CV
Curriculum Vitae
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- Exam fields: American Politics, Methodology (high pass)
- Dissertation committee: Christopher Hare, Bianca Vicuña, & Amber Boydstun
- Summa Cum Laude, with distinction in the major
- Majors: Political Science, Democracy & Justice Studies (emphases: Legal Studies, U.S. & the World), and Public Administration (emphasis: Public & Nonprofit Management)
Research & Teaching Interests
Substantive
Methodological
Publications
Jones, Bradford, Amanda Loehrke, & Bianca Vicuña. 2026 (forthcoming). “Latino Immigrant Endorsement of the Criminality Narrative of Detention and Deportation.” PS: Political Science & Politics.
Weinschenk, Aaron C., Amanda Baker, Zoe Betancourt, Vanessa Depies, Nathan Erck, Quinne Herolt, Amanda Loehrke, Cameron Makurat, Hannah Malmberg, Clarice Martell, Jared Novitzke, Bradley Riddle, Tara Sellen, Leah Tauferner, & Emily Zilliox. 2020. “Have State Supreme Court Elections Nationalized?” Justice System Journal, 41(4): 313–322.
Teaching Experience
Note: * indicates having taught discussion section(s) or lab
Department of Political Science, UC Davis
- Quantitative Analysis in Political Science II with Dr. Juan Tellez
- Quantitative Analysis in Political Science I* with Dr. Christopher Hare
ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods, UM–Ann Arbor
- Regression Analysis with Dr. Timothy McDaniel
- Introduction to the R Statistical Learning Environment with Dr. Kerem Ozan Kalkan
- Statistics and Data Analysis I* with Dr. Niccole Pamphilis
Department of Political Science, UC Davis
- The Scientific Study of Politics* with Dr. Bradford Jones
- The Rules of the Electoral Game in American Politics with Dr. Ben Highton
- Quantitative Analysis of Political Data with Dr. Bradford Jones
- The Scientific Study of Politics* with Dr. Christopher Hare
- The Scientific Study of Politics* with Dr. Juan Tellez
- California State Government and Politics with Dr. Scott MacKenzie
- Race & Politics with Dr. Bradford Jones
- U.S. Foreign Policy with Dr. McCage Griffiths
- Latinx Politics with Dr. Bradford Jones
- Local Government & Politics with Dr. Scott MacKenzie
- Judicial Politics with Dr. Mark Verbitsky
Department of Environmental Science & Policy, UC Davis
- Urban and Regional Planning* with Instructor Alexandra Shea
Department of Public & Environmental Affairs, UW–Green Bay
- Philanthropy: Civic Engagement Through Giving with Dr. Lora Warner
- Introduction to American Government & Politics with Dr. Aaron Weinschenk
Research Experience
University of California, Davis
University of California, Davis
Professional Service
University of California, Davis
- Speaker Series Graduate Student Coordinator, 2026–2027
- Graduate Association of Political Science Students
- Senior Advisor to the President, 2025–2026
- President, 2024–2025
- Vice President, 2023–2024
- Graduate Student Association Representative, 2022–2023
- Graduate Student Peer Mentor, 2023–2026
- Graduate Methods Tutor, 2023
University of California Graduate and Professional Council, Washington D.C.
American Journal of Political Science
Presentations
Chicago, IL
- “Shifting Narratives: The Dobbs Ruling and Abortion Discourse in American Media”
- “Beyond the Ballot: Survey Design on Descriptive Representation in American Campaigns”