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Overview

Kathleen Dolan is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the Social Sciences, with a focus on subfields including Gender Studies, Political Science and International Relations, Strategy and Management, General Health Professions, and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Gender Politics and Representation
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Older Adults Driving Studies
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Gender, Security, and Conflict

Kathleen Dolan's recent publications feature research on gender gaps in politics and related issues. Selected papers include:

  • "The Variable Nature of the Gender Gap in Political Knowledge" (2020), published in Journal of Women Politics & Policy
  • "Voter Sex, Party, and Gender-Salient Issues: Attitudes about Sexual Harassment and Brett Kavanaugh in the 2018 Elections" (2020), published in American Politics Research
  • "Gender Gaps, Partisan Gaps, and Cross-Pressures: An Examination of American Attitudes toward the Use of Force" (2020), published in Politics & Gender
  • "Asking the Right Questions: A Framework for Developing Gender-Balanced Political Knowledge Batteries" (2022), published in Political Research Quarterly
  • "Barriers and facilitators to state public health agency climate and health action: a qualitative assessment" (2023), published in BMC Public Health

They frequently publish in the following venues:

  • Journal of Women Politics & Policy
  • American Politics Research
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • American Journal of Political Science
  • Politics & Gender

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kathleen Dolan include:

  • Michael A. Hansen
  • Peggy P. Barco
  • Michael Wallendorf
  • Kathleen Rutkoski
  • David B. Carr

Kathleen Dolan's work spans interdisciplinary approaches bridging political science, gender studies, and public health, as reflected in their diverse publication record and collaborative network.

Best Publications

  • The Impact of Gender Stereotyped Evaluations on Support for Women Candidates

    Kathleen Dolan

  • Gender Stereotypes, Candidate Evaluations, and Voting for Women Candidates What Really Matters?

    Kathleen Dolan

  • Voting For Women: How The Public Evaluates Women Candidates

    Kathleen A. Dolan

  • Voting for Women in the “Year of the Woman”

    Kathleen Dolan

  • Do Gender Stereotypes Transcend Party

    Kira Sanbonmatsu;Kathleen Dolan

  • Do Women Candidates Play to Gender Stereotypes? Do Men Candidates Play to Women? Candidate Sex and Issues Priorities on Campaign Websites

    Kathleen Dolan

  • When Does Gender Matter?: Women Candidates and Gender Stereotypes in American Elections

    Kathleen A. Dolan

  • Do Women and Men Know Different Things? Measuring Gender Differences in Political Knowledge

    Kathleen Dolan

  • Symbolic Mobilization? The Impact of Candidate Sex in American Elections

    Kathleen Dolan

  • Is There a “Gender Affinity Effect” in American Politics?: Information, Affect, and Candidate Sex in U.S. House Elections

    Kathleen Dolan

  • Gender differences in support for women candidates: Is there a glass ceiling in American politics?

    Kathleen Dolan

  • Women in the State Legislatures Feminist Identity and Legislative Behaviors

    Kathleen Dolan;Lynne E. Ford

  • Gender Stereotypes and Attitudes Toward Gender Balance in Government

    Kathleen Dolan;Kira Sanbonmatsu

  • Change and Continuity Among Women State Legislators: Evidence From Three Decades:

    Kathleen Dolan;Lynne E. Ford

  • It Takes a Survey Understanding Gender Stereotypes, Abstract Attitudes, and Voting for Women Candidates

    Kathleen Dolan;Timothy Lynch

  • Knowing Versus Caring: The Role of Affect and Cognition in Political Perceptions

    Kathleen A. Dolan;Thomas M. Holbrook

  • The Impact of Candidate Sex on Evaluations of Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives

    Kathleen Dolan

  • ATTITUDES, BEHAVIORS, AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE FAMILY: A Reexamination of the Role of Family Structure

    Kathleen Dolan

  • Electoral Context, Issues, and Voting for Women in the 1990s

    Kathleen Dolan

  • The Impact of Gender Stereotypes on Voting for Women Candidates by Level and Type of Office

    Kathleen Dolan;Timothy Lynch

  • Race, Gender, and Symbolic Representation: African American Female Candidates as Mobilizing Agents

    Atiya Kai Stokes‐Brown;Kathleen Dolan

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer L. Lawless
Jennifer L. Lawless University of Virginia
Thomas M. Holbrook
Thomas M. Holbrook University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

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