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Dept. of Communication, University of Arizona

Kate Kenski

Research

Publications

 

BOOKS

Daniel Romer, Kate Kenski, Kenneth Winneg, Christopher Adasiewicz, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. (2006). Capturing Campaign Dynamics 2000 & 2004: The National Annenberg Election Survey. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.

 

Daniel Romer, Kate Kenski, Paul Waldman, Christopher Adasiewicz, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. (2004). Capturing Campaign Dynamics: The National Annenberg Election Survey: Design, Method, and Data. New York: Oxford University Press.

 

ARTICLES & RESEARCH NOTES

Natalie Jomini Stroud and Kate Kenski. (2007). From Agenda Setting to Refusal Setting: Survey Nonresponse as a Function of Media Coverage across the 2004 Election Cycle.  Public Opinion Quarterly, 71(4), 539-559.

 

Kate Kenski. (2007). Gender and Time of Voting Decision: Decision Certainty During the 2000 Presidential Election. Journal of Political Marketing, 6(1), 1-22.

 

Erika Falk and Kate Kenski. (2006). Sexism vs. Partisanship: A New Look at the Question is America Ready for a Woman President. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 54(7/8), 413-428.

 

Kate Kenski and Natalie Jomini Stroud. (2006). Connections Between Internet Use and Political Efficacy, Knowledge, and Participation. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 50(2), 173-192.

 

Kate Kenski and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. (2006). Issue Knowledge and Perceptions of Agreement in the 2004 Presidential General Election. Presidential Studies Quarterly, 36(2), 243-259.

 

Kate Kenski and Russell Tisinger. (2006). Hispanic Voters in the 2000 and 2004 Presidential General Elections. Presidential Studies Quarterly, 36(2), 189-202.

 

Josh Pasek, Kate Kenski, Daniel Romer, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson.  (2006).  America’s Youth and Community Engagement: How Use of Mass Media is Related to Civic Activity and Political Awareness in 14- to 22-Year Olds. Communication Research 33(3), 115-135.

 

Erika Falk and Kate Kenski. (2006). Issue Saliency and Gender Stereotypes: Support for Women as Presidents in Times of War and Terrorism. Social Science Quarterly, 87(1), 1-18.

 

Kate Kenski and Natalie Jomini Stroud. (2005). Who Watches Presidential Debates?: A Comparative Analysis of Presidential Debate Viewing in 2000 and 2004. American Behavioral Scientist, 49(2), 213-228.

 

Kenneth Winneg, Kate Kenski, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. (2005). Detecting the Effects of Deceptive Presidential Advertisements in the Spring of 2004. American Behavioral Scientist, 49(1), 114-129.

 

Kate Kenski and Martin Fishbein. (2005). The Predictive Benefits of Importance: Do Issue Importance Ratings Improve the Prediction of Political Attitudes? Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 35(3), 487-507.

 

Kate Kenski. (2005). To I-Vote or Not to I-Vote?: Opinions About Internet Voting from Arizona Voters. Social Science Computer Review, 23(3), 293-303.

 

Kate Kenski and Erika Falk. (2004). Of What is That Glass Ceiling Made?: A Study of Attitudes About Women and the Oval Office. Women & Politics, 26(2), 57-80.

 

Kate Kenski. (2003, August 11). The National Annenberg Election Survey 2000 The Polling Report, 19(15), 1+7-8.

 

Kate Kenski. (2003). Research Note: Testing Political Knowledge: Should Knowledge Questions Use Two Response Categories or Four? International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 15(2), 192-200.

 

Claire Wardle, Kate Kenski, Dan Orr, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. (2001). The Voter News Service and The 2000 Election Night Calls. American Behavioral Scientist, 44(12), 2306-2313.

 

Ina von Haeften and Kate Kenski. (2001). Multi-Partnered Heterosexuals’ Condom Use For Vaginal Sex with their Main Partner as a Function of Attitude, Subjective Norm, Partner Norm, Perceived Behavioral Control and Weighted Control Beliefs. Psychology, Health, & Medicine, 6(2), 165-177.

 

Kate Kenski, Jane Appleyard, Ina von Haeften, Danuta Kasprzyk, and Martin Fishbein. (2001). Theoretical Determinants of Condom Use Intentions for Vaginal Sex with a Regular Partner Among Male and Female Injecting Drug Users. Psychology, Health, & Medicine, 6(2), 179-190.

 

Kate Kenski. (2000). Women and Political Knowledge During the 2000 Primaries. The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science, 572, 26-28.

 

Michael G. Hagen, Richard Johnston, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, David Dutwin, and Kate Kenski. (2000). Dynamics of the 2000 Republican Primaries. The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science, 572, 33-49.

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

Kate Kenski. (forthcoming). Gender and the American Election. In N. Anstead and W. Straw (Eds.), The Change We Need: What Britain Can Learn from Obama’s Victory.  UK: The Fabian Society.

 

Henry C. Kenski and Kate M. Kenski. (forthcoming). Explaining the vote in the election of 2008: The Democratic Revival. In R. E. Denton, Jr. (Ed.), The 2008 Presidential Campaign: A Communication Perspective. Boulder, CO: Rowman & Littlefield.

 

Kate Kenski, Jeffrey A. Gottfried, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. (forthcoming). The Rolling Cross-section: Design and Utility for Political Research. In E. P. Bucy & R. L. Holbert (Eds.), Sourcebook for Political Communication Research: Methods, Measures, and Analytical Techniques. Routledge.

 

Henry C. Kenski and Kate M. Kenski. (2005). Explaining the Vote in a Divided Country: The Presidential Election of 2004. In Robert E. Denton, Jr. (Ed.), The 2004 Presidential Campaign: A Communication Perspective (pp. 301-342). Boulder, CO: Rowman & Littlefield.

 

Kate M. Kenski. (2003). The Framing of Network News Coverage During the First Three Months of the Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal. In Robert E. Denton, Jr. and Rachel L. Holloway (Eds.), Images, Scandal, and Communication Strategies of the Clinton Presidency (pp. 247-269). Westport, CT: Praeger.

 

Henry C. Kenski, Brooks Aylor, and Kate Kenski. (2002). Explaining the Vote in a Divided Country: The Presidential Election of 2000. In Robert E. Denton, Jr. (Ed.), The 2000 Presidential Campaign: A Communication Perspective (pp. 225-263). Westport, CT: Praeger.

 

Kate Kenski and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. (2000). The Gender Gap in Political Knowledge: Are Women Less Knowledgeable Than Men About Politics? In Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Everything You Think You Know About Politics...And Why You’re Wrong (pp. 83-89). New York: Basic Books.

 

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Kate Kenski, Mark Mendoza, Paul Waldman, and Susan Sherr. (2000). Are Attack Ads Necessarily Negative? In Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Everything You Think You Know About Politics...And Why You’re Wrong (pp. 97-106). New York: Basic Books.

 

PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLICATIONS

Henry C. Kenski, Margaret C. Kenski, and Kate Kenski. (2000). Issue Briefs. Project Vote Smart: The Reporter’s Source Book (pp. 9-106).

 

Margaret C. Kenski and Kate Kenski. (1997). Issue Briefs. Project Vote Smart: The Reporter’s Source Book (pp. 11-110).

 

ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES

Kate Kenski. (2008). Knowledge Question. In Paul J. Lavrakas (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods. Sage.

 

Kate Kenski. (2008). E-Voting. In Lynda Lee Kaid and Christina Holtz-Bacha (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Sage.

 

Kate Kenski. (2008). Jamieson, Kathleen Hall. In Lynda Lee Kaid and Christina Holtz-Bacha (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Sage.

 

Kate Kenski. (2006). Voter Turnout, Gender. In Larry J. Sabato and Howard R. Ernst (Eds.), Encyclopedia of American Parties and Elections (pp. 480-482). New York: Facts on File, Inc.

 

Kate Kenski. (2006). Internet Voting. In Larry J. Sabato and Howard R. Ernst (Eds.), Encyclopedia of American Parties and Elections (pp. 187-188). New York: Facts on File, Inc.

 

Kate Kenski. (2006). Early Voting. In Larry J. Sabato and Howard R. Ernst (Eds.), Encyclopedia of American Parties and Elections (p. 118). New York: Facts on File, Inc.

 

Kate Kenski. (2006). Absentee Voting. In Larry J. Sabato and Howard R. Ernst (Eds.), Encyclopedia of American Parties and Elections (pp. 1-2). New York: Facts on File, Inc.

 

SHORT ENCYCOPEDIA ENTRIES

Kate M. Kenski. (2001). In Gary W. McDonogh, Robert Gregg, and Cindy H. Wong, Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Culture. New York: Routledge. Entries written on: Alzheimer’s disease, Bennett, William, Berlin, Helms, Jesse, Hoffman, Dustin, Holly, Buddy, Jones, James Earl, Kemp, Jack, Marshall, Thurgood, Milk, Harvey, Perot, H. Ross, Portland and Salem, OR, Powell, Colin, and Uniforms, school.

 

NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTIONS

Kate Kenski. (2005, Winter). The National Annenberg Election Survey 2004: The Largest Academic Survey Conducted on American Political Attitudes & Behavior. Political Communication Report, 15(1).

 

EDITORIALS

Kate Kenski. (2000, August 2). What the Media Missed Tuesday Night. URL (consulted 10/28/01): http://gop2000.philly.com/annenberg/file/0802media.asp

 

Susan Sherr and Kate Kenski. (2000, July 31). Candidates keep promises despite popular myths: What were Bush’s promises in the primaries? URL (consulted 10/28/01): http://gop2000.philly.com/annenberg/file/0731foreign.asp

 

Kate Kenski and Susan Sherr. (2000, July 30). Why the Lack of Female Candidates?: Pundits Miss One Possible Explanation. URL (consulted 10/28/01): http://gop2000.philly.com/annenberg/file/0730women.asp

 

Jenny Stromer-Galley and Kate Kenski. (1998, April 28). Gender may hold some answers in tragic wave of school killings. The Philadelphia Inquirer (Commentary, p. A9).

 

 

Annenberg Public Policy Center Reports/Press Releases

Kate Kenski. Over One in Nine Citizens Have Already Voted, Annenberg Survey Shows. October 29, 2008.

 

Kate Kenski. American Public Still Has Much To Learn About Presidential Candidates’ Issue Positions as Campaign End Draws Near, Annenberg Survey Shows.  October 29, 2008.

 

Kate Kenski and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. American Public Has Much To Learn About Presidential Candidates’ Issue Positions, National Annenberg Election Survey Shows. September 26, 2008.

 

Kate Kenski. 18- To 29-Year-Olds More Likely To Be Liberal And Less Likely To Follow Presidential Campaign Very Closely, Annenberg Survey Shows. July 17, 2008.

 

Ken Winneg and Kate Kenski. Internet as Political Information Tool Popular, But Television Still Dominates, Annenberg Survey Finds. March 28, 2008.

 

Kate Kenski. Americans Following Presidential Campaign More Closely Than In 2004, Annenberg Data Show. March 24, 2008.

 

Kate Kenski. Gender, Age, Race, and Ethnicity Affect Who Is Seen as Best Choice for Commander in Chief of Military, Annenberg Data Show. March 12, 2008.

 

Kate Kenski. Public Believes McCain Over New York Times Story 2 to 1, Annenberg Data Show. March 4, 2008.

 

Kate Kenski. Early Voting Reaches Record Levels in 2004, National Annenberg Election Survey Shows. March 24, 2005.

 

Kate Kenski. Early Voting Already Exceeds Record Levels, National Annenberg Election Survey Shows. October 29, 2004.

 

Kate Kenski and Natalie Jomini Stroud. Voters Learned Positions on Issues Since Presidential Debates; Kerry Improves Slightly on Traits, Annenberg Data Show. October 23, 2004.

 

Kate Kenski. Over One-Fifth of Voters, More Than in 2000, Plan to Vote Early, National Annenberg Election Survey Indicates. October 20, 2004.

 

Kate Kenski. Majority of 18 to 29 Year Olds Think Bush Favors Reinstating the Draft, Annenberg Data Show. October 8, 2004.

 

Kate Kenski. Voters Have Much to Learn From Debates, National Annenberg Election Survey Shows. September 29, 2004.

 

Kate Kenski. Gender Gap in Political Knowledge Persists in 2004, National Annenberg Election Survey Shows. September 17, 2004.

 

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Richard Johnston, Michael G. Hagen, Paul Waldman, and Kate Kenski. Annenberg Survey: Gaps Remain in Voter Knowledge. September 29, 2000.

 

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Richard Johnston, Michael G. Hagen, Paul Waldman, and Kate Kenski. Annenberg Survey: The Public Learned about Bush and Gore from Conventions; Half Ready to Make an Informed Choice. August 25, 2000.

 

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Richard Johnston, Michael G. Hagen, Paul Waldman, and Kate Kenski. Annenberg Survey: Despite Small Audience, Republican Convention Informed the Public. August 13, 2000.

 

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Richard Johnston, Michael G. Hagen, Paul Waldman, and Kate Kenski. Annenberg Survey: Many Americans Still Have Much to Learn about the Presidential Candidates. August 1, 2000.

 

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Richard Johnston, Michael G. Hagen, David Dutwin, Kate Kenski, Kimberly Kirn, Suzanne Morse, Daniel Orr, Erika Prosper, Lesley Sillaman, and Paul Waldman. The 2000 Nominating Campaign: Endorsements, Attacks, and Debates. July 10, 2000.

 

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Richard Johnston, Michael Hagen, David Dutwin, Kate Kenski, Kimberly Kirn, Suzanne Morse, Daniel Orr, Erika Prosper, Lesley Sillaman, and Paul Waldman. The Primary Campaign: What Did The Candidates Say, What Did The Public Learn, and Did It Matter?. March 27, 2000.

 

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Michael G. Hagen, Dan Romer, Paul Waldman, and Kate Kenski. Annenberg Survey: Most Americans Still Unfamiliar with the Presidential Candidates. December 20, 1999.

 

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Michael G. Hagen, Dan Romer, Paul Waldman, and Kate Kenski. Annenberg Survey: Americans Familiar with Some of Candidates’ Issue Stands and Backgrounds, Fuzzy on Others. December 6, 1999.