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- Title
- Chair/Associate Professor
- Department
- Political Science
- Location
- O'Donohoe Hall
- Room
- 210
- Bio
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Linda Veazey is the Chair of Political Science at MSU. She also serves as the coordinator for Women's and Gender Studies, pre-law advisor. She received her MA and PhD in Political Science from the University of Southern California. As an undergraduate, she graduated from University of Montevallo, a fellow COPLAC institution.
Her research focuses on human rights and gender. She is a former member of the Board of Directors of Amnesty International USA and continues to be actively involved in international human rights work. She is the author of Gendered Human Rights: A Woman's Right to Culture, Her current research examines human rights NGOs and policy creation. Her most recent article on Amnesty International was published in The Journal of Human Rights Practice.
| Institution | Degree | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| University of Southern California | PhD | 2008 |
| University of Southern California | MA | 2002 |
| University of Montevallo | BA | 1999 |
| Employer | Position | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwestern State University | Assistant Professor of Political Science | 08/01/2011 | |
| Ohio University | Visiting Professor of Political Science | 09/01/2010 | 06/01/2011 |
| University of Houston | Post-doctoral Fellow in Women's Studies | 08/01/2008 | 06/01/2010 |
Sexist Beliefs and Participation in the 2016 Presidential Election: Evidence from the General Social Survey
De La Rosa, Kayli, Linda Veazey, and Juheon Lee. “Sexist Beliefs and Participation in the 2016 Presidential Election: Evidence from the General Social Survey,†Sociological Focus 57(4): 523-538, 2024.
Is Amnesty International Still a Grassroots, Member-led Organization? An Assessment of its Democratic Viability
Roni Kay O’Dell and Linda Veazey. “Is Amnesty International Still a Grassroots, Member-led Organization? An Assessment of its Democratic Viability.†The Journal of Human Rights Practice (forthcoming in print, advance online publication Dec. 1, 2022).
A Woman’s Right to Culture: Toward Gendered Cultural Rights
A Woman’s Right to Culture: Toward Gendered Cultural Rights. Quid Pro Books, December 2015.
“Teaching American Government in the Lone Star State.” The Western: Newsletter of the Western Political Science Association. 6(1): 10-16, 2014.
“When Ignorance of the Law May Be the Defense: Immigrants and Knowledge of US Law,” Judicature 92(5): 202-206, 2009.
Teaching American Government in the Lone Star State
“Teaching American Government in the Lone Star State.†The Western: Newsletter of the Western Political Science Association. 6(1): 10-16, 2014.
When Ignorance of the Law May Be the Defense: Immigrants and Knowledge of US Law
“When Ignorance of the Law May Be the Defense: Immigrants and Knowledge of US Law,†Judicature 92(5): 202-206, 2009.