen book chapters, and several books in a range of issue areas, including civil rights, race and inequality, religion and the culture wars, criminal justice policy, political extremism, and environmental policy. His books include The Oxford Encyopedia of LGBT Politics and Policy (Oxford), The Remarkable Rise of Transgender Rights (Michigan), Out and Running: Gay and Lesbian Candidates, Elections, and Policy Representation (Georgetown) Transgender Rights and Politics: Groups, Issue Framing, and Policy Adoption (Michigan), The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government (Oxford), and Pulled Over: How Police Stops Define Race and Citizenship (Chicago). He has been recipient or co-recipient of grants from the EPA STAR program, the National Science Foundation, and the American Psychological Foundation. He is the recipient of a number of University-wide teaching awards. In 2013 was awarded a University Scholarly Achievement Award and in 2019 he was awarded a Higuchi Research Award, the Balfour S. Jeffrey Award in the Humanities and Social Sciences, at the University of Kansas.

Teaching —

Public policy, American politics, public opinion, civil rights, criminal justice, and counterterrorism

Teaching interests:

  • Public policy
  • American politics
  • public opinion
  • civil rights
  • criminal justice
  • counterterrorism
  • political extremism

Selected Publications —

Haider-Markel, D. (2024). Cultural Threat, Outgroup Empathy, and Attitudes toward Transgender Rights. Political Behavior.
Haider-Markel, D., Walker, B. (2024). “Fear, Loathing, and Anger: Emotion about Demographic Change and Support for Christian Nationalism. Public Opinion Quarterly.
Haider-Markel, D., Vegter, A., Gauding, P. (2023). Group Identities, Perceptions of Safety, and Attitudes about Responses to Mass Shootings. All American Massacre. (pp. 222-238). Temple University Press.
Flores, A., Boden, D., Haider-Markel, D., Lewis, D., Miller, P., Taylor, J. (2023). Taking perspective of the stories we tell about transgender rights: The narrative policy framework. Policy Studies Journal - Issue 1 | Volume 51. https://doi.org/10.1111/PSJ.12475.
Keiser, L., Haider-Markel, D. (2022). Symbolic Representation in American Schools: Race, Gender, and Intersectionality. Journal of Policy Studies - Issue 4 | Volume 37. https://doi.org/10.52372/JPS37404.
Tatalovich, R., Haider-Markel, D. (2022). Voting on gun rights: Mapping the electoral scope of the pro‐gun constituency in America. Social Science Quarterly - Issue 6 | Volume 103. https://doi.org/10.1111/SSQU.13192.
Keiser, L., Haider-Markel, D., Darolia, R. (2022). Race, representation, and policy attitudes in U.S. public schools. Policy Studies Journal - Issue 4 | Volume 50. https://doi.org/10.1111/PSJ.12443.
Haider-Markel, D., Bright, C., Sylvester, S. (2022). Staying in Class: Representative Bureaucracy and Student Praise and Punishment. Journal of Policy Studies - Issue 2 | Volume 37. https://doi.org/10.52372/JPS37203.
Lewis, D., Flores, A., Haider-Markel, D., Miller, P., Taylor, J. (2022). Transitioning Opinion?. Public Opinion Quarterly - Issue 2 | Volume 86. https://doi.org/10.1093/POQ/NFAC014.
Vegter, A., Haider-Markel, D. (2022). Gun Ownership, Threat, and Gun Attitudes in an Experiment. Sociological Perspectives - Issue 1 | Volume 65. https://doi.org/10.1177/07311214211021126.
Flores, A., Haider-Markel, D., Lewis, D., Miller, P., Taylor, J. (2021). Antidiscrimination Interventions, Political Ads on Transgender Rights, and Public Opinion: Results From Two Survey Experiments on Adults in the United States. Frontiers in Psychology - Volume 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/FPSYG.2021.729322.
Haider-Markel, D. (2021). The Oxford Encyclopedia of LGBT Politics and Policy: . Oxford Univ Pr. [9780190677923].
Haider-Markel, D. (2020). Old and New Data Sources and Methods for Interest Group Research. Interest Groups & Advocacy - Issue 3 | Volume 9. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41309-020-00102-z.
Haider-Markel, D., Gauding, P., Flores, A., Lewis, D., Miller, P., Tadlock, B., Taylor, J. (2020). LGBTQ State Legislative Candidates in an Era of Backlash. PS - Political Science and Politics - Issue 3 | Volume 53. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096520000372.
Haider-Markel, D. (2019). Legislating Morality in America: Debating the Morality of Controversial U.s. Laws and Policies. Abc-Clio Inc. [9781440849701].
Haider-Markel, D., Lewis, D., Taylor, J. (2018). The Remarkable Rise of Transgender Rights: . Univ of Michigan Pr. [9780472074013].
Haider-Markel, D. (2010). Out and Running: Gay and Lesbian Candidates, Elections, and Policy Representation. Georgetown Univ Pr. [9781589016996].

Awards & Honors —

<div class="fp-award fp-container"><div class="aca-award">2022-2023 Ethan and Martha Allen Research Chair in American Politics, Department
of Political Science, University of Kansas . Department of Political Science, University of Kansas . Received: 8-18-2022.</div></div>