Nate Micatka
@nmicatka.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of South Alabama | PhD University of Iowa | Poverty, Public Policy, and American Political Behavior.
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Nate Micatka
@nmicatka.bsky.social
· Feb 25
<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library
Welfare participation is associated with lower turnout among adults. For many citizens, however, their first experiences with welfare occur during a critical time of political development in adolesce...
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My first solo article is now published online at @psjeditor.bsky.social! In this work, I explore the relationship between adolescent welfare participation and voting in adulthood using longitudinal and original qualitative data. Take a look! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
My article in Policy Studies Journal, “Learning to Avoid,” is now officially assigned to an issue! Check it out along with the other excellent pieces featured in the new release soon.
PSJ 53(4), the last issue of the year, is coming out soon with 18 articles. The lead article takes a great long look at more than 100 years of local policy making in Austin, and the lead Perspective piece offers timely insights into what today’s political climate means for policy theory research.
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
My article in Policy Studies Journal, “Learning to Avoid,” is now officially assigned to an issue! Check it out along with the other excellent pieces featured in the new release soon.
My dissertation, "Socializing Policy Feedback: The Persistent Effects of Adolescent Policy Program Use on Political Behaviors & Attitudes in Adulthood", is live on ProQuest! In this project, I bring together the policy feedback & political socialization literatures. A thread 🧵
July 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My dissertation, "Socializing Policy Feedback: The Persistent Effects of Adolescent Policy Program Use on Political Behaviors & Attitudes in Adulthood", is live on ProQuest! In this project, I bring together the policy feedback & political socialization literatures. A thread 🧵
Today, I successfully defended my dissertation on the relationship between adolescent welfare participation and political behavior in adulthood! Many thanks to my advisor,
Julie Pacheco, and committee members Rene Rocha, Caroline Tolbert, Tracy Osborn, and Andrea Campbell.🎊🥳
Julie Pacheco, and committee members Rene Rocha, Caroline Tolbert, Tracy Osborn, and Andrea Campbell.🎊🥳
April 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Today, I successfully defended my dissertation on the relationship between adolescent welfare participation and political behavior in adulthood! Many thanks to my advisor,
Julie Pacheco, and committee members Rene Rocha, Caroline Tolbert, Tracy Osborn, and Andrea Campbell.🎊🥳
Julie Pacheco, and committee members Rene Rocha, Caroline Tolbert, Tracy Osborn, and Andrea Campbell.🎊🥳
I am thrilled to share that I'll be joining the Dept. of Political Science and Criminal Justice at the University of South Alabama this fall as a tenure track Assistant Professor! Endless thanks to my committee and everyone who supported me along the way. #GoJags #ReadySouthGo
March 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I am thrilled to share that I'll be joining the Dept. of Political Science and Criminal Justice at the University of South Alabama this fall as a tenure track Assistant Professor! Endless thanks to my committee and everyone who supported me along the way. #GoJags #ReadySouthGo
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My first solo article is now published online at @psjeditor.bsky.social! In this work, I explore the relationship between adolescent welfare participation and voting in adulthood using longitudinal and original qualitative data. Take a look! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library
Welfare participation is associated with lower turnout among adults. For many citizens, however, their first experiences with welfare occur during a critical time of political development in adolesce...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
My first solo article is now published online at @psjeditor.bsky.social! In this work, I explore the relationship between adolescent welfare participation and voting in adulthood using longitudinal and original qualitative data. Take a look! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
My first solo article is now published online at @psjeditor.bsky.social! In this work, I explore the relationship between adolescent welfare participation and voting in adulthood using longitudinal and original qualitative data. Take a look! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library
Welfare participation is associated with lower turnout among adults. For many citizens, however, their first experiences with welfare occur during a critical time of political development in adolesce...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
My first solo article is now published online at @psjeditor.bsky.social! In this work, I explore the relationship between adolescent welfare participation and voting in adulthood using longitudinal and original qualitative data. Take a look! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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New research now out in JAMA Health Forum with Julie Pacheco and Caroline Tolbert! Using administrative data, we find that physicians vote at higher rates than the general public. Check it out! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Physician Voting Rates in the 2020 and 2022 US Elections
This cross-sectional study compares the actual voting rates between physicians and the general adult population in the US.
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February 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
New research now out in JAMA Health Forum with Julie Pacheco and Caroline Tolbert! Using administrative data, we find that physicians vote at higher rates than the general public. Check it out! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
New research now out in JAMA Health Forum with Julie Pacheco and Caroline Tolbert! Using administrative data, we find that physicians vote at higher rates than the general public. Check it out! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Physician Voting Rates in the 2020 and 2022 US Elections
This cross-sectional study compares the actual voting rates between physicians and the general adult population in the US.
jamanetwork.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
New research now out in JAMA Health Forum with Julie Pacheco and Caroline Tolbert! Using administrative data, we find that physicians vote at higher rates than the general public. Check it out! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Very excited to have been selected to participate in the University of Iowa Center for Social Science Innovation (CSSI)’s Dissertation Completion Program in the spring! Many thanks to CSSI for supporting my research and professional development.
cssi.research.uiowa.edu/news/2024/12...
cssi.research.uiowa.edu/news/2024/12...
CSSI Welcomes the Participants of the 2025 Dissertation Completion Program
The Center for Social Science Innovation (CSSI) has recently accepted three participants for its Spring 2025 Dissertation Completion Program (DCP). The Spring 2025 DCP cohort includes Munachim Amah (J...
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December 18, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Very excited to have been selected to participate in the University of Iowa Center for Social Science Innovation (CSSI)’s Dissertation Completion Program in the spring! Many thanks to CSSI for supporting my research and professional development.
cssi.research.uiowa.edu/news/2024/12...
cssi.research.uiowa.edu/news/2024/12...
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My new article with Caroline Tolbert & Rob Boatright is now published in the Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy! We examine the impact of all candidate primaries and open primaries on turnout using @catalist.bsky.social. It will be OA soon. #polisky
dx.doi.org/10.1561/113....
dx.doi.org/10.1561/113....
now publishers - All Candidate Primaries, Open Primaries, and Voter Turnout
Publishers of Foundations and Trends, making research accessible
dx.doi.org
November 27, 2024 at 5:37 PM
My new article with Caroline Tolbert & Rob Boatright is now published in the Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy! We examine the impact of all candidate primaries and open primaries on turnout using @catalist.bsky.social. It will be OA soon. #polisky
dx.doi.org/10.1561/113....
dx.doi.org/10.1561/113....
My new article with Caroline Tolbert & Rob Boatright is now published in the Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy! We examine the impact of all candidate primaries and open primaries on turnout using @catalist.bsky.social. It will be OA soon. #polisky
dx.doi.org/10.1561/113....
dx.doi.org/10.1561/113....
now publishers - All Candidate Primaries, Open Primaries, and Voter Turnout
Publishers of Foundations and Trends, making research accessible
dx.doi.org
November 27, 2024 at 5:37 PM
My new article with Caroline Tolbert & Rob Boatright is now published in the Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy! We examine the impact of all candidate primaries and open primaries on turnout using @catalist.bsky.social. It will be OA soon. #polisky
dx.doi.org/10.1561/113....
dx.doi.org/10.1561/113....
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My article with Julie Pacheco at Political Research Quarterly now has an issue number! Check out our article, "Socializing Policy Feedback: The Long-Term Effects of Adolescent Program Participation on Adult Party Identification."
doi.org/10.1177/1065...
doi.org/10.1177/1065...
Socializing Policy Feedback: The Long-Term Effects of Adolescent Program Participation on Adult Party Identification - Nathan K. Micatka, Julianna Pacheco, 2024
Despite the expectation that welfare participation—because of its direct monetary payments—fosters strong attachments to the Democratic Party, the evidence to d...
doi.org
November 24, 2024 at 5:59 PM
My article with Julie Pacheco at Political Research Quarterly now has an issue number! Check out our article, "Socializing Policy Feedback: The Long-Term Effects of Adolescent Program Participation on Adult Party Identification."
doi.org/10.1177/1065...
doi.org/10.1177/1065...
My article with Julie Pacheco at Political Research Quarterly now has an issue number! Check out our article, "Socializing Policy Feedback: The Long-Term Effects of Adolescent Program Participation on Adult Party Identification."
doi.org/10.1177/1065...
doi.org/10.1177/1065...
Socializing Policy Feedback: The Long-Term Effects of Adolescent Program Participation on Adult Party Identification - Nathan K. Micatka, Julianna Pacheco, 2024
Despite the expectation that welfare participation—because of its direct monetary payments—fosters strong attachments to the Democratic Party, the evidence to d...
doi.org
November 24, 2024 at 5:59 PM
My article with Julie Pacheco at Political Research Quarterly now has an issue number! Check out our article, "Socializing Policy Feedback: The Long-Term Effects of Adolescent Program Participation on Adult Party Identification."
doi.org/10.1177/1065...
doi.org/10.1177/1065...
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I’m not sure how, but I created a Bluesky pack called "Policy Research Network" and included several policy scholars. The best part is you can see all their posts in one place. If you're on Bluesky, join us! Here's the link: go.bsky.app/6KXJpzs
November 15, 2024 at 2:42 PM
I’m not sure how, but I created a Bluesky pack called "Policy Research Network" and included several policy scholars. The best part is you can see all their posts in one place. If you're on Bluesky, join us! Here's the link: go.bsky.app/6KXJpzs
My new article (w/ Eveline Dowling, Caroline Tolbert, & Todd Donovan) is out in Electoral Studies! Using @catalist.bsky.social data, we examine the relationship between RCV and turnout. We find that people living in places with RCV are more likely to vote in off-year elections. tinyurl.com/5e4kmy5d
June 8, 2024 at 3:20 PM
My new article (w/ Eveline Dowling, Caroline Tolbert, & Todd Donovan) is out in Electoral Studies! Using @catalist.bsky.social data, we examine the relationship between RCV and turnout. We find that people living in places with RCV are more likely to vote in off-year elections. tinyurl.com/5e4kmy5d
My new article with Caroline Tolbert & Rob Boatright is now published online in Social Science Quarterly! We find that the public is most supportive of primary election reforms that are more "democratic" and less open to reforms that give political parties more power. doi.org/10.1111/ssqu...
Public opinion on reforming U.S. primaries
Objective
Few studies have measured public attitudes about reform proposals for changing direct primaries. Despite strong public support over the past century for holding primaries, does the public .....
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March 21, 2024 at 5:37 PM
My new article with Caroline Tolbert & Rob Boatright is now published online in Social Science Quarterly! We find that the public is most supportive of primary election reforms that are more "democratic" and less open to reforms that give political parties more power. doi.org/10.1111/ssqu...
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Most parents don't care about their kids' political beliefs.
Even though children tend to share their parents' partisanship, only 16% of parents think it is very important to pass on their political beliefs to their kids.
Even though children tend to share their parents' partisanship, only 16% of parents think it is very important to pass on their political beliefs to their kids.
January 10, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Most parents don't care about their kids' political beliefs.
Even though children tend to share their parents' partisanship, only 16% of parents think it is very important to pass on their political beliefs to their kids.
Even though children tend to share their parents' partisanship, only 16% of parents think it is very important to pass on their political beliefs to their kids.
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Proud that my piece on respectability is officially out at APSR. It’s open access!
The piece matters a lot to me bc it reflects my strong belief that Black people’s political & social lives warrant deep study & deserve their place in our field’s “top” journals.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The piece matters a lot to me bc it reflects my strong belief that Black people’s political & social lives warrant deep study & deserve their place in our field’s “top” journals.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The Politics of Respectability and Black Americans’ Punitive Attitudes | American Political Scienc...
The Politics of Respectability and Black Americans’ Punitive Attitudes - Volume 117 Issue 4
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October 25, 2023 at 2:39 PM
Proud that my piece on respectability is officially out at APSR. It’s open access!
The piece matters a lot to me bc it reflects my strong belief that Black people’s political & social lives warrant deep study & deserve their place in our field’s “top” journals.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The piece matters a lot to me bc it reflects my strong belief that Black people’s political & social lives warrant deep study & deserve their place in our field’s “top” journals.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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New, from me: a review of some recent research on the relationship between race and administrative burdens.
W @simonfhaeder.bsky.social, we find that people with higher racial resentment are more supportive of burdens in social programs.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-to-thi...
W @simonfhaeder.bsky.social, we find that people with higher racial resentment are more supportive of burdens in social programs.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-to-thi...
October 24, 2023 at 12:26 PM
New, from me: a review of some recent research on the relationship between race and administrative burdens.
W @simonfhaeder.bsky.social, we find that people with higher racial resentment are more supportive of burdens in social programs.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-to-thi...
W @simonfhaeder.bsky.social, we find that people with higher racial resentment are more supportive of burdens in social programs.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-to-thi...
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MPSA is on BlueSky! Please share with friends/contacts. We look forward to connecting with members in this space!
October 13, 2023 at 7:51 PM
MPSA is on BlueSky! Please share with friends/contacts. We look forward to connecting with members in this space!
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APSA is excited to join the @bsky.app community! We look forward to publicizing and sharing a range APSA programming, academic/non-academic opportunities, funding resources, as well as upcoming events for political science scholars. Visit www.apsanet.org to learn more or to become an APSA member.
October 10, 2023 at 3:21 PM
APSA is excited to join the @bsky.app community! We look forward to publicizing and sharing a range APSA programming, academic/non-academic opportunities, funding resources, as well as upcoming events for political science scholars. Visit www.apsanet.org to learn more or to become an APSA member.
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On the poli sci job market in American Politics? There's a new job posting for you at the University of South Carolina for a TT assistant prof line in American Politics. I'm on the committee - lmk if you have questions! t.co/sszTULI96r
September 28, 2023 at 10:32 PM
On the poli sci job market in American Politics? There's a new job posting for you at the University of South Carolina for a TT assistant prof line in American Politics. I'm on the committee - lmk if you have questions! t.co/sszTULI96r
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For polisky: the Georgia State political science department will be hiring three full time positions this fall: one tenure-track line on Race & Ethnic Politics, and two non tenure track lecturer positions, one in American Politics and one in Law & Courts.
September 12, 2023 at 6:03 PM
For polisky: the Georgia State political science department will be hiring three full time positions this fall: one tenure-track line on Race & Ethnic Politics, and two non tenure track lecturer positions, one in American Politics and one in Law & Courts.