Mara Suttmann-Lea, Ph.D
@marasuttmann.bsky.social
Your friendly neighborhood political scientist!
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Associate Professor of American Politics at Conn College • I think a lot about election administration, voter education, and the meaning of democracy. • Andrew Carnegie Fellow Class of 2024.
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Associate Professor of American Politics at Conn College • I think a lot about election administration, voter education, and the meaning of democracy. • Andrew Carnegie Fellow Class of 2024.
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Our paper with @marasuttmann.bsky.social and Rachel Orey is finally out in Political Communication, special issue on democratic listening
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
April 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Our paper with @marasuttmann.bsky.social and Rachel Orey is finally out in Political Communication, special issue on democratic listening
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Mara Suttmann-Lea, Ph.D
I am so proud of @marasuttmann.bsky.social and @samnovey.bsky.social for putting together such a thoughtful review.
Election burnout is real but election officials don't have the luxury to step out. Voters are always put first. We should listen to their needs to make their work more manageable.
Election burnout is real but election officials don't have the luxury to step out. Voters are always put first. We should listen to their needs to make their work more manageable.
Our team at the UMD Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement published an important new literature review today by Mara Suttmann-Lea. This literature review dives into the importance of high quality listening in addressing burnout among elections officials.
cdce.substack.com/p/listen-to-...
cdce.substack.com/p/listen-to-...
Listen to elections professionals to decrease burnout
Our literature review shows cultivating a sense of agency at work can support elections professionals, decrease burnout, improve retention and succession, and strengthen election administration.
cdce.substack.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I am so proud of @marasuttmann.bsky.social and @samnovey.bsky.social for putting together such a thoughtful review.
Election burnout is real but election officials don't have the luxury to step out. Voters are always put first. We should listen to their needs to make their work more manageable.
Election burnout is real but election officials don't have the luxury to step out. Voters are always put first. We should listen to their needs to make their work more manageable.
First post, dog tax: Chani’s ears as the epitome of a dog-eared book come to life.
January 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
First post, dog tax: Chani’s ears as the epitome of a dog-eared book come to life.
Reposted by Mara Suttmann-Lea, Ph.D
Can't wait to work on this project #electionnerd
January 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Can't wait to work on this project #electionnerd