# positions[].label
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education

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Bush School of Government and Public Service

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16 Peace, Justice And Strong Institutions

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Georgetown University - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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University of Arizona - (Tucson, Arizona, United States)

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University of Arizona - (Tucson, Arizona, United States)

# publications[].label
Just the Facts? Media Coverage of Female and Male High Court Appointees in Five Democracies

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Democratic Innovations: Designing Institutions for Citizen Participation

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Does Decentralization Improve Perceptions of Accountability? Attitudinal Evidence from Colombia

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The Electoral Connection and Legislative Committees

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POLICYMAKING IN PAROCHIAL LEGISLATURES: WHAT LAWS PASS THE COLOMBIAN LEGISLATURE?

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Is Gender Integration Occurring? A Study of Presidential Cabinets in 5 Countries

# publications[].label
Diverse and inclusive high courts: a global and intersectional perspective

# publications[].label
Coming or Going: How Background Affects Duration in 5 Presidential Systems

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Mejor Solo que Mal Acompaado: Political Entrepreneurs in Colombia

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Political Power and Women's Representation in Latin America.

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Political Support for Decentralization: An Analysis of the Colombian and Venezuelan Legislatures

# publications[].label
Democracy in Latin America: Individuals in institutional contexts

# publications[].label
Federalism and democracy in Latin America

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What Explains Executive Success in the Legislature? Disaggregating the Executive to Examine Ministers' Legislative 'Batting Averages' in Latin America

# publications[].label
Mejor Solo Que Mal Acompanado: Political Entrepreneurs and List Proliferation in Colombia

# publications[].label
"First Women" and "Women's Posts" Examining the Backgrounds and Credentials of Ministers in Five Presidential Democracies

# publications[].label
Womens Representation in Subnational Governments

# publications[].label
Government Formation and Minister Turnover in Presidential Cabinets, Comparative Analysis in the Americas

# publications[].label
All by Myself: Personal Qualifications versus Party Affiliation in Colombian Mayoral Elections

# publications[].label
Vote-seeking incentives and legislative representation in six presidential democracies

# publications[].label
Getting to the Top Career Paths of Women in Latin American Cabinets

# publications[].label
Sex, Survival, and Scandal: A Comparison of How Men and Women Exit Presidential Cabinets

# publications[].label
Women ministers in Latin American government: When, where, and why?

# publications[].label
Fiscal decentralization and federalism in Latin America

# publications[].label
Leading toward equality: the effect of women mayors on gender equality in local bureaucracies

# publications[].label
Tokens with Power or Powerful Tokens? Women's Role and Representation in Five Presidential Cabinets

# publications[].label
How Do Candidate Recruitment and Selection Processes Affect the Representation of Women?

# publications[].label
Voting Amid Violence: Electoral Democracy in Colombia.

# publications[].tags
16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Breaking the Judicial Glass Ceiling: The Appointment of Women to High Courts Worldwide

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The price of personalizing politics: Political distrust and economic performance in Latin America, 1996-2006

# publications[].tags
16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

# publications[].label
Does Gender Make a Difference? A Study of the Legislative 'Batting Averages' of Male and Female Cabinet Ministers in Latin American Countries

# publications[].label
Women in Presidential Cabinets Power Players Or Abundant Tokens?

# publications[].label
Pathways to Power in Presidential Cabinets: What are the Norms for Different Cabinet Portfolios and Do Female Appointees Conform to the Norm? A Study of 5 Presidential Democracies

# publications[].label
Political support for decentralization: An analysis of the Colombian and Venezuelan legislatures

# publications[].label
Decentralization and Subnational Politics in Latin America

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Does Presence Produce Representation of Interests?

# editorOf[].label
Dilemmas in the Meaning and Measurement of Representation

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Collaborative Research: Policy Diffusion: International Influences on Appointments to High Courts

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Political Science; 4348 TAMU

# schools[]
Bush School of Government and Public Service

# inTheNews[].label
NJCU's Virginia Melendez Selected as a HACU Leadership Academy Fellow

# inTheNews[].label
HACU Announces Fellows For Second Cohort of Its Leadership Academy

# etdChairOf[].label
Avellaneda, Claudia Nancy (2009-05). Municipal performance: does mayoral quality matter?. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Ross, Ashley Dyan (2011-10). A Virtuous Cycle: Tracing Democratic Quality through Equality. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Funk, Kendall Dawn (2017-05). The Causes and Consequences of Women's Representation in Local Governments. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Shockley, Bethany L (2014-06). Local Representation in the Context of Decentralization: Mayors, Citizens, and Local Governance in Latin America. Doctoral Dissertation.