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Dr. Ashley E. English

Associate Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Political Science

Email: Ashley.English@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Minnesota, 2016
    Major: Political Science
    Specialization: American Politics
    Dissertation: “Implementing Intersectionality: Creating Women’s Interests in the Rulemaking Process.”
  • MA, University of Minnesota, 2013
    Major: Political Science
  • MA, George Washington University, 2010
    Major: Public Policy
    Specialization: Women's Studies
  • BA, Williams College, 2004
    Major: Political Science

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2016 - Present).
  • Affiliated Faculty Member, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2016 - Present).

Licensures and Certifications

  • Effective Teaching Practices, Association of College and University Educators. (2024 - Present).

Professional Memberships

  • Gender Equality Policy in Practice Programme. (2017 - Present).
  • Midwest Women's Caucus. (2017 - Present).
  • Women Also Know Stuff. (2017 - Present).
  • Women's Caucus for Political Science. (2017 - Present).
  • American Political Science Association. (2015 - Present).
  • Western Political Science Assocation. (2015 - Present).
  • Midwest Political Science Association. (2014 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Other (Writing Group), UNT Faculty Writing Group, University of North Texas. Denton,TX,United States of America. (2016).
  • Workshop (Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research), Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research, Maxwell School at Syracuse University. Syracuse,NY,United States of America. (2013).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • PSCI 1040 - American Government: Laws and Institutions, 2 courses.
  • PSCI 2306 - US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, 17 courses.
  • PSCI 3120 - Women and Politics, 3 courses.
  • PSCI 3130 - Interest Groups, 5 courses.
  • PSCI 4490 - Topics in Public Policy, 2 courses.
  • PSCI 5030 - Proseminar in American Political Institutions, 6 courses.
  • PSCI 5900 - Special Problems, 1 course.
  • PSCI 6050 - Seminar in American Politics, 1 course.
  • PSCI 6160 - Interest Group Politics, 3 courses.
  • PSCI 6900 - Special Problems, 2 courses.
  • PSCI 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 1 course.

Directed Student Learning

  • Doctoral Advisory Committee Chair, Political Science. (October 2024).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Political Science. (October 2024).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Political Science. (May 2024).
  • Other (Founding Faculty Convener, American Politics Graduate Student Research Group), Political Science. (February 2024).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Political Science. (2024).
  • Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Political Science. (August 2023).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Political Science. (February 16, 2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Political Science. (February 2021 - July 2024).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Political Science. (January 2024 - May 2024).
  • Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Political Science. (August 2021 - May 2024).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Political Science. (February 2021 - July 2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Political Science. (October 2022 - May 2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Co-Chair, Political Science. (January 2022 - May 2023).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Political Science. (February 2021 - October 2022).
  • Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Political Science. (August 2020 - May 2021).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Does Gender Representation Matter: Gender, Descriptive and Substantive Representation and Women-Friendly Districts," Political Science. (May 2018 - July 2020).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, "Gender and Equal Pay Policies," Political Science. (August 2019 - December 2019).
  • Other (Hosted International Graduate Student for Research Stay), "Women’s Empowerment at the Public Sphere: The Creation of an Agency Capacity Index for Women in Senior Management Positions," Political Science. (October 2018 - January 2019).
  • Other (Undergraduate Senior Capstone Project), "Reporting Sexual Assaults in the Marines," Political Science. (October 2017 - May 2018).

Awards and Honors

  • Nominated for J.H. Shelton Excellence in Teaching Award, UNT Provost's Office. (April 2024).
  • Nominated for CLASS Advisory Board Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, UNT College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. (February 2024).
  • Nominated for UNT Teacher Scholar Award, University of North Texas. (November 2023).
  • SI Program Professor of the Month, UNT Learning Center. (March 2, 2018).
  • Nominated for UNT President's Council Teaching Award, University of North Texas.
  • Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, UNT Department of Political Science. (April 25, 2024).
  • Women's Studies Graduate Prize for Feminist Scholarship, George Washington University.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • English, A.E., Hartmann, H. (2007). “Florida’s Dishonorable Mention: Key Indicators of Women’s Well-Being.”. Many Floridas: Women Envisioning Change. Newcastle, Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

    • Journal Article

  • English, A.E., Branton, R.P., Friesenhahn, A. (2024). Outside of the Old Boys Club? Gender Differences in Outside Groups’ Advertising Support for U.S. Senate Candidates. Political Research Quarterly.
  • English, A.E. (2024). Women’s Policy Machineries and Representation in the USA: Toward Filling Empirical Gaps. French Politics.
  • English, A.E., Branton, R.P., Friesenhahn, A. (2024). Outsiders Among Outside Groups? Campaign Advertising and the Electability of Female US House Candidates. Politics, Groups and Identities. 12 (1) 85-106.
  • English, A.E. Lobbying Beyond the Legislature: Challenges and Biases in Women’s Organizations’ Participation in Rulemaking. Politics and Gender.
  • English, A.E. Is it a Four Star Movement? Policy Transformation and The US Women’s National Soccer Team’s Campaign for Equal Pay. Social Science Quarterly.
  • English, A.E. (2020). All the Single Ladies? Marital Status and Women’s Organizations’ Policy Advocacy Campaigns. Politics and Gender. 16 (2) 581-607.
  • English, A.E., Pearson, K., Strolovitch, D. (2019). Who Represents Me? Race, Gender, Partisan Congruence and Representational Alternatives in a Polarized America. Political Research Quarterly. 72 (4) 785-804.
  • English, A.E. (2019). “She Who Shall Not be Named: The Women that Women’s Organizations Do (and Do Not) Represent in the Rulemaking Process.”. Politics and Gender. 15 (3) 574-598.
  • English, A.E. Implementing Intersectionality: Women’s Organizations’ Representation of Women of Color and Poor Women During Two Rulemakings. Politics, Groups and Identities.
  • Branton, R.P., English, A.E., Pettey, S., Barnes, T. (2018). The Impact of Gender and Quality Opposition on the Relative Assessment of Candidate Competency. Electoral Studies. 54 35-44.
  • English, A. (2016). “Rewriting Title IX: The Department of Education’s Response to Feminists’ Comments in the Rulemaking Process.”. Politics and Gender.
  • English, A.E., Hartmann, H. (2009). "Women’s Retirement Security: A Primer.”. Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. 30 (2/3) 109-140.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), Civic Engagement, “Civics 101: Informational Dialogue.”, Denton Feminist and Queer Collective, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2017).

    • Paper

  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), Richards, L. (Author), Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Insufficient Intersectionality: The Limits of Federal Wage Discrimination Lawsuits in the 21st Century., Western Political Science Association, Seattle, WA, United States of America. (2025).
  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), Niezgoda, M.S. (Author), Richards, L. (Author), Hoard, S. (Author), Smith, S. (Author), Gender Equality Policy in Practice Equal Pay Workshop on Implementation When Policy Fails: The Uphill Battle for Equal Pay, “Implementation of Equal Pay Policies at the Federal and State Levels in the United States.”, The Gender Equality in Practice Program, Paris, France, France. (2023).
  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), American Political Science Association Annual Conference, American Women’s Policy Machineries, American Political Science Association, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America. (2023).
  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), Niezgoda, M.S. (Author), Southwestern Social Science Association Annual Meeting, Burdensome Lawsuits and Complaints: The Limitations of American Equal Pay Policy Enforcement, Southwestern Social Science Association, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), Niezgoda, M.S. (Author), Exploring GEPP in Emerging Research on Equal Pay Policy in Action Workshop, “Litigating Equal Pay for Equal Work: The Limitations of American Equal Pay Policies.”, Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany, Germany. (2022).
  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), English, A. (Author), Western Political Science Association Annual Conference, “Do Women’s Super PACs Make the Dough Rise? A Descriptive Exploration of Women’s Super PACs in Congressional Candidates’ Donor Networks.”, Western Political Science Association, Portland, OR, United States of America. (2022).
  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), Branton, R.P. (Author & Presenter), Friesenhahn, A. (Author), Southern Political Science Association Annual Conference, Still Outside of the Old Boys Club? Gender Differences in Outside Groups’ Advertising Support for U.S. Senate Candidates, Southern Political Science Association, San Antonio and Virtual, United States of America. (2022).
  • English, A.E. (Author), Wise, S. (Author & Presenter), Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Do Women's Organizations Make the Dough Rise? The Effects of Women's Organizations on Candidates' Super PAC Donor Networks, Midwest Political Science Association, Virtual Conference, United States of America. (2021).
  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), Western Political Science Association Annual Conference, Is it a Four Star Movement? The US Women’s National Soccer Team’s Campaign for Equal Pay, Western Political Science Association, Virtual Conference, United States of America. (2021).
  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), Branton, R.P. (Author), Friesenhahn, A. (Author), Western Political Science Association Annual Conferece, Still Outsiders Among Outside Groups: Campaign Advertising and the Electability of Female US Senate Candidates, Western Political Science Association, Virtual, United States of America. (2021).
  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), Branton, R.P. (Author), Freisenhahn, A. (Author), American Political Science Association Annual Conference, “Outsiders Among Outside Groups?: Gender Differences in Advertising Support for US House Candidates.”, American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA (Virutal), United States of America. (2020).
  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), Niezgoda, M. (Author), Western Political Science Association Annual Conference, Litigating Equal Pay for Equal Work?: American Equal Pay Policies and Their Limited Potential for Gender Transformation and Empowerment, Western Political Science Association, Los Angeles (Zoom), United States of America. (2020).
  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), Branton, R.P. (Author), English (Author), Western Political Science Association Annual Conference, Outsiders Among Outside Groups?: Gender Differences in Advertising Support for US House Candidates, Western Political Science Association, Los Angeles (Zoom), United States of America. (2020).
  • English, A.E. (Author), Strolovitch, D. (Author & Presenter), Crowder, C. (Author), Dwidar, M. (Author), Kroeger, M. (Author), Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, “Intersectional Activism and Advocacy in Time”, Southern Political Science Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States of America. (2020).
  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, “Lobbying Beyond the Legislature: Women’s Organizations’ Participation in Rulemaking.”, American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2019).
  • English, A.E. (Author), Strolovitch, D. (Author & Presenter), Crowder, C. (Author), Kroeger, M. (Author), Dwidar, M. (Author), European Conference on Politics and Gender, Intersectional Activism and Advocacy in Time, European Conference on Politics and Gender, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Netherlands. (2019).
  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), Niezgoda, M. (Author), European Conference on Politics and Gender, Litigating Equal Pay for Equal Work?: American Equal Pay Politics and Their Limited Potential for Gender Transformation and Empowerment, European Conference on Politics and Gender, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Netherlands. (2019).
  • English, A. (Author & Presenter), Women's Research Mentoring Workshop, “Implementing Intersectionality: Women’s Organizations’ Representation of Women During Two Rulemakings.”, American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2018).
  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, All the Single Ladies? Marital Status and Women's Organizations' Policy Advocacy Campaigns, American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, United States of America. (2018).
  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Representation and Rewriting the Rules: An Overview of Women’s Organizations’ Participation in the Rulemaking Process, Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • English, A. (Author & Presenter), American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Implementing Intersectionality: Women’s Organizations’ Representation of Women During Two Rulemakings, American Political Science Association, San Francisco, United States of America. (2017).
  • English, A.E. (Discussant), Western Political Science Association Annual Conference, Discussant for Panel on "Women and Campaigns", Western Political Science Association, Vancouver, BC, United States of America. (2017).
  • English, A. (Author & Presenter), Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Representing Women, Responding to Rules: Women's Organizations' Participation in the Rulemaking Process, Western Political Science Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Canada. (2017).
  • English, A. (Author & Presenter), Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, “A War on Which Women? Constructing Women’s Interests in the Contraception Mandate Debate.”, Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2015).
  • English, A. (Author & Presenter), Western Political Science Association, “A War on Which Women?: Constructing Women’s Interests in the Contraception Mandate Debate.”, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America. (2015).
  • English, A. (Author & Presenter), Midwest Political Science Association, “’You Can’t Always Get What You Want’: How the Department of Education Marginalized Feminists’ Opposition to its 2006 Title IX Single-Sex Regulations.”, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2014).
  • English, A. (Author & Presenter), Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, “Maternalist Policy Legacies and Their Impact on Women’s Political Leadership and Welfare State Spending.”, Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2012).

    • Poster

  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), Richards, L. (Author), Univeresity of North Texas Research Day, Insufficient Intersectionality: The Limits of Federal Wage Discrimination Lawsuits in the 21st Century, UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2024).
  • English, A.E. (Author & Presenter), Richards, L. (Author), American Political Science Association Annual Conference, Insufficient Intersectionality: The Limits of Federal Wage Discrimination Lawsuits in the 21st Century, American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2024).

    • Professional Meeting Contribution

  • English, A.E. (Discussant), Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Discussant for Panel on "Democracy and Political Participation of Women", Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2018).

    • Project

  • English, A. (Author & Presenter), Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research at Syracuse University, “The Rules: Constructing and Legitimizing Women’s Policy Interests Through Agency Rulemaking.”, Syracuse, NY, United States of America. (2014).
  • English, A.E., “Current Feminist Approaches to Public Policy Studies.”, National Women's Studies Association, Atlanta, GA, (2009).

Media Contributions

    Internet

  • "Survey reveals a majority of Americans believe their Members of Congress do not represent them the best," LegBranch.Org. (August 26, 2019).
  • "People feel represented by members of Congress who vote and look like they do.," The London School of Economics' US Centre American Politics and Policy Blog. (August 20, 2019).
  • "The Many-Faced Pod: How Thrones Changed the Game," UNT Pod. (May 17, 2019).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Fellowship

  • English, A.E., "Robert T. Holt Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship," sponsored by University of Minnesota, State, $23500 Funded. (2014 - 2015).
  • English, A.E., "Graduate Research Partnership Program Fellowship," sponsored by University of Minnesota, State, $4000 Funded. ( - 2011).

    • Grant - Research

  • English, A.E., "UNT Faculty Summer Grant," sponsored by UNT Office of Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $3000 Funded. ( - 2021).
  • Vickery, J.R., English, A.E., Palmer, A.M., "Team Grant Mentoring Program - Marginalized Groups & Textual/Content Analysis," University of North Texas, $1700 Funded. (2017 - 2018).
  • English, A.E., "2018 Scholarly and Creative Activity Award," sponsored by College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, University of North Texas, $4716 Funded. (2017 - 2018).
  • English, A.E., "Conference Support Grant," sponsored by Office of Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $1000 Funded. (2017 - 2017).
  • English, A.E., "Conference Travel Grant," sponsored by American Political Science Association, Other, $125 Funded. ( - 2015).
  • English, A.E., "Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Conference Presentation Grant," sponsored by University of Minnesota, State, $665 Funded. ( - 2015).
  • English, A.E., "Scholarly Travel Grant," sponsored by University of Minnesota Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Other, Funded. ( - 2014).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Student Grants and Awards. (August 2023 - Present).
  • Member, Faculty Writing Group. (2016 - Present).
  • Member, Women's Faculty Network. (2016 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Professionalization Seminars. (August 2025 - August 2026).
  • Committee Member, Student Grants and Awards. (August 2025 - August 2026).
  • Committee Member, Spring Banquet Committee. (August 2024 - August 2025).
  • Committee Chair, Student Grants and Awards Committee. (August 2024 - August 2025).
  • Committee Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Annual Evaluations. (November 2022 - December 2024).
  • Committee Member, Graduate Studies. (August 2023 - May 2024).
  • Member, Executive Committee. (August 2022 - August 2023).
  • Member, Faculty Awards Committee. (August 2022 - August 2023).
  • Committee Member, Advancement. (2021 - 2022).
  • Committee Member, Professionalization Seminars Committee. (2021 - 2022).
  • Member, Comparative Politics Hire Search Committee. (December 1, 2021 - April 2022).
  • Member, Advancement Committee. (August 2020 - August 2021).
  • Member, Faculty Awards Committee. (August 2020 - August 2021).
  • Committee Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Teaching. (2019 - 2020).
  • Member, Chair Search Committee. (2018 - 2019).
  • Member, Advancement Committee. (August 2018 - August 2019).
  • Member, Scholarly and Creative Activity Grants Awards Committee. (September 2018 - December 2018).
  • Member, Executive Committee. (August 2017 - August 2018).
  • Co-Chair, Professionalization Seminars Committee. (August 2016 - August 2018).
  • Other, Political Science Department Election Judge. (August 2016 - August 2017).

Professional Service

  • Editorial Review Board Member, Politics, Groups, and Identities. (2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Politics & Gender. (July 7, 2025).
  • Program Organizer, Western Political Science Association Women and Politics Section. (May 2024 - April 2025).
  • Committee Chair, Epstein Outstanding Book Award Committee, American Political Science Association Section on Political Organizations and Parties. (2023 - 2024).
  • Other (Executive Council Member), American Political Science Association Section on Political Organizations and Parties. (September 2022 - September 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Politics & Gender. (August 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Politics, Groups, and Identities. (July 2, 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Politics, Groups, and Identities. (March 28, 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Politics, Groups, and Identities. (January 15, 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. (December 1, 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, European Journal of Politics and Gender. (August 7, 2023).
  • Committee Member, Jack Walker Outstanding Article Award Committee, American Political Science Association Section on Political Organizations and Parties. (2022 - June 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, American Political Science Review. (May 11, 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, European Journal of Politics and Gender. (April 21, 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Politics, Groups, and Identities. (April 14, 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, British Journal of Political Science. (April 13, 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Political Research Quarterly. (March 29, 2023).
  • Program Organizer, Southern Political Science Association. (2021 - 2022).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Representation. (December 1, 2022).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, American Political Science Review. (November 9, 2022).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Sociology of Sport Journal. (September 29, 2022).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law. (July 18, 2022).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Sociology of Sport Journal. (July 5, 2022).
  • Committee Member, American Political Science Association Sinclair Legacy Award. (June 2022).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Politics & Gender. (May 19, 2022).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. (March 24, 2022).
  • Discussant, Western Political Science Association. (March 12, 2022).
  • Session Chair, Southern Political Science Association. (January 15, 2022).
  • Session Chair, Southern Political Science Association. (January 14, 2022).
  • Session Chair, Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium. Denton, TX. (November 19, 2021).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Electoral Studies. (September 3, 2021).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Political Behavior. (July 1, 2021).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, American Political Science Review. (May 18, 2021).
  • Discussant, Midwest Political Science Association. Virtual Conferece, (April 16, 2021).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. (April 8, 2021).
  • Discussant, Western Political Science Association. Virtual Conference, (April 2, 2021).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. (November 19, 2020).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Social Science Quarterly. (October 21, 2020).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Political Research Quarterly. (October 9, 2020).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, American Political Science Review. (August 25, 2020).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Political Research Quarterly. (August 17, 2020).
  • Discussant, Western Political Science Association. Los Angeles, CA. (May 22, 2020).
  • Session Chair, Western Political Science Association. Los Angeles, CA. (May 22, 2020).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Political Research Quarterly. (March 20, 2020).
  • Discussant, European Conference on Politics and Gender. (July 5, 2019).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Politics & Gender. (June 18, 2019).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Political Research Quarterly. (October 19, 2018 - March 28, 2019).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Politics. (November 5, 2018).
  • Discussant, Midwest Political Science Association. (April 7, 2018).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. (March 22, 2018).
  • Discussant, Western Political Science Association. Vancouver, BC. (April 15, 2017).
  • Other (Assistant Editor), Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. (September 2006 - January 2017).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Politics & Gender. (April 16, 2016).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Politics & Gender. (April 23, 2015).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Political Research Quarterly. (January 12, 2013).