Erin Cassese
Erin Cassese
American Politics, Political Psychology and Gender and Politics
Office: 458 Smith Hall
Biography
Erin C. Cassese, PhD (Stony Brook University, 2007) joined the department in 2018. Her research explores the behavior of women as voters and candidates for political office in the United States. She is an Expert Contributor at Gender Watch 2018.
Publications
Cassese, Erin, Heather Ondercin, and Jordan Randall. 2025. Abortion Attitudes and Polarization in the American Electorate. Cambridge University Press – Elements in Gender & Politics.
Cassese, Erin and Amanda Friesen. 2025. “A Look Back At 20 Years of Research on Women Voters in Politics & Gender.” Politics & Gender.
Cassese, Erin, Meredith Conroy, Dhrumil Mehta, and Franchesca Nestor. 2022. “Media
Coverage of Female Candidates’ Traits in the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary.”
Journal of Women, Politics & Policy - Special Issue: Intersectional Analysis of Women of Color Political Elites in the U.S. 43(1): 42-63
Kevin, Banda, and Erin Cassese. 2022. “Hostile Sexism, Racial Resentment, and Political
Mobilization.” Political Behavior 44(1): 1317-1335.
Cassese, Erin. 2021. “Partisan Dehumanization in American Politics.” Political Behavior 43(1): 29-50.
